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In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「拱揖指揮」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.

It means being calm and comfortable, and commanding with confidence. Same as “bowing and guiding”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

gǒng yī zhǐ huī

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gung2 chap1 ji2 fai1

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