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Here, we present the idiom 「表裏山河」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Inside and outside: that is, inside and outside. There are big rivers outside and high mountains inside. Refers to the natural barriers of mountains and rivers.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
biǎo lǐ shān hé
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
biu2 leui5 saan1 ho4
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