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Here, we present the idiom 「黃鐘大呂」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

Huangzhong: The first of the six yang tones in the twelve tones of ancient Chinese phonetics. Da Lu: The fourth law of the six Yin laws. Describes music or words as solemn, upright, sublime, and harmonious.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

huáng zhōng dà lǚ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

wong4 jung1 daai6 leui5

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