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This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「神州陸沉」, with its definition and usage detailed below.

Shenzhou: refers to China; Lu Chen: the land sinks because there is no water. Mainland China is sinking. A metaphor for the territory being occupied by the enemy.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shén zhōu lù chén

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

san4 jau1 luk6 cham4

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