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Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「槌牛釃酒」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.

Kill the cattle and filter the wine. Refers to preparing food and wine for a banquet.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

chuí niú shāi jiǔ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

cheui2 ngau4 si1 jau2

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