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Let’s learn about the idiom 「飴含抱孫」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.
Holding candy in mouth to amuse the little grandson. Describes the pleasure of an old man enjoying himself in his old age without worrying about other things. Same as “enjoying the pleasure of playing with grandchildren”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yí hán bào sūn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yi4 ham4 pou5 syun1
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