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Let’s dive into the idiom 「操觚染翰」. Its definition and application are outlined below.

Gu is a wooden slip; Han is a long and hard bird feather. Refers to writing.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

cāo gū rǎn hàn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

chou1 gu1 yim5 hon6

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