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This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「良師諍友」, with its definition and usage detailed below.

Liang: good; Zheng: dare to speak frankly. A very good teacher and a friend who can give you frank advice.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

liáng shī zhèng yǒu

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

leung4 si1 jaang3 yau2

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