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Questions related to idioms, maxims, sayings, and other expressions consisting of a combination of words that has an indirect, figurative meaning. Use also the tag [chengyu] for questions about chengyu's.
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Do you *always* say Chinese idioms the exact same way (unlike English)?
How freely can you modify the idiom, what are the rules (if any)?
Usually we try not to modify, unless we think it’s necessary. If we can say 他正在对牛弹琴, then why 他对牛正在弹琴?
If you can't modify it, why …
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