guidance / piece of guidance

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Tan Elaine

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Our Chief Priest gave us an important guidance as follows...

Our Chief Priest gave us an important piece of guidance as follows...

Should it be 'guidance' or 'piece of guidance'?

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5jj

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I'd say:

He gave us [STRIKE]an[/STRIKE] important guidance/advice.
He gave us an important piece of advice.

'Piece of guidance' does not work for me.
 
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