See 一窮二白 on Wiktionary
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"english": "As I have said elsewhere, we are first “poor” and second “blank”. By “poor” I mean we do not have much industry and our agriculture is underdeveloped. By “blank” I mean we are like a blank sheet of paper and our cultural and scientific level is not high.",
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"roman": "Wǒ céngjīng shuō guò, wǒmen yī wéi “qióng”, èr wéi “bái”. “Qióng”, jiùshì méiyǒu duōshao gōngyè, nóngyè yě bù fādá. “Bái”, jiùshì yī zhāng báizhǐ, wénhuà shuǐpíng, kēxué shuǐpíng dōu bù gāo.",
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"text": "我曾經說過，我們一為「窮」，二為「白」。「窮」，就是沒有多少工業，農業也不發達。「白」，就是一張白紙，文化水平、科學水平都不高。",
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"english": "As I have said elsewhere, we are first “poor” and second “blank”. By “poor” I mean we do not have much industry and our agriculture is underdeveloped. By “blank” I mean we are like a blank sheet of paper and our cultural and scientific level is not high.",
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"text": "我曾经说过，我们一为「穷」，二为「白」。「穷」，就是没有多少工业，农业也不发达。「白」，就是一张白纸，文化水平、科学水平都不高。",
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"zh-pron": "yīqióng'èrbái"
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"zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄦˋ ㄅㄞˊ"
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"zh-pron": "jat¹ kung⁴ ji⁶ baak⁶"
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"zh-pron": "yicyóng-èrbái"
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"zh-pron": "i¹-chʻiung²-êrh⁴-pai²"
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"zh-pron": "yī-chyúng-èr-bái"
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"zh-pron": "ицюнъэрбай"
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"zh-pron": "icjunʺerbaj"
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"zh-pron": "yāt kùhng yih baahk"
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"zh-pron": "yed¹ kung⁴ yi⁶ bag⁶"
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"english": "As I have said elsewhere, we are first “poor” and second “blank”. By “poor” I mean we do not have much industry and our agriculture is underdeveloped. By “blank” I mean we are like a blank sheet of paper and our cultural and scientific level is not high.",
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"roman": "Wǒ céngjīng shuō guò, wǒmen yī wéi “qióng”, èr wéi “bái”. “Qióng”, jiùshì méiyǒu duōshao gōngyè, nóngyè yě bù fādá. “Bái”, jiùshì yī zhāng báizhǐ, wénhuà shuǐpíng, kēxué shuǐpíng dōu bù gāo.",
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"text": "我曾經說過，我們一為「窮」，二為「白」。「窮」，就是沒有多少工業，農業也不發達。「白」，就是一張白紙，文化水平、科學水平都不高。",
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"english": "As I have said elsewhere, we are first “poor” and second “blank”. By “poor” I mean we do not have much industry and our agriculture is underdeveloped. By “blank” I mean we are like a blank sheet of paper and our cultural and scientific level is not high.",
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"ref": " 1956, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論十大關係》 (On the Ten Major Relationships), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition",
"roman": "Wǒ céngjīng shuō guò, wǒmen yī wéi “qióng”, èr wéi “bái”. “Qióng”, jiùshì méiyǒu duōshao gōngyè, nóngyè yě bù fādá. “Bái”, jiùshì yī zhāng báizhǐ, wénhuà shuǐpíng, kēxué shuǐpíng dōu bù gāo.",
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"Pinyin"
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"zh-pron": "icjunʺerbaj"
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"ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ paɪ̯³⁵/",
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