See 搖搖欲墜 on Wiktionary
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"english": "Ten thousand domed tents steeped in drunken haze,\nStar-shadows quiver, teetering to cascade.",
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"ref": " 1682, Nara Singde,《如夢令》",
"roman": "Wàn zhàng qiónglú rén zuì, xīng yǐng yáoyáoyùzhuì.",
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"text": "萬帳穹廬人醉，星影搖搖欲墜。",
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"text": "万帐穹庐人醉，星影摇摇欲坠。",
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"zh-pron": "yáoyáoyùzhuì"
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"zh-pron": "ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄠˊ ㄩˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋ"
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"zh-pron": "jiu⁴ jiu⁴ juk⁶ zeoi⁶"
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"zh-pron": "yáoyáoyùjhuèi"
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"zh-pron": "yao²-yao²-yü⁴-chui⁴"
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"zh-pron": "yauyauyuhjuey"
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],
"zh-pron": "яояоюйчжуй"
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],
"zh-pron": "jaojaojujčžuj"
},
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"ipa": "/jɑʊ̯³⁵ jɑʊ̯³⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/",
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"zh-pron": "yìuh yìuh yuhk jeuih"
},
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"zh-pron": "jiu⁴ jiu⁴ juk⁹ dzoey⁶"
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],
"zh-pron": "yiu⁴ yiu⁴ yug⁶ zêu⁶"
},
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"ipa": "/jiːu̯²¹ jiːu̯²¹ jʊk̚² t͡sɵy̯²²/",
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},
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"ipa": "/jɑʊ̯³⁵ jɑʊ̯³⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/"
},
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"ipa": "/jiːu̯²¹ jiːu̯²¹ jʊk̚² t͡sɵy̯²²/"
}
],
"word": "搖搖欲墜"
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"english": "Ten thousand domed tents steeped in drunken haze,\nStar-shadows quiver, teetering to cascade.",
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"roman": "Wàn zhàng qiónglú rén zuì, xīng yǐng yáoyáoyùzhuì.",
"tags": [
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"text": "萬帳穹廬人醉，星影搖搖欲墜。",
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"tags": [
"Pinyin"
],
"text": "万帐穹庐人醉，星影摇摇欲坠。",
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"tottering; ramshackle; on the brink of collapse"
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"zh-pron": "yáoyáoyùzhuì"
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"zh-pron": "ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄠˊ ㄩˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋ"
},
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"zh-pron": "jiu⁴ jiu⁴ juk⁶ zeoi⁶"
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"zh-pron": "yáoyáoyùzhuì"
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"zh-pron": "yáoyáoyùjhuèi"
},
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"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "yao²-yao²-yü⁴-chui⁴"
},
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"Yale",
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],
"zh-pron": "yáu-yáu-yù-jwèi"
},
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],
"zh-pron": "yauyauyuhjuey"
},
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],
"zh-pron": "яояоюйчжуй"
},
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"zh-pron": "jaojaojujčžuj"
},
{
"ipa": "/jɑʊ̯³⁵ jɑʊ̯³⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/",
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"Sinological-IPA",
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"zh-pron": "yìuh yìuh yuhk jeuih"
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"Pinyin"
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"zh-pron": "jiu⁴ jiu⁴ juk⁹ dzoey⁶"
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"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "yiu⁴ yiu⁴ yug⁶ zêu⁶"
},
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"ipa": "/jiːu̯²¹ jiːu̯²¹ jʊk̚² t͡sɵy̯²²/",
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]
},
{
"ipa": "/jɑʊ̯³⁵ jɑʊ̯³⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/"
},
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"ipa": "/jiːu̯²¹ jiːu̯²¹ jʊk̚² t͡sɵy̯²²/"
}
],
"word": "搖搖欲墜"
}
Download raw JSONL data for 搖搖欲墜 meaning in All languages combined (3.4kB)
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