See 民以食為天 on Wiktionary
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"zh-pron": "man⁴ ji⁵ sik⁶ wai⁴ tin¹"
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"zh-pron": "mín yǐ shí wéi tiān"
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"zh-pron": "min² i³ shih² wei² tʻien¹"
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"zh-pron": "mín yǐ shŕ wéi tyān"
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"zh-pron": "min yii shyr wei tian"
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"zh-pron": "минь и ши вэй тянь"
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"zh-pron": "minʹ i ši vɛj tjanʹ"
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"zh-pron": "màhn yíh sihk wàih tīn"
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"zh-pron": "men⁴ yi⁵ xig⁶ wei⁴ tin¹"
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"ipa": "/min³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/"
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"ipa": "/mɐn²¹ jiː¹³ sɪk̚² wɐi̯²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵/"
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"zh-pron": "men⁴ yi⁵ xig⁶ wei⁴ tin¹"
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