See 道高一尺，魔高一丈 on Wiktionary
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"zh_pron": "mó gāo yī zhàng"
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"zh_pron": "ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄠ ㄧ ㄔˇ"
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"zh_pron": "ㄇㄛˊ ㄍㄠ ㄧ ㄓㄤˋ"
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"zh_pron": "dou⁶ gou¹ jat¹ cek³"
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"zh_pron": "dào gāo yī chǐ"
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"zh_pron": "mó gāo yī zhàng [Phonetic: dào gāo yì chǐ"
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"zh_pron": "mó gāo yí zhàng"
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"zh_pron": "ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄠ ㄧ ㄔˇ"
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"zh_pron": "ㄇㄛˊ ㄍㄠ ㄧ ㄓㄤˋ"
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"zh_pron": "dào gao yi chǐh"
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"zh_pron": "tao⁴ kao¹ i¹ chʻih³"
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"zh_pron": "mo² kao¹ i¹ chang⁴"
},
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"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "dàu gāu yī chř-"
},
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"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "mwó gāu yī jàng"
},
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"tags": [
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "daw gau i chyy"
},
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"zh_pron": "mo gau i janq"
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"roman": "dao gao i či, mo gao i čžan",
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"zh_pron": "дао гао и чи"
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"zh_pron": "мо гао и чжан"
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"ipa": "/tɑʊ̯⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/",
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"zh_pron": "douh gōu yāt chek"
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"Guangzhou",
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],
"zh_pron": "mo¹ gou¹ yed¹ zêng⁶"
},
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"ipa": "/tou̯²² kou̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɛːk̚³ mɔː⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²/",
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"word": "道高一尺，魔高一丈"
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"zh_pron": "dào gāo yī chǐ"
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"zh_pron": "ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄠ ㄧ ㄔˇ"
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"zh_pron": "dou⁶ gou¹ jat¹ cek³"
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"zh_pron": "dào gāo yī chǐ"
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"zh_pron": "mó gāo yī zhàng [Phonetic: dào gāo yì chǐ"
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"zh_pron": "mó gāo yí zhàng"
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"zh_pron": "ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄠ ㄧ ㄔˇ"
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"zh_pron": "ㄇㄛˊ ㄍㄠ ㄧ ㄓㄤˋ"
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"zh_pron": "dào gao yi chǐh"
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"zh_pron": "mó gao yi jhàng"
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"zh_pron": "tao⁴ kao¹ i¹ chʻih³"
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"zh_pron": "mo² kao¹ i¹ chang⁴"
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"zh_pron": "dàu gāu yī chř-"
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"zh_pron": "mwó gāu yī jàng"
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"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
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"zh_pron": "daw gau i chyy"
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"zh_pron": "mo gau i janq"
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"zh_pron": "дао гао и чи"
},
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"zh_pron": "мо гао и чжан"
},
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"ipa": "/tɑʊ̯⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/",
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"zh_pron": "dou⁶ gou¹ jat¹ cek³"
},
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"Cantonese",
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"zh_pron": "mo¹ gou¹ jat¹ zoeng⁶"
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"Cantonese",
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"zh_pron": "douh gōu yāt chek"
},
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"zh_pron": "mō gōu yāt jeuhng"
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],
"zh_pron": "dou⁶ gou¹ jat⁷ tsek⁸"
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"tags": [
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"zh_pron": "mo¹ gou¹ jat⁷ dzoeng⁶"
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"zh_pron": "dou⁶ gou¹ yed¹ cég³"
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"zh_pron": "mo¹ gou¹ yed¹ zêng⁶"
},
{
"ipa": "/tou̯²² kou̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɛːk̚³ mɔː⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²/",
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"word": "道高一尺，魔高一丈"
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