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"etymology_text": "From the Tao Te Ching [circa 4th century BC].\n:\n上善若水，水善利萬物而不爭。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]上善若水，水善利万物而不争。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Dao De Jing\nShàngshànruòshuǐ, shuǐ shàn lì wànwù ér bùzhēng. [Pinyin]\n(please add an English translation of this usage example)",
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"zh-pron": "shang⁴-shan⁴-jo⁴-shui³"
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