See 上有老下有小 on Wiktionary
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"lang_code": "zh",
"literal_meaning": "above are the old, below are the young",
"pos": "phrase",
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"glosses": [
"to have both one's aging parents and one's young children to take care of; to be a member of the sandwich generation"
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"id": "en-上有老下有小-zh-phrase-4IijeRRj",
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"sounds": [
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"zh-pron": "shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ"
},
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"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "soeng⁶ jau⁵ lou⁵ haa⁶ jau⁵ siu²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo [Phonetic:shàngyóulǎoxiàyóuxiǎo]"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "shàng yǒu lǎo sià yǒu siǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "shang⁴ yu³ lao³ hsia⁴ yu³ hsiao³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "shàng yǒu lǎu syà yǒu syǎu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "shanq yeou lao shiah yeou sheau"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "шан ю лао ся ю сяо"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "šan ju lao sja ju sjao"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA",
"standard"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "seuhng yáuh lóuh hah yáuh síu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "soeng⁶ jau⁵ lou⁵ haa⁶ jau⁵ siu²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "sêng⁶ yeo⁵ lou⁵ ha⁶ yeo⁵ xiu²"
},
{
"ipa": "/sœːŋ²² jɐu̯¹³ lou̯¹³ haː²² jɐu̯¹³ siːu̯³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"other": "[Phonetic: shàngyóulǎoxiàyóuxiǎo]"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
},
{
"ipa": "/sœːŋ²² jɐu̯¹³ lou̯¹³ haː²² jɐu̯¹³ siːu̯³⁵/"
}
],
"word": "上有老下有小"
}
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"lang_code": "zh",
"literal_meaning": "above are the old, below are the young",
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"Chinese terms spelled with 小",
"Chinese terms spelled with 有",
"Chinese terms spelled with 老",
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"glosses": [
"to have both one's aging parents and one's young children to take care of; to be a member of the sandwich generation"
],
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"aging",
"aging"
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"parent",
"parent"
],
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"young",
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"children",
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"sounds": [
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"zh-pron": "shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "soeng⁶ jau⁵ lou⁵ haa⁶ jau⁵ siu²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo [Phonetic:shàngyóulǎoxiàyóuxiǎo]"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "shàng yǒu lǎo sià yǒu siǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "shang⁴ yu³ lao³ hsia⁴ yu³ hsiao³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "shàng yǒu lǎu syà yǒu syǎu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "shanq yeou lao shiah yeou sheau"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "шан ю лао ся ю сяо"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "šan ju lao sja ju sjao"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA",
"standard"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "seuhng yáuh lóuh hah yáuh síu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "soeng⁶ jau⁵ lou⁵ haa⁶ jau⁵ siu²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "sêng⁶ yeo⁵ lou⁵ ha⁶ yeo⁵ xiu²"
},
{
"ipa": "/sœːŋ²² jɐu̯¹³ lou̯¹³ haː²² jɐu̯¹³ siːu̯³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"other": "[Phonetic: shàngyóulǎoxiàyóuxiǎo]"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
},
{
"ipa": "/sœːŋ²² jɐu̯¹³ lou̯¹³ haː²² jɐu̯¹³ siːu̯³⁵/"
}
],
"word": "上有老下有小"
}
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