"不為五斗米折腰" meaning in All languages combined

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        "1": "郡 遣 督郵 至 縣，吏 白 「應{yīng} 束帶 見 之」，潛{Qián} 歎 曰：「吾 不能 爲 五 斗 米 折腰， 拳拳 事 鄉里 小人 邪{yé}！」",
        "2": "The commandery sent a postal inspector to the county (where Tao Qian worked as the county magistrate), and an official (subordinate to Tao Qian) suggested: \"You should wear formal clothes to see him.\" Qian sighed: \"I cannot bow down for the sake of five pecks of rice and flatter a base person!\"",
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  "etymology_text": "From the Book of Jin Volume 94 Biographies of Hermits and Recluses \"Tao Qian\" (《晉書·卷九四·隱逸傳·陶潛》)：\n郡遣督郵至縣，吏白「應束帶見之」，潛歎曰：「吾不能爲五斗米折腰，拳拳事鄉里小人邪！」 [Literary Chinese, trad.]郡遣督邮至县，吏白「应束带见之」，潜叹曰：「吾不能为五斗米折腰，拳拳事乡里小人邪！」 [Literary Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: 648 CE, Fang Xuanling (lead editor), Book of Jin\nJùn qiǎn dūyóu zhì xiàn, lì bái “yīng shùdài jiàn zhī”, Qián tàn yuē: “Wú bùnéng wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ zhéyāo, quánquán shì xiānglǐ xiǎorén yé!” [Pinyin]\nThe commandery sent a postal inspector to the county (where Tao Qian worked as the county magistrate), and an official (subordinate to Tao Qian) suggested: \"You should wear formal clothes to see him.\" Qian sighed: \"I cannot bow down for the sake of five pecks of rice and flatter a base person!\"",
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      "zh-pron": "bù wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ zhéyāo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄨˇ ㄉㄡˇ ㄇㄧˇ ㄓㄜˊ ㄧㄠ"
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      "zh-pron": "bat¹ wai⁶ ng⁵ dau² mai⁵ zit³ jiu¹"
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      "tags": [
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        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bù wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ zhéyāo [Phonetic:búwèiwúdóumǐzhéyāo]"
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      "zh-pron": "bù wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ jhéyao"
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      "zh-pron": "bù wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ jé-yāu"
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      "tags": [
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        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bu wey wuu doou mii jeriau"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "бу вэй у доу ми чжэяо"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bu vɛj u dou mi čžɛjao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "bāt waih ńgh dáu máih jit yīu"
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat⁷ wai⁶ ng⁵ dau² mai⁵ dzit⁸ jiu¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bed¹ wei⁶ ng⁵ deo² mei⁵ jid³ yiu¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯²² ŋ̍¹³ tɐu̯³⁵ mɐi̯¹³ t͡siːt̚³ jiːu̯⁵⁵/",
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    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: búwèiwúdóumǐzhéyāo]"
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    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯²² ŋ̍¹³ tɐu̯³⁵ mɐi̯¹³ t͡siːt̚³ jiːu̯⁵⁵/"
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  "word": "不為五斗米折腰"
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        "1": "郡 遣 督郵 至 縣，吏 白 「應{yīng} 束帶 見 之」，潛{Qián} 歎 曰：「吾 不能 爲 五 斗 米 折腰， 拳拳 事 鄉里 小人 邪{yé}！」",
        "2": "The commandery sent a postal inspector to the county (where Tao Qian worked as the county magistrate), and an official (subordinate to Tao Qian) suggested: \"You should wear formal clothes to see him.\" Qian sighed: \"I cannot bow down for the sake of five pecks of rice and flatter a base person!\"",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄨˇ ㄉㄡˇ ㄇㄧˇ ㄓㄜˊ ㄧㄠ"
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      "zh-pron": "bat¹ wai⁶ ng⁵ dau² mai⁵ zit³ jiu¹"
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "bù wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ zhéyāo [Phonetic:búwèiwúdóumǐzhéyāo]"
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      "zh-pron": "bù wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ jhéyao"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "pu⁴ wei⁴ wu³ tou³ mi³ chê²-yao¹"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bù wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ jé-yāu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bu wey wuu doou mii jeriau"
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    {
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "бу вэй у доу ми чжэяо"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "bu vɛj u dou mi čžɛjao"
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    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "bāt waih ńgh dáu máih jit yīu"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat⁷ wai⁶ ng⁵ dau² mai⁵ dzit⁸ jiu¹"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bed¹ wei⁶ ng⁵ deo² mei⁵ jid³ yiu¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯²² ŋ̍¹³ tɐu̯³⁵ mɐi̯¹³ t͡siːt̚³ jiːu̯⁵⁵/",
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      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯²² ŋ̍¹³ tɐu̯³⁵ mɐi̯¹³ t͡siːt̚³ jiːu̯⁵⁵/"
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