See 兵來將擋，水來土掩 on Wiktionary
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"Standard-Chinese",
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"zh_pron": "binglaijianqdaang"
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"zh_pron": "shoeilaituuyean"
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"roman": "binlajczjandan, šujlajtujanʹ",
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"Standard-Chinese",
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},
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"ipa": "/piŋ⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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],
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},
{
"ipa": "/pɪŋ⁵⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ t͡sœːŋ³³ tɔːŋ³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ tʰou̯³⁵ jiːm³⁵/",
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"word": "兵來將擋，水來土掩"
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"Chinese terms spelled with 土",
"Chinese terms spelled with 將",
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"zh_pron": "ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄉㄤˇ"
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{
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"zh_pron": "ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄧㄢˇ"
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"zh_pron": "bing¹ loi⁴ zoeng³ dong²"
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"Pinyin"
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"zh_pron": "shuǐláitǔyǎn [Phonetic: bīngláijiàngdǎng"
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"Standard-Chinese",
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"zh_pron": "shuǐláitúyǎn"
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"zh_pron": "ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄉㄤˇ"
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
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"zh_pron": "ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄧㄢˇ"
},
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"Tongyong-Pinyin"
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"zh_pron": "bingláijiàngdǎng"
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"zh_pron": "ping¹-lai²-chiang⁴-tang³"
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"zh_pron": "shui³-lai²-tʻu³-yen³"
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"Standard-Chinese",
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"zh_pron": "bīng-lái-jyàng-dǎng-"
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"zh_pron": "shwěi-lái-tǔ-yǎn"
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"ipa": "/pɪŋ⁵⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ t͡sœːŋ³³ tɔːŋ³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ tʰou̯³⁵ jiːm³⁵/",
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"word": "兵來將擋，水來土掩"
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