See 唯我獨尊 on Wiktionary
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"roman": "Púsà shēng yǐ, bù fú ér xíng, yú sìfāng gè qī bù, ér zì yán yuē: “Tiānshàngtiānxià, wéiwǒdúzūn.”",
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"text": "菩薩生已，不扶而行，於四方各七步，而自言曰：「天上天下，唯我獨尊。」",
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"roman": "Púsà shēng yǐ, bù fú ér xíng, yú sìfāng gè qī bù, ér zì yán yuē: “Tiānshàngtiānxià, wéiwǒdúzūn.”",
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"text": "菩萨生已，不扶而行，于四方各七步，而自言曰：「天上天下，唯我独尊。」",
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"zh_pron": "wéiwǒdúzūn"
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"zh_pron": "ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄣ"
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"zh_pron": "wai⁴ ngo⁵ duk⁶ zyun¹"
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"zh_pron": "ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄣ"
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"zh_pron": "wéiwǒdúzun"
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"zh_pron": "wei²-wo³-tu²-tsun¹"
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"zh_pron": "вэйводуцзунь"
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"ipa": "/weɪ̯³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu³⁵ t͡su̯ən⁵⁵/",
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"zh_pron": "wàih ngóh duhk jyūn"
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"zh_pron": "wei⁴ ngo⁵ dug⁶ jun¹"
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"ipa": "/wɐi̯²¹ ŋɔː¹³ tʊk̚² t͡syːn⁵⁵/",
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"Chinese terms spelled with 獨",
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"etymology_text": "From the first words the Buddha is supposed to have uttered upon his birth: \"In the heavens above and below, I alone am honored.\"",
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"text": "菩薩生已，不扶而行，於四方各七步，而自言曰：「天上天下，唯我獨尊。」",
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"text": "菩萨生已，不扶而行，于四方各七步，而自言曰：「天上天下，唯我独尊。」",
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"zh_pron": "wéiwǒdúzūn"
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"zh_pron": "ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄣ"
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"zh_pron": "wai⁴ ngo⁵ duk⁶ zyun¹"
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"zh_pron": "ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄣ"
},
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"zh_pron": "wéiwǒdúzun"
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"zh_pron": "wei²-wo³-tu²-tsun¹"
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"zh_pron": "wéi-wǒ-dú-dzwūn"
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"zh_pron": "weiwoodwutzuen"
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"zh_pron": "вэйводуцзунь"
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"ipa": "/weɪ̯³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu³⁵ t͡su̯ən⁵⁵/",
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"zh_pron": "wei⁴ ngo⁵ dug⁶ jun¹"
},
{
"ipa": "/wɐi̯²¹ ŋɔː¹³ tʊk̚² t͡syːn⁵⁵/",
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}
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