See 圍魏救趙 on Wiktionary
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"literal_meaning": "to besiege the State of Wei to rescue the State of Zhao",
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"zh_pron": "wéiwèijiùzhào"
},
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"zh_pron": "ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄠˋ"
},
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"Jyutping"
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"zh_pron": "wai⁴ ngai⁶ gau³ ziu⁶"
},
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"zh_pron": "wéiwèijiùzhào"
},
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],
"zh_pron": "ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄠˋ"
},
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"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "wéiwèijiòujhào"
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],
"zh_pron": "wei²-wei⁴-chiu⁴-chao⁴"
},
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"zh_pron": "wéi-wèi-jyòu-jàu"
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],
"zh_pron": "weiweyjiowjaw"
},
{
"roman": "vɛjvɛjczjučžao",
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "вэйвэйцзючжао"
},
{
"ipa": "/weɪ̯³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/",
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"zh_pron": "wai⁴ ngai⁶ gau³ ziu⁶"
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"zh_pron": "wai⁴ ngai⁶ gau³ dziu⁶"
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"zh_pron": "wei⁴ ngei⁶ geo³ jiu⁶"
},
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"ipa": "/wɐi̯²¹ ŋɐi̯²² kɐu̯³³ t͡siːu̯²²/",
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"word": "圍魏救趙"
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"zh_pron": "wéiwèijiùzhào"
},
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"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄠˋ"
},
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"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "wai⁴ ngai⁶ gau³ ziu⁶"
},
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],
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},
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"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄠˋ"
},
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"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "wéiwèijiòujhào"
},
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "wei²-wei⁴-chiu⁴-chao⁴"
},
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "wéi-wèi-jyòu-jàu"
},
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "weiweyjiowjaw"
},
{
"roman": "vɛjvɛjczjučžao",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "вэйвэйцзючжао"
},
{
"ipa": "/weɪ̯³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/",
"tags": [
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"zh_pron": "wai⁴ ngai⁶ gau³ ziu⁶"
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"zh_pron": "wai⁴ ngai⁶ gau³ dziu⁶"
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"Standard-Cantonese",
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "wei⁴ ngei⁶ geo³ jiu⁶"
},
{
"ipa": "/wɐi̯²¹ ŋɐi̯²² kɐu̯³³ t͡siːu̯²²/",
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
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"word": "圍魏救趙"
}
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