See 尾大不掉 on Wiktionary
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"zh_pron": "bhuê² dai⁶ bug⁴ diao⁷"
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"zh_pron": "wěidàbùdiào [Phonetic: wěidàbúdiào"
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"zh_pron": "ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ"
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"zh_pron": "wěi-dà-bù-dyàu"
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"zh_pron": "bué tăi puk tiāu"
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"zh_pron": "bué tăi puk tiāu"
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