See 弱水三千，只取一瓢飲 on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "From: Chapter 91 of the Dream of the Red Chamber\n* Literally: (although) the Ruo River is three thousand li long, one only drinks one ladle worth of water from it.\n*: Later on, this phrase was used as a metaphor for choosing only one companion out of all potential mates.",
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"glosses": [
"there are so many potential lovers to choose from, but you only pick one from among those potential lovers"
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"zh-pron": "ruòshuǐsānqiān"
},
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"tags": [
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"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "zhǐ qǔ yīpiáo yǐn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧㄢ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄓˇ ㄑㄩˇ ㄧ ㄆㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄣˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "ruòshuǐsānqiān"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "zhǐ qǔ yīpiáo yǐn [Phonetic:ruòshuǐsānqiān"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "zhíqǔyìpiáoyǐn]"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "ruòshuěisancian"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "jhǐh cyǔ yipiáo yǐn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "jo⁴-shui³-san¹-chʻien¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "chih³ chʻü³ i¹-pʻiao² yin³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "rwò-shwěi-sān-chyān-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "jř chyǔ yī-pyáu yǐn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "ruohshoeisanchian"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "jyy cheu ipyau yiin"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "жошуйсаньцянь"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "чжи цюй ипяо инь"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "žošujsanʹcjanʹ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "čži cjuj ipjao inʹ"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
}
],
"word": "弱水三千，只取一瓢飲"
}
{
"etymology_text": "From: Chapter 91 of the Dream of the Red Chamber\n* Literally: (although) the Ruo River is three thousand li long, one only drinks one ladle worth of water from it.\n*: Later on, this phrase was used as a metaphor for choosing only one companion out of all potential mates.",
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],
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"zh-pron": "ruòshuǐsānqiān"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "zhǐ qǔ yīpiáo yǐn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧㄢ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄓˇ ㄑㄩˇ ㄧ ㄆㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄣˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "ruòshuǐsānqiān"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "zhǐ qǔ yīpiáo yǐn [Phonetic:ruòshuǐsānqiān"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "zhíqǔyìpiáoyǐn]"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "ruòshuěisancian"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "jhǐh cyǔ yipiáo yǐn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "jo⁴-shui³-san¹-chʻien¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "chih³ chʻü³ i¹-pʻiao² yin³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "rwò-shwěi-sān-chyān-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "jř chyǔ yī-pyáu yǐn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "ruohshoeisanchian"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "jyy cheu ipyau yiin"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "жошуйсаньцянь"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "чжи цюй ипяо инь"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "žošujsanʹcjanʹ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "čži cjuj ipjao inʹ"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
}
],
"word": "弱水三千，只取一瓢飲"
}
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