See 捨生取義 on Wiktionary
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"zh-pron": "siafsengzhw'gi"
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},
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"ipa": "/ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/"
},
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"ipa": "/sɛː³⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ jiː²²/"
},
{
"ipa": "/sia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡi²²/"
},
{
"ipa": "/sia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡi³³/"
},
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"ipa": "/sia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡi³³/"
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},
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"ipa": "/ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/",
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"zh-pron": "sé² seng¹ cêu² yi⁶"
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"zh-pron": "siá-sing-tshú-gī"
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"zh-pron": "siafsengzhw'gi"
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"ipa": "/sia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡi³³/",
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"ipa": "/ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/sɛː³⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ jiː²²/"
},
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"ipa": "/sia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡi²²/"
},
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"ipa": "/sia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡi³³/"
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