"搖尾乞憐" meaning in All languages combined

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      "ref": " 793, 韓愈,《應科目時與人書》",
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      "text": "然是物也，負其異於眾也，且曰：爛死於沙泥，吾寧樂之；若俛首帖耳，搖尾而乞憐者，非我之志也。是以有力者遇之，熟視之若無睹也。",
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      "text": "然是物也，负其异于众也，且曰：烂死于沙泥，吾宁乐之；若俯首帖耳，摇尾而乞怜者，非我之志也。是以有力者遇之，熟视之若无睹也。",
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        "to fawn obsequiously"
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      "zh-pron": "yáowěi qǐlián"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄠˊ ㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ"
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      "zh-pron": "jiu⁴ mei⁵ hat¹ lin⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄠˊ ㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ"
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      "zh-pron": "yao²-wei³ chʻi³-lien²"
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      "zh-pron": "yáu-wěi chǐ-lyán"
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      "zh-pron": "yauwoei chiilian"
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      "zh-pron": "яовэй цилянь"
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      "zh-pron": "jaovɛj ciljanʹ"
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    {
      "ipa": "/jɑʊ̯³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛn³⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "yìuh méih hāt lìhn"
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      "zh-pron": "jiu⁴ mei⁵ hat⁷ lin⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "yiu⁴ méi⁵ hed¹ lin⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːu̯²¹ mei̯¹³ hɐt̚⁵ liːn²¹/",
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      "ipa": "/jɑʊ̯³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛn³⁵/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/jiːu̯²¹ mei̯¹³ hɐt̚⁵ liːn²¹/"
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  "word": "搖尾乞憐"
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      "text": "然是物也，負其異於眾也，且曰：爛死於沙泥，吾寧樂之；若俛首帖耳，搖尾而乞憐者，非我之志也。是以有力者遇之，熟視之若無睹也。",
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      "text": "然是物也，负其异于众也，且曰：烂死于沙泥，吾宁乐之；若俯首帖耳，摇尾而乞怜者，非我之志也。是以有力者遇之，熟视之若无睹也。",
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      "zh-pron": "jaovɛj ciljanʹ"
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      "ipa": "/jɑʊ̯³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛn³⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "jiu⁴ mei⁵ hat⁷ lin⁴"
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