See 撿了芝麻，丟了西瓜 on Wiktionary
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"synonyms": [
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"roman": "jeng4 nap1 tong4-2 syu1 gaan1 cong2",
"tags": [
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"word": "贏粒糖輸間廠"
},
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"zh-pron": "jiǎnle zhīma"
},
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],
"zh-pron": "diūle xīguā"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄌㄜ ㄓ ˙ㄇㄚ"
},
{
"tags": [
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"bopomofo"
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"zh-pron": "ㄉㄧㄡ ˙ㄌㄜ ㄒㄧ ㄍㄨㄚ"
},
{
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"zh-pron": "jiǎnle zhīma"
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},
{
"tags": [
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"zh-pron": "jiǎnle̊ jhihmå"
},
{
"tags": [
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],
"zh-pron": "dioule̊ sigua"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "chien³-lê⁵ chih¹-ma⁵"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "tiu¹-lê⁵ hsi¹-kua¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "jyǎn-le jr̄-ma-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "dyōu-le syī-gwā"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "jean.le jy.ma"
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"Mandarin"
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"zh-pron": "diou.le shigua"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "цзяньлэ чжима"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "дюлэ сигуа"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "czjanʹlɛ čžima"
},
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"zh-pron": "djulɛ sigua"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴ lə⁴ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mä² ti̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ lə² ɕi⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/",
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},
{
"ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴ lə⁴ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mä² ti̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ lə² ɕi⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/"
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],
"word": "撿了芝麻，丟了西瓜"
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"zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄌㄜ ㄓ ˙ㄇㄚ"
},
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
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"zh-pron": "ㄉㄧㄡ ˙ㄌㄜ ㄒㄧ ㄍㄨㄚ"
},
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"Mandarin"
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"Mandarin"
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"zh-pron": "jiǎnle̊ jhihmå"
},
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],
"zh-pron": "dioule̊ sigua"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "chien³-lê⁵ chih¹-ma⁵"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "tiu¹-lê⁵ hsi¹-kua¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
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},
{
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"Yale"
],
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},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "jean.le jy.ma"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "diou.le shigua"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "цзяньлэ чжима"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "дюлэ сигуа"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "czjanʹlɛ čžima"
},
{
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"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "djulɛ sigua"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴ lə⁴ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mä² ti̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ lə² ɕi⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
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},
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"ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴ lə⁴ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mä² ti̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ lə² ɕi⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/"
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"tags": [
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],
"word": "贏粒糖輸間廠"
},
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"roman": "jeng4 nap1 tong4-2 syu1 gaan1 cong2",
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"Cantonese"
],
"word": "赢粒糖输间厂"
}
],
"word": "撿了芝麻，丟了西瓜"
}
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