See 朝聞道，夕死可矣 on Wiktionary
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"zh-pron": "jiu¹ men⁴ dou⁶, jig⁶ séi² ho² yi⁵"
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"zh-pron": "чжао вэнь дао"
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"zh-pron": "си сы кэ и"
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"zh-pron": "dziu¹ man⁴ dou⁶, dzik⁹ sei² ho² ji⁵"
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"zh-pron": "jiu¹ men⁴ dou⁶, jig⁶ séi² ho² yi⁵"
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