See 毛遂自薦 on Wiktionary
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"zh-pron": "máosuìzìjiàn"
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],
"zh-pron": "ㄇㄠˊ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ"
},
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"zh-pron": "mou⁴ seoi⁶ zi⁶ zin³"
},
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"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "máosuìzìjiàn"
},
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],
"zh-pron": "máosuèizìhjiàn"
},
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"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "mao²-sui⁴-tzŭ⁴-chien⁴"
},
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"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "máu-swèi-dz̀-jyàn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "mausueytzyhjiann"
},
{
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"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "маосуйцзыцзянь"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "maosujczyczjanʹ"
},
{
"ipa": "/mɑʊ̯³⁵ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
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]
},
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],
"zh-pron": "mòuh seuih jih jin"
},
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],
"zh-pron": "mou⁴ soey⁶ dzi⁶ dzin³"
},
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],
"zh-pron": "mou⁴ sêu⁶ ji⁶ jin³"
},
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"ipa": "/mou̯²¹ sɵy̯²² t͡siː²² t͡siːn³³/",
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},
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"ipa": "/mɑʊ̯³⁵ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/mou̯²¹ sɵy̯²² t͡siː²² t͡siːn³³/"
}
],
"word": "毛遂自薦"
}
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"etymology_text": "From 毛遂 (mōsui, “Mao Sui, a historical figure”) + 自薦 (jisen, “self-recommendation”).\nDerived from the story in Shiji where Mao Sui likened himself to a sharp awl that cannot be hidden in a bag.",
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"A metaphor for stepping forward to take on a role or task when one has not been noticed before."
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],
"zh-pron": "ㄇㄠˊ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ"
},
{
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"zh-pron": "mou⁴ seoi⁶ zi⁶ zin³"
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"zh-pron": "máosuìzìjiàn"
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"zh-pron": "máosuèizìhjiàn"
},
{
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"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "mao²-sui⁴-tzŭ⁴-chien⁴"
},
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"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "máu-swèi-dz̀-jyàn"
},
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],
"zh-pron": "mausueytzyhjiann"
},
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],
"zh-pron": "маосуйцзыцзянь"
},
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"zh-pron": "maosujczyczjanʹ"
},
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"ipa": "/mɑʊ̯³⁵ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/",
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"zh-pron": "mòuh seuih jih jin"
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"Pinyin"
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"zh-pron": "mou⁴ soey⁶ dzi⁶ dzin³"
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"Guangdong-Romanization"
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"zh-pron": "mou⁴ sêu⁶ ji⁶ jin³"
},
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},
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"ipa": "/mɑʊ̯³⁵ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/mou̯²¹ sɵy̯²² t͡siː²² t͡siːn³³/"
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"word": "毛遂自薦"
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