See 河童 on Wiktionary
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},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄏㄜˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
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"zh-pron": "ho⁴ tung⁴"
},
{
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"zh-pron": "hétóng"
},
{
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"bopomofo",
"standard"
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"zh-pron": "hétóng"
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"zh-pron": "ho²-tʻung²"
},
{
"tags": [
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"standard"
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"zh-pron": "hé-túng"
},
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"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "hertorng"
},
{
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"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "хэтун"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "xɛtun"
},
{
"ipa": "/xɤ³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵/",
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"standard"
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"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "hòh tùhng"
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"tags": [
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"zh-pron": "ho⁴ tung⁴"
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{
"ipa": "/xɤ³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵/"
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{
"ipa": "/hɔː²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹/"
}
],
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[
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25
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"ref": "2000 July 13, “サイコ・カッパー [Psycho Kappar]”, in Pharaoh’s Servant －ファラオのしもべ－, Konami:",
"roman": "Iroiro na chōnōryoku o tsukai, kōgeki no damēji o fusegu kappa.",
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[
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[
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[
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"げき"
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[
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"text": "いろいろな超能力を使い、攻撃のダメージを防ぐカッパ。",
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"sushi"
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{
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{
"text": "See also: Thesaurus:娼婦"
}
],
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},
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{
"word": "御河童"
}
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"other": "かっぱ"
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"ipa": "[ka̠p̚pa̠]"
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"ja:松村明",
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}
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