See 泥菩薩過江——自身難保 on Wiktionary
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"form": "泥菩萨过江——自身难保",
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"literal_meaning": "a clay bodhisattva statue crosses the river ― unable to even protect oneself",
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"zh_pron": "nípúsàguòjiāng"
},
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],
"zh_pron": "zìshēnnánbǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄋㄧˊ ㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄤ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄗˋ ㄕㄣ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄠˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "nai⁴ pou⁴ saat³ gwo³ gong¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "zi⁶ san¹ naan⁴ bou²"
},
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "nípúsàguòjiāng"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
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},
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄋㄧˊ ㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄤ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄗˋ ㄕㄣ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄠˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "nípúsàguòjiang"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "zìhshennánbǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "ni²-pʻu²-sa⁴-kuo⁴-chiang¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "tzŭ⁴-shên¹-nan²-pao³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "ní-pú-sà-gwò-jyāng-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "dz̀-shēn-nán-bǎu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "nipwusahguohjiang"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "tzyhshennanbao"
},
{
"roman": "nipusagoczjan, czyšɛnʹnanʹbao",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "нипусагоцзян"
},
{
"roman": "nipusagoczjan, czyšɛnʹnanʹbao",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "цзышэньнаньбао"
},
{
"ipa": "/ni³⁵ pʰu³⁵ sä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵ nän³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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"zh_pron": "nai⁴ pou⁴ saat³ gwo³ gong¹"
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"zh_pron": "zi⁶ san¹ naan⁴ bou²"
},
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"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
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"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "nàih pòuh saat gwo gōng"
},
{
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"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "jih sān nàahn bóu"
},
{
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"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "nai⁴ pou⁴ saat⁸ gwo³ gong¹"
},
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"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "dzi⁶ san¹ naan⁴ bou²"
},
{
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "nei⁴ pou⁴ sad³ guo³ gong¹"
},
{
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "ji⁶ sen¹ nan⁴ bou²"
},
{
"ipa": "/nɐi̯²¹ pʰou̯²¹ saːt̚³ kʷɔː³³ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː²² sɐn⁵⁵ naːn²¹ pou̯³⁵/",
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"Sinological-IPA"
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"word": "泥菩薩過江——自身難保"
}
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"Chinese terms spelled with 保",
"Chinese terms spelled with 江",
"Chinese terms spelled with 泥",
"Chinese terms spelled with 自",
"Chinese terms spelled with 菩",
"Chinese terms spelled with 薩",
"Chinese terms spelled with 身",
"Chinese terms spelled with 過",
"Chinese terms spelled with 難",
"Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Chinese xiehouyu",
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"zh_pron": "nípúsàguòjiāng"
},
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"zh_pron": "zìshēnnánbǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄋㄧˊ ㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄤ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄗˋ ㄕㄣ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄠˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
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"zh_pron": "nai⁴ pou⁴ saat³ gwo³ gong¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
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"zh_pron": "zi⁶ san¹ naan⁴ bou²"
},
{
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "nípúsàguòjiāng"
},
{
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
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},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄋㄧˊ ㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄤ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄗˋ ㄕㄣ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄠˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "nípúsàguòjiang"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "zìhshennánbǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "ni²-pʻu²-sa⁴-kuo⁴-chiang¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "tzŭ⁴-shên¹-nan²-pao³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "ní-pú-sà-gwò-jyāng-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "dz̀-shēn-nán-bǎu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "nipwusahguohjiang"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "tzyhshennanbao"
},
{
"roman": "nipusagoczjan, czyšɛnʹnanʹbao",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "нипусагоцзян"
},
{
"roman": "nipusagoczjan, czyšɛnʹnanʹbao",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "цзышэньнаньбао"
},
{
"ipa": "/ni³⁵ pʰu³⁵ sä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵ nän³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
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{
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"Hong Kong"
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"Guangzhou",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "nai⁴ pou⁴ saat³ gwo³ gong¹"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "zi⁶ san¹ naan⁴ bou²"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "nàih pòuh saat gwo gōng"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
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"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
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"zh_pron": "jih sān nàahn bóu"
},
{
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"Hong Kong"
],
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"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "nai⁴ pou⁴ saat⁸ gwo³ gong¹"
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"Hong Kong"
],
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"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "dzi⁶ san¹ naan⁴ bou²"
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
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},
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"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "ji⁶ sen¹ nan⁴ bou²"
},
{
"ipa": "/nɐi̯²¹ pʰou̯²¹ saːt̚³ kʷɔː³³ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː²² sɐn⁵⁵ naːn²¹ pou̯³⁵/",
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"word": "泥菩薩過江——自身難保"
}
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