"添磚加瓦" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tʰiːm⁵⁵ t͡syːn⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵ ŋaː¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /tʰiːm⁵⁵ t͡syːn⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵ ŋaː¹³/ Chinese transliterations: tiānzhuānjiāwǎ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄚˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], tim¹ zyun¹ gaa¹ ngaa⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], tiānzhuānjiāwǎ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], tianjhuanjiawǎ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tʻien¹-chuan¹-chia¹-wa³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], tyān-jwān-jyā-wǎ [Mandarin, Yale], tianjuanjiawoa [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], тяньчжуаньцзява [Mandarin, Palladius], tjanʹčžuanʹczjava [Mandarin, Palladius], tīm jyūn gā ngáh [Cantonese, Yale], tim¹ dzyn¹ gaa¹ ngaa⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], tim¹ jun¹ ga¹ nga⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 添磚加瓦
  1. to contribute meagerly to a cause; to do one's bit Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-添磚加瓦-zh-phrase-NwwrJgMt Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄚˇ"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "tim¹ zyun¹ gaa¹ ngaa⁵"
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      "zh-pron": "tʻien¹-chuan¹-chia¹-wa³"
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      "zh-pron": "tim¹ jun¹ ga¹ nga⁵"
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      "ipa": "/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiːm⁵⁵ t͡syːn⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵ ŋaː¹³/"
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      "zh-pron": "tīm jyūn gā ngáh"
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      "zh-pron": "tim¹ dzyn¹ gaa¹ ngaa⁵"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/tʰiːm⁵⁵ t͡syːn⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵ ŋaː¹³/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "ipa": "/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiːm⁵⁵ t͡syːn⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵ ŋaː¹³/"
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