See 熟能生巧 on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "First attested in the novel Flowers in the Mirror, published in 1827, according to the Hanyu Da Cidian. Commonly also misattributed to 賣油翁 (The Oil Peddler) by Ouyang Xiu.",
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"glosses": [
"practice makes perfect"
],
"id": "en-熟能生巧-zh-phrase-hOfTN9bJ",
"links": [
[
"practice makes perfect",
"practice makes perfect"
]
],
"tags": [
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]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "shúnéngshēngqiǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "shóunéngshēngqiǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄕㄨˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄠˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄕㄡˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄠˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "suk⁶ nang⁴ sang¹ haau²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "shúnéngshēngqiǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "shúnéngshengciǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "shu²-nêng²-shêng¹-chʻiao³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "shú-néng-shēng-chyǎu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "shwunengshengcheau"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "шунэншэнцяо"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "šunɛnšɛncjao"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʂu³⁵ nɤŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "shóunéngshēngqiǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "shóunéngshengciǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "shou²-nêng²-shêng¹-chʻiao³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "shóu-néng-shēng-chyǎu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "shournengshengcheau"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "шоунэншэнцяо"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "šounɛnšɛncjao"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʂoʊ̯³⁵ nɤŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "suhk nàhng sāng háau"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "suk⁹ nang⁴ sang¹ haau²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "sug⁶ neng⁴ seng¹ hao²"
},
{
"ipa": "/sʊk̚² nɐŋ²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ haːu̯³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʂu³⁵ nɤŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʂoʊ̯³⁵ nɤŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
},
{
"ipa": "/sʊk̚² nɐŋ²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ haːu̯³⁵/"
}
],
"word": "熟能生巧"
}
{
"etymology_text": "First attested in the novel Flowers in the Mirror, published in 1827, according to the Hanyu Da Cidian. Commonly also misattributed to 賣油翁 (The Oil Peddler) by Ouyang Xiu.",
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"lang_code": "zh",
"pos": "phrase",
"senses": [
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"Cantonese idioms",
"Cantonese lemmas",
"Chinese chengyu",
"Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
"Chinese idioms",
"Chinese lemmas",
"Chinese terms spelled with 巧",
"Chinese terms spelled with 熟",
"Chinese terms spelled with 生",
"Chinese terms spelled with 能",
"Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Mandarin chengyu",
"Mandarin idioms",
"Mandarin lemmas",
"Mandarin terms with multiple pronunciations",
"Pages with 1 entry",
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],
"glosses": [
"practice makes perfect"
],
"links": [
[
"practice makes perfect",
"practice makes perfect"
]
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "shúnéngshēngqiǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "shóunéngshēngqiǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄕㄨˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄠˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄕㄡˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄠˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "suk⁶ nang⁴ sang¹ haau²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "shúnéngshēngqiǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "shúnéngshengciǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "shu²-nêng²-shêng¹-chʻiao³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "shú-néng-shēng-chyǎu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "shwunengshengcheau"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "шунэншэнцяо"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "šunɛnšɛncjao"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʂu³⁵ nɤŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "shóunéngshēngqiǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "shóunéngshengciǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "shou²-nêng²-shêng¹-chʻiao³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "shóu-néng-shēng-chyǎu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "shournengshengcheau"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "шоунэншэнцяо"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "šounɛnšɛncjao"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʂoʊ̯³⁵ nɤŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "suhk nàhng sāng háau"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "suk⁹ nang⁴ sang¹ haau²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "sug⁶ neng⁴ seng¹ hao²"
},
{
"ipa": "/sʊk̚² nɐŋ²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ haːu̯³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʂu³⁵ nɤŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʂoʊ̯³⁵ nɤŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
},
{
"ipa": "/sʊk̚² nɐŋ²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ haːu̯³⁵/"
}
],
"word": "熟能生巧"
}
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