See 瘦田冇人耕，耕開有人爭 on Wiktionary
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"zh_pron": "sau³ tin⁴ mou⁵ jan⁴ gaang¹"
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"zh_pron": "gāang hōi yáuh yàhn jāang"
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"ipa": "/sɐu̯³³ tʰiːn²¹ mou̯¹³ jɐn²¹ kaːŋ⁵⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵ hɔːi̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ jɐn²¹ t͡saːŋ⁵⁵/",
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