See 約定俗成 on Wiktionary
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"translation": "Names have no intrinsic appropriateness. They are bound to something by agreement in order to name it. The agreement becomes fixed, the custom is established, and it is called “appropriate.” If a name differs from the agreed name, it is then called “inappropriate.” Names have no intrinsic object. They are bound to some reality by agreement in order to name that object. The agreement becomes fixed, the custom is established, and it becomes the name of that object.",
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"translation": "Names have no intrinsic appropriateness. They are bound to something by agreement in order to name it. The agreement becomes fixed, the custom is established, and it is called “appropriate.” If a name differs from the agreed name, it is then called “inappropriate.” Names have no intrinsic object. They are bound to some reality by agreement in order to name that object. The agreement becomes fixed, the custom is established, and it becomes the name of that object.",
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},
{
"ipa": "/iɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tiɪŋ³³ siɔk̚⁴⁻³² siɪŋ²⁴/",
"raw_tags": [
"General Taiwanese"
],
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"IPA",
"Taipei"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/iɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tiɪŋ³³ siɔk̚⁴⁻³² siɪŋ²³/",
"raw_tags": [
"General Taiwanese"
],
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"IPA",
"Kaohsiung"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Middle-Chinese"
],
"zh_pron": "'jiewH dengH zjowk dzyeng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Old-Chinese",
"Baxter-Sagart"
],
"zh_pron": "/*[q]ewk-s N-tˤeŋ-s s-[ɢ]ok [d]eŋ/"
},
{
"tags": [
"Old-Chinese",
"Zhengzhang"
],
"zh_pron": "/*ʔlewɢs deːŋs ljoɡ djeŋ/"
}
],
"word": "約定俗成"
}
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