See 紙上談兵 on Wiktionary
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],
"zh-pron": "ㄓˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄢˊ ㄅㄧㄥ"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "zi² soeng⁶ taam⁴ bing¹"
},
{
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},
{
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},
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"zh-pron": "zhǐshàngtánbīng"
},
{
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"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "jhǐhshàngtánbing"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "chih³-shang⁴-tʻan²-ping¹"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "jř-shàng-tán-bīng"
},
{
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"Mandarin"
],
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},
{
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],
"zh-pron": "чжишантаньбин"
},
{
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],
"zh-pron": "čžišantanʹbin"
},
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"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰän³⁵ piŋ⁵⁵/",
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"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
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"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "jí seuhng tàahm bīng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "dzi² soeng⁶ taam⁴ bing¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "ji² sêng⁶ tam⁴ bing¹"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡siː³⁵ sœːŋ²² tʰaːm²¹ pɪŋ⁵⁵/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "chóa-siōng-tâm-peng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "tsuá-siōng-tâm-ping"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh-pron": "zoafsioxngdampefng"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tam²⁴⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Taipei"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tam²³⁻³³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Kaohsiung"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tam²⁴⁻²² piɪŋ⁴⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Xiamen"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "chóa-siāng-tâm-peng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "tsuá-siāng-tâm-ping"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh-pron": "zoafsiaxngdampefng"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ³³⁻²¹ tam²³⁻³³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Kaohsiung"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ³³⁻¹¹ tam²⁴⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Taipei"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰän³⁵ piŋ⁵⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡siː³⁵ sœːŋ²² tʰaːm²¹ pɪŋ⁵⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tam²⁴⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tam²³⁻³³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tam²⁴⁻²² piɪŋ⁴⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ³³⁻²¹ tam²³⁻³³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ³³⁻¹¹ tam²⁴⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/"
}
],
"word": "紙上談兵"
}
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},
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"zh-pron": "ㄓˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄢˊ ㄅㄧㄥ"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "zi² soeng⁶ taam⁴ bing¹"
},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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"Mandarin"
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"zh-pron": "zhǐshàngtánbīng"
},
{
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"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "jhǐhshàngtánbing"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "chih³-shang⁴-tʻan²-ping¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "jř-shàng-tán-bīng"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "jyyshanqtarnbing"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "чжишантаньбин"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "čžišantanʹbin"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰän³⁵ piŋ⁵⁵/",
"tags": [
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"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
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"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "jí seuhng tàahm bīng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "dzi² soeng⁶ taam⁴ bing¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "ji² sêng⁶ tam⁴ bing¹"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡siː³⁵ sœːŋ²² tʰaːm²¹ pɪŋ⁵⁵/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
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"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "chóa-siōng-tâm-peng"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "tsuá-siōng-tâm-ping"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh-pron": "zoafsioxngdampefng"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tam²⁴⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Taipei"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tam²³⁻³³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Kaohsiung"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tam²⁴⁻²² piɪŋ⁴⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Xiamen"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "chóa-siāng-tâm-peng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "tsuá-siāng-tâm-ping"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh-pron": "zoafsiaxngdampefng"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ³³⁻²¹ tam²³⁻³³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Kaohsiung"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ³³⁻¹¹ tam²⁴⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Taipei"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰän³⁵ piŋ⁵⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡siː³⁵ sœːŋ²² tʰaːm²¹ pɪŋ⁵⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tam²⁴⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tam²³⁻³³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tam²⁴⁻²² piɪŋ⁴⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ³³⁻²¹ tam²³⁻³³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ³³⁻¹¹ tam²⁴⁻¹¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/"
}
],
"word": "紙上談兵"
}
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