See 羊頭狗肉 on Wiktionary
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"zh-pron": "ㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄍㄡˇ ㄖㄡˋ"
},
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"zh-pron": "joeng⁴ tau⁴ gau² juk⁶"
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"zh-pron": "yang²-tʻou²-kou³-jou⁴"
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"zh-pron": "joeng⁴ tau⁴ gau² juk⁹"
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"zh-pron": "yêng⁴ teo⁴ geo² yug⁶"
},
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"ipa": "/jɑŋ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/"
},
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