"老馬識途" meaning in All languages combined

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        "1": "@^管.^仲、@^隰.^朋 從 於 @^桓 公 而 伐 @^孤竹，春 往 冬 反，迷惑 失 道，@^管.^仲 曰：「老 馬 之 智 可 用 也。」乃 放 老 馬 而 隨 之，遂 得 道。",
        "2": "Guan Zhong and Xi Peng (隰朋) accompanied Duke Huan in the expedition against Guzhu. When spring was gone and winter came again, they went astray and lost the way. Thereupon Guan Zhong said: \"The wisdom of old horses is trustworthy.\" So they let old horses go of themselves and followed them from behind, till they found the way.",
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      "expansion": "管仲、隰朋從於桓公而伐孤竹，春往冬反，迷惑失道，管仲曰：「老馬之智可用也。」乃放老馬而隨之，遂得道。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]管仲、隰朋从于桓公而伐孤竹，春往冬反，迷惑失道，管仲曰：「老马之智可用也。」乃放老马而随之，遂得道。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Han Feizi, circa 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on W. K. Liao's version\nGuǎn Zhòng, Xí Péng cóng yú Huán gōng ér fá Gūzhú, chūn wǎng dōng fǎn, míhuò shī dào, Guǎn Zhòng yuē: “Lǎo mǎ zhī zhì kě yòng yě.” Nǎi fàng lǎo mǎ ér suí zhī, suì dé dào. [Pinyin]\nGuan Zhong and Xi Peng (隰朋) accompanied Duke Huan in the expedition against Guzhu. When spring was gone and winter came again, they went astray and lost the way. Thereupon Guan Zhong said: \"The wisdom of old horses is trustworthy.\" So they let old horses go of themselves and followed them from behind, till they found the way.",
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  "etymology_text": "From a story in Han Feizi, Chapter 22 (《韓非子·說林上》):\n:\n管仲、隰朋從於桓公而伐孤竹，春往冬反，迷惑失道，管仲曰：「老馬之智可用也。」乃放老馬而隨之，遂得道。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]管仲、隰朋从于桓公而伐孤竹，春往冬反，迷惑失道，管仲曰：「老马之智可用也。」乃放老马而随之，遂得道。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Han Feizi, circa 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on W. K. Liao's version\nGuǎn Zhòng, Xí Péng cóng yú Huán gōng ér fá Gūzhú, chūn wǎng dōng fǎn, míhuò shī dào, Guǎn Zhòng yuē: “Lǎo mǎ zhī zhì kě yòng yě.” Nǎi fàng lǎo mǎ ér suí zhī, suì dé dào. [Pinyin]\nGuan Zhong and Xi Peng (隰朋) accompanied Duke Huan in the expedition against Guzhu. When spring was gone and winter came again, they went astray and lost the way. Thereupon Guan Zhong said: \"The wisdom of old horses is trustworthy.\" So they let old horses go of themselves and followed them from behind, till they found the way.",
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      "zh-pron": "lǎomǎshìtú"
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "lao³-ma³-shih⁴-tʻu²"
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      "zh-pron": "lǎu-mǎ-shr̀-tú"
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
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      "zh-pron": "laomaashyhtwu"
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    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰu³⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "lóuh máh sīk tòuh"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ maa⁵ sik⁷ tou⁴"
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "ló-má-sik-tôo"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
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      "zh-pron": "loymafsekdoo"
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      "ipa": "/lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ²⁴/",
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        "Xiamen"
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      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰu³⁵/"
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      "other": "[Phonetic: láomǎshìtú]"
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      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰu³⁵/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ maː¹³ sɪk̚⁵ tʰou̯²¹/"
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      "ipa": "/lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ²⁴/"
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  "word": "老馬識途"
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        "1": "@^管.^仲、@^隰.^朋 從 於 @^桓 公 而 伐 @^孤竹，春 往 冬 反，迷惑 失 道，@^管.^仲 曰：「老 馬 之 智 可 用 也。」乃 放 老 馬 而 隨 之，遂 得 道。",
        "2": "Guan Zhong and Xi Peng (隰朋) accompanied Duke Huan in the expedition against Guzhu. When spring was gone and winter came again, they went astray and lost the way. Thereupon Guan Zhong said: \"The wisdom of old horses is trustworthy.\" So they let old horses go of themselves and followed them from behind, till they found the way.",
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      "expansion": "管仲、隰朋從於桓公而伐孤竹，春往冬反，迷惑失道，管仲曰：「老馬之智可用也。」乃放老馬而隨之，遂得道。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]管仲、隰朋从于桓公而伐孤竹，春往冬反，迷惑失道，管仲曰：「老马之智可用也。」乃放老马而随之，遂得道。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Han Feizi, circa 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on W. K. Liao's version\nGuǎn Zhòng, Xí Péng cóng yú Huán gōng ér fá Gūzhú, chūn wǎng dōng fǎn, míhuò shī dào, Guǎn Zhòng yuē: “Lǎo mǎ zhī zhì kě yòng yě.” Nǎi fàng lǎo mǎ ér suí zhī, suì dé dào. [Pinyin]\nGuan Zhong and Xi Peng (隰朋) accompanied Duke Huan in the expedition against Guzhu. When spring was gone and winter came again, they went astray and lost the way. Thereupon Guan Zhong said: \"The wisdom of old horses is trustworthy.\" So they let old horses go of themselves and followed them from behind, till they found the way.",
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  "etymology_text": "From a story in Han Feizi, Chapter 22 (《韓非子·說林上》):\n:\n管仲、隰朋從於桓公而伐孤竹，春往冬反，迷惑失道，管仲曰：「老馬之智可用也。」乃放老馬而隨之，遂得道。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]管仲、隰朋从于桓公而伐孤竹，春往冬反，迷惑失道，管仲曰：「老马之智可用也。」乃放老马而随之，遂得道。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Han Feizi, circa 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on W. K. Liao's version\nGuǎn Zhòng, Xí Péng cóng yú Huán gōng ér fá Gūzhú, chūn wǎng dōng fǎn, míhuò shī dào, Guǎn Zhòng yuē: “Lǎo mǎ zhī zhì kě yòng yě.” Nǎi fàng lǎo mǎ ér suí zhī, suì dé dào. [Pinyin]\nGuan Zhong and Xi Peng (隰朋) accompanied Duke Huan in the expedition against Guzhu. When spring was gone and winter came again, they went astray and lost the way. Thereupon Guan Zhong said: \"The wisdom of old horses is trustworthy.\" So they let old horses go of themselves and followed them from behind, till they found the way.",
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "lǎomǎshítú [Phonetic:láomǎshítú]"
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        "Mandarin"
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        "Palladius"
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        "Palladius"
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "lao³-ma³-shih⁴-tʻu²"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "lǎu-mǎ-shr̀-tú"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laomaashyhtwu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰu³⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "lóuh máh sīk tòuh"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ maa⁵ sik⁷ tou⁴"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "lou⁵ ma⁵ xig¹ tou⁴"
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    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ maː¹³ sɪk̚⁵ tʰou̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "ló-má-sek-tô͘"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ló-má-sik-tôo"
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    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "loymafsekdoo"
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    {
      "ipa": "/lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: láomǎshítú]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰu³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: láomǎshìtú]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰu³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lou̯¹³ maː¹³ sɪk̚⁵ tʰou̯²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ²⁴/"
    }
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  "word": "老馬識途"
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