See 越俎代庖 on Wiktionary
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"ref": " Zhuangzi, circa 3ʳᵈ – 2ⁿᵈ centuries BCE",
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"text": "庖人雖不治庖，尸祝不越樽俎而代之矣。",
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"text": "庖人虽不治庖，尸祝不越樽俎而代之矣。",
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"zh-pron": "yuèzǔdàipáo"
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"zh-pron": "ㄩㄝˋ ㄗㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄆㄠˊ"
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"zh-pron": "ywè-dzǔ-dài-páu"
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"zh-pron": "yuehtzuudaypaur"
},
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"zh-pron": "юэцзудайпао"
},
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"zh-pron": "jueczudajpao"
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"ipa": "/ɥɛ⁵¹ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹ pʰɑʊ̯³⁵/",
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"zh-pron": "jyt⁹ dzo² doi⁶ paau⁴"
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"zh-pron": "yud⁶ zo² doi⁶ pao⁴"
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"word": "越俎代庖"
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"zh-pron": "yuèzǔdàipáo"
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"zh-pron": "ㄩㄝˋ ㄗㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄆㄠˊ"
},
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"zh-pron": "jyut⁶ zo² doi⁶ paau⁴"
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"zh-pron": "yuèzǔdàipáo"
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"zh-pron": "yuèzǔdàipáo"
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"zh-pron": "yüeh⁴-tsu³-tai⁴-pʻao²"
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"zh-pron": "ywè-dzǔ-dài-páu"
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"zh-pron": "yuehtzuudaypaur"
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"zh-pron": "юэцзудайпао"
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"zh-pron": "yuht jó doih pàauh"
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"zh-pron": "jyt⁹ dzo² doi⁶ paau⁴"
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"zh-pron": "yud⁶ zo² doi⁶ pao⁴"
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"ipa": "/jyːt̚² t͡sɔː³⁵ tɔːi̯²² pʰaːu̯²¹/",
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]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɥɛ⁵¹ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹ pʰɑʊ̯³⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/jyːt̚² t͡sɔː³⁵ tɔːi̯²² pʰaːu̯²¹/"
}
],
"word": "越俎代庖"
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