See 酒池肉林 on Wiktionary
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],
"zh_pron": "zeo² qi⁴ yug⁶ lem⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹ jʊk̚² lɐm²¹/",
"raw_tags": [
"Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau",
"Standard-Cantonese"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Middle-Chinese"
],
"zh_pron": "tsjuwX drje nyuwk lim"
},
{
"tags": [
"Old-Chinese",
"Baxter-Sagart"
],
"zh_pron": "/*tsuʔ Cə.lraj k.nuk [r]əm/"
},
{
"tags": [
"Old-Chinese",
"Zhengzhang"
],
"zh_pron": "/*ʔsluʔ l'al njuɡ ɡ·rɯm/"
}
],
"word": "酒池肉林"
}
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