"順我者昌，逆我者嫖娼" meaning in All languages combined

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  "literal_meaning": "Those whoobey me prosper; those who oppose me are sex-buyers.",
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      "zh-pron": "shùn wǒ zhě chāng"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "nì wǒ zhě piáochāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄜˇ ㄔㄤ"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄧˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄜˇ ㄆㄧㄠˊ ㄔㄤ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "seon⁶ ngo⁵ ze² coeng¹, jik⁶ ngo⁵ ze² piu⁴ coeng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "shùn wǒ zhě chāng"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "nì wǒ zhě piáochāng [Phonetic:shùnwózhěchāng"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "nìwózhěpiáochāng]"
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      "zh-pron": "shùn wǒ jhě chang"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "nì wǒ jhě piáochang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "shun⁴ wo³ chê³ chʻang¹"
    },
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        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ni⁴ wo³ chê³ pʻiao²-chʻang¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shwùn wǒ jě chāng-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nì wǒ jě pyáu-chāng"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shuenn woo jee chang"
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    {
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "nih woo jee pyauchang"
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      "zh-pron": "шунь во чжэ чан"
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      "zh-pron": "ни во чжэ пяочан"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šunʹ vo čžɛ čan"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ni vo čžɛ pjaočan"
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      "zh-pron": "seuhn ngóh jé chēung, yihk ngóh jé pìuh chēung"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "soen⁶ ngo⁵ dze² tsoeng¹, jik⁹ ngo⁵ dze² piu⁴ tsoeng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sên⁶ ngo⁵ zé² cêng¹, yig⁶ ngo⁵ zé² piu⁴ cêng¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɵn²² ŋɔː¹³ t͡sɛː³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ jɪk̚² ŋɔː¹³ t͡sɛː³⁵ pʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂu̯ən⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ni⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɵn²² ŋɔː¹³ t͡sɛː³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ jɪk̚² ŋɔː¹³ t͡sɛː³⁵ pʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/"
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  "word": "順我者昌，逆我者嫖娼"
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      "zh-pron": "shùn wǒ zhě chāng"
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      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "nì wǒ zhě piáochāng"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄜˇ ㄔㄤ"
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      "zh-pron": "shùn wǒ zhě chāng"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "nì wǒ zhě piáochāng [Phonetic:shùnwózhěchāng"
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "nìwózhěpiáochāng]"
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      "zh-pron": "shùn wǒ jhě chang"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "nì wǒ jhě piáochang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "shun⁴ wo³ chê³ chʻang¹"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "ni⁴ wo³ chê³ pʻiao²-chʻang¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shwùn wǒ jě chāng-"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "nì wǒ jě pyáu-chāng"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "shuenn woo jee chang"
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "nih woo jee pyauchang"
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      "zh-pron": "шунь во чжэ чан"
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      "zh-pron": "ни во чжэ пяочан"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "šunʹ vo čžɛ čan"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "ni vo čžɛ pjaočan"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʂu̯ən⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ni⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "seuhn ngóh jé chēung, yihk ngóh jé pìuh chēung"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "soen⁶ ngo⁵ dze² tsoeng¹, jik⁹ ngo⁵ dze² piu⁴ tsoeng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sên⁶ ngo⁵ zé² cêng¹, yig⁶ ngo⁵ zé² piu⁴ cêng¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɵn²² ŋɔː¹³ t͡sɛː³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ jɪk̚² ŋɔː¹³ t͡sɛː³⁵ pʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʂu̯ən⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ni⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɵn²² ŋɔː¹³ t͡sɛː³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ jɪk̚² ŋɔː¹³ t͡sɛː³⁵ pʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/"
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  "word": "順我者昌，逆我者嫖娼"
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