See 食四面風，講五色話 on Wiktionary
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"ipa": "/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ su²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ue²²/",
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"zh_pron": "káng góo-siak uē"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin⁴¹⁻²² huaŋ³³ kaŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siak̚⁵⁻²⁴ ue⁴¹/",
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"word": "食四面風，講五色話"
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"ipa": "/t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin⁴¹⁻²² huaŋ³³ kaŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siak̚⁵⁻²⁴ ue⁴¹/",
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"word": "八面玲瓏"
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"word": "八面玲珑"
},
{
"roman": "jiàn rén shuō rénhuà, jiàn guǐ shuō guǐhuà",
"word": "見人說人話，見鬼說鬼話 / 见人说人话，见鬼说鬼话"
}
],
"word": "食四面風，講五色話"
}
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