See 骨瘦如柴 on Wiktionary
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],
"zh_pron": "ㄍㄨˇ ㄕㄡˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄔㄞˊ"
},
{
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],
"zh_pron": "gwat¹ sau³ jyu⁴ caai⁴"
},
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],
"zh_pron": "ㄍㄨˇ ㄕㄡˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄔㄞˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "gǔshòurúchái"
},
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
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"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "ku³-shou⁴-ju²-chʻai²"
},
{
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"Standard-Chinese",
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],
"zh_pron": "gǔ-shòu-rú-chái"
},
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"tags": [
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"zh_pron": "guushowruchair"
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"roman": "gušoužučaj",
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"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "гушоужучай"
},
{
"ipa": "/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵/",
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"zh_pron": "gued¹ seo³ yu⁴ cai⁴"
},
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"ipa": "/kʷɐt̚⁵ sɐu̯³³ jyː²¹ t͡sʰaːi̯²¹/",
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"zh_pron": "gǔshòurúchái"
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"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄍㄨˇ ㄕㄡˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄔㄞˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "gwat¹ sau³ jyu⁴ caai⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "gǔshòurúchái"
},
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄍㄨˇ ㄕㄡˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄔㄞˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "gǔshòurúchái"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "ku³-shou⁴-ju²-chʻai²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "gǔ-shòu-rú-chái"
},
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"tags": [
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "guushowruchair"
},
{
"roman": "gušoužučaj",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "гушоужучай"
},
{
"ipa": "/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵/",
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"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
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"zh_pron": "gwat¹ sau³ jyu⁴ caai⁴"
},
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"zh_pron": "gwat⁷ sau³ jy⁴ tsaai⁴"
},
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],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "gued¹ seo³ yu⁴ cai⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/kʷɐt̚⁵ sɐu̯³³ jyː²¹ t͡sʰaːi̯²¹/",
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
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"word": "骨瘦如柴"
}
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