See 魚水之歡 on Wiktionary
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"literal_meaning": "the pleasure between fish and water; the pleasure of fishes in water",
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"zh-pron": "yúshuǐzhīhuān"
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"zh-pron": "ㄩˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓ ㄏㄨㄢ"
},
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"zh-pron": "jyu⁴ seoi² zi¹ fun¹"
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"zh-pron": "yúshuǐzhīhuān"
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"zh-pron": "yúshuěijhihhuan"
},
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"zh-pron": "yü²-shui³-chih¹-huan¹"
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"zh-pron": "yushoeijyhuan"
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"zh-pron": "юйшуйчжихуань"
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"zh-pron": "jujšujčžixuanʹ"
},
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"ipa": "/y³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xu̯än⁵⁵/",
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"zh-pron": "yùh séui jī fūn"
},
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"zh-pron": "jy⁴ soey² dzi¹ fun¹"
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"zh-pron": "yu⁴ sêu² ji¹ fun¹"
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},
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"ipa": "/jyː²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ fuːn⁵⁵/"
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"zh-pron": "yúshuǐzhīhuān"
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"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄩˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓ ㄏㄨㄢ"
},
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"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "jyu⁴ seoi² zi¹ fun¹"
},
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"zh-pron": "yúshuǐzhīhuān"
},
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"zh-pron": "yúshuěijhihhuan"
},
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"Wade-Giles"
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"zh-pron": "yü²-shui³-chih¹-huan¹"
},
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"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "yú-shwěi-jr̄-hwān"
},
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"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "yushoeijyhuan"
},
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "юйшуйчжихуань"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "jujšujčžixuanʹ"
},
{
"ipa": "/y³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xu̯än⁵⁵/",
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"zh-pron": "yùh séui jī fūn"
},
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"Pinyin"
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"zh-pron": "jy⁴ soey² dzi¹ fun¹"
},
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"zh-pron": "yu⁴ sêu² ji¹ fun¹"
},
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]
},
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"ipa": "/y³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xu̯än⁵⁵/"
},
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"ipa": "/jyː²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ fuːn⁵⁵/"
}
],
"word": "魚水之歡"
}
Download raw JSONL data for 魚水之歡 meaning in All languages combined (3.0kB)
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