See 魚與熊掌不可兼得 on Wiktionary
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"english": "Mencius said, 'I like fish, and I also like bear's paws. If I cannot have the two together, I will let the fish go, and take the bear's paws. So, I like life, and I also like righteousness. If I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go, and choose righteousness.'",
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"text": "孟子曰：「魚，我所欲也；熊掌，亦我所欲也，二者不可得兼，舍魚而取熊掌者也。生，亦我所欲也；義，亦我所欲也，二者不可得兼，舍生而取義者也。」",
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"english": "Mencius said, 'I like fish, and I also like bear's paws. If I cannot have the two together, I will let the fish go, and take the bear's paws. So, I like life, and I also like righteousness. If I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go, and choose righteousness.'",
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"text": "孟子曰：「鱼，我所欲也；熊掌，亦我所欲也，二者不可得兼，舍鱼而取熊掌者也。生，亦我所欲也；义，亦我所欲也，二者不可得兼，舍生而取义者也。」",
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"zh-pron": "yú yǔ xióngzhǎng bùkě jiān dé"
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"zh-pron": "ㄩˊ ㄩˇ ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄓㄤˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄉㄜˊ"
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"zh-pron": "jyu⁴ jyu⁵ hung⁴ zoeng² bat¹ ho² gim¹ dak¹"
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"zh-pron": "yú yǔ syóngjhǎng bùkě jian dé"
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"zh-pron": "yü² yü³ hsiung²-chang³ pu⁴-kʻo³ chien¹ tê²"
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"Yale"
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"zh-pron": "yú yǔ syúng-jǎng bù-kě jyān dé"
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"zh-pron": "yu yeu shyongjaang bukee jian der"
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"zh-pron": "юй юй сюнчжан букэ цзянь дэ"
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"zh-pron": "juj juj sjunčžan bukɛ czjanʹ dɛ"
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"ipa": "/y³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵/",
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"zh-pron": "yùh yúh hùhng jéung bāt hó gīm dāk"
},
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"tags": [
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"zh-pron": "jy⁴ jy⁵ hung⁴ dzoeng² bat⁷ ho² gim¹ dak⁷"
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"Guangdong-Romanization"
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"zh-pron": "yu⁴ yu⁵ hung⁴ zêng² bed¹ ho² gim¹ deg¹"
},
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"ipa": "/jyː²¹ jyː¹³ hʊŋ²¹ t͡sœːŋ³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ kiːm⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵/",
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"ipa": "/y³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵/"
},
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"ipa": "/jyː²¹ jyː¹³ hʊŋ²¹ t͡sœːŋ³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ kiːm⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵/"
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"word": "魚與熊掌不可兼得"
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"english": "Mencius said, 'I like fish, and I also like bear's paws. If I cannot have the two together, I will let the fish go, and take the bear's paws. So, I like life, and I also like righteousness. If I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go, and choose righteousness.'",
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"text": "孟子曰：「魚，我所欲也；熊掌，亦我所欲也，二者不可得兼，舍魚而取熊掌者也。生，亦我所欲也；義，亦我所欲也，二者不可得兼，舍生而取義者也。」",
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"text": "孟子曰：「鱼，我所欲也；熊掌，亦我所欲也，二者不可得兼，舍鱼而取熊掌者也。生，亦我所欲也；义，亦我所欲也，二者不可得兼，舍生而取义者也。」",
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"Chinese terms spelled with 可",
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"Chinese terms spelled with 掌",
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"zh-pron": "ㄩˊ ㄩˇ ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄓㄤˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄉㄜˊ"
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"zh-pron": "jyu⁴ jyu⁵ hung⁴ zoeng² bat¹ ho² gim¹ dak¹"
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"zh-pron": "yú yǔ xióngzhǎng bùkě jiān dé"
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"zh-pron": "yú yǔ syóngjhǎng bùkě jian dé"
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"Mandarin",
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"zh-pron": "yü² yü³ hsiung²-chang³ pu⁴-kʻo³ chien¹ tê²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
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"zh-pron": "yú yǔ syúng-jǎng bù-kě jyān dé"
},
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"Mandarin"
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"zh-pron": "yu yeu shyongjaang bukee jian der"
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"zh-pron": "юй юй сюнчжан букэ цзянь дэ"
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"zh-pron": "juj juj sjunčžan bukɛ czjanʹ dɛ"
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"ipa": "/y³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵/",
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"zh-pron": "yùh yúh hùhng jéung bāt hó gīm dāk"
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"zh-pron": "jy⁴ jy⁵ hung⁴ dzoeng² bat⁷ ho² gim¹ dak⁷"
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"zh-pron": "yu⁴ yu⁵ hung⁴ zêng² bed¹ ho² gim¹ deg¹"
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