See 一語道破 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
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"zh_pron": "jat¹ jyu⁵ dou⁶ po³"
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},
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"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
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"zh_pron": "yed¹ yu⁵ dou⁶ po³"
},
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"Tongyong-Pinyin"
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},
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},
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},
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"Standard-Chinese",
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"zh_pron": "yed¹ yu⁵ dou⁶ po³"
},
{
"ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ jyː¹³ tou̯²² pʰɔː³³/",
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"word": "一語道破"
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