See 三顧茅廬 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
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},
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"zh-pron": "sān-gù-máu-lú"
},
{
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"zh-pron": "sanguhmaulu"
},
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"zh-pron": "саньгумаолу"
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"zh-pron": "sanʹgumaolu"
},
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"ipa": "/sän⁵⁵ ku⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ lu³⁵/",
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"zh-pron": "sāam gu màauh lòuh"
},
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"zh-pron": "saam¹ gu³ maau⁴ lou⁴"
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"zh-pron": "sam¹ gu³ mao⁴ lou⁴"
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"ipa": "/sän⁵⁵ ku⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ lu³⁵/"
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"zh-pron": "ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ"
},
{
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},
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"zh-pron": "san¹-ku⁴-mao²-lu²"
},
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"tags": [
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"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "sān-gù-máu-lú"
},
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},
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},
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"tags": [
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"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "sanʹgumaolu"
},
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"Yale"
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"zh-pron": "sāam gu màauh lòuh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "saam¹ gu³ maau⁴ lou⁴"
},
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"Guangdong-Romanization"
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"zh-pron": "sam¹ gu³ mao⁴ lou⁴"
},
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},
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"ipa": "/sän⁵⁵ ku⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ lu³⁵/"
},
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"ipa": "/saːm⁵⁵ kuː³³ maːu̯²¹ lou̯²¹/"
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"word": "三顧草廬／三顾草庐"
},
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"word": "三顧草廬"
},
{
"word": "三顾草庐"
}
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"word": "三顧茅廬"
}
Download raw JSONL data for 三顧茅廬 meaning in Chinese (2.6kB)
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