See 不為五斗米折腰 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "郡遣督邮至县，吏白「应束带见之」，潜叹曰：「吾不能为五斗米折腰，拳拳事乡里小人邪！」",
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"zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄨˇ ㄉㄡˇ ㄇㄧˇ ㄓㄜˊ ㄧㄠ"
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"zh-pron": "bù wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ zhéyāo [Phonetic:búwèiwúdóumǐzhéyāo]"
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"zh-pron": "pu⁴ wei⁴ wu³ tou³ mi³ chê²-yao¹"
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"zh-pron": "bu wey wuu doou mii jeriau"
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"zh-pron": "бу вэй у доу ми чжэяо"
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"zh-pron": "bu vɛj u dou mi čžɛjao"
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"zh-pron": "bāt waih ńgh dáu máih jit yīu"
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"zh-pron": "bat⁷ wai⁶ ng⁵ dau² mai⁵ dzit⁸ jiu¹"
},
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"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "bed¹ wei⁶ ng⁵ deo² mei⁵ jid³ yiu¹"
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"ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯²² ŋ̍¹³ tɐu̯³⁵ mɐi̯¹³ t͡siːt̚³ jiːu̯⁵⁵/",
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"text": "郡遣督邮至县，吏白「应束带见之」，潜叹曰：「吾不能为五斗米折腰，拳拳事乡里小人邪！」",
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"zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄨˇ ㄉㄡˇ ㄇㄧˇ ㄓㄜˊ ㄧㄠ"
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"zh-pron": "bu wey wuu doou mii jeriau"
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"zh-pron": "бу вэй у доу ми чжэяо"
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"zh-pron": "bu vɛj u dou mi čžɛjao"
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"zh-pron": "bat⁷ wai⁶ ng⁵ dau² mai⁵ dzit⁸ jiu¹"
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"zh-pron": "bed¹ wei⁶ ng⁵ deo² mei⁵ jid³ yiu¹"
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"ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯²² ŋ̍¹³ tɐu̯³⁵ mɐi̯¹³ t͡siːt̚³ jiːu̯⁵⁵/",
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"ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯²² ŋ̍¹³ tɐu̯³⁵ mɐi̯¹³ t͡siːt̚³ jiːu̯⁵⁵/"
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