See 不自由毋寧死 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
{
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"zh_pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄙˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
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],
"zh_pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄙˇ"
},
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"Bopomofo"
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},
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},
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Mainland-China",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "pu⁴ tzŭ⁴-yu² wu²-ning⁴ ssŭ³"
},
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Mainland-China",
"Yale"
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},
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Mainland-China",
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],
"zh_pron": "bu tzyhyou wuninq syy"
},
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Mainland-China",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "бу цзыю унин сы"
},
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"Pinyin",
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},
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Taiwan",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄙˇ"
},
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Taiwan",
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"Wade-Giles"
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"zh_pron": "pu⁴ tzŭ⁴-yu² wu²-ning² ssŭ³"
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"Yale"
],
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},
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Taiwan",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "bu tzyhyou wuning syy"
},
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"roman": "bu czyju unin sy",
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Taiwan",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "бу цзыю унин сы"
},
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"ipa": "/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ u³⁵ niŋ³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Taiwan",
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"Guangzhou",
"Jyutping"
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},
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"Hong Kong"
],
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"Cantonese",
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"zh_pron": "bāt jih yàuh mòuh nìhng séi"
},
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"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
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"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "bat⁷ dzi⁶ jau⁴ mou⁴ ning⁴ sei²"
},
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"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
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"zh_pron": "bed¹ ji⁶ yeo⁴ mou⁴ ning⁴ séi²"
},
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"ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²² jɐu̯²¹ mou̯²¹ nɪŋ²¹ sei̯³⁵/",
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"word": "不自由毋寧死"
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"text": "語曰：「不自由，無寧死！」然則暫有自由之一日而明日自刎其喉，猶所願也，況綿延至於三四十年乎！",
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"text": "语曰：「不自由，无宁死！」然则暂有自由之一日而明日自刎其喉，犹所愿也，况绵延至于三四十年乎！",
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"zh_pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄙˇ"
},
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"zh_pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄙˇ"
},
{
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"Jyutping"
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"zh_pron": "bat¹ zi⁶ jau⁴ mou⁴ ning⁴ sei²"
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{
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"Mainland-China",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "bù zìyóu wúnìng sǐ"
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"zh_pron": "bú zìyóu wúnìng sǐ"
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"Mainland-China",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄙˇ"
},
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"zh_pron": "bù zìhyóu wúnìng sǐh"
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Mainland-China",
"Wade-Giles"
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"zh_pron": "pu⁴ tzŭ⁴-yu² wu²-ning⁴ ssŭ³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Mainland-China",
"Yale"
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"zh_pron": "bù dz̀-yóu wú-nìng sž"
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"zh_pron": "bu tzyhyou wuninq syy"
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"Palladius"
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"Bopomofo"
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"zh_pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄙˇ"
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Taiwan",
"Wade-Giles"
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"zh_pron": "pu⁴ tzŭ⁴-yu² wu²-ning² ssŭ³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Taiwan",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "bù dz̀-yóu wú-níng sž"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Taiwan",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "bu tzyhyou wuning syy"
},
{
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"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Taiwan",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "бу цзыю унин сы"
},
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"Hong Kong"
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"Pinyin"
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},
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"Hong Kong"
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "bed¹ ji⁶ yeo⁴ mou⁴ ning⁴ séi²"
},
{
"ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²² jɐu̯²¹ mou̯²¹ nɪŋ²¹ sei̯³⁵/",
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],
"word": "不自由毋寧死"
}
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