"世衰道微" meaning in Chinese

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        "1": "世衰道微，邪說 暴行{xìng} 有 作，臣 弒 其 君 者 有 之，子 弒 其 父 者 有 之。",
        "2": "Again the world fell into decay, and principles faded away. Perverse speakings and oppressive deeds waxed rife again. There were instances of ministers who murdered their sovereigns, and of sons who murdered their fathers.",
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      "expansion": "世衰道微，邪說暴行有作，臣弒其君者有之，子弒其父者有之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]世衰道微，邪说暴行有作，臣弑其君者有之，子弑其父者有之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Mencius, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE\nShìshuāidàowēi, xiéshuō bàoxìng yǒu zuò, chén shì qí jūn zhě yǒu zhī, zǐ shì qí fù zhě yǒu zhī. [Pinyin]\nAgain the world fell into decay, and principles faded away. Perverse speakings and oppressive deeds waxed rife again. There were instances of ministers who murdered their sovereigns, and of sons who murdered their fathers.",
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  "etymology_text": "From Mencius:\n:\n世衰道微，邪說暴行有作，臣弒其君者有之，子弒其父者有之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]世衰道微，邪说暴行有作，臣弑其君者有之，子弑其父者有之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Mencius, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE\nShìshuāidàowēi, xiéshuō bàoxìng yǒu zuò, chén shì qí jūn zhě yǒu zhī, zǐ shì qí fù zhě yǒu zhī. [Pinyin]\nAgain the world fell into decay, and principles faded away. Perverse speakings and oppressive deeds waxed rife again. There were instances of ministers who murdered their sovereigns, and of sons who murdered their fathers.",
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      "zh-pron": "shr̀-shwāi-dàu-wēi"
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      "zh-pron": "sai sēui douh mèih"
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      "zh-pron": "sai³ soey¹ dou⁶ mei⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "sei³ sêu¹ dou⁶ méi⁴"
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      "ipa": "/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/"
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      "ipa": "/sɐi̯³³ sɵy̯⁵⁵ tou̯²² mei̯²¹/"
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  "word": "世衰道微"
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        "1": "世衰道微，邪說 暴行{xìng} 有 作，臣 弒 其 君 者 有 之，子 弒 其 父 者 有 之。",
        "2": "Again the world fell into decay, and principles faded away. Perverse speakings and oppressive deeds waxed rife again. There were instances of ministers who murdered their sovereigns, and of sons who murdered their fathers.",
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  ],
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "sai³ soey¹ dou⁶ mei⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "sei³ sêu¹ dou⁶ méi⁴"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/"
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