See 人必自侮而後人侮之 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him. A family must first destroy itself, and then others will destroy it. A State must first smite itself, and then others will smite it.",
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"ref": " Mencius, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE",
"roman": "Fú rén bì zì wǔ, ránhòu rén wǔ zhī; jiā bì zì huǐ, érhòu rén huǐ zhī; guó bì zì fá, érhòu rén fá zhī.",
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"text": "夫人必自侮，然後人侮之；家必自毀，而後人毀之；國必自伐，而後人伐之。",
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"text": "夫人必自侮，然后人侮之；家必自毁，而后人毁之；国必自伐，而后人伐之。",
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"id": "en-人必自侮而後人侮之-zh-proverb-KRAyjZim",
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"zh-pron": "rén bì zìwǔ érhòu rén wǔ zhī"
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"zh-pron": "ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄗˋ ㄨˇ ㄦˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˇ ㄓ"
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"zh-pron": "jan⁴ bit¹ zi⁶ mou⁵ ji⁴ hau⁶ jan⁴ mou⁵ zi¹"
},
{
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"zh-pron": "rén bì zìwǔ érhòu rén wǔ zhī"
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"zh-pron": "rén bì zìhwǔ érhòu rén wǔ jhih"
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"zh-pron": "jên² pi⁴ tzŭ⁴-wu³ êrh²-hou⁴ jên² wu³ chih¹"
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"zh-pron": "rén bì dz̀-wǔ ér-hòu rén wǔ jr̄"
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{
"tags": [
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"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "ren bih tzyhwuu erlhow ren wuu jy"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "жэнь би цзыу эрхоу жэнь у чжи"
},
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"zh-pron": "žɛnʹ bi czyu erxou žɛnʹ u čži"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʐən³⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/",
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"zh-pron": "yàhn bīt jih móuh yìh hauh yàhn móuh jī"
},
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"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
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"zh-pron": "jan⁴ bit⁷ dzi⁶ mou⁵ ji⁴ hau⁶ jan⁴ mou⁵ dzi¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "yen⁴ bid¹ ji⁶ mou⁵ yi⁴ heo⁶ yen⁴ mou⁵ ji¹"
},
{
"ipa": "/jɐn²¹ piːt̚⁵ t͡siː²² mou̯¹³ jiː²¹ hɐu̯²² jɐn²¹ mou̯¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵/",
"tags": [
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{
"ipa": "/ʐən³⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/"
},
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"ipa": "/jɐn²¹ piːt̚⁵ t͡siː²² mou̯¹³ jiː²¹ hɐu̯²² jɐn²¹ mou̯¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵/"
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"word": "人必自侮而後人侮之"
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"english": "A man must first despise himself, and then others will despise him. A family must first destroy itself, and then others will destroy it. A State must first smite itself, and then others will smite it.",
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"Simplified Chinese"
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"tags": [
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"text": "夫人必自侮，然后人侮之；家必自毁，而后人毁之；国必自伐，而后人伐之。",
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"etymology_text": "From Mencius",
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"zh-pron": "ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄗˋ ㄨˇ ㄦˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˇ ㄓ"
},
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"zh-pron": "jan⁴ bit¹ zi⁶ mou⁵ ji⁴ hau⁶ jan⁴ mou⁵ zi¹"
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"zh-pron": "rén bì zìwǔ érhòu rén wǔ zhī"
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"zh-pron": "rén bì zìhwǔ érhòu rén wǔ jhih"
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"zh-pron": "jên² pi⁴ tzŭ⁴-wu³ êrh²-hou⁴ jên² wu³ chih¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "rén bì dz̀-wǔ ér-hòu rén wǔ jr̄"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "ren bih tzyhwuu erlhow ren wuu jy"
},
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "жэнь би цзыу эрхоу жэнь у чжи"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "žɛnʹ bi czyu erxou žɛnʹ u čži"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʐən³⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "yàhn bīt jih móuh yìh hauh yàhn móuh jī"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "jan⁴ bit⁷ dzi⁶ mou⁵ ji⁴ hau⁶ jan⁴ mou⁵ dzi¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "yen⁴ bid¹ ji⁶ mou⁵ yi⁴ heo⁶ yen⁴ mou⁵ ji¹"
},
{
"ipa": "/jɐn²¹ piːt̚⁵ t͡siː²² mou̯¹³ jiː²¹ hɐu̯²² jɐn²¹ mou̯¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
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},
{
"ipa": "/ʐən³⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/jɐn²¹ piːt̚⁵ t͡siː²² mou̯¹³ jiː²¹ hɐu̯²² jɐn²¹ mou̯¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵/"
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"word": "人必自侮而後人侮之"
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