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"1": "如今 人 方 為{wéi} 刀俎，我 為{wéi} 魚肉，何 辭 為{wéi}？",
"2": "Now they are like the butcher's knife and chopping block, and we are like the fish and meat, what's the use of saying goodbye?",
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"etymology_text": "From 《史記·項羽本紀》 (Records of the Grand Historian: Annals of Xiang Yu).\n如今人方為刀俎，我為魚肉，何辭為？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]如今人方为刀俎，我为鱼肉，何辞为？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE\nRújīn rén fāng wéi dāozǔ, wǒ wéi yúròu, hé cí wéi? [Pinyin]\nNow they are like the butcher's knife and chopping block, and we are like the fish and meat, what's the use of saying goodbye?",
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"zh-pron": "жэнь вэй даоцзу"
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"zh-pron": "во вэй юйжоу"
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"ipa": "/jɐn²¹ wɐi̯²¹ tou̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔː³⁵ ŋɔː¹³ wɐi̯²¹ jyː²¹ jʊk̚²/",
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"ipa": "/ʐən³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡su²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ y³⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/"
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"ipa": "/jɐn²¹ wɐi̯²¹ tou̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔː³⁵ ŋɔː¹³ wɐi̯²¹ jyː²¹ jʊk̚²/"
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"zh-pron": "жэнь вэй даоцзу"
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"zh-pron": "во вэй юйжоу"
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"zh-pron": "žɛnʹ vɛj daoczu"
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"zh-pron": "yàhn wàih dōu jó, ngóh wàih yùh yuhk"
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"ipa": "/jɐn²¹ wɐi̯²¹ tou̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔː³⁵ ŋɔː¹³ wɐi̯²¹ jyː²¹ jʊk̚²/",
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