See 八仙過海，各顯神通 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"literal_meaning": "The Eight Immortals cross the sea, each revealing their divine power",
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"zh_pron": "ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄞˇ"
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"zh_pron": "baat³ sin¹ gwo³ hoi²"
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{
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},
{
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"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
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},
{
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"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "pa¹-hsien¹-kuo⁴-hai³"
},
{
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "ko⁴-hsien³-shên²-tʻung¹"
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"Yale"
],
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{
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"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
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},
{
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
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],
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},
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"ipa": "/pä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/",
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"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
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},
{
"ipa": "/paːt̚³ siːn⁵⁵ kʷɔː³³ hɔːi̯³⁵ kɔːk̚³ hiːn³⁵ sɐn²¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/",
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"Chinese terms spelled with 仙",
"Chinese terms spelled with 八",
"Chinese terms spelled with 各",
"Chinese terms spelled with 海",
"Chinese terms spelled with 神",
"Chinese terms spelled with 通",
"Chinese terms spelled with 過",
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{
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},
{
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"Bopomofo"
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},
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"Pinyin"
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],
"zh_pron": "ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄞˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄥ"
},
{
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"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
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{
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
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},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "pa¹-hsien¹-kuo⁴-hai³"
},
{
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"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "ko⁴-hsien³-shên²-tʻung¹"
},
{
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "bā-syān-gwò-hǎi-"
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{
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "gè-syǎn-shén-tūng"
},
{
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"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "bashianguohhae"
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"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
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"Standard-Chinese",
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
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},
{
"ipa": "/pä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/",
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],
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},
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],
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],
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},
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],
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"Guangzhou",
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],
"zh_pron": "baat sīn gwo hói"
},
{
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"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
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"Guangzhou",
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],
"zh_pron": "bad³ xin¹ guo³ hoi²"
},
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],
"zh_pron": "gog³ hin² sen⁴ tung¹"
},
{
"ipa": "/paːt̚³ siːn⁵⁵ kʷɔː³³ hɔːi̯³⁵ kɔːk̚³ hiːn³⁵ sɐn²¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/",
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"word": "八仙過海，各顯神通"
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