博士買驢 in Chinese

IPA: /pu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ maɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ly³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /pɔːk̚³ siː²² maːi̯¹³ lɵy̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /pu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ maɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ly³⁵/, /pɔːk̚³ siː²² maːi̯¹³ lɵy̯²¹/ Chinese transliterations: bóshìmǎilǘ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄛˊ ㄕˋ ㄇㄞˇ ㄌㄩˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bok³ si⁶ maai⁵ leoi⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], bóshìmǎilǘ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄅㄛˊ ㄕˋ ㄇㄞˇ ㄌㄩˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], bóshìhmǎilyú [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], po²-shih⁴-mai³-lü² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], bwó-shr̀-mǎi-lyú [Mandarin, Yale, standard], borshyhmaeliu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], бошимайлюй [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], bošimajljuj [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], bok sih máaih lèuih [Cantonese, Yale], bok⁸ si⁶ maai⁵ loey⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], bog³ xi⁶ mai⁵ lêu⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 博士买驴 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 博士買驢

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  "literal_meaning": "the scholar buys a donkey",
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        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "bok sih máaih lèuih"
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      "zh-pron": "bok⁸ si⁶ maai⁵ loey⁴"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "bog³ xi⁶ mai⁵ lêu⁴"
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      "ipa": "/pu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ maɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ly³⁵/"
    },
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    }
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  "word": "博士買驢"
}

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        "Chinese terms spelled with 博",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 士",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 買",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄛˊ ㄕˋ ㄇㄞˇ ㄌㄩˊ"
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        "Jyutping"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
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        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "po²-shih⁴-mai³-lü²"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bwó-shr̀-mǎi-lyú"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "borshyhmaeliu"
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        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
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        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
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      "ipa": "/pu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ maɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ly³⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
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    {
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      "zh-pron": "bok sih máaih lèuih"
    },
    {
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bok⁸ si⁶ maai⁵ loey⁴"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bog³ xi⁶ mai⁵ lêu⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɔːk̚³ siː²² maːi̯¹³ lɵy̯²¹/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ maɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ly³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɔːk̚³ siː²² maːi̯¹³ lɵy̯²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "博士買驢"
}

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"博士買驢" meaning in Chinese

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