See 去蕪存菁 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"literal_meaning": "to get rid of the weeds and keep the flowers",
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"zh-pron": "qùwúcúnjīng"
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"zh-pron": "ㄑㄩˋ ㄨˊ ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥ"
},
{
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"zh-pron": "heoi³ mou⁴ cyun⁴ zing¹"
},
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"zh-pron": "qùwúcúnjīng"
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"zh-pron": "ㄑㄩˋ ㄨˊ ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥ"
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"zh-pron": "cyùwúcúnjing"
},
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"standard"
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"zh-pron": "chʻü⁴-wu²-tsʻun²-ching¹"
},
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"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "chyù-wú-tswún-jīng"
},
{
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"Mandarin",
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"zh-pron": "chiuhwutswenjing"
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"standard"
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"zh-pron": "цюйуцуньцзин"
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"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "cjujucunʹczin"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ u³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/",
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"zh-pron": "heui mòuh chyùhn jīng"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "hoey³ mou⁴ tsyn⁴ dzing¹"
},
{
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],
"zh-pron": "hêu³ mou⁴ qun⁴ jing¹"
},
{
"ipa": "/hɵy̯³³ mou̯²¹ t͡sʰyːn²¹ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ u³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/hɵy̯³³ mou̯²¹ t͡sʰyːn²¹ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/"
}
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"word": "去蕪存菁"
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},
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"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
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"Wade-Giles",
"standard"
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"zh-pron": "chʻü⁴-wu²-tsʻun²-ching¹"
},
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"Yale",
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],
"zh-pron": "chyù-wú-tswún-jīng"
},
{
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"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
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},
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"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
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},
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"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
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},
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"ipa": "/t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ u³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/",
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"Sinological-IPA",
"standard"
]
},
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"Cantonese",
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],
"zh-pron": "heui mòuh chyùhn jīng"
},
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"Cantonese",
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"zh-pron": "hoey³ mou⁴ tsyn⁴ dzing¹"
},
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"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "hêu³ mou⁴ qun⁴ jing¹"
},
{
"ipa": "/hɵy̯³³ mou̯²¹ t͡sʰyːn²¹ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/",
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"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ u³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/hɵy̯³³ mou̯²¹ t͡sʰyːn²¹ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/"
}
],
"word": "去蕪存菁"
}
Download raw JSONL data for 去蕪存菁 meaning in Chinese (2.4kB)
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