See 吃一塹，長一智 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"zh-pron": "zhǎng yī zhì [Phonetic:chī yí qiàn"
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"zh-pron": "zhǎng yí zhì]"
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"zh-pron": "chih yi ciàn, jhǎng yi jhìh"
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"zh-pron": "chʻih¹ i¹ chʻien⁴, chang³ i¹ chih⁴"
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"zh-pron": "chr̄ yī chyàn-, jǎng yī jr̀"
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"zh-pron": "chy i chiann, jaang i jyh"
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"zh-pron": "чи и цянь"
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"zh-pron": "чжан и чжи"
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"zh-pron": "či i cjanʹ"
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"zh-pron": "hek yāt chim, jéung yāt ji"
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"zh-pron": "hek⁸ jat⁷ tsim³, dzoeng² jat⁷ dzi³"
},
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"Guangdong-Romanization"
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"zh-pron": "hég³ yed¹ qim³, zêng² yed¹ ji³"
},
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"ipa": "/hɛːk̚³ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰiːm³³ t͡sœːŋ³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː³³/",
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"zh-pron": "ㄔ ㄧ ㄑㄧㄢˋ"
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"zh-pron": "chī yī qiàn"
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"zh-pron": "chih yi ciàn, jhǎng yi jhìh"
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"Wade-Giles"
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"zh-pron": "chʻih¹ i¹ chʻien⁴, chang³ i¹ chih⁴"
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"zh-pron": "či i cjanʹ"
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"zh-pron": "čžan i čži"
},
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"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/",
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"zh-pron": "hek yāt chim, jéung yāt ji"
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