See 吃得苦中苦，方為人上人 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"zh-pron": "ㄔ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄎㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄎㄨˇ"
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"zh-pron": "hek³ dak¹ fu² zung¹ fu², fong¹ wai⁴ jan⁴ soeng⁶ jan⁴"
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"zh-pron": "chih de̊ kǔ jhong kǔ, fang wéi rén shàng rén"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "chʻih¹ tê⁵ kʻu³ chung¹ kʻu³, fang¹ wei² jên² shang⁴ jên²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "chr̄ de kǔ jūng kǔ-, fāng wéi rén shàng rén"
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"tags": [
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"Mandarin"
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"zh-pron": "chy .de kuu jong kuu, fang wei ren shanq ren"
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"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "чи дэ ку чжун ку"
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],
"zh-pron": "фан вэй жэнь шан жэнь"
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"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "či dɛ ku čžun ku"
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"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "fan vɛj žɛnʹ šan žɛnʹ"
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"zh-pron": "hek⁸ dak⁷ fu² dzung¹ fu², fong¹ wai⁴ jan⁴ soeng⁶ jan⁴"
},
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"tags": [
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"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "hég³ deg¹ fu² zung¹ fu², fong¹ wei⁴ yen⁴ sêng⁶ yen⁴"
},
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"ipa": "/hɛːk̚³ tɐk̚⁵ fuː³⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ fuː³⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹ jɐn²¹ sœːŋ²² jɐn²¹/",
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},
{
"tags": [
"POJ",
"Teochew"
],
"zh-pron": "ngṳk tik khóu tang khóu, huang ûi nâng tsiēⁿ nâng"
},
{
"ipa": "/ŋɯk̚²⁻⁴ tik̚²⁻⁴ kʰou⁵²⁻³⁵ taŋ³³⁻²³ kʰou⁵² huaŋ³³⁻²³ ui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sĩẽ¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵/",
"tags": [
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"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ d̥ə² kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/"
},
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"ipa": "/hɛːk̚³ tɐk̚⁵ fuː³⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ fuː³⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹ jɐn²¹ sœːŋ²² jɐn²¹/"
},
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"ipa": "/ŋɯk̚²⁻⁴ tik̚²⁻⁴ kʰou⁵²⁻³⁵ taŋ³³⁻²³ kʰou⁵² huaŋ³³⁻²³ ui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sĩẽ¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵/"
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"word": "吃得苦中苦，方為人上人"
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"zh-pron": "chī de kǔ zhōng kǔ, fāng wéi rén shàng rén"
},
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"zh-pron": "ㄔ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄎㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄎㄨˇ"
},
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"zh-pron": "ㄈㄤ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˊ"
},
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"zh-pron": "hek³ dak¹ fu² zung¹ fu², fong¹ wai⁴ jan⁴ soeng⁶ jan⁴"
},
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"zh-pron": "ngeg⁴ dig⁴ kou² dang¹ kou², huang¹ ui⁵ nang⁵ ziên⁷ nang⁵"
},
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"Mandarin"
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"zh-pron": "chī de kǔ zhōng kǔ, fāng wéi rén shàng rén"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "chih de̊ kǔ jhong kǔ, fang wéi rén shàng rén"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "chʻih¹ tê⁵ kʻu³ chung¹ kʻu³, fang¹ wei² jên² shang⁴ jên²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "chr̄ de kǔ jūng kǔ-, fāng wéi rén shàng rén"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "chy .de kuu jong kuu, fang wei ren shanq ren"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "чи дэ ку чжун ку"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "фан вэй жэнь шан жэнь"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "či dɛ ku čžun ku"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "fan vɛj žɛnʹ šan žɛnʹ"
},
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"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ d̥ə² kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/",
"tags": [
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"Sinological-IPA"
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"Yale"
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"zh-pron": "hek dāk fú jūng fú, fōng wàih yàhn seuhng yàhn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "hek⁸ dak⁷ fu² dzung¹ fu², fong¹ wai⁴ jan⁴ soeng⁶ jan⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "hég³ deg¹ fu² zung¹ fu², fong¹ wei⁴ yen⁴ sêng⁶ yen⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/hɛːk̚³ tɐk̚⁵ fuː³⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ fuː³⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹ jɐn²¹ sœːŋ²² jɐn²¹/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
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"Peng'im",
"Teochew"
],
"zh-pron": "ngeg⁴ dig⁴ kou² dang¹ kou², huang¹ ui⁵ nang⁵ ziên⁷ nang⁵"
},
{
"tags": [
"POJ",
"Teochew"
],
"zh-pron": "ngṳk tik khóu tang khóu, huang ûi nâng tsiēⁿ nâng"
},
{
"ipa": "/ŋɯk̚²⁻⁴ tik̚²⁻⁴ kʰou⁵²⁻³⁵ taŋ³³⁻²³ kʰou⁵² huaŋ³³⁻²³ ui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sĩẽ¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵/",
"tags": [
"Sinological-IPA",
"Teochew"
]
},
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"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ d̥ə² kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/hɛːk̚³ tɐk̚⁵ fuː³⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ fuː³⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹ jɐn²¹ sœːŋ²² jɐn²¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ŋɯk̚²⁻⁴ tik̚²⁻⁴ kʰou⁵²⁻³⁵ taŋ³³⁻²³ kʰou⁵² huaŋ³³⁻²³ ui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sĩẽ¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵/"
}
],
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"word": "不受苦中苦，難為人上人／不受苦中苦，难为人上人"
},
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"word": "不吃苦中苦，難為人上人／不吃苦中苦，难为人上人"
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},
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}
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"word": "吃得苦中苦，方為人上人"
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