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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "tong⁴ gyn¹"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "tong⁴ gün¹"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰɔːŋ²¹ kyːn⁵⁵/",
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
}
],
"word": "唐捐"
}
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