See 四兩破千斤 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"zh-pron": "sì niú phò chheng kun"
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{
"zh-pron": "sì niú phò chhuiⁿ kun"
},
{
"zh-pron": "sì nió͘ phò chheng kun"
},
{
"zh-pron": "sì niú phòa chheng kun"
},
{
"zh-pron": "sì niú phòa chhuiⁿ kun"
},
{
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{
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{
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"zh-pron": "six niuo phoix zhefng kwn"
},
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"ipa": "/si²¹⁻⁵³ niũ⁵³ pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/",
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"zh-pron": "sì niú phò chhuiⁿ kun"
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"zh-pron": "six niuo phoix zhvuy kwn"
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{
"ipa": "/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ niũ⁵⁵⁴ pʰo⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuĩ³³ kun³³/",
"tags": [
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{
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"zh-pron": "sì nió͘ phò chheng kun"
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{
"tags": [
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],
"zh-pron": "sì nióo phò tshing kun"
},
{
"ipa": "/si²¹⁻⁵³ niɔ̃⁵³ pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Zhangzhou"
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},
{
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"zh-pron": "sì niú phòa chheng kun"
},
{
"tags": [
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],
"zh-pron": "sì niú phuà tshing kun"
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{
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"zh-pron": "six niuo phoax zhefng kwn"
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{
"ipa": "/si²¹⁻⁵³ niũ⁵³ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/",
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"Xiamen"
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{
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"zh-pron": "sì niú phòa chhuiⁿ kun"
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"zh-pron": "six niuo phoax zhvuy kwn"
},
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"ipa": "/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ niũ⁵⁵⁴ pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuĩ³³ kun³³/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Quanzhou"
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},
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"other": "/ sì niú phò chhuiⁿ kun /"
},
{
"other": "/ sì niú phòa chheng kun /"
},
{
"ipa": "/si²¹⁻⁵³ niũ⁵³ pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ niũ⁵⁵⁴ pʰo⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuĩ³³ kun³³/"
},
{
"ipa": "/si²¹⁻⁵³ niɔ̃⁵³ pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/si²¹⁻⁵³ niũ⁵³ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ niũ⁵⁵⁴ pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuĩ³³ kun³³/"
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{
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{
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},
{
"zh-pron": "sì niú phòa chhuiⁿ kun"
},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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"Phofsit-Daibuun"
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"zh-pron": "six niuo phoix zhefng kwn"
},
{
"ipa": "/si²¹⁻⁵³ niũ⁵³ pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/",
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"Hokkien",
"Xiamen"
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"zh-pron": "sì niú phò chhuiⁿ kun"
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{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh-pron": "six niuo phoix zhvuy kwn"
},
{
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{
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{
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"Hokkien",
"Zhangzhou"
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{
"tags": [
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"zh-pron": "sì niú phòa chheng kun"
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{
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"zh-pron": "sì niú phuà tshing kun"
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{
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"Phofsit-Daibuun"
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"zh-pron": "six niuo phoax zhefng kwn"
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"zh-pron": "sì niú phuà tshuinn kun"
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{
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"Hokkien",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh-pron": "six niuo phoax zhvuy kwn"
},
{
"ipa": "/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ niũ⁵⁵⁴ pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuĩ³³ kun³³/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Quanzhou"
]
},
{
"other": "/ sì niú phò chhuiⁿ kun /"
},
{
"other": "/ sì niú phòa chheng kun /"
},
{
"ipa": "/si²¹⁻⁵³ niũ⁵³ pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ niũ⁵⁵⁴ pʰo⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuĩ³³ kun³³/"
},
{
"ipa": "/si²¹⁻⁵³ niɔ̃⁵³ pʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/si²¹⁻⁵³ niũ⁵³ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ niũ⁵⁵⁴ pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuĩ³³ kun³³/"
}
],
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"roman": "sìliǎngbōqiānjīn",
"word": "四兩撥千斤／四两拨千斤"
},
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"roman": "sìliǎngbōqiānjīn",
"word": "四兩撥千斤"
},
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"roman": "sìliǎngbōqiānjīn",
"word": "四两拨千斤"
}
],
"word": "四兩破千斤"
}
Download raw JSONL data for 四兩破千斤 meaning in Chinese (3.6kB)
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