See 塵歸塵，土歸土 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
{
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],
"zh_pron": "ㄔㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄔㄣˊ"
},
{
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"zh_pron": "ㄊㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄊㄨˇ"
},
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"zh_pron": "can⁴ gwai¹ can⁴"
},
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"zh_pron": "tou² gwai¹ tou²"
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"tags": [
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄔㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄔㄣˊ"
},
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],
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"Tongyong-Pinyin"
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"Tongyong-Pinyin"
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"zh_pron": "tǔgueitǔ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "chʻên²-kuei¹-chʻên²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "tʻu³-kuei¹-tʻu³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "chén-gwēi-chén-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "tǔ-gwēi-tǔ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "cherngueichern"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "tuugueituu"
},
{
"roman": "čɛnʹgujčɛnʹ, tugujtu",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "чэньгуйчэнь"
},
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"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "тугуйту"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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],
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "chàhn gwāi chàhn"
},
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"Hong Kong"
],
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
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},
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],
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "tsan⁴ gwai¹ tsan⁴"
},
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "cen⁴ guei¹ cen⁴"
},
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "tou² guei¹ tou²"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sʰɐn²¹ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn²¹ tʰou̯³⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ tʰou̯³⁵/",
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},
{
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"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄔㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄔㄣˊ"
},
{
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],
"zh_pron": "ㄊㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄊㄨˇ"
},
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],
"zh_pron": "can⁴ gwai¹ can⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "tou² gwai¹ tou²"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "chénguīchén"
},
{
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "tǔguītǔ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄔㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄔㄣˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄊㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄊㄨˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "chéngueichén"
},
{
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "tǔgueitǔ"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "chʻên²-kuei¹-chʻên²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "tʻu³-kuei¹-tʻu³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "chén-gwēi-chén-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "tǔ-gwēi-tǔ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "cherngueichern"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "tuugueituu"
},
{
"roman": "čɛnʹgujčɛnʹ, tugujtu",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "чэньгуйчэнь"
},
{
"roman": "čɛnʹgujčɛnʹ, tugujtu",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "тугуйту"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "can⁴ gwai¹ can⁴"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "tou² gwai¹ tou²"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "chàhn gwāi chàhn"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "tóu gwāi tóu"
},
{
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "tsan⁴ gwai¹ tsan⁴"
},
{
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"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "tou² gwai¹ tou²"
},
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "cen⁴ guei¹ cen⁴"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "tou² guei¹ tou²"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sʰɐn²¹ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn²¹ tʰou̯³⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ tʰou̯³⁵/",
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
}
],
"word": "塵歸塵，土歸土"
}
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