See 士為知己者死 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "Yu Rang fled to the mountains, and said, \"Alas! A man will die for someone who understands him, while a woman will adorn herself for a man that likes her. I must avenge the murder of Zhi Yao.\"",
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"ref": " Zhanguo Ce, circa 5ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ centuries BCE",
"roman": "Yù Ràng dùntáo shān zhōng, yuē: “Jiēhū! Shìwèizhījǐzhěsǐ, nǚ wèi yuè jǐ zhě róng. Wú qí bào Zhì shì zhī chóu yǐ.”",
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"text": "豫讓遁逃山中，曰：「嗟乎！士為知己者死，女為悅己者容。吾其報知氏之讎矣。」",
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"text": "豫让遁逃山中，曰：「嗟乎！士为知己者死，女为悦己者容。吾其报知氏之雠矣。」",
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"zh-pron": "shì wèi zhījǐ zhě sǐ"
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"zh-pron": "ㄕˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄓ ㄐㄧˇ ㄓㄜˇ ㄙˇ"
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"zh-pron": "si⁶ wai⁶ zi¹ gei² ze² sei²"
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"zh-pron": "shì wèi zhījǐ zhě sǐ [Phonetic:shìwèizhījízhésǐ]"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
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"zh-pron": "shìh wèi jhihjǐ jhě sǐh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "shih⁴ wei⁴ chih¹-chi³ chê³ ssŭ³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "shr̀ wèi jr̄-jǐ jě sž"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "shyh wey jyjii jee syy"
},
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"Palladius"
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"zh-pron": "ши вэй чжицзи чжэ сы"
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"Palladius"
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"zh-pron": "ši vɛj čžiczi čžɛ sy"
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{
"ipa": "/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
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},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
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"zh-pron": "sih waih jī géi jé séi"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Pinyin"
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"zh-pron": "si⁶ wai⁶ dzi¹ gei² dze² sei²"
},
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"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
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"zh-pron": "xi⁶ wei⁶ ji¹ géi² zé² séi²"
},
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"ipa": "/siː²² wɐi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵ sei̯³⁵/",
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"other": "[Phonetic: shìwèizhījízhésǐ]"
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"ipa": "/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
},
{
"ipa": "/siː²² wɐi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵ sei̯³⁵/"
}
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"word": "士為知己者死"
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"text": "豫讓遁逃山中，曰：「嗟乎！士為知己者死，女為悅己者容。吾其報知氏之讎矣。」",
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"text": "豫让遁逃山中，曰：「嗟乎！士为知己者死，女为悦己者容。吾其报知氏之雠矣。」",
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"zh-pron": "ㄕˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄓ ㄐㄧˇ ㄓㄜˇ ㄙˇ"
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"zh-pron": "si⁶ wai⁶ zi¹ gei² ze² sei²"
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"zh-pron": "shì wèi zhījǐ zhě sǐ [Phonetic:shìwèizhījízhésǐ]"
},
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"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
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"zh-pron": "shìh wèi jhihjǐ jhě sǐh"
},
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
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"zh-pron": "shih⁴ wei⁴ chih¹-chi³ chê³ ssŭ³"
},
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"Mandarin",
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"zh-pron": "shr̀ wèi jr̄-jǐ jě sž"
},
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"zh-pron": "shyh wey jyjii jee syy"
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"zh-pron": "ши вэй чжицзи чжэ сы"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
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"zh-pron": "ši vɛj čžiczi čžɛ sy"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "sih waih jī géi jé séi"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "si⁶ wai⁶ dzi¹ gei² dze² sei²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "xi⁶ wei⁶ ji¹ géi² zé² séi²"
},
{
"ipa": "/siː²² wɐi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵ sei̯³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
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"other": "[Phonetic: shìwèizhījízhésǐ]"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
},
{
"ipa": "/siː²² wɐi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵ sei̯³⁵/"
}
],
"word": "士為知己者死"
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