"士為知己者死" meaning in Chinese

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        "2": "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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      "expansion": "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。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]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。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ centuries BCE\nYù Ràng dùntáo shān zhōng, yuē: “Jiēhū! Shìwèizhījǐzhěsǐ, nǚ wèi yuè jǐ zhě róng. Wú qí bào Zhì shì zhī chóu yǐ.” [Pinyin]\nYu 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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  "etymology_text": "From Zhanguoce:\n:\n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。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]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。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ centuries BCE\nYù Ràng dùntáo shān zhōng, yuē: “Jiēhū! Shìwèizhījǐzhěsǐ, nǚ wèi yuè jǐ zhě róng. Wú qí bào Zhì shì zhī chóu yǐ.” [Pinyin]\nYu 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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        "a gentleman will sacrifice his life for someone who understands and appreciates him"
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      "zh-pron": "shì wèi zhījǐ zhě sǐ [Phonetic:shìwèizhījízhésǐ]"
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      "zh-pron": "ши вэй чжицзи чжэ сы"
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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⁾/",
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      "zh-pron": "si⁶ wai⁶ dzi¹ gei² dze² sei²"
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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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    {
      "ipa": "/siː²² wɐi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵ sei̯³⁵/"
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  "etymology_text": "From Zhanguoce:\n:\n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。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]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。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ centuries BCE\nYù Ràng dùntáo shān zhōng, yuē: “Jiēhū! Shìwèizhījǐzhěsǐ, nǚ wèi yuè jǐ zhě róng. Wú qí bào Zhì shì zhī chóu yǐ.” [Pinyin]\nYu 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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      "zh-pron": "shì wèi zhījǐ zhě sǐ [Phonetic:shìwèizhījízhésǐ]"
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "shr̀ wèi jr̄-jǐ jě sž"
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        "Palladius"
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      "ipa": "/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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      "zh-pron": "si⁶ wai⁶ dzi¹ gei² dze² sei²"
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "xi⁶ wei⁶ ji¹ géi² zé² séi²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siː²² wɐi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵ sei̯³⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
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      "ipa": "/siː²² wɐi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵ sei̯³⁵/"
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  "word": "士為知己者死"
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