"天生我材必有用" meaning in Chinese

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        "1": "天.生.我.材.必.有.用，千金 散 盡 還{huán} 復來。",
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  "etymology_text": "From Li Bai's poem 《將進酒》／《将进酒》:\n天生我材必有用，千金散盡還復來。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]天生我材必有用，千金散尽还复来。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Qiang Jin Jiu, Translated by Yang Xianyi\nTiān shēng wǒ cái bì yǒu yòng, qiānjīn sàn jìn huán fùlái. [Pinyin]\nHeaven has made us talents; we're not made in vain.\nA thousand gold coins spent, more will turn up again.",
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        "Taipei"
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    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴ ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai²³ pit̚³²⁻⁴ iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iɔŋ³³/",
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      "ipa": "/tʰiːn⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ ŋɔː¹³ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ piːt̚⁵ jɐu̯¹³ jʊŋ²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴ ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai²⁴ pit̚³²⁻⁴ iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔŋ³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴ ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai²³ pit̚³²⁻⁴ iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iɔŋ³³/"
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  "word": "天生我材必有用"
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    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴ ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai²³ pit̚³²⁻⁴ iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iɔŋ³³/"
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