See 天經地義 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
{
"ipa": "/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tue³³⁻¹¹ ɡi³³/",
"raw_tags": [
"General Taiwanese"
],
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"IPA",
"Taipei"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Teochew",
"Peng'im"
],
"zh_pron": "tiang¹ gêng¹ di⁷ ngi⁶"
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Teochew",
"POJ"
],
"zh_pron": "thiang keng tī ngĭ"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰiaŋ³³⁻²³ keŋ³³ ti¹¹ ŋi³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Teochew",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
}
],
"word": "天經地義"
}
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