See 天網恢恢，疏而不漏 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "天網恢恢，疏而不漏"
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"zh-pron": "ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄟ"
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"bopomofo",
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"Tongyong-Pinyin",
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"zh-pron": "tianwǎnghueihuei"
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"zh-pron": "shu-érbùlòu"
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"zh-pron": "tʻien¹-wang³-hui¹-hui¹"
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"Wade-Giles",
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"zh-pron": "тяньванхуэйхуэй"
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"zh-pron": "шуэрбулоу"
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"standard"
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"ipa": "/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ loʊ̯⁵¹/",
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"Pinyin"
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"zh-pron": "tin¹ mong⁵ fui¹ fui¹, so¹ ji⁴ bat⁷ lau⁶"
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"zh-pron": "tin¹ mong⁵ fui¹ fui¹, so¹ yi⁴ bed¹ leo⁶"
},
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"ipa": "/tʰiːn⁵⁵ mɔːŋ¹³ fuːi̯⁵⁵ fuːi̯⁵⁵ sɔː⁵⁵ jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ lɐu̯²²/",
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"ipa": "/tʰiːn⁵⁵ mɔːŋ¹³ fuːi̯⁵⁵ fuːi̯⁵⁵ sɔː⁵⁵ jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ lɐu̯²²/"
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"msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: '(Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺'",
"path": [
"天網恢恢，疏而不漏"
],
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"title": "天網恢恢，疏而不漏",
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