See 始作俑者 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"zh-pron": "shǐhzuòyǒngjhě"
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"ipa": "/ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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