See 小鳥依人 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": " Shuowen Jiezi, circa 2ⁿᵈ century CE",
"roman": "Què, yīrén xiǎoniǎo yě.",
"tags": [
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"text": "雀，依人小鳥也。",
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"text": "雀，依人小鸟也。",
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"literal_meaning": "(as cute and helpless as) a little bird that must rely on a human in order to survive",
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"zh-pron": "xiǎoniǎoyīrén"
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{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
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"zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄧ ㄖㄣˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "siu² niu⁵ ji¹ jan⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "xiǎoniǎoyīrén [Phonetic:xiáoniǎoyīrén]"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "siǎoniǎoyirén"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "hsiao³-niao³-i¹-jên²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "syǎu-nyǎu-yī-rén"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "sheauneauiren"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "сяоняоижэнь"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "sjaonjaoižɛnʹ"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "xiǎoniǎoryīrén [Phonetic:xiáoniǎoryīrén]"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇㄦ ㄧ ㄖㄣˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "siǎoniǎoryirén"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "hsiao³-niao³-ʼrh-i¹-jên²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "syǎu-nyǎur-yī-rén"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "sheauneauliren"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "сяоняорижэнь"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "sjaonjaorižɛnʹ"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "síu níuh yī yàhn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "siu² niu⁵ ji¹ jan⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "xiu² niu⁵ yi¹ yen⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/siːu̯³⁵ niːu̯¹³ jiː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"other": "[Phonetic: xiáoniǎoyīrén]"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/"
},
{
"other": "[Phonetic: xiáoniǎoryīrén]"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/siːu̯³⁵ niːu̯¹³ jiː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/"
}
],
"word": "小鳥依人"
}
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],
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"roman": "Què, yīrén xiǎoniǎo yě.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin"
],
"text": "雀，依人小鳥也。",
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},
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"Classical Chinese",
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"roman": "Què, yīrén xiǎoniǎo yě.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin"
],
"text": "雀，依人小鸟也。",
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}
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},
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[
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],
[
"dainty",
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[
"cute",
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{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "xiǎoniǎoyīrén"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄧ ㄖㄣˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "siu² niu⁵ ji¹ jan⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "xiǎoniǎoyīrén [Phonetic:xiáoniǎoyīrén]"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "siǎoniǎoyirén"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "hsiao³-niao³-i¹-jên²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "syǎu-nyǎu-yī-rén"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "sheauneauiren"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "сяоняоижэнь"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "sjaonjaoižɛnʹ"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "xiǎoniǎoryīrén [Phonetic:xiáoniǎoryīrén]"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇㄦ ㄧ ㄖㄣˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "siǎoniǎoryirén"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "hsiao³-niao³-ʼrh-i¹-jên²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "syǎu-nyǎur-yī-rén"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "sheauneauliren"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "сяоняорижэнь"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "sjaonjaorižɛnʹ"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "síu níuh yī yàhn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "siu² niu⁵ ji¹ jan⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "xiu² niu⁵ yi¹ yen⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/siːu̯³⁵ niːu̯¹³ jiː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"other": "[Phonetic: xiáoniǎoyīrén]"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/"
},
{
"other": "[Phonetic: xiáoniǎoryīrén]"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/siːu̯³⁵ niːu̯¹³ jiː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/"
}
],
"word": "小鳥依人"
}
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