See 左右為難 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"glosses": [
"to be between a rock and a hard place"
],
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"between a rock and a hard place",
"between a rock and a hard place"
]
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"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "zuǒyòuwéinán"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "zo² jau⁶ wai⁴ naan⁴"
},
{
"zh-pron": "chó-iū-ûi-lân"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "zuǒyòuwéinán"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "zuǒyòuwéinán"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "tso³-yu⁴-wei²-nan²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "dzwǒ-yòu-wéi-nán"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "tzuooyowweinan"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "цзоювэйнань"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "czojuvɛjnanʹ"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ nän³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA",
"standard"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "jó yauh wàih nàahn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "dzo² jau⁶ wai⁴ naan⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "zo² yeo⁶ wei⁴ nan⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sɔː³⁵ jɐu̯²² wɐi̯²¹ naːn²¹/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "chó-iū-ûi-lân"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "tsó-iū-uî-lân"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh-pron": "zoyiuxuilaan"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²⁻²¹ ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Xiamen"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡so⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu⁴¹⁻²² ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Quanzhou"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²⁻²¹ ui¹³⁻²² lan¹³/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Zhangzhou"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu³³⁻¹¹ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Taipei"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu³³⁻²¹ ui²³⁻³³ lan²³/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Kaohsiung",
"Min-Nan"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ nän³⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sɔː³⁵ jɐu̯²² wɐi̯²¹ naːn²¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²⁻²¹ ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡so⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu⁴¹⁻²² ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²⁻²¹ ui¹³⁻²² lan¹³/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu³³⁻¹¹ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu³³⁻²¹ ui²³⁻³³ lan²³/"
}
],
"word": "左右為難"
}
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{
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"raw_tags": [
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}
],
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"expansion": "左右為難",
"name": "head"
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],
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"lang_code": "zh",
"pos": "phrase",
"senses": [
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"Cantonese idioms",
"Cantonese lemmas",
"Chinese chengyu",
"Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
"Chinese idioms",
"Chinese lemmas",
"Chinese terms spelled with 右",
"Chinese terms spelled with 左",
"Chinese terms spelled with 為",
"Chinese terms spelled with 難",
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"Mandarin lemmas",
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],
"glosses": [
"to be between a rock and a hard place"
],
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"between a rock and a hard place",
"between a rock and a hard place"
]
],
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]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "zuǒyòuwéinán"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "zo² jau⁶ wai⁴ naan⁴"
},
{
"zh-pron": "chó-iū-ûi-lân"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "zuǒyòuwéinán"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "zuǒyòuwéinán"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "tso³-yu⁴-wei²-nan²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "dzwǒ-yòu-wéi-nán"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "tzuooyowweinan"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "цзоювэйнань"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "czojuvɛjnanʹ"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ nän³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA",
"standard"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "jó yauh wàih nàahn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "dzo² jau⁶ wai⁴ naan⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "zo² yeo⁶ wei⁴ nan⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sɔː³⁵ jɐu̯²² wɐi̯²¹ naːn²¹/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "chó-iū-ûi-lân"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "tsó-iū-uî-lân"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh-pron": "zoyiuxuilaan"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²⁻²¹ ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Xiamen"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡so⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu⁴¹⁻²² ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Quanzhou"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²⁻²¹ ui¹³⁻²² lan¹³/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Zhangzhou"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu³³⁻¹¹ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Taipei"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu³³⁻²¹ ui²³⁻³³ lan²³/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Kaohsiung",
"Min-Nan"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ nän³⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sɔː³⁵ jɐu̯²² wɐi̯²¹ naːn²¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²⁻²¹ ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡so⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu⁴¹⁻²² ui²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²⁻²¹ ui¹³⁻²² lan¹³/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu³³⁻¹¹ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu³³⁻²¹ ui²³⁻³³ lan²³/"
}
],
"word": "左右為難"
}
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