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"word": "性善"
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},
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"english": "In every case where people desire to become good, it is because their nature is bad.",
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"ref": " Xunzi, c. 3ʳᵈ century BCE",
"roman": "Fán rén zhī yù wéishàn zhě, wèi xìng'è yě.",
"tags": [
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],
"text": "凡人之欲為善者，為性惡也。",
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"roman": "Fán rén zhī yù wéishàn zhě, wèi xìng'è yě.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin"
],
"text": "凡人之欲为善者，为性恶也。",
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"zh-pron": "xìng'è"
},
{
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"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄜˋ"
},
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"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "xìng'è"
},
{
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"bopomofo",
"standard"
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"zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄜˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "sìng-è"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "hsing⁴-o⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "syìng-è"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "shinqeh"
},
{
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"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "синъэ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "sinʺe"
},
{
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]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤ⁵¹/"
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"word": "性惡"
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{
"word": "性恶说"
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{
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},
{
"word": "性恶论"
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"roman": "Fán rén zhī yù wéishàn zhě, wèi xìng'è yě.",
"tags": [
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"roman": "Fán rén zhī yù wéishàn zhě, wèi xìng'è yě.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin"
],
"text": "凡人之欲为善者，为性恶也。",
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"zh-pron": "xìng'è"
},
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"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄜˋ"
},
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"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "xìng'è"
},
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"standard"
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"zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄜˋ"
},
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"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "sìng-è"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "hsing⁴-o⁴"
},
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"Yale",
"standard"
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"zh-pron": "syìng-è"
},
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"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "shinqeh"
},
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"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "синъэ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "sinʺe"
},
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"Sinological-IPA",
"standard"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤ⁵¹/"
}
],
"word": "性惡"
}
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