See 成者為王，敗者為寇 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"Tongyong-Pinyin"
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"tags": [
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"Wade-Giles"
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"zh-pron": "xing⁴ zé² wei⁴ wong⁴, bai⁶ zé² wei⁴ keo³"
},
{
"ipa": "/sɪŋ²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ wɔːŋ²¹ paːi̯²² t͡sɛː³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ kʰɐu̯³³/",
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"Sinological-IPA"
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"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ kʰoʊ̯⁵¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/sɪŋ²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ wɔːŋ²¹ paːi̯²² t͡sɛː³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ kʰɐu̯³³/"
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"Yale"
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"Pinyin"
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"zh-pron": "sing⁴ dze² wai⁴ wong⁴, baai⁶ dze² wai⁴ kau³"
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"Guangdong-Romanization"
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"zh-pron": "xing⁴ zé² wei⁴ wong⁴, bai⁶ zé² wei⁴ keo³"
},
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"ipa": "/sɪŋ²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ wɔːŋ²¹ paːi̯²² t͡sɛː³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ kʰɐu̯³³/",
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"Sinological-IPA"
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"roman": "chéngwángbàikòu",
"word": "成王敗寇／成王败寇"
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"roman": "chéng zhě wánghóu bài zhě kòu",
"word": "成者王侯敗者寇／成者王侯败者寇"
},
{
"word": "成者王侯敗者賊／成者王侯败者贼"
},
{
"word": "勝者為王，敗者為寇／胜者为王，败者为寇"
},
{
"word": "成則為王，敗則為寇／成则为王，败则为寇"
},
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"roman": "chéngwángbàikòu",
"word": "成王敗寇"
},
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"roman": "chéngwángbàikòu",
"word": "成王败寇"
},
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"roman": "chéng zhě wánghóu bài zhě kòu",
"word": "成者王侯敗者寇"
},
{
"roman": "chéng zhě wánghóu bài zhě kòu",
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},
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},
{
"word": "勝者為王，敗者為寇"
},
{
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},
{
"word": "成則為王，敗則為寇"
},
{
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}
],
"word": "成者為王，敗者為寇"
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