See 戰戰兢兢 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ipa": "/t͡siːn³³ t͡siːn³³ kɪŋ⁵⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵/",
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Middle-Chinese"
],
"zh_pron": "tsyenH tsyenH king king"
},
{
"tags": [
"Old-Chinese",
"Baxter-Sagart"
],
"zh_pron": "/*tar-s tar-s k(r)əŋ k(r)əŋ/"
},
{
"tags": [
"Old-Chinese",
"Zhengzhang"
],
"zh_pron": "/*tjans tjans kɯŋ kɯŋ/"
}
],
"word": "戰戰兢兢"
}
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