See 投石問路 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"literal_meaning": "to toss a stone to find out what's ahead",
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"zh-pron": "tóushíwènlù"
},
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"tags": [
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"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄊㄡˊ ㄕˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄨˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "tau⁴ sek⁶ man⁶ lou⁶"
},
{
"zh-pron": "tâu-chio̍h-būn-lō͘"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "tóushíwènlù"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "tóushíhwùnlù"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "tʻou²-shih²-wên⁴-lu⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "tóu-shŕ-wèn-lù"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "tourshyrwennluh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "тоушивэньлу"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "toušivɛnʹlu"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ wən⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "tàuh sehk mahn louh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "tau⁴ sek⁹ man⁶ lou⁶"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "teo⁴ ség⁶ men⁶ lou⁶"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰɐu̯²¹ sɛːk̚² mɐn²² lou̯²²/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "tâu-chio̍h-būn-lō͘"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "tâu-tsio̍h-būn-lōo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh-pron": "daucioiqbuxnlo"
},
{
"ipa": "/tau²⁴⁻²² t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bun²²⁻²¹ lɔ²²/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Xiamen"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tau²⁴⁻²² t͡sio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² bun⁴¹⁻²² lɔ⁴¹/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Quanzhou"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tau¹³⁻²² t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bun²²⁻²¹ lɔ²²/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Zhangzhou"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ bun³³⁻¹¹ lɔ³³/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Taipei"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tau²³⁻³³ t͡siɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bun³³⁻²¹ lɔ³³/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Kaohsiung"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ wən⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰɐu̯²¹ sɛːk̚² mɐn²² lou̯²²/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tau²⁴⁻²² t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bun²²⁻²¹ lɔ²²/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tau²⁴⁻²² t͡sio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² bun⁴¹⁻²² lɔ⁴¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tau¹³⁻²² t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bun²²⁻²¹ lɔ²²/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ bun³³⁻¹¹ lɔ³³/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tau²³⁻³³ t͡siɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bun³³⁻²¹ lɔ³³/"
}
],
"word": "投石問路"
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"zh-pron": "tóushíwènlù"
},
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"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄊㄡˊ ㄕˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄨˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "tau⁴ sek⁶ man⁶ lou⁶"
},
{
"zh-pron": "tâu-chio̍h-būn-lō͘"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "tóushíwènlù"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "tóushíhwùnlù"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "tʻou²-shih²-wên⁴-lu⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "tóu-shŕ-wèn-lù"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "tourshyrwennluh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "тоушивэньлу"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "toušivɛnʹlu"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ wən⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "tàuh sehk mahn louh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "tau⁴ sek⁹ man⁶ lou⁶"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "teo⁴ ség⁶ men⁶ lou⁶"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰɐu̯²¹ sɛːk̚² mɐn²² lou̯²²/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "tâu-chio̍h-būn-lō͘"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "tâu-tsio̍h-būn-lōo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh-pron": "daucioiqbuxnlo"
},
{
"ipa": "/tau²⁴⁻²² t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bun²²⁻²¹ lɔ²²/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Xiamen"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tau²⁴⁻²² t͡sio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² bun⁴¹⁻²² lɔ⁴¹/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Quanzhou"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tau¹³⁻²² t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bun²²⁻²¹ lɔ²²/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Zhangzhou"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ bun³³⁻¹¹ lɔ³³/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Taipei"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tau²³⁻³³ t͡siɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bun³³⁻²¹ lɔ³³/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Kaohsiung"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ wən⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰɐu̯²¹ sɛːk̚² mɐn²² lou̯²²/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tau²⁴⁻²² t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bun²²⁻²¹ lɔ²²/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tau²⁴⁻²² t͡sio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² bun⁴¹⁻²² lɔ⁴¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tau¹³⁻²² t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bun²²⁻²¹ lɔ²²/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ bun³³⁻¹¹ lɔ³³/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tau²³⁻³³ t͡siɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bun³³⁻²¹ lɔ³³/"
}
],
"word": "投石問路"
}
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