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"english": "My new wife enters from the front door; my former wife leaves from the side door.\nMy new wife is skilled in weaving fine silk; my former wife is skilled in weaving raw silk.",
"ref": "新人從門入 故人從閤去 新人工織縑 故人工織素 [Classical Chinese, trad.]",
"text": "新人从门入 故人从𬮤去 新人工织缣 故人工织素 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Anonymous, 上山采蘼蕪\nxīnrén cóng mén rù, gùrén cóng gé qù, xīnrén gōng zhī jiān, gùrén gōng zhī sù [Pinyin]",
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"english": "Although my new lover is lovely like a flower, my old lover has always been dignified.",
"ref": "新人如花雖可寵，故人似玉由來重。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]",
"text": "新人如花虽可宠，故人似玉由来重。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Tang dynasty, 李白 (Li Bai), 怨情\nXīnrén rú huā suī kě chǒng, gùrén sì yù yóulái zhòng. [Pinyin]",
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"english": "Gentlemen have literary talent, as ladies have beauty; those with literary talent may be elders or peers, as those who have beauty may be former or new lovers.",
"ref": "士之有文，如女之有色；文之有先輩、時輩，如色之有故人、新人。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]",
"text": "士之有文，如女之有色；文之有先辈、时辈，如色之有故人、新人。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Ming dynasty, 譚友夏, 官子時文稿序\nShì zhī yǒu wén, rú nǚ zhī yǒu sè; wén zhī yǒu xiānbèi, shíbèi, rú sè zhī yǒu gùrén, xīnrén. [Pinyin]",
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"zh-pron": "ㄍㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ"
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"zh-pron": "гужэнь"
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"roman": "gùjiù",
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"word": "故舊"
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"roman": "lǎoyǒu",
"word": "老友"
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"english": "cute-sounding",
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"word": "老盆友"
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"roman": "lǎoxiāngshí",
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"roman": "sǐzhě",
"word": "死者"
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"roman": "gua1 ma3 zr",
"tags": [
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"word": "瓜碼子"
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"roman": "gua1 ma3 zr",
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"word": "瓜码子"
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"text": "新人从门入 故人从𬮤去 新人工织缣 故人工织素 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Anonymous, 上山采蘼蕪\nxīnrén cóng mén rù, gùrén cóng gé qù, xīnrén gōng zhī jiān, gùrén gōng zhī sù [Pinyin]",
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"ref": "新人如花雖可寵，故人似玉由來重。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]",
"text": "新人如花虽可宠，故人似玉由来重。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Tang dynasty, 李白 (Li Bai), 怨情\nXīnrén rú huā suī kě chǒng, gùrén sì yù yóulái zhòng. [Pinyin]",
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"ref": "士之有文，如女之有色；文之有先輩、時輩，如色之有故人、新人。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]",
"text": "士之有文，如女之有色；文之有先辈、时辈，如色之有故人、新人。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Ming dynasty, 譚友夏, 官子時文稿序\nShì zhī yǒu wén, rú nǚ zhī yǒu sè; wén zhī yǒu xiānbèi, shíbèi, rú sè zhī yǒu gùrén, xīnrén. [Pinyin]",
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"zh-pron": "gùrén"
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{
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"zh-pron": "ku⁴-jên²"
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"zh-pron": "gù-rén"
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"zh-pron": "guhren"
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"zh-pron": "гужэнь"
},
{
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"zh-pron": "gužɛnʹ"
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"zh-pron": "gu³ jan⁴"
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{
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"zh-pron": "kuH nyin"
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{
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"word": "故交"
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{
"roman": "gùyǒu",
"word": "故友"
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{
"roman": "gùzhī",
"tags": [
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"word": "故知"
},
{
"roman": "gùjiù",
"tags": [
"literary"
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"word": "故舊"
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{
"roman": "gùjiù",
"tags": [
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"word": "故旧"
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{
"roman": "lǎoyǒu",
"word": "老友"
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{
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"word": "老朋"
},
{
"word": "老朋友"
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{
"english": "cute-sounding",
"roman": "lǎopényǒu",
"tags": [
"Internet",
"humorous",
"neologism",
"slang"
],
"word": "老盆友"
},
{
"roman": "lǎoxiāngshí",
"word": "老相識"
},
{
"roman": "lǎoxiāngshí",
"word": "老相识"
},
{
"roman": "jiùjiāo",
"word": "舊交"
},
{
"roman": "jiùjiāo",
"word": "旧交"
},
{
"roman": "jiùyǒu",
"word": "舊友"
},
{
"roman": "jiùyǒu",
"word": "旧友"
},
{
"roman": "jiùgù",
"tags": [
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"word": "舊故"
},
{
"roman": "jiùgù",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "旧故"
},
{
"roman": "jiùzhī",
"tags": [
"literary"
],
"word": "舊知"
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{
"roman": "jiùzhī",
"tags": [
"literary"
],
"word": "旧知"
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{
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"tags": [
"literary"
],
"word": "亡人"
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{
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"word": "亡者"
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"religion",
"lifestyle"
],
"word": "往生者"
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{
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"word": "死人"
},
{
"roman": "sǐzhě",
"word": "死者"
},
{
"roman": "gua1 ma3 zr",
"tags": [
"Xiang"
],
"word": "瓜碼子"
},
{
"roman": "gua1 ma3 zr",
"tags": [
"Xiang"
],
"word": "瓜码子"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"euphemistic"
],
"word": "聖人"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"euphemistic"
],
"word": "圣人"
},
{
"roman": "shìzhě",
"tags": [
"literary"
],
"word": "逝者"
}
],
"word": "故人"
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