文字獄 in Chinese

IPA: /wən³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /mɐn²¹ t͡siː²² jʊk̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /wən³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹/, /mɐn²¹ t͡siː²² jʊk̚²/ Chinese transliterations: wénzìyù [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ ㄩˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], man⁴ zi⁶ juk⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], wénzìyù [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ ㄩˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], wúnzìhyù [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], wên²-tzŭ⁴-yü⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], wén-dz̀-yù [Mandarin, Yale, standard], wentzyhyuh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], вэньцзыюй [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], vɛnʹczyjuj [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], màhn jih yuhk [Cantonese, Yale], man⁴ dzi⁶ juk⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], men⁴ ji⁶ yug⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 文字狱 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 文字獄

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      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ ㄩˋ"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ ㄩˋ"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
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        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
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        "Yale",
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        "Mandarin",
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "вэньцзыюй"
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        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vɛnʹczyjuj"
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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}

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      "zh-pron": "wénzìyù"
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ ㄩˋ"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wên²-tzŭ⁴-yü⁴"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wén-dz̀-yù"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wentzyhyuh"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вэньцзыюй"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vɛnʹczyjuj"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "màhn jih yuhk"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "man⁴ dzi⁶ juk⁹"
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "men⁴ ji⁶ yug⁶"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
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      "ipa": "/wən³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹/"
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      "ipa": "/mɐn²¹ t͡siː²² jʊk̚²/"
    }
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"文字獄" meaning in Chinese

Noun