See 斷鶴續鳧 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "What is long should not be considered too long, nor what is short too short. A duck's legs, for instance, are short, but if we try to lengthen them, it occasions pain; and a crane's legs are long, but if we try to cut off a portion of them, it produces grief.",
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"zh-pron": "dyuhn hohk juhk fùh"
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"zh-pron": "dyn⁶ hok⁹ dzuk⁹ fu⁴"
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"zh-pron": "dün⁶ hog⁶ zug⁶ fu⁴"
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"ipa": "/tu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ xɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕy⁵¹ fu³⁵/"
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},
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