"日出而作,日入而息" meaning in Chinese

See 日出而作,日入而息 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Mainland-China, Sinological-IPA], /ʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ɕi³⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Taiwan, Sinological-IPA], /jɐt̚² t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ jiː²¹ t͡sɔːk̚³ jɐt̚² jɐp̚² jiː²¹ sɪk̚⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Etymology: First attested in Zhuangzi Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 日出而作,日入而息
  1. to begin work at sunrise and retire at sunset; to work from dawn till dusk Wikipedia link: Emperor Shun, Zhuangzi Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-日出而作,日入而息-zh-phrase-ucAd~kD2 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with multiple pronunciations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "english": "Emperor Shun turned to Shan Juan with his offer of the throne. Shan Juan said, “I live in this vast universe. In winter, I cover myself with skins and furs; in summer, I wear thin clothes made of flax. In spring, I plough the fields as I'm strong enough to bear the toiling; in autumn, I harvest the crops and store away the grain. I can fully support myself this way. I go to work at sunrise and come home at sunset. Now that I live a carefree life between the heaven and the earth, I am content with the immense pleasure it gives me. I have no need to bother about the throne! What a pity that you do not understand me!”",
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      "text": "舜以天下讓善卷,善卷曰:“余立於宇宙之中,冬日衣皮毛,夏日衣葛絺;春耕種,形足以勞動;秋收斂,身足以休食;日出而作,日入而息,逍遙於天地之間而心意自得。吾何以天下為哉!悲夫,子之不知余也!”",
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      "zh_pron": "rìrù ér xī"
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      "zh_pron": "rìchū ér zuò"
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      "zh_pron": "ㄖˋ ㄔㄨ ㄦˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ"
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        "Bopomofo"
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      "zh_pron": "jat⁶ jap⁶ ji⁴ sik¹"
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        "Mainland-China",
        "Pinyin"
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    {
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh_pron": "rìrù ér xī"
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    {
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄖˋ ㄔㄨ ㄦˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Bopomofo"
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      "zh_pron": "ㄖˋ ㄖㄨˋ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧ"
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        "Mainland-China",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh_pron": "rìhchu ér zuò"
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    {
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      "zh_pron": "rìhrù ér si"
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        "Wade-Giles"
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh_pron": "r̀-rù ér syī"
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      "zh_pron": "ryhchu erl tzuoh"
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        "Mainland-China",
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      "zh_pron": "ryhruh erl shi"
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    {
      "roman": "žiču er czo, žižu er si",
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      "zh_pron": "rìrù ér xí"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh_pron": "rìhrù ér sí"
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    {
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        "Wade-Giles"
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    },
    {
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jih⁴-ju⁴ êrh² hsi²"
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    {
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        "Taiwan",
        "Yale"
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      "zh_pron": "r̀-chū ér dzwò-"
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      "zh_pron": "r̀-rù ér syí"
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    {
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jat⁶ ceot¹ ji⁴ zok³"
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh_pron": "jat⁶ jap⁶ ji⁴ sik¹"
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
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      "zh_pron": "yaht chēut yìh jok"
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
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      "zh_pron": "yaht yahp yìh sīk"
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        "Guangzhou",
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jat⁹ tsoet⁷ ji⁴ dzok⁸"
    },
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      "zh_pron": "jat⁹ jap⁹ ji⁴ sik⁷"
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        "Cantonese",
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh_pron": "yed⁶ cêd¹ yi⁴ zog³"
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Cantonese",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "yed⁶ yeb⁶ yi⁴ xig¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚² t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ jiː²¹ t͡sɔːk̚³ jɐt̚² jɐp̚² jiː²¹ sɪk̚⁵/",
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
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      "zh_pron": "nyit tsyhwijH|tsyhwit nyi tsuH|tsaH|tsak nyit nyip nyi sik"
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      "english": "Emperor Shun turned to Shan Juan with his offer of the throne. Shan Juan said, “I live in this vast universe. In winter, I cover myself with skins and furs; in summer, I wear thin clothes made of flax. In spring, I plough the fields as I'm strong enough to bear the toiling; in autumn, I harvest the crops and store away the grain. I can fully support myself this way. I go to work at sunrise and come home at sunset. Now that I live a carefree life between the heaven and the earth, I am content with the immense pleasure it gives me. I have no need to bother about the throne! What a pity that you do not understand me!”",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Traditional Chinese poetry"
      ],
      "ref": " Zhuangzi, circa 3ʳᵈ – 2ⁿᵈ centuries BCE",
      "roman": "Shùn yǐ tiānxià ràng Shànjuǎn, Shànjuǎn yuē: “Yú lì yú yǔzhòu zhī zhōng, dōngrì yì pímáo, xiàrì yì géchī; chūn gēngzhǒng, xíng zúyǐ láodòng; qiū shōuliǎn, shēn zúyǐ xiūshí; rìchū ér zuò, rìrù ér xī, xiāoyáo yú tiāndì zhījiān ér xīnyì zìdé. Wú héyǐ tiānxià wéi zāi! Bēi fú, zǐ zhī bùzhī yú yě!”",
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin",
        "Traditional-Chinese"
      ],
      "text": "舜以天下讓善卷,善卷曰:“余立於宇宙之中,冬日衣皮毛,夏日衣葛絺;春耕種,形足以勞動;秋收斂,身足以休食;日出而作,日入而息,逍遙於天地之間而心意自得。吾何以天下為哉!悲夫,子之不知余也!”",
      "type": "quote"
    },
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        ]
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      "english": "Emperor Shun turned to Shan Juan with his offer of the throne. Shan Juan said, “I live in this vast universe. In winter, I cover myself with skins and furs; in summer, I wear thin clothes made of flax. In spring, I plough the fields as I'm strong enough to bear the toiling; in autumn, I harvest the crops and store away the grain. I can fully support myself this way. I go to work at sunrise and come home at sunset. Now that I live a carefree life between the heaven and the earth, I am content with the immense pleasure it gives me. I have no need to bother about the throne! What a pity that you do not understand me!”",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Traditional Chinese poetry"
      ],
      "ref": " Zhuangzi, circa 3ʳᵈ – 2ⁿᵈ centuries BCE",
      "roman": "Shùn yǐ tiānxià ràng Shànjuǎn, Shànjuǎn yuē: “Yú lì yú yǔzhòu zhī zhōng, dōngrì yì pímáo, xiàrì yì géchī; chūn gēngzhǒng, xíng zúyǐ láodòng; qiū shōuliǎn, shēn zúyǐ xiūshí; rìchū ér zuò, rìrù ér xī, xiāoyáo yú tiāndì zhījiān ér xīnyì zìdé. Wú héyǐ tiānxià wéi zāi! Bēi fú, zǐ zhī bùzhī yú yě!”",
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin",
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ],
      "text": "舜以天下让善卷,善卷曰:“余立于宇宙之中,冬日衣皮毛,夏日衣葛𫄨;春耕种,形足以劳动;秋收敛,身足以休食;日出而作,日入而息,逍遥于天地之间而心意自得。吾何以天下为哉!悲夫,子之不知余也!”",
      "type": "quote"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "First attested in Zhuangzi",
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      "expansion": "日出而作,日入而息",
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 出",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 息",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 日",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 而",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Literary Chinese terms with quotations",
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        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin terms with multiple pronunciations",
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          "english": "During the reign of Yao, a fifty-year-old man was tilling the soil by the roadside. \"How great is the virtue of Yao!\" A passer-by ejaculated. The farmer replied, \"When the sun’s up I work, and when it’s down I rest. I dig wells and there’s drink, plow fields and there’s food. Emperor Yao? What’s his awesome power to me?!\"",
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            "Traditional Chinese poetry"
          ],
          "ref": " Wang Chong, Lun Heng (Discussive Weighing), 80 CE",
          "roman": "Yáo shí, wǔshí zhī mín jīrǎng yú tú. Guān zhě yuē: “Dà zāi, Yáo zhī dé yě!” Jīrǎng zhě yuē: “Wú rìchū ér zuò, rìrù ér xī, záojǐng ér yǐn, gēngtián ér shí. Yáo héděng lì?”",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin",
            "Traditional-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "堯時,五十之民擊壤於塗。觀者曰:“大哉,堯之德也!”擊壤者曰:“吾日出而作,日入而息,鑿井而飲,耕田而食。堯何等力?”",
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          "raw_tags": [
            "Traditional Chinese poetry"
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          "ref": " Wang Chong, Lun Heng (Discussive Weighing), 80 CE",
          "roman": "Yáo shí, wǔshí zhī mín jīrǎng yú tú. Guān zhě yuē: “Dà zāi, Yáo zhī dé yě!” Jīrǎng zhě yuē: “Wú rìchū ér zuò, rìrù ér xī, záojǐng ér yǐn, gēngtián ér shí. Yáo héděng lì?”",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin",
            "Simplified-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "尧时,五十之民击壤于涂。观者曰:“大哉,尧之德也!”击壤者曰:“吾日出而作,日入而息,凿井而饮,耕田而食。尧何等力?”",
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      "glosses": [
        "to begin work at sunrise and retire at sunset; to work from dawn till dusk"
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          "work",
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          "sunrise"
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          "retire",
          "retire"
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          "sunset",
          "sunset"
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        [
          "dawn",
          "dawn"
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        [
          "dusk",
          "dusk"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Emperor Shun",
        "Zhuangzi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "rìchū ér zuò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "rìrù ér xī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "rìchū ér zuò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "rìrù ér xí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄖˋ ㄔㄨ ㄦˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄖˋ ㄖㄨˋ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄖˋ ㄔㄨ ㄦˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄖˋ ㄖㄨˋ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jat⁶ ceot¹ ji⁴ zok³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jat⁶ jap⁶ ji⁴ sik¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "rìchū ér zuò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "rìrù ér xī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄖˋ ㄔㄨ ㄦˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄖˋ ㄖㄨˋ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "rìhchu ér zuò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "rìhrù ér si"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jih⁴-chʻu¹ êrh² tso⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jih⁴-ju⁴ êrh² hsi¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "r̀-chū ér dzwò-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "r̀-rù ér syī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ryhchu erl tzuoh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ryhruh erl shi"
    },
    {
      "roman": "žiču er czo, žižu er si",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "жичу эр цзо"
    },
    {
      "roman": "žiču er czo, žižu er si",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "жижу эр си"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Mainland-China",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "rìchū ér zuò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "rìrù ér xí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄖˋ ㄔㄨ ㄦˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄖˋ ㄖㄨˋ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "rìhchu ér zuò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "rìhrù ér sí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jih⁴-chʻu¹ êrh² tso⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jih⁴-ju⁴ êrh² hsi²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "r̀-chū ér dzwò-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "r̀-rù ér syí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ryhchu erl tzuoh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ryhruh erl shyi"
    },
    {
      "roman": "žiču er czo, žižu er si",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "жичу эр цзо"
    },
    {
      "roman": "žiču er czo, žižu er si",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "жижу эр си"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ɕi³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Taiwan",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jat⁶ ceot¹ ji⁴ zok³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jat⁶ jap⁶ ji⁴ sik¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yaht chēut yìh jok"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yaht yahp yìh sīk"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jat⁹ tsoet⁷ ji⁴ dzok⁸"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jat⁹ jap⁹ ji⁴ sik⁷"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yed⁶ cêd¹ yi⁴ zog³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yed⁶ yeb⁶ yi⁴ xig¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚² t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ jiː²¹ t͡sɔːk̚³ jɐt̚² jɐp̚² jiː²¹ sɪk̚⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "nyit tsyhwijH|tsyhwit nyi tsuH|tsaH|tsak nyit nyip nyi sik"
    }
  ],
  "word": "日出而作,日入而息"
}

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