See 明哲保身 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"zh-pron": "ming²-chê²-pao³-shên¹"
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"zh-pron": "míng-jé-bǎu-shēn"
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"zh-pron": "mingjerbaoshen"
},
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"zh-pron": "минчжэбаошэнь"
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"zh-pron": "minčžɛbaošɛnʹ"
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"zh-pron": "ming²-chê²-pao³-shên¹"
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