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"2": "When fire is burning the grassland, one (already) cannot stay near it, then how can one put it out?",
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"zh-pron": "hsing¹-hsing¹ chih¹ huo³"
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"zh-pron": "kʻo³-i³ liao²-yüan²"
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"zh-pron": "syīng-syīng jr̄ hwǒ-"
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"ipa": "/sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵ hɔː³⁵ jiː¹³ liːu̯²¹ jyːn²¹/",
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"zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄓ ㄏㄨㄛˇ"
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"zh-pron": "hsing¹-hsing¹ chih¹ huo³"
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"Yale"
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"zh-pron": "syīng-syīng jr̄ hwǒ-"
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"zh-pron": "kě-yǐ lyáu-ywán"
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"zh-pron": "shingshing jy huoo"
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"zh-pron": "keeyii liauyuan"
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"zh-pron": "кэи ляоюань"
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"Mandarin",
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"zh-pron": "sinsin čži xo"
},
{
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"zh-pron": "kɛi ljaojuanʹ"
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"ipa": "/ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/",
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"ipa": "/ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/"
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"ipa": "/sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵ hɔː³⁵ jiː¹³ liːu̯²¹ jyːn²¹/"
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"word": "星星之火，可以燎原"
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