See 朽木 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"zh-pron": "siǒumù"
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"zh-pron": "hsiu³-mu⁴"
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"zh-pron": "syǒu-mù"
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"zh-pron": "сюму"
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"standard"
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"zh-pron": "sjumu"
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"ipa": "/ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹/",
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"Yale"
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"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "nau² muk⁹"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "neo² mug⁶"
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"Min-Nan",
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"zh-pron": "hiw'bok"
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"ipa": "/hiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚¹²¹/",
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"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Zhangzhou"
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"Xiamen"
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"ipa": "/ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹/"
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{
"ipa": "/nɐu̯³⁵ mʊk̚²/"
},
{
"ipa": "/hiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚¹²¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/hiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴/"
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"ipa": "/hiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔk̚²⁴/"
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"Tongyong-Pinyin",
"standard"
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"zh-pron": "siǒumù"
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"standard"
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"standard"
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"standard"
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"zh-pron": "nau² muk⁹"
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"Tai-lo"
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"Min-Nan",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
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"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Zhangzhou"
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"ipa": "/nɐu̯³⁵ mʊk̚²/"
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"ipa": "/hiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚¹²¹/"
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"ipa": "/hiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴/"
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Download raw JSONL data for 朽木 meaning in Chinese (4.5kB)
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