李代桃僵 in Chinese

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  "literal_meaning": "the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree",
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        "to substitute one for another"
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        "to carry the can for someone; to take punishment in place of someone"
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      "zh_pron": "lǐdàitáojiāng"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄤ"
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh_pron": "lei⁵ doi⁶ tou⁴ goeng¹"
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh_pron": "ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄤ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh_pron": "lǐdàitáojiang"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "li³-tai⁴-tʻao²-chiang¹"
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      "roman": "lidajtaoczjan",
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  ],
  "word": "李代桃僵"
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  "literal_meaning": "the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree",
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    {
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        "to substitute one for another"
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          "substitute",
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        "to carry the can for someone; to take punishment in place of someone"
      ],
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          "carry the can",
          "carry the can"
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        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄤ"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
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    {
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "лидайтаоцзян"
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "léi⁵ doi⁶ tou⁴ gêng¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lei̯¹³ tɔːi̯²² tʰou̯²¹ kœːŋ⁵⁵/",
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  "word": "李代桃僵"
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"李代桃僵" meaning in Chinese

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