"東郭先生" meaning in Chinese

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Noun

IPA: /tʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ siːn⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/, /tʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ siːn⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: dōng guō xiānshēng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄉㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ [Mandarin, bopomofo], dung¹ gwok³ sin¹ saang¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], dōng guō xiānshēng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], dong guo siansheng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tung¹ kuo¹ hsien¹-shêng¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], dūng gwō syān-shēng [Mandarin, Yale], dong guo shiansheng [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], дун го сяньшэн [Mandarin, Palladius], dun go sjanʹšɛn [Mandarin, Palladius], dūng gwok sīn sāang [Cantonese, Yale], dung¹ gwok⁸ sin¹ saang¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], dung¹ guog³ xin¹ sang¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: From Ming Dynasty fairy tale The Wolf of Zhongshan, in which the protagonist, a Mohist scholar Mr. Dongguo saved a wolf from being hunted, yet ultimately had himself requested to be eaten by the wolf. Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 東郭先生
  1. a person who help bad people or the enemy without considering their ulterior intention, ultimately leading to backfire Wikipedia link: The Wolf of Zhongshan
    Sense id: en-東郭先生-zh-noun-YE6lpyou Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_text": "From Ming Dynasty fairy tale The Wolf of Zhongshan, in which the protagonist, a Mohist scholar Mr. Dongguo saved a wolf from being hunted, yet ultimately had himself requested to be eaten by the wolf.",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "a person who help bad people or the enemy without considering their ulterior intention, ultimately leading to backfire"
      ],
      "id": "en-東郭先生-zh-noun-YE6lpyou",
      "links": [
        [
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        ],
        [
          "help",
          "help"
        ],
        [
          "bad",
          "bad"
        ],
        [
          "ulterior",
          "ulterior"
        ],
        [
          "backfire",
          "backfire"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "The Wolf of Zhongshan"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dōng guō xiānshēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dung¹ gwok³ sin¹ saang¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dōng guō xiānshēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dong guo siansheng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tung¹ kuo¹ hsien¹-shêng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dūng gwō syān-shēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dong guo shiansheng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "дун го сяньшэн"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dun go sjanʹšɛn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dūng gwok sīn sāang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dung¹ gwok⁸ sin¹ saang¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dung¹ guog³ xin¹ sang¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ siːn⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ siːn⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "東郭先生"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "From Ming Dynasty fairy tale The Wolf of Zhongshan, in which the protagonist, a Mohist scholar Mr. Dongguo saved a wolf from being hunted, yet ultimately had himself requested to be eaten by the wolf.",
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      },
      "expansion": "東郭先生",
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "Cantonese nouns",
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        "Chinese nouns",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a person who help bad people or the enemy without considering their ulterior intention, ultimately leading to backfire"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "help",
          "help"
        ],
        [
          "bad",
          "bad"
        ],
        [
          "ulterior",
          "ulterior"
        ],
        [
          "backfire",
          "backfire"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "The Wolf of Zhongshan"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dōng guō xiānshēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dung¹ gwok³ sin¹ saang¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dōng guō xiānshēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dong guo siansheng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tung¹ kuo¹ hsien¹-shêng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dūng gwō syān-shēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dong guo shiansheng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "дун го сяньшэн"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dun go sjanʹšɛn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dūng gwok sīn sāang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dung¹ gwok⁸ sin¹ saang¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dung¹ guog³ xin¹ sang¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ siːn⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ siːn⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "東郭先生"
}

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