東郭先生 in Chinese

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], ㄉㄨㄥㄍㄨㄛㄒㄧㄢㄕㄥ [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] Forms: 东郭先生 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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

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      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ"
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      "zh-pron": "dung¹ gwok³ sin¹ saang¹"
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      "zh-pron": "dōng guō xiānshēng"
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      "zh-pron": "dong guo siansheng"
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      "zh-pron": "tung¹ kuo¹ hsien¹-shêng¹"
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      "zh-pron": "dūng gwō syān-shēng"
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      "zh-pron": "dong guo shiansheng"
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      "zh-pron": "дун го сяньшэн"
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      "zh-pron": "dun go sjanʹšɛn"
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      "zh-pron": "dūng gwok sīn sāang"
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      "zh-pron": "dung¹ gwok⁸ sin¹ saang¹"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "dung¹ guog³ xin¹ sang¹"
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      "ipa": "/tʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/"
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      "ipa": "/tʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ siːn⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵/"
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  "word": "東郭先生"
}

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      "zh-pron": "dōng guō xiānshēng"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ"
    },
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "dung¹ gwok³ sin¹ saang¹"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "dōng guō xiānshēng"
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      "zh-pron": "dong guo siansheng"
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      "zh-pron": "tung¹ kuo¹ hsien¹-shêng¹"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "dūng gwō syān-shēng"
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      "zh-pron": "dong guo shiansheng"
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      "zh-pron": "дун го сяньшэн"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dun go sjanʹšɛn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/",
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "dung¹ gwok⁸ sin¹ saang¹"
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      "zh-pron": "dung¹ guog³ xin¹ sang¹"
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"東郭先生" meaning in Chinese

Noun