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"tags": [
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}
],
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"args": {
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},
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"lang_code": "zh",
"literal_meaning": "extreme joy turns into sorrow",
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"glosses": [
"a joyful situation turns sorrowful at its climax"
],
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[
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],
"zh_pron": "lèjíshēngbēi"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄌㄜˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄟ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "lok⁶ gik⁶ sang¹ bei¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"POJ"
],
"zh_pron": "lo̍k-ke̍k-seng-pi"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "lèjíshēngbēi"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄌㄜˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄟ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "lèjíshengbei"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "lê⁴-chi²-shêng¹-pei¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "lè-jí-shēng-bēi"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "lehjyishengbei"
},
{
"roman": "lɛczišɛnbɛj",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "лэцзишэнбэй"
},
{
"ipa": "/lɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
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"Hong Kong"
],
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Jyutping"
],
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},
{
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"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "lohk gihk sāng bēi"
},
{
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"Hong Kong"
],
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"Guangzhou",
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"Pinyin"
],
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},
{
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"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "log⁶ gig⁶ seng¹ béi¹"
},
{
"ipa": "/lɔːk̚² kɪk̚² sɐŋ⁵⁵ pei̯⁵⁵/",
"raw_tags": [
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"Hong Kong"
],
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"Guangzhou",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
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"General Taiwanese"
],
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"Hokkien",
"POJ"
],
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},
{
"raw_tags": [
"General Taiwanese"
],
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"Tai-lo"
],
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},
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],
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"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh_pron": "logkegsengpy"
},
{
"ipa": "/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pi⁴⁴/",
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"General Taiwanese"
],
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"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"IPA",
"Taipei",
"Kaohsiung"
]
}
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"word": "樂極生悲"
}
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"Chinese terms spelled with 悲",
"Chinese terms spelled with 極",
"Chinese terms spelled with 樂",
"Chinese terms spelled with 生",
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],
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"joyful",
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[
"situation",
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],
[
"sorrowful",
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[
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]
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]
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],
"zh_pron": "lèjíshēngbēi"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄌㄜˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄟ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "lok⁶ gik⁶ sang¹ bei¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"POJ"
],
"zh_pron": "lo̍k-ke̍k-seng-pi"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "lèjíshēngbēi"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄌㄜˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄟ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "lèjíshengbei"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "lê⁴-chi²-shêng¹-pei¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "lè-jí-shēng-bēi"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "lehjyishengbei"
},
{
"roman": "lɛczišɛnbɛj",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "лэцзишэнбэй"
},
{
"ipa": "/lɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "lok⁶ gik⁶ sang¹ bei¹"
},
{
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"Hong Kong"
],
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "lohk gihk sāng bēi"
},
{
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "lok⁹ gik⁹ sang¹ bei¹"
},
{
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "log⁶ gig⁶ seng¹ béi¹"
},
{
"ipa": "/lɔːk̚² kɪk̚² sɐŋ⁵⁵ pei̯⁵⁵/",
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"General Taiwanese"
],
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"POJ"
],
"zh_pron": "lo̍k-ke̍k-seng-pi"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"General Taiwanese"
],
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh_pron": "lo̍k-ki̍k-sing-pi"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"General Taiwanese"
],
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh_pron": "logkegsengpy"
},
{
"ipa": "/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pi⁴⁴/",
"raw_tags": [
"General Taiwanese"
],
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"IPA",
"Taipei",
"Kaohsiung"
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}
],
"word": "樂極生悲"
}
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