See 止於至善 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹/",
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"zh-pron": "ji² yu¹ ji³ xin⁶"
},
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"ipa": "/t͡siː³⁵ jyː⁵⁵ t͡siː³³ siːn²²/",
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"ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹/"
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"word": "止於至善"
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Download raw JSONL data for 止於至善 meaning in Chinese (3.5kB)
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