See 正本清源 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
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],
"zh_pron": "jing³ bun² qing¹ yun⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sɪŋ³³ puːn³⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/",
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"Hong Kong"
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"zh_pron": "chiàⁿ-pún-chheng-goân"
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"Xiamen"
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"Hokkien",
"IPA",
"Quanzhou"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuan¹³/",
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"Hokkien",
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"Zhangzhou"
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"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"IPA",
"Taipei"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡuan²³/",
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