See 殷鑒不遠 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"zh-pron": "jan¹ gaam³ bat¹ jyun⁵"
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"zh-pron": "yin¹-chien⁴-pu⁴-yüan³"
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"zh-pron": "yīn-jyàn-bù-ywǎn"
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"zh-pron": "injiannbuyeuan"
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"zh-pron": "иньцзяньбуюань"
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"zh-pron": "inʹczjanʹbujuanʹ"
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"zh-pron": "yen¹ gam³ bed¹ yun⁵"
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"zh-pron": "jan¹ gaam³ bat¹ jyun⁵"
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"zh-pron": "yin¹-chien⁴-pu⁴-yüan³"
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"zh-pron": "yīn-jyàn-bù-ywǎn"
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},
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"zh-pron": "иньцзяньбуюань"
},
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],
"zh-pron": "inʹczjanʹbujuanʹ"
},
{
"ipa": "/in⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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"zh-pron": "yān gaam bāt yúhn"
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"zh-pron": "yen¹ gam³ bed¹ yun⁵"
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},
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"word": "殷鑒不遠"
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