See 水漲船高 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "朱寧表示，從價格形成機制來看，原料價格上漲，勢必導致以雞蛋為原料的月餅、蛋糕等副食品價格水漲船高。",
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"zh-pron": "šujčžančuanʹgao"
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"ipa": "/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/",
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"zh-pron": "sêu² zêng³ xun⁴ gou¹"
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"ipa": "/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/"
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"roman": "Zhū Níng biǎoshì, cóng jiàgé xíngchéng jīzhì lái kàn, yuánliào jiàgé shàngzhàng, shìbì dǎozhì yǐ jīdàn wéi yuánliào de yuèbǐng, dàngāo děng fùshípǐn jiàgé shuǐzhàngchuángāo.",
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"zh-pron": "ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄤˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄍㄠ"
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"zh-pron": "shui³-chang³-chʻuan²-kao¹"
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"zh-pron": "шуйчжанчуаньгао"
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"ipa": "/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/",
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