See 海底摸月 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"roman": "hǎidǐ lāoyuè",
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"ipa": "/hɔːi̯³⁵ tɐi̯⁵⁵ mɔː⁵⁵ jyːt̚²⁻³⁵/"
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"ipa": "/hɔːi̯³⁵ tɐi̯³⁵ mɔː³⁵ jyːt̚²/"
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"ipa": "/hɔːi̯³⁵ tɐi̯⁵⁵ mɔː⁵⁵ jyːt̚²⁻³⁵/"
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"ipa": "/hɔːi̯³⁵ tɐi̯³⁵ mɔː³⁵ jyːt̚²/"
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"word": "海底撈月／海底捞月"
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Download raw JSONL data for 海底摸月 meaning in Chinese (2.3kB)
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