See 添油加醋 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"literal_meaning": "to add oil and vinegar",
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"word": "加油添醬"
},
{
"tags": [
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],
"word": "添枝加葉"
},
{
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"word": "添枝接葉"
},
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"word": "有枝添葉"
},
{
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],
"word": "添油兒加醋"
},
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"word": "有枝兒添葉兒"
},
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"word": "添油添鹽"
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"word": "加油添醬"
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"word": "加油添醋"
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],
"word": "加鹽加醋"
},
{
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"Min-Bei",
"Jian'ou"
],
"word": "加花添草"
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Xiamen"
],
"word": "添枝加箬"
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Xiamen"
],
"word": "添跤添手"
},
{
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"word": "生枝生箬"
},
{
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},
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"Singapore",
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "添跤添手"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Jieyang"
],
"word": "添湯落火"
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
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],
"word": "添湯落汁"
},
{
"tags": [
"Wu",
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],
"word": "添油加醬"
},
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"zh_pron": "tiānyóujiācù"
},
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],
"zh_pron": "ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄘㄨˋ"
},
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"zh_pron": "ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄘㄨˋ"
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"zh_pron": "tianyóujiacù"
},
{
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"zh_pron": "tʻien¹-yu²-chia¹-tsʻu⁴"
},
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"Yale"
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},
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},
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"roman": "tjanʹjuczjacu",
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"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "тяньюцзяцу"
},
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"ipa": "/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵¹/",
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},
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},
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},
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"Bopomofo"
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"zh_pron": "ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄡˊㄦ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄘㄨˋ"
},
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"Standard-Chinese",
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"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Erhua",
"Palladius"
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},
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"word": "加油添醋"
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"word": "加油加醋"
},
{
"tags": [
"formal",
"Written-vernacular-Chinese"
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"word": "加油添醬"
},
{
"tags": [
"formal",
"Written-vernacular-Chinese"
],
"word": "添枝加葉"
},
{
"tags": [
"formal",
"Written-vernacular-Chinese"
],
"word": "添枝接葉"
},
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"tags": [
"formal",
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],
"word": "有枝添葉"
},
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"tags": [
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"Beijing"
],
"word": "添油兒加醋"
},
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"Northeastern-Mandarin",
"Beijing"
],
"word": "有枝兒添葉兒"
},
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"Liuzhou"
],
"word": "添油添鹽"
},
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],
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},
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],
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"Jian'ou"
],
"word": "加花添草"
},
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"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Xiamen"
],
"word": "添枝加箬"
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Xiamen"
],
"word": "添跤添手"
},
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"Min-Nan",
"Xiamen"
],
"word": "生枝生箬"
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"Quanzhou"
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"Min-Nan",
"Zhangzhou"
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"Tainan"
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"Singapore",
"Hokkien"
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"word": "添跤添手"
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"Jieyang"
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"word": "添湯落火"
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],
"word": "添湯落汁"
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