火中取栗 in Chinese

IPA: /xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/ Chinese transliterations: huǒzhōngqǔlì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄥㄑㄩˇ ㄌㄧˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], huǒzhōngqǔlì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], huǒjhongcyǔlì [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], huo³-chung¹-chʻü³-li⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], hwǒ-jūng-chyǔ-lì [Mandarin, Yale], huoojongcheulih [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], хочжунцюйли [Mandarin, Palladius], xočžuncjujli [Mandarin, Palladius] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From the fable The Monkey and the Cat. Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 火中取栗

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{
  "etymology_text": "From the fable The Monkey and the Cat.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
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      },
      "expansion": "火中取栗",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire; to be someone's cat's-paw"
      ],
      "id": "en-火中取栗-zh-phrase-kKjyxh9q",
      "links": [
        [
          "pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire",
          "pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire"
        ],
        [
          "cat's-paw",
          "cat's-paw"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "The Monkey and the Cat"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huǒzhōngqǔlì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄩˇ ㄌㄧˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huǒzhōngqǔlì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huǒjhongcyǔlì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huo³-chung¹-chʻü³-li⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hwǒ-jūng-chyǔ-lì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huoojongcheulih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хочжунцюйли"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xočžuncjujli"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "火中取栗"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "From the fable The Monkey and the Cat.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "火中取栗",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire; to be someone's cat's-paw"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire",
          "pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire"
        ],
        [
          "cat's-paw",
          "cat's-paw"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "The Monkey and the Cat"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huǒzhōngqǔlì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄩˇ ㄌㄧˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huǒzhōngqǔlì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huǒjhongcyǔlì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huo³-chung¹-chʻü³-li⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hwǒ-jūng-chyǔ-lì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "huoojongcheulih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хочжунцюйли"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xočžuncjujli"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "火中取栗"
}

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"火中取栗" meaning in Chinese

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