See 珍珠都冇咁真 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"literal_meaning": "even pearls are not as real",
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"zh-pron": "zan¹ zyu¹ dou¹ mou⁵ gam³ zan¹"
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"zh-pron": "jān jyū dōu móuh gam jān"
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"zh-pron": "dzan¹ dzy¹ dou¹ mou⁵ gam³ dzan¹"
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"zh-pron": "zen¹ ju¹ dou¹ mou⁵ gem³ zen¹"
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"ipa": "/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ t͡syː⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ kɐm³³ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/",
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"ipa": "/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ t͡syː⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ kɐm³³ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/"
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"zh-pron": "zan¹ zyu¹ dou¹ mou⁵ gam³ zan¹"
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"zh-pron": "jān jyū dōu móuh gam jān"
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"zh-pron": "dzan¹ dzy¹ dou¹ mou⁵ gam³ dzan¹"
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"zh-pron": "zen¹ ju¹ dou¹ mou⁵ gem³ zen¹"
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