"琢磨" meaning in Chinese

See 琢磨 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /tœːk̚³ mɔː²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ mɔ̃²⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /tɔk̚³²⁻⁵ mɔ̃¹³/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Zhangzhou], /tɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ mɔ̃²⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Quanzhou], /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/, /tœːk̚³ mɔː²¹/, /tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ mɔ̃²⁴/, /tɔk̚³²⁻⁵ mɔ̃¹³/, /tɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ mɔ̃²⁴/ Chinese transliterations: zhuómó [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄛˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], doek³ mo⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], tok-mô͘, zhuómó [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄛˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], jhuómó [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], cho²-mo² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], jwó-mwó [Mandarin, Yale, standard], jwomo [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], чжомо [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], čžomo [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], deuk mòh [Cantonese, Yale], doek⁸ mo⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], dêg³ mo⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], tok-mô͘ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], tok-môo [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], dokmoo [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 作摩
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 琢磨
  1. to carve and polish (jade)
    Sense id: en-琢磨-zh-verb-Q1KRytx6
  2. to polish and refine a literary work
    Sense id: en-琢磨-zh-verb-8CWy7arS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /t͡su̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡su̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³/, /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/, /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³/ Chinese transliterations: zuómo [Mandarin, Pinyin], zhuómó [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄗㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄇㄛ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄛˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zuómo [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], zuómo̊ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tso²-mo⁵ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], dzwó-mwo [Mandarin, Yale], tzwo.mo [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цзомо [Mandarin, Palladius], czomo [Mandarin, Palladius], zhuómó [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], zhuómo [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, toneless-final-syllable-variant], ㄓㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄇㄛ [Mandarin, bopomofo, toneless-final-syllable-variant], jhuómo̊ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], cho²-mo⁵ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jwó-mwo [Mandarin, Yale], jwo.mo [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чжомо [Mandarin, Palladius], čžomo [Mandarin, Palladius] Forms: 作摩
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 琢磨
  1. to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to ponder
    Sense id: en-琢磨-zh-verb--EbzWgtc Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Thinking Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 9 6 78 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 5 85 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 4 87 4 Disambiguation of Thinking: 7 7 76 9
  2. (Beijing Mandarin) to scheme against; to conspire against Tags: Beijing, Mandarin
    Sense id: en-琢磨-zh-verb-L5n-Bmla Categories (other): Beijing Mandarin
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 捉摸 (zhuōmō)
Etymology number: 2 Synonyms: 冥思 (míngsī), 冥想 (míngxiǎng), 品味 (pǐnwèi), 尋味 (xúnwèi), 寻味 (xúnwèi), 尋思, 寻思, (niàn), [in-compounds, literary], 思想 (sīxiǎng), 思慮 (sīlǜ), 思虑 (sīlǜ), 思索 (sīsuǒ), 思維 (sīwéi), 思维 (sīwéi), 思考 (sīkǎo), 思裁 (si1 cai2) [Sichuanese], 思量 (sīliáng), 慎思 (shènsī), 掂掇 (diānduo) [colloquial], 推敲 (tuīqiāo), 掂量 (diānliáng), 揣摩 (chuǎimó), 斟酌 (zhēnzhuó) [figuratively], 沉思 (chénsī), 深思 (shēnsī), 照顧 (zhàogù), 照顾 (zhàogù), 玩味 (wánwèi), 玩弄 [Classical-Chinese], 算計 (suànjì), 算计 (suànjì), 考慮 (kǎolǜ), 考虑 (kǎolǜ), 苦思 (kǔsī), 著想 (zhuóxiǎng), 着想 (zhuóxiǎng), 計算 (jìsuàn), 计算 (jìsuàn), 計較, 计较, 設想 (shèxiǎng), 设想 (shèxiǎng), 顧全 (gùquán), 顾全 (gùquán), 顧及 (gùjí), 顾及 (gùjí)
{
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "作摩"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "琢磨",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to carve and polish (jade)"
      ],
      "id": "en-琢磨-zh-verb-Q1KRytx6",
      "links": [
        [
          "carve",
          "carve"
        ],
        [
          "polish",
          "polish"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to polish and refine a literary work"
      ],
      "id": "en-琢磨-zh-verb-8CWy7arS",
      "links": [
        [
          "refine",
          "refine"
        ],
        [
          "literary",
          "literary"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhuómó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄛˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "doek³ mo⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "tok-mô͘"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhuómó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄛˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhuómó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cho²-mo²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jwó-mwó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jwomo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжомо"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžomo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "deuk mòh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "doek⁸ mo⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dêg³ mo⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tœːk̚³ mɔː²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tok-mô͘"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tok-môo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dokmoo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ mɔ̃²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔk̚³²⁻⁵ mɔ̃¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ mɔ̃²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tœːk̚³ mɔː²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ mɔ̃²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔk̚³²⁻⁵ mɔ̃¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ mɔ̃²⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "琢磨"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "作摩"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "琢磨",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "zhuōmō",
      "word": "捉摸"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 6 78 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 5 85 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 4 87 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 7 76 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "zh",
          "name": "Thinking",
          "orig": "zh:Thinking",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to ponder"
      ],
      "id": "en-琢磨-zh-verb--EbzWgtc",
      "links": [
        [
          "think over",
          "think over"
        ],
        [
          "ponder",
          "ponder"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Beijing Mandarin",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to scheme against; to conspire against"
      ],
      "id": "en-琢磨-zh-verb-L5n-Bmla",
      "links": [
        [
          "scheme",
          "scheme"
        ],
        [
          "conspire",
          "conspire"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Beijing Mandarin) to scheme against; to conspire against"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Beijing",
        "Mandarin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zuómo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhuómó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄇㄛ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄛˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zuómo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zuómo̊"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tso²-mo⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzwó-mwo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tzwo.mo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзомо"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czomo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhuómó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "toneless-final-syllable-variant"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhuómo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "toneless-final-syllable-variant"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄇㄛ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhuómo̊"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cho²-mo⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jwó-mwo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jwo.mo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжомо"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžomo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/ ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": " /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "míngsī",
      "word": "冥思"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "míngxiǎng",
      "word": "冥想"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "pǐnwèi",
      "word": "品味"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "xúnwèi",
      "word": "尋味"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "xúnwèi",
      "word": "寻味"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "尋思"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "寻思"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "niàn",
      "word": "念"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "in-compounds",
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "思"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "sīxiǎng",
      "word": "思想"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "sīlǜ",
      "word": "思慮"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "sīlǜ",
      "word": "思虑"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "sīsuǒ",
      "word": "思索"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "sīwéi",
      "word": "思維"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "sīwéi",
      "word": "思维"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "sīkǎo",
      "word": "思考"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "si1 cai2",
      "tags": [
        "Sichuanese"
      ],
      "word": "思裁"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "sīliáng",
      "word": "思量"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "shènsī",
      "word": "慎思"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "diānduo",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "掂掇"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "tuīqiāo",
      "word": "推敲"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "diānliáng",
      "word": "掂量"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "chuǎimó",
      "word": "揣摩"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "zhēnzhuó",
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ],
      "word": "斟酌"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "chénsī",
      "word": "沉思"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "shēnsī",
      "word": "深思"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "zhàogù",
      "word": "照顧"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "zhàogù",
      "word": "照顾"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "wánwèi",
      "word": "玩味"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "玩弄"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "suànjì",
      "word": "算計"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "suànjì",
      "word": "算计"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kǎolǜ",
      "word": "考慮"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kǎolǜ",
      "word": "考虑"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kǔsī",
      "word": "苦思"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "zhuóxiǎng",
      "word": "著想"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "zhuóxiǎng",
      "word": "着想"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "jìsuàn",
      "word": "計算"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "jìsuàn",
      "word": "计算"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "計較"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "计较"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        "bopomofo"
      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Jyutping"
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    },
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      "zh-pron": "tok-mô͘"
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhuómó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Wade-Giles",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "cho²-mo²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jwó-mwó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jwomo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжомо"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžomo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "deuk mòh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "doek⁸ mo⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dêg³ mo⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tœːk̚³ mɔː²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tok-mô͘"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tok-môo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dokmoo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ mɔ̃²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔk̚³²⁻⁵ mɔ̃¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ mɔ̃²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tœːk̚³ mɔː²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ mɔ̃²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔk̚³²⁻⁵ mɔ̃¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ mɔ̃²⁴/"
    }
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}

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          "think over",
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          "ponder",
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        "to scheme against; to conspire against"
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          "scheme",
          "scheme"
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          "conspire",
          "conspire"
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        "(Beijing Mandarin) to scheme against; to conspire against"
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        "Pinyin"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhuómó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄇㄛ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄛˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zuómo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zuómo̊"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tso²-mo⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzwó-mwo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tzwo.mo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзомо"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czomo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "toneless-final-syllable-variant"
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      "zh-pron": "zhuómo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "toneless-final-syllable-variant"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhuómo̊"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cho²-mo⁵"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jwó-mwo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jwo.mo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжомо"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžomo"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/"
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      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³/"
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      "roman": "xúnwèi",
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        "literary"
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "roman": "si1 cai2",
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      "word": "慎思"
    },
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      "roman": "diānduo",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "掂量"
    },
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      ],
      "word": "斟酌"
    },
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      "word": "沉思"
    },
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      "word": "深思"
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "玩味"
    },
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    },
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    {
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    },
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      "word": "考虑"
    },
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    },
    {
      "roman": "zhuóxiǎng",
      "word": "著想"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhuóxiǎng",
      "word": "着想"
    },
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      "roman": "jìsuàn",
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    },
    {
      "roman": "jìsuàn",
      "word": "计算"
    },
    {
      "word": "計較"
    },
    {
      "word": "计较"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shèxiǎng",
      "word": "設想"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shèxiǎng",
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "roman": "gùjí",
      "word": "顧及"
    },
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      "roman": "gùjí",
      "word": "顾及"
    }
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}

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