See 百步穿楊 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"literal_meaning": "to shoot an arrow through a willow leaf at a hundred paces; to split a willow wand at a hundred paces",
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"ipa": "/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/",
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"zh-pron": "baak bouh chyūn yèuhng"
},
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"zh-pron": "baak⁸ bou⁶ tsyn¹ joeng⁴"
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"zh-pron": "bag³ bou⁶ qun¹ yêng⁴"
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},
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"zh-pron": "bajbučuanʹjan"
},
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"ipa": "/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/",
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"zh-pron": "baak bouh chyūn yèuhng"
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"zh-pron": "baak⁸ bou⁶ tsyn¹ joeng⁴"
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"zh-pron": "bag³ bou⁶ qun¹ yêng⁴"
},
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"ipa": "/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/"
},
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"ipa": "/paːk̚³ pou̯²² t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ jœːŋ²¹/"
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"word": "百步穿楊"
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