See 聊勝於無 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"forms": [
{
"form": "聊胜于无",
"tags": [
"Simplified-Chinese"
]
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "zh",
"2": "proverb"
},
"expansion": "聊勝於無",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Chinese",
"lang_code": "zh",
"pos": "proverb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Cantonese proverbs",
"parents": [],
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},
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"parents": [],
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"glosses": [
"Something is better than nothing; A little is better than nothing."
],
"id": "en-聊勝於無-zh-proverb-7mVKF5At",
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "好過冇"
},
{
"word": "好过冇"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "liáoshèngyúwú"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄨˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "liu⁴ sing³ jyu¹ mou⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "liáoshèngyúwú"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄨˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "liáoshèngyúwú"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "liao²-shêng⁴-yü²-wu²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "lyáu-shèng-yú-wú"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "liaushenqyuwu"
},
{
"roman": "ljaošɛnʺjuju",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "ляошэнъюйу"
},
{
"ipa": "/li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ y³⁵ u³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "liu⁴ sing³ jyu¹ mou⁴"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "lìuh sing yū mòuh"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "liu⁴ sing³ jy¹ mou⁴"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "liu⁴ xing³ yu¹ mou⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/liːu̯²¹ sɪŋ³³ jyː⁵⁵ mou̯²¹/",
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
}
],
"word": "聊勝於無"
}
{
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{
"form": "聊胜于无",
"tags": [
"Simplified-Chinese"
]
}
],
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"expansion": "聊勝於無",
"name": "head"
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"lang_code": "zh",
"pos": "proverb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Cantonese lemmas",
"Cantonese proverbs",
"Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
"Chinese lemmas",
"Chinese proverbs",
"Chinese terms spelled with 勝",
"Chinese terms spelled with 於",
"Chinese terms spelled with 無",
"Chinese terms spelled with 聊",
"Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Mandarin lemmas",
"Mandarin proverbs",
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"Pages with entries"
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"glosses": [
"Something is better than nothing; A little is better than nothing."
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
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],
"zh_pron": "liáoshèngyúwú"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄨˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "liu⁴ sing³ jyu¹ mou⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "liáoshèngyúwú"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄨˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "liáoshèngyúwú"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "liao²-shêng⁴-yü²-wu²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "lyáu-shèng-yú-wú"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "liaushenqyuwu"
},
{
"roman": "ljaošɛnʺjuju",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "ляошэнъюйу"
},
{
"ipa": "/li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ y³⁵ u³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "liu⁴ sing³ jyu¹ mou⁴"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "lìuh sing yū mòuh"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "liu⁴ sing³ jy¹ mou⁴"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "liu⁴ xing³ yu¹ mou⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/liːu̯²¹ sɪŋ³³ jyː⁵⁵ mou̯²¹/",
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "好過冇"
},
{
"word": "好过冇"
}
],
"word": "聊勝於無"
}
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