See 自知之明 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"zh-pron": "ㄗˋ ㄓ ㄓ ㄇㄧㄥˊ"
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"zh-pron": "zi⁶ zi¹ zi¹ ming⁴"
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"zh-pron": "zìzhīzhīmíng"
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"zh-pron": "tzŭ⁴-chih¹-chih¹-ming²"
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"zh-pron": "dz̀-jr̄-jr̄-míng"
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"zh-pron": "цзычжичжимин"
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"zh-pron": "czyčžičžimin"
},
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"ipa": "/t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/",
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"zh-pron": "jih jī jī mìhng"
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"zh-pron": "dzi⁶ dzi¹ dzi¹ ming⁴"
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"zh-pron": "ji⁶ ji¹ ji¹ ming⁴"
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},
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},
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},
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},
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},
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],
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},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/",
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"zh-pron": "jih jī jī mìhng"
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"zh-pron": "dzi⁶ dzi¹ dzi¹ ming⁴"
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"zh-pron": "ji⁶ ji¹ ji¹ ming⁴"
},
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"ipa": "/t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/"
},
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"ipa": "/t͡siː²² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/"
}
],
"word": "自知之明"
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Download raw JSONL data for 自知之明 meaning in Chinese (2.9kB)
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