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"english": "It's better to die standing rather than live kneeling.",
"ref": "與其跪著生，毋寧站著死。 [MSC, trad.]",
"text": "与其跪着生，毋宁站着死。 [MSC, simp.]\nYǔqí guìzhe shēng, wúnìng zhànzhe sǐ. [Pinyin]",
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"english": "It's better for you to go by boat than by car.",
"ref": "你與其坐車，不如坐船。 [MSC, trad.]",
"text": "你与其坐车，不如坐船。 [MSC, simp.]\nNǐ yǔqí zuò chē, bùrú zuò chuán. [Pinyin]",
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"english": "It's not so much carelessness as irresponsibility.",
"ref": "與其說是粗心大意，不如說是不負責任。 [MSC, trad.]",
"text": "与其说是粗心大意，不如说是不负责任。 [MSC, simp.]\nYǔqí shuō shì cūxīndàyì, bùrú shuō shì bù fù zérèn. [Pinyin]",
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"english": "In festive ceremonies, it is better to be sparing than extravagant. In the ceremonies of mourning, it is better that there be deep sorrow than a minute attention to observances.",
"ref": "禮，與其奢也，寧儉；喪，與其易也，寧戚。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]",
"text": "礼，与其奢也，宁俭；丧，与其易也，宁戚。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nLǐ, yǔqí shē yě, nìng jiǎn; sàng, yǔqí yì yě, nìng qī. [Pinyin]",
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"english": "So, the house which possesses a hundred chariots should not keep a minister to look out for imposts that he may lay them on the people. Than to have such a minister, it were better for that house to have one who should rob it of its revenues.",
"ref": "百乘之家，不畜聚斂之臣。與其有聚斂之臣，寧有盜臣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]",
"text": "百乘之家，不畜聚敛之臣。与其有聚敛之臣，宁有盗臣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Book of Rites, c. 4ᵗʰ – 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nBǎishèng zhī jiā, bù xù jùliǎn zhī chén. Yǔqí yǒu jùliǎn zhī chén, nìng yǒu dàochén. [Pinyin]",
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"english": "It's better to die standing rather than live kneeling.",
"ref": "與其跪著生，毋寧站著死。 [MSC, trad.]",
"text": "与其跪着生，毋宁站着死。 [MSC, simp.]\nYǔqí guìzhe shēng, wúnìng zhànzhe sǐ. [Pinyin]",
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"ref": "你與其坐車，不如坐船。 [MSC, trad.]",
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"english": "It's not so much carelessness as irresponsibility.",
"ref": "與其說是粗心大意，不如說是不負責任。 [MSC, trad.]",
"text": "与其说是粗心大意，不如说是不负责任。 [MSC, simp.]\nYǔqí shuō shì cūxīndàyì, bùrú shuō shì bù fù zérèn. [Pinyin]",
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"english": "In festive ceremonies, it is better to be sparing than extravagant. In the ceremonies of mourning, it is better that there be deep sorrow than a minute attention to observances.",
"ref": "禮，與其奢也，寧儉；喪，與其易也，寧戚。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]",
"text": "礼，与其奢也，宁俭；丧，与其易也，宁戚。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nLǐ, yǔqí shē yě, nìng jiǎn; sàng, yǔqí yì yě, nìng qī. [Pinyin]",
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"english": "So, the house which possesses a hundred chariots should not keep a minister to look out for imposts that he may lay them on the people. Than to have such a minister, it were better for that house to have one who should rob it of its revenues.",
"ref": "百乘之家，不畜聚斂之臣。與其有聚斂之臣，寧有盜臣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]",
"text": "百乘之家，不畜聚敛之臣。与其有聚敛之臣，宁有盗臣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Book of Rites, c. 4ᵗʰ – 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nBǎishèng zhī jiā, bù xù jùliǎn zhī chén. Yǔqí yǒu jùliǎn zhī chén, nìng yǒu dàochén. [Pinyin]",
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"ipa": "/y²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/"
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"ipa": "/ɯ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ki²⁴/"
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"ipa": "/u⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²⁴/"
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"ipa": "/i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ki²³/"
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"ipa": "/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki¹³/"
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"ipa": "/ɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰi⁵⁵/"
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"word": "與其"
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