See 良藥苦口 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "夫良藥苦於口，而智者勸而飲之，知其入而已己疾也。忠言拂於耳，而明主聽之，知其可以致功也。",
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"zh-pron": "liángyàokǔkǒu"
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"zh-pron": "ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ"
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"zh-pron": "loeng⁴ joek⁶ fu² hau²"
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"zh-pron": "liángyàokǔkǒu [Phonetic:liángyàokúkǒu]"
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"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "liángyàokǔkǒu"
},
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"Wade-Giles"
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"zh-pron": "liang²-yao⁴-kʻu³-kʻou³"
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"Yale"
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"zh-pron": "lyáng-yàu-kǔ-kǒu"
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"zh-pron": "лянъяокукоу"
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"tags": [
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"zh-pron": "ljanʺjaokukou"
},
{
"ipa": "/li̯ɑŋ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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"zh-pron": "lèuhng yeuhk fú háu"
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"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
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"zh-pron": "loeng⁴ joek⁹ fu² hau²"
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"zh-pron": "lêng⁴ yêg⁶ fu² heo²"
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"ipa": "/lœːŋ²¹ jœːk̚² fuː³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/",
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"ipa": "/li̯ɑŋ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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"ipa": "/lœːŋ²¹ jœːk̚² fuː³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/"
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"tags": [
"Pinyin"
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"text": "夫良药苦于口，而智者劝而饮之，知其入而已己疾也。忠言拂于耳，而明主听之，知其可以致功也。",
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"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
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"Wade-Giles"
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"zh-pron": "liang²-yao⁴-kʻu³-kʻou³"
},
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "lyáng-yàu-kǔ-kǒu"
},
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"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "liangyawkuukoou"
},
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"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "лянъяокукоу"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "ljanʺjaokukou"
},
{
"ipa": "/li̯ɑŋ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
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"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "lèuhng yeuhk fú háu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "loeng⁴ joek⁹ fu² hau²"
},
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"zh-pron": "lêng⁴ yêg⁶ fu² heo²"
},
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"ipa": "/lœːŋ²¹ jœːk̚² fuː³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/",
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"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
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},
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"ipa": "/li̯ɑŋ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
},
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"ipa": "/lœːŋ²¹ jœːk̚² fuː³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/"
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"word": "良藥苦口"
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