See 萬變不離其宗 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"No matter how much something changes, it will still retain its essence."
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"id": "en-萬變不離其宗-zh-proverb-aBbJBOlH",
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"sounds": [
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"zh_pron": "wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄗㄨㄥ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "maan⁶ bin⁶ bat¹ lei⁴ kei⁴ zung¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng"
},
{
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"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄗㄨㄥ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "wàn biàn bù lí cí zong"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "wan⁴ pien⁴ pu⁴ li² chʻi² tsung¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "wàn byàn bù lí chí dzūng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "wann biann bu li chyi tzong"
},
{
"roman": "vanʹ bjanʹ bu li ci czun",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "вань бянь бу ли ци цзун"
},
{
"ipa": "/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ li³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/",
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"zh_pron": "maan⁶ bin⁶ bat¹ lei⁴ kei⁴ zung¹"
},
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],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "maahn bihn bāt lèih kèih jūng"
},
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"Cantonese",
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"zh_pron": "maan⁶ bin⁶ bat⁷ lei⁴ kei⁴ dzung¹"
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"zh_pron": "man⁶ bin⁶ bed¹ léi⁴ kéi⁴ zung¹"
},
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"ipa": "/maːn²² piːn²² pɐt̚⁵ lei̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/",
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"word": "萬變不離其宗"
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"zh_pron": "wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng"
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"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄗㄨㄥ"
},
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"zh_pron": "maan⁶ bin⁶ bat¹ lei⁴ kei⁴ zung¹"
},
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"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng"
},
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄗㄨㄥ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "wàn biàn bù lí cí zong"
},
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "wan⁴ pien⁴ pu⁴ li² chʻi² tsung¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "wàn byàn bù lí chí dzūng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "wann biann bu li chyi tzong"
},
{
"roman": "vanʹ bjanʹ bu li ci czun",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "вань бянь бу ли ци цзун"
},
{
"ipa": "/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ li³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/",
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"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
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"Hong Kong"
],
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "maan⁶ bin⁶ bat¹ lei⁴ kei⁴ zung¹"
},
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "maahn bihn bāt lèih kèih jūng"
},
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"Standard-Cantonese",
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"Cantonese",
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"zh_pron": "maan⁶ bin⁶ bat⁷ lei⁴ kei⁴ dzung¹"
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"Standard-Cantonese",
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"tags": [
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"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
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"zh_pron": "man⁶ bin⁶ bed¹ léi⁴ kéi⁴ zung¹"
},
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"ipa": "/maːn²² piːn²² pɐt̚⁵ lei̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/",
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"Standard-Cantonese",
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],
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],
"word": "萬變不離其宗"
}
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