See 螟蛉子 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
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"zh-pron": "ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄗˇ"
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},
{
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"zh-pron": "mínglíngzǐh"
},
{
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"zh-pron": "ming²-ling²-tzŭ³"
},
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],
"zh-pron": "míng-líng-dž"
},
{
"tags": [
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"zh-pron": "minglingtzyy"
},
{
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"Mandarin",
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"zh-pron": "минлинцзы"
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"zh-pron": "minlinczy"
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"ipa": "/miŋ³⁵ liŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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"ipa": "/biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/",
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{
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"ipa": "/miŋ³⁵ liŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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"ipa": "/biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/"
},
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"ipa": "/biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵⁵⁴/"
},
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},
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"zh-pron": "mínglíngzǐh"
},
{
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"zh-pron": "ming²-ling²-tzŭ³"
},
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"zh-pron": "míng-líng-dž"
},
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},
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},
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],
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},
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"tags": [
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"Xiamen"
]
},
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"ipa": "/biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵⁵⁴/",
"tags": [
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"Quanzhou"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/biɪŋ¹³⁻²² liɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡su⁵³/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Zhangzhou"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su⁵³/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Taipei"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/biɪŋ²³⁻³³ liɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Kaohsiung"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/miŋ³⁵ liŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
},
{
"ipa": "/biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/"
},
{
"ipa": "/biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵⁵⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/biɪŋ¹³⁻²² liɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡su⁵³/"
},
{
"ipa": "/biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su⁵³/"
},
{
"ipa": "/biɪŋ²³⁻³³ liɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/"
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"word": "螟蛉子"
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