See 要不 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"zh-pron": "yàobů"
},
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"zh-pron": "yao⁴-pu⁵"
},
{
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],
"zh-pron": "yàu-bu"
},
{
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"zh-pron": "yawbu"
},
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"tags": [
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],
"zh-pron": "яобу"
},
{
"tags": [
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],
"zh-pron": "jaobu"
},
{
"ipa": "/jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/ ",
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"ipa": " /jɑʊ̯⁵¹ b̥u¹/",
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"zh-pron": "yiu bāt"
},
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"zh-pron": "jiu³ bat⁷"
},
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"zh-pron": "yiu³ bed¹"
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"ipa": "/iau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ put̚¹/",
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"Meixian",
"Sinological-IPA"
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},
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"ipa": "/jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/jɑʊ̯⁵¹ b̥u¹/"
},
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},
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"Southern"
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"word": "再不然"
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"word": "勿然 (8veq-zoe)"
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"word": "如咪"
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},
{
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"zh-pron": "yao⁴-pu⁵"
},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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"zh-pron": "яобу"
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},
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"zh-pron": "yiu bāt"
},
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"zh-pron": "jiu³ bat⁷"
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