See 說曹操，曹操到 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"literal_meaning": "speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives",
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"speak of the devil and he shall appear"
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"word": "說到曹操，曹操就到"
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"word": "說曹操，曹操就到"
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"word": "日頭唔好講人，夜晚唔好講鬼"
},
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"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Singapore",
"Guangfu"
],
"word": "講到曹操，曹操到"
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Xiamen"
],
"word": "講儂儂遘，講鬼鬼遘"
},
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"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Quanzhou"
],
"word": "講儂儂遘，講鬼鬼遘"
},
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"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Zhangzhou"
],
"word": "講儂儂遘，講鬼鬼遘"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
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"Putian"
],
"word": "日咧伓通講儂，暝咧伓通講鬼"
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"zh_pron": "shuō Cáo Cāo"
},
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],
"zh_pron": "Cáo Cāo dào"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄕㄨㄛ ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ"
},
{
"tags": [
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],
"zh_pron": "ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ ㄉㄠˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "syut³ cou⁴ cou¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "cou⁴ cou¹ dou³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
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"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "shuō Cáo Cāo"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "Cáo Cāo dào"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄕㄨㄛ ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ ㄉㄠˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "shuo Cáo Cao"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "Cáo Cao dào"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "shuo¹ Tsʻao² Tsʻao¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "Tsʻao² Tsʻao¹ tao⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "shwō Tsáu Tsāu-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "Tsáu Tsāu dàu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "shuo Tsaur Tsau"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "Tsaur Tsau daw"
},
{
"roman": "šo Cao Cao, Cao Cao dao",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "шо Цао Цао"
},
{
"roman": "šo Cao Cao, Cao Cao dao",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "Цао Цао дао"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Sinological-IPA"
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{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "syut³ cou⁴ cou¹"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "cou⁴ cou¹ dou³"
},
{
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "syut chòuh chōu"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "chòuh chōu dou"
},
{
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"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "syt⁸ tsou⁴ tsou¹"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "tsou⁴ tsou¹ dou³"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
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"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "xud³ cou⁴ cou¹"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "cou⁴ cou¹ dou³"
},
{
"ipa": "/syːt̚³ t͡sʰou̯²¹ t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯²¹ t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ tou̯³³/",
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"Guangzhou",
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"word": "說曹操，曹操到"
}
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"literal_meaning": "speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives",
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"Chinese idioms",
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"Chinese terms spelled with 到",
"Chinese terms spelled with 操",
"Chinese terms spelled with 曹",
"Chinese terms spelled with 說",
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"speak of the devil and he shall appear"
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"speak of the devil and he shall appear",
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"sounds": [
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"zh_pron": "shuō Cáo Cāo"
},
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"tags": [
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],
"zh_pron": "Cáo Cāo dào"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄕㄨㄛ ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ ㄉㄠˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "syut³ cou⁴ cou¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "cou⁴ cou¹ dou³"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "shuō Cáo Cāo"
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{
"tags": [
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"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "Cáo Cāo dào"
},
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"tags": [
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],
"zh_pron": "ㄕㄨㄛ ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄘㄠˊ ㄘㄠ ㄉㄠˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "shuo Cáo Cao"
},
{
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
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"zh_pron": "Cáo Cao dào"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "shuo¹ Tsʻao² Tsʻao¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "Tsʻao² Tsʻao¹ tao⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "shwō Tsáu Tsāu-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "Tsáu Tsāu dàu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "shuo Tsaur Tsau"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "Tsaur Tsau daw"
},
{
"roman": "šo Cao Cao, Cao Cao dao",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "шо Цао Цао"
},
{
"roman": "šo Cao Cao, Cao Cao dao",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "Цао Цао дао"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/",
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"zh_pron": "cou⁴ cou¹ dou³"
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"zh_pron": "syut chòuh chōu"
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"Guangzhou",
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"zh_pron": "chòuh chōu dou"
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"zh_pron": "syt⁸ tsou⁴ tsou¹"
},
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"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
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"zh_pron": "tsou⁴ tsou¹ dou³"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
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"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "xud³ cou⁴ cou¹"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "cou⁴ cou¹ dou³"
},
{
"ipa": "/syːt̚³ t͡sʰou̯²¹ t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯²¹ t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ tou̯³³/",
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"word": "說曹操，曹操就到"
},
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],
"word": "說到曹操，曹操就到"
},
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"tags": [
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"Taiwan"
],
"word": "說曹操，曹操就到"
},
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"Cantonese"
],
"word": "一講曹操，曹操就到"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
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],
"tags": [
"Cantonese"
],
"word": "日頭唔好講人，夜晚唔好講鬼"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Singapore",
"Guangfu"
],
"word": "講到曹操，曹操到"
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Xiamen"
],
"word": "講儂儂遘，講鬼鬼遘"
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Quanzhou"
],
"word": "講儂儂遘，講鬼鬼遘"
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Zhangzhou"
],
"word": "講儂儂遘，講鬼鬼遘"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Puxian Min",
"Putian"
],
"word": "日咧伓通講儂，暝咧伓通講鬼"
}
],
"word": "說曹操，曹操到"
}
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