See 適可而止 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
{
"tags": [
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"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄕˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄦˊ ㄓˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "sik¹ ho² ji⁴ zi²"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Hokkien",
"POJ"
],
"zh_pron": "sek-khó-lî-chí"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "shìkě'érzhǐ"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄕˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄦˊ ㄓˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "shìhkě-érjhǐh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "shih⁴-kʻo³-êrh²-chih³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "shr̀-kě-ér-jř"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "shyhkeeerljyy"
},
{
"roman": "šikɛerčži",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "шикээрчжи"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
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"Sinological-IPA"
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{
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"Hong Kong"
],
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"Guangzhou",
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},
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],
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"Guangzhou",
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],
"zh_pron": "sīk hó yìh jí"
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"zh_pron": "sik⁷ ho² ji⁴ dzi²"
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],
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"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "xig¹ ho² yi⁴ ji²"
},
{
"ipa": "/sɪk̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ jiː²¹ t͡siː³⁵/",
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"Xiamen",
"POJ"
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},
{
"raw_tags": [
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],
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"Xiamen",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh_pron": "sik-khó-lî-tsí"
},
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],
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"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"Xiamen",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh_pron": "sekqoylicie"
},
{
"ipa": "/siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²⁴⁻²² t͡si⁵³/",
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],
"tags": [
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"Hokkien",
"Xiamen",
"IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵³/",
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"General Taiwanese"
],
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"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"Xiamen",
"IPA",
"Taipei"
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],
"word": "適可而止"
}
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"Cantonese lemmas",
"Chinese chengyu",
"Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
"Chinese idioms",
"Chinese lemmas",
"Chinese terms spelled with 可",
"Chinese terms spelled with 止",
"Chinese terms spelled with 而",
"Chinese terms spelled with 適",
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},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄕˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄦˊ ㄓˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "sik¹ ho² ji⁴ zi²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"POJ"
],
"zh_pron": "sek-khó-lî-chí"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "shìkě'érzhǐ"
},
{
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄕˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄦˊ ㄓˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "shìhkě-érjhǐh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "shih⁴-kʻo³-êrh²-chih³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "shr̀-kě-ér-jř"
},
{
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"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "shyhkeeerljyy"
},
{
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "шикээрчжи"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Sinological-IPA"
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{
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"Hong Kong"
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"Guangzhou",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "sik¹ ho² ji⁴ zi²"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
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"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "sīk hó yìh jí"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "sik⁷ ho² ji⁴ dzi²"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
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"Hong Kong"
],
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "xig¹ ho² yi⁴ ji²"
},
{
"ipa": "/sɪk̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ jiː²¹ t͡siː³⁵/",
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
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"Guangzhou",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
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],
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"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"Xiamen",
"POJ"
],
"zh_pron": "sek-khó-lî-chí"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"General Taiwanese"
],
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"Xiamen",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh_pron": "sik-khó-lî-tsí"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"General Taiwanese"
],
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"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"Xiamen",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh_pron": "sekqoylicie"
},
{
"ipa": "/siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²⁴⁻²² t͡si⁵³/",
"raw_tags": [
"General Taiwanese"
],
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"Xiamen",
"IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵³/",
"raw_tags": [
"General Taiwanese"
],
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"Xiamen",
"IPA",
"Taipei"
]
}
],
"word": "適可而止"
}
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