See 醉翁之意不在酒 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": " Song dynasty, Ouyang Xiu, 《醉翁亭記》",
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"literal_meaning": "The 'old drunk' isn't interested in alcohol",
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"word": "項莊舞劍，意在沛公／项庄舞剑，意在沛公"
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"(figuratively) to have an ulterior motive"
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"zh-pron": "zuìwēngzhīyì bù zài jiǔ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
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"zh-pron": "zuìwēngzhīyì bù zài jiǔ [Phonetic:zuìwēngzhīyì bú zài jiǔ]"
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"zh-pron": "ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ"
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"zh-pron": "zuèiwongjhihyì bù zài jiǒu"
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"zh-pron": "tsui⁴-wêng¹-chih¹-i⁴ pu⁴ tsai⁴ chiu³"
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"zh-pron": "dzwèi-wēng-jr̄-yì bù dzài jyǒu"
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"zh-pron": "tzueyuengjyyih bu tzay jeou"
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"zh-pron": "цзуйвэнчжии бу цзай цзю"
},
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],
"zh-pron": "czujvɛnčžii bu czaj czju"
},
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"ipa": "/t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ wəŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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"zh-pron": "tswijH 'uwng tsyi 'iH pjuw|pjuwX|pjut dzojX|dzojH tsjuwX"
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"ipa": "/t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ wəŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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"(figuratively) to have other intentions"
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"zh-pron": "zuìwēngzhīyì bù zài jiǔ"
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"zh-pron": "ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ"
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"zh-pron": "zuìwēngzhīyì bù zài jiǔ [Phonetic:zuìwēngzhīyì bú zài jiǔ]"
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"zh-pron": "ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ"
},
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"zh-pron": "zuèiwongjhihyì bù zài jiǒu"
},
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"zh-pron": "tsui⁴-wêng¹-chih¹-i⁴ pu⁴ tsai⁴ chiu³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "dzwèi-wēng-jr̄-yì bù dzài jyǒu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "tzueyuengjyyih bu tzay jeou"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "цзуйвэнчжии бу цзай цзю"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "czujvɛnčžii bu czaj czju"
},
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"ipa": "/t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ wəŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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"zh-pron": "tswijH 'uwng tsyi 'iH pjuw|pjuwX|pjut dzojX|dzojH tsjuwX"
},
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"other": "[Phonetic: zuìwēngzhīyì bú zài jiǔ]"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ wəŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ i⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
}
],
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"roman": "Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn, yì zài Pèigōng",
"sense": "to have other intentions",
"word": "項莊舞劍，意在沛公／项庄舞剑，意在沛公"
},
{
"roman": "biéyǒuyòngxīn",
"sense": "to have an ulterior motive",
"word": "別有用心"
},
{
"roman": "biéyǒuyòngxīn",
"sense": "to have an ulterior motive",
"word": "别有用心"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Ouyang Xiu"
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"word": "醉翁之意不在酒"
}
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