See 開宗明義 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"zh-pron": "ㄎㄞ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧˋ"
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"standard"
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"zh-pron": "kāi-dzūng-míng-yì"
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"zh-pron": "кайцзунминъи"
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"zh-pron": "hoi¹ zung¹ ming⁴ yi⁶"
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{
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},
{
"ipa": "/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ jiː²²/"
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},
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"standard"
],
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},
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},
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"standard"
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},
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"zh-pron": "hoi¹ zung¹ ming⁴ yi⁶"
},
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]
},
{
"ipa": "/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ i⁵¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ jiː²²/"
}
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