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"integrity needs to be upheld even to the point of death"
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"(figurative) integrity needs to be upheld even to the point of death"
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"zh-pron": "èsǐ shì xiǎo"
},
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
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"zh-pron": "shījié shì dà"
},
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄜˋ ㄙˇ ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ"
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
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"zh-pron": "ㄕ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕˋ ㄉㄚˋ"
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"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
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"zh-pron": "ngo⁶ sei² si⁶ siu², sat¹ zit³ si⁶ daai⁶"
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"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
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"zh-pron": "èsǐ shì xiǎo"
},
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"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "shījié shì dà"
},
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "èsǐh shìh siǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "shihjié shìh dà"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "o⁴-ssŭ³ shih⁴ hsiao³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "shih¹-chieh² shih⁴ ta⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "è-sž shr̀ syǎu-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "shr̄-jyé shr̀ dà"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "ehsyy shyh sheau"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
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"zh-pron": "shyjye shyh dah"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
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],
"zh-pron": "эсы ши сяо"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "шицзе ши да"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "esy ši sjao"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "šicze ši da"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˀɤ⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/",
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"zh-pron": "ngoh séi sih síu, sāt jit sih daaih"
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"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
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"zh-pron": "ngo⁶ sei² si⁶ siu², sat⁷ dzit⁸ si⁶ daai⁶"
},
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"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "ngo⁶ séi² xi⁶ xiu², sed¹ jid³ xi⁶ dai⁶"
},
{
"ipa": "/ŋɔː²² sei̯³⁵ siː²² siːu̯³⁵ sɐt̚⁵ t͡siːt̚³ siː²² taːi̯²²/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˀɤ⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ŋɔː²² sei̯³⁵ siː²² siːu̯³⁵ sɐt̚⁵ t͡siːt̚³ siː²² taːi̯²²/"
}
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"wikipedia": [
"Cheng Yi (philosopher)",
"neo-Confucianism"
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"word": "餓死事小，失節事大"
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"(figurative) integrity needs to be upheld even to the point of death"
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"sounds": [
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"zh-pron": "èsǐ shì xiǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
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"zh-pron": "shījié shì dà"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
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"zh-pron": "ㄜˋ ㄙˇ ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
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"zh-pron": "ㄕ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕˋ ㄉㄚˋ"
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"tags": [
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"zh-pron": "ngo⁶ sei² si⁶ siu², sat¹ zit³ si⁶ daai⁶"
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"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
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"zh-pron": "èsǐ shì xiǎo"
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"tags": [
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"Mandarin"
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"zh-pron": "shījié shì dà"
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
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"zh-pron": "èsǐh shìh siǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "shihjié shìh dà"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "o⁴-ssŭ³ shih⁴ hsiao³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "shih¹-chieh² shih⁴ ta⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "è-sž shr̀ syǎu-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "shr̄-jyé shr̀ dà"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "ehsyy shyh sheau"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
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"zh-pron": "shyjye shyh dah"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
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"zh-pron": "эсы ши сяо"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "шицзе ши да"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "esy ši sjao"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "šicze ši da"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˀɤ⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "ngoh séi sih síu, sāt jit sih daaih"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "ngo⁶ sei² si⁶ siu², sat⁷ dzit⁸ si⁶ daai⁶"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "ngo⁶ séi² xi⁶ xiu², sed¹ jid³ xi⁶ dai⁶"
},
{
"ipa": "/ŋɔː²² sei̯³⁵ siː²² siːu̯³⁵ sɐt̚⁵ t͡siːt̚³ siː²² taːi̯²²/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˀɤ⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ŋɔː²² sei̯³⁵ siː²² siːu̯³⁵ sɐt̚⁵ t͡siːt̚³ siː²² taːi̯²²/"
}
],
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"Cheng Yi (philosopher)",
"neo-Confucianism"
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"word": "餓死事小，失節事大"
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