See 髑髏 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"standard"
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{
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"zh-pron": "duhk làuh"
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"tags": [
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],
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},
{
"tags": [
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"ipa": "/tɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lɔ¹³/",
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{
"tags": [
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"zh-pron": "duwk luw"
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"tags": [
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],
"zh-pron": "/*doːɡ roː/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tu³⁵ loʊ̯³⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʊk̚² lɐu̯²¹/"
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"ipa": "/t͡sʊk̚⁵ lɐu̯²¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tɔk̚⁴⁻³² lɔ²⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tɔk̚²⁴⁻² lɔ²⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lɔ¹³/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tɔk̚⁴⁻³² lɔ²⁴/"
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},
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"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "duk⁶ lau⁴"
},
{
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"zh-pron": "zuk¹ lau⁴"
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{
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"Tongyong-Pinyin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "dúlóu"
},
{
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],
"zh-pron": "tu²-lou²"
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},
{
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},
{
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],
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},
{
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],
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},
{
"ipa": "/tu³⁵ loʊ̯³⁵/",
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"tags": [
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"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "duhk làuh"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "jūk làuh"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "duk⁹ lau⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "dzuk⁷ lau⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "dug⁶ leo⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
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],
"zh-pron": "zug¹ leo⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʊk̚² lɐu̯²¹/",
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"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sʊk̚⁵ lɐu̯²¹/",
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"Sinological-IPA"
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},
{
"tags": [
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"Min-Nan",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "to̍k-lô͘"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Min-Nan",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "to̍k-lôo"
},
{
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"Min-Nan",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh-pron": "dogloo"
},
{
"ipa": "/tɔk̚⁴⁻³² lɔ²⁴/",
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"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Xiamen"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tɔk̚²⁴⁻² lɔ²⁴/",
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"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Quanzhou"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lɔ¹³/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Min-Nan",
"Zhangzhou"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tɔk̚⁴⁻³² lɔ²⁴/",
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"Min-Nan",
"Taipei"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tɔk̚⁴⁻³² lɔ²³/",
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"Hokkien",
"Kaohsiung",
"Min-Nan"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Middle-Chinese"
],
"zh-pron": "duwk luw"
},
{
"tags": [
"Old-Chinese",
"Zhengzhang"
],
"zh-pron": "/*doːɡ roː/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tu³⁵ loʊ̯³⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʊk̚² lɐu̯²¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sʊk̚⁵ lɐu̯²¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tɔk̚⁴⁻³² lɔ²⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tɔk̚²⁴⁻² lɔ²⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lɔ¹³/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tɔk̚⁴⁻³² lɔ²⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tɔk̚⁴⁻³² lɔ²³/"
},
{
"other": "/*doːɡ roː/"
}
],
"word": "髑髏"
}
Download raw JSONL data for 髑髏 meaning in Chinese (6.6kB)
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"called_from": "pronunciations/296/20230324",
"msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: 'Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ)'",
"path": [
"髑髏"
],
"section": "Chinese",
"subsection": "",
"title": "髑髏",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "pronunciations/296/20230324",
"msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: '(Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺'",
"path": [
"髑髏"
],
"section": "Chinese",
"subsection": "",
"title": "髑髏",
"trace": ""
}
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