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"1": "地勢 便利，其 以 下 兵 於 諸侯，譬猶 居 高 屋 之 上 建 瓴 水 也。",
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"etymology_text": "From 《史記·高祖本紀》 (Records of the Grand Historian: Annals of Gaozu).\n地勢便利，其以下兵於諸侯，譬猶居高屋之上建瓴水也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]地势便利，其以下兵于诸侯，譬犹居高屋之上建瓴水也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE\nDìshì biànlì, qí yǐ xià bīng yú zhūhóu, pìyóu jū gāo wū zhī shàng jiàn líng shuǐ yě. [Pinyin]\n(please add an English translation of this usage example)",
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"roman": "jiànlínggāowū",
"word": "建瓴高屋"
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"roman": "wūshàngjiànlíng",
"word": "屋上建瓴"
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"word": "高屋建瓴"
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