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"etymology_text": "Literally, \"fish (should be eaten) while fresh, people (should endeavour) while young\".",
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"expansion": "魚趁生，人趁茈",
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"lang_code": "zh",
"pos": "phrase",
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"glosses": [
"strike while the iron is hot"
],
"id": "en-魚趁生，人趁茈-zh-phrase-i7BgZ8dy",
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"strike while the iron is hot",
"strike while the iron is hot"
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"(Southern Min) strike while the iron is hot"
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"related": [
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"roman": "dǎtiěchènrè",
"tags": [
"Mandarin"
],
"word": "打鐵趁熱"
},
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"roman": "dǎtiěchènrè",
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"word": "打铁趁热"
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"sounds": [
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"zh-pron": "hî-thàn-chhiⁿ"
},
{
"zh-pron": "lâng-thàn-chíⁿ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
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"zh-pron": "hî-thàn-chhiⁿ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "lâng-thàn-chíⁿ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "hî-thàn-tshinn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "lâng-thàn-tsínn"
},
{
"ipa": "/hi²⁴⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Xiamen"
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},
{
"ipa": "/hi²⁴⁻²² tʰan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰĩ³³ laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Quanzhou"
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},
{
"ipa": "/hi¹³⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴ laŋ¹³⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Zhangzhou"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/hi²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰan¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰan¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Taipei"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/hi²³⁻³³ tʰan²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴ laŋ²³⁻³³ tʰan²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sĩ⁴¹/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Kaohsiung"
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},
{
"ipa": "/hi²⁴⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³/"
},
{
"ipa": "/hi²⁴⁻²² tʰan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰĩ³³ laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/hi¹³⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴ laŋ¹³⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³/"
},
{
"ipa": "/hi²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰan¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰan¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³/"
},
{
"ipa": "/hi²³⁻³³ tʰan²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴ laŋ²³⁻³³ tʰan²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sĩ⁴¹/"
}
],
"word": "魚趁生，人趁茈"
}
{
"etymology_text": "Literally, \"fish (should be eaten) while fresh, people (should endeavour) while young\".",
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"lang_code": "zh",
"pos": "phrase",
"related": [
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"roman": "dǎtiěchènrè",
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"word": "打鐵趁熱"
},
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"roman": "dǎtiěchènrè",
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"word": "打铁趁热"
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"glosses": [
"strike while the iron is hot"
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"strike while the iron is hot",
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"(Southern Min) strike while the iron is hot"
],
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}
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"sounds": [
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"zh-pron": "hî-thàn-chhiⁿ"
},
{
"zh-pron": "lâng-thàn-chíⁿ"
},
{
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"zh-pron": "hî-thàn-chhiⁿ"
},
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"zh-pron": "lâng-thàn-chíⁿ"
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"zh-pron": "hî-thàn-tshinn"
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"Tai-lo"
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"zh-pron": "lâng-thàn-tsínn"
},
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"ipa": "/hi²⁴⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Xiamen"
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},
{
"ipa": "/hi²⁴⁻²² tʰan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰĩ³³ laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Quanzhou"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/hi¹³⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴ laŋ¹³⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Zhangzhou"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/hi²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰan¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰan¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Taipei"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/hi²³⁻³³ tʰan²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴ laŋ²³⁻³³ tʰan²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sĩ⁴¹/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Kaohsiung"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/hi²⁴⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³/"
},
{
"ipa": "/hi²⁴⁻²² tʰan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰĩ³³ laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁴/"
},
{
"ipa": "/hi¹³⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴ laŋ¹³⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³/"
},
{
"ipa": "/hi²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰan¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰan¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³/"
},
{
"ipa": "/hi²³⁻³³ tʰan²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴ laŋ²³⁻³³ tʰan²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sĩ⁴¹/"
}
],
"word": "魚趁生，人趁茈"
}
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