See 一毛不拔 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "孟子曰：「楊子取為我，拔一毛而利天下，不為也。墨子兼愛，摩頂放踵利天下，為之。子莫執中，執中為近之，執中無權，猶執一也。所惡執一者，為其賊道也，舉一而廢百也。」",
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"zh-pron": "yīmáobùbá"
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"zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄚˊ"
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"zh-pron": "i¹-mao²-pu⁴-pa²"
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"zh-pron": "yī-máu-bù-bá"
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"zh-pron": "imaububar"
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"zh-pron": "yāt mòuh bāt baht"
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"zh-pron": "jat⁷ mou⁴ bat⁷ bat⁹"
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"zh-pron": "yed¹ mou⁴ bed¹ bed⁶"
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"ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ pä³⁵/"
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"text": "孟子曰：「楊子取為我，拔一毛而利天下，不為也。墨子兼愛，摩頂放踵利天下，為之。子莫執中，執中為近之，執中無權，猶執一也。所惡執一者，為其賊道也，舉一而廢百也。」",
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