See 先發制人，後發制於人 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
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],
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},
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"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄏㄡˋ ㄈㄚ ㄓˋ ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊ"
},
{
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"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "sin¹ faat³ zai³ jan⁴"
},
{
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],
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"zh_pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄚ ㄓˋ ㄖㄣˊ"
},
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄏㄡˋ ㄈㄚ ㄓˋ ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊ"
},
{
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
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"zh_pron": "sianfajhìhrén"
},
{
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"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "hòufajhìhyúrén"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "hsien¹-fa¹-chih⁴-jên²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "hou⁴-fa¹-chih⁴-yü²-jên²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "syān-fā-jr̀-rén-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "hòu-fā-jr̀-yú-rén"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "shianfajyhren"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "howfajyhyuren"
},
{
"roman": "sjanʹfačžižɛnʹ, xoufačžijujžɛnʹ",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "сяньфачжижэнь"
},
{
"roman": "sjanʹfačžižɛnʹ, xoufačžijujžɛnʹ",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "хоуфачжиюйжэнь"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ fä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ fä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ y³⁵ ʐən³⁵/",
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"Sinological-IPA"
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"Hong Kong"
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"Guangzhou",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "sin¹ faat³ zai³ jan⁴"
},
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"Guangzhou",
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],
"zh_pron": "hau⁶ faat³ zai³ jyu¹ jan⁴"
},
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"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "sīn faat jai yàhn"
},
{
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"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
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},
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"Hong Kong"
],
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"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "sin¹ faat⁸ dzai³ jan⁴"
},
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],
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"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "hau⁶ faat⁸ dzai³ jy¹ jan⁴"
},
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "xin¹ fad³ zei³ yen⁴"
},
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "heo⁶ fad³ zei³ yu¹ yen⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/siːn⁵⁵ faːt̚³ t͡sɐi̯³³ jɐn²¹ hɐu̯²² faːt̚³ t͡sɐi̯³³ jyː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/",
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"word": "先發制人，後發制於人"
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"Chinese lemmas",
"Chinese proverbs",
"Chinese terms spelled with 人",
"Chinese terms spelled with 先",
"Chinese terms spelled with 制",
"Chinese terms spelled with 後",
"Chinese terms spelled with 於",
"Chinese terms spelled with 發",
"Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Mandarin lemmas",
"Mandarin proverbs",
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"glosses": [
"Act first and subdue your enemy, or else you will be subdued by your enemy."
],
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"first",
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],
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},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄚ ㄓˋ ㄖㄣˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄏㄡˋ ㄈㄚ ㄓˋ ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "sin¹ faat³ zai³ jan⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "hau⁶ faat³ zai³ jyu¹ jan⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "xiānfāzhìrén"
},
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"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "hòufāzhìyúrén"
},
{
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"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄚ ㄓˋ ㄖㄣˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄏㄡˋ ㄈㄚ ㄓˋ ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "sianfajhìhrén"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "hòufajhìhyúrén"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "hsien¹-fa¹-chih⁴-jên²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "hou⁴-fa¹-chih⁴-yü²-jên²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "syān-fā-jr̀-rén-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "hòu-fā-jr̀-yú-rén"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "shianfajyhren"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "howfajyhyuren"
},
{
"roman": "sjanʹfačžižɛnʹ, xoufačžijujžɛnʹ",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "сяньфачжижэнь"
},
{
"roman": "sjanʹfačžižɛnʹ, xoufačžijujžɛnʹ",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "хоуфачжиюйжэнь"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ fä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ fä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ y³⁵ ʐən³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "sin¹ faat³ zai³ jan⁴"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "hau⁶ faat³ zai³ jyu¹ jan⁴"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "sīn faat jai yàhn"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
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"Hong Kong"
],
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"Guangzhou",
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],
"zh_pron": "hauh faat jai yū yàhn"
},
{
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],
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"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "sin¹ faat⁸ dzai³ jan⁴"
},
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"Hong Kong"
],
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "hau⁶ faat⁸ dzai³ jy¹ jan⁴"
},
{
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "xin¹ fad³ zei³ yen⁴"
},
{
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"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "heo⁶ fad³ zei³ yu¹ yen⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/siːn⁵⁵ faːt̚³ t͡sɐi̯³³ jɐn²¹ hɐu̯²² faːt̚³ t͡sɐi̯³³ jyː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/",
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"word": "先發制人，後發制於人"
}
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