See 寧鳴而死，不默而生 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "Therefore, how can you call a weapon as god-tier if it bends when you use it to cut things? How can you call a piece of jade as precious if its appearance changes when burnt? I would rather die for speaking out than living in silence.",
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"zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄦˊ ㄕㄥ"
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"zh-pron": "ning²-ming²-êrh²-ssŭ³"
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"zh-pron": "pu⁴-mo⁴-êrh²-shêng¹"
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{
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],
"zh-pron": "нинминъэрсы"
},
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"tags": [
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"Palladius"
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"zh-pron": "бумоэршэн"
},
{
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"Mandarin",
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],
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},
{
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"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "bumoeršɛn"
},
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"ipa": "/niŋ³⁵ miŋ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/",
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"zh-pron": "nìhng mìhng yìh séi, bāt mahk yìh sāng"
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"Pinyin"
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"zh-pron": "ning⁴ ming⁴ ji⁴ sei², bat⁷ mak⁹ ji⁴ sang¹"
},
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"Guangdong-Romanization"
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"zh-pron": "ning⁴ ming⁴ yi⁴ séi², bed¹ meg⁶ yi⁴ seng¹"
},
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"ipa": "/nɪŋ²¹ mɪŋ²¹ jiː²¹ sei̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ mɐk̚² jiː²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵/",
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},
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"ipa": "/nɪŋ²¹ mɪŋ²¹ jiː²¹ sei̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ mɐk̚² jiː²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵/"
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"word": "寧鳴而死，不默而生"
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"zh-pron": "ning⁴ ming⁴ ji⁴ sei², bat¹ mak⁶ ji⁴ sang¹"
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},
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},
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"zh-pron": "níng-míng-ér-sž-"
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"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
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"Guangdong-Romanization"
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"zh-pron": "ning⁴ ming⁴ yi⁴ séi², bed¹ meg⁶ yi⁴ seng¹"
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"ipa": "/nɪŋ²¹ mɪŋ²¹ jiː²¹ sei̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ mɐk̚² jiː²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵/",
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"ipa": "/niŋ³⁵ miŋ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/"
},
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"ipa": "/nɪŋ²¹ mɪŋ²¹ jiː²¹ sei̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ mɐk̚² jiː²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵/"
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"word": "寧鳴而死，不默而生"
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