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"1": "@謝 @^靈運 嘗 曰 ： 「 天下 才 有 一 石{dàn} ， @^曹 @^子建 獨占 八 斗 ， 我 得 一 斗 ， 天下 共 分 一 斗 。",
"2": "Xie Lingyun once said, “If all talents in the world weigh one dan (i.e. 10 dous) in total, Cao Zijian (courtesy name of Cao Zhi) owned 8/10, I own 1/10, and all others in the world share the remaining 1/10.”",
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"expansion": "謝靈運嘗曰：「天下才有一石，曹子建獨占八斗，我得一斗，天下共分一斗。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]谢灵运尝曰：「天下才有一石，曹子建独占八斗，我得一斗，天下共分一斗。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Song dynasty, anonymous, 《釋常談》 (Shi Chang Tan)\nXiè Língyùn cháng yuē: “Tiānxià cái yǒu yī dàn, Cáo Zǐjiàn dúzhàn bā dǒu, wǒ dé yī dǒu, tiānxià gòng fēn yī dǒu. [Pinyin]\nXie Lingyun once said, “If all talents in the world weigh one dan (i.e. 10 dous) in total, Cao Zijian (courtesy name of Cao Zhi) owned 8/10, I own 1/10, and all others in the world share the remaining 1/10.”",
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"etymology_text": "From Xie Lingyun's comment about Cao Zhi:\n謝靈運嘗曰：「天下才有一石，曹子建獨占八斗，我得一斗，天下共分一斗。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]谢灵运尝曰：「天下才有一石，曹子建独占八斗，我得一斗，天下共分一斗。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Song dynasty, anonymous, 《釋常談》 (Shi Chang Tan)\nXiè Língyùn cháng yuē: “Tiānxià cái yǒu yī dàn, Cáo Zǐjiàn dúzhàn bā dǒu, wǒ dé yī dǒu, tiānxià gòng fēn yī dǒu. [Pinyin]\nXie Lingyun once said, “If all talents in the world weigh one dan (i.e. 10 dous) in total, Cao Zijian (courtesy name of Cao Zhi) owned 8/10, I own 1/10, and all others in the world share the remaining 1/10.”",
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"zh-pron": "coi⁴ gou¹ bad³ deo²"
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"ipa": "/t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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"ipa": "/t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ kou̯⁵⁵ paːt̚³ tɐu̯³⁵/"
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"2": "Xie Lingyun once said, “If all talents in the world weigh one dan (i.e. 10 dous) in total, Cao Zijian (courtesy name of Cao Zhi) owned 8/10, I own 1/10, and all others in the world share the remaining 1/10.”",
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"zh-pron": "ㄘㄞˊ ㄍㄠ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄡˇ"
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"zh-pron": "chòih gōu baat dáu"
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"zh-pron": "tsoi⁴ gou¹ baat⁸ dau²"
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"zh-pron": "coi⁴ gou¹ bad³ deo²"
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"ipa": "/t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ kou̯⁵⁵ paːt̚³ tɐu̯³⁵/",
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"ipa": "/t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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"ipa": "/t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ kou̯⁵⁵ paːt̚³ tɐu̯³⁵/"
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"synonyms": [
{
"word": "八斗之才"
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"word": "才高八斗"
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