See 按圖索驥 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": " The Book of Han, circa 1ˢᵗ century CE",
"roman": "Jīn bù xún bó zhě zhī dào, nǎi yù yǐ sāndài xuǎnjǔ zhī fǎ qǔ dāngshí zhī shì, yóu chá bóyuè zhī tú, qiú qíjì yú shì, ér bùkě dé, yì yǐ míng yǐ.",
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"text": "今不循伯者之道，乃欲以三代選舉之法取當時之士，猶察伯樂之圖，求騏驥於市，而不可得，亦已明矣。",
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"text": "今不循伯者之道，乃欲以三代选举之法取当时之士，犹察伯乐之图，求骐骥于市，而不可得，亦已明矣。",
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"zh-pron": "àntúsuǒjì"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "on³ tou⁴ saak³ kei³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "on³ tou⁴ sok³ kei³"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Mandarin"
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"zh-pron": "àntúsuǒjì"
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],
"zh-pron": "àntúsuǒjì"
},
{
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],
"zh-pron": "an⁴-tʻu²-so³-chi⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "àn-tú-swǒ-jì"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "anntwusuoojih"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "аньтусоцзи"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "anʹtusoczi"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˀän⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "on tòuh saak kei"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "on tòuh sok kei"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "on³ tou⁴ saak⁸ kei³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "on³ tou⁴ sok⁸ kei³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "on³ tou⁴ sag³ kéi³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "on³ tou⁴ sog³ kéi³"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɔːn³³ tʰou̯²¹ saːk̚³ kʰei̯³³/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɔːn³³ tʰou̯²¹ sɔːk̚³ kʰei̯³³/",
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"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˀän⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɔːn³³ tʰou̯²¹ saːk̚³ kʰei̯³³/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɔːn³³ tʰou̯²¹ sɔːk̚³ kʰei̯³³/"
}
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"Chinese terms spelled with 驥",
"Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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"tags": [
"Pinyin"
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"text": "今不循伯者之道，乃欲以三代選舉之法取當時之士，猶察伯樂之圖，求騏驥於市，而不可得，亦已明矣。",
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"tags": [
"Pinyin"
],
"text": "今不循伯者之道，乃欲以三代选举之法取当时之士，犹察伯乐之图，求骐骥于市，而不可得，亦已明矣。",
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}
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"(figurative) to try and find something with the help of a clue"
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"zh-pron": "àntúsuǒjì"
},
{
"tags": [
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"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "on³ tou⁴ saak³ kei³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "on³ tou⁴ sok³ kei³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "àntúsuǒjì"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "àntúsuǒjì"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "an⁴-tʻu²-so³-chi⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "àn-tú-swǒ-jì"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "anntwusuoojih"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "аньтусоцзи"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "anʹtusoczi"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˀän⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "on tòuh saak kei"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "on tòuh sok kei"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "on³ tou⁴ saak⁸ kei³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "on³ tou⁴ sok⁸ kei³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "on³ tou⁴ sag³ kéi³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "on³ tou⁴ sog³ kéi³"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɔːn³³ tʰou̯²¹ saːk̚³ kʰei̯³³/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
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"ipa": "/ɔːn³³ tʰou̯²¹ sɔːk̚³ kʰei̯³³/",
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"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˀän⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɔːn³³ tʰou̯²¹ saːk̚³ kʰei̯³³/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɔːn³³ tʰou̯²¹ sɔːk̚³ kʰei̯³³/"
}
],
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"Book of Han"
],
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}
Download raw JSONL data for 按圖索驥 meaning in Chinese (4.1kB)
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