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"word": "zucca vuota fa rumore"
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"roman": "akidaru wa oto ga takai",
"sense": "proverb",
"word": "空樽は音が高い"
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"code": "ko",
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"roman": "bin sure-ga yoran-hada",
"sense": "proverb",
"word": "빈 수레가 요란하다"
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"code": "ms",
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"word": "air beriak tanda tak dalam"
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"sense": "proverb",
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"Rumi"
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"word": "berkocak tanda tak penuh"
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"roman": "pustája bóčka grómče gremít",
"sense": "proverb",
"word": "пуста́я бо́чка гро́мче греми́т"
},
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"word": "tomma tunnor skramlar mest"
},
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "proverb",
"word": "tomma tunnor bullrar mest"
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"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "niṟai kuṭam nīr taḷumpātu kuṟai kuṭam kūttāṭum",
"sense": "proverb",
"word": "நிறை குடம் நீர் தளும்பாது குறை குடம் கூத்தாடும்"
},
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"code": "vi",
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"sense": "proverb",
"word": "thùng rỗng kêu to"
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"word": "empty vessels make the most sound"
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