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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
"word": "搖錢樹"
},
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yáoqiánshù",
"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
"word": "摇钱树"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
"word": "rahasampo"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
"word": "kultainen hanhi"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
"word": "runsaudensarvi"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "poule aux œufs d’or"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "goldene Gans"
},
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kóta me ta chrysá avgá",
"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "κότα με τα χρυσά αυγά"
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"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
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"word": "χρυσό αβγό"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gallina dalle uova d'oro"
},
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kura znosząca złote jajka"
},
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"code": "ro",
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"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gâscă cu ouă de aur"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dénežnoje dérevo",
"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "де́нежное де́рево"
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"roman": "rog izobílija",
"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "рог изоби́лия"
},
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
"word": "gà đẻ trứng vàng"
}
]
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
"word": "搖錢樹"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yáoqiánshù",
"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
"word": "摇钱树"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
"word": "rahasampo"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
"word": "kultainen hanhi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
"word": "runsaudensarvi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "poule aux œufs d’or"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "goldene Gans"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kóta me ta chrysá avgá",
"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "κότα με τα χρυσά αυγά"
},
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "chrysó avgó",
"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "χρυσό αβγό"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gallina dalle uova d'oro"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kura znosząca złote jajka"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gâscă cu ouă de aur"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dénežnoje dérevo",
"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "де́нежное де́рево"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rog izobílija",
"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "рог изоби́лия"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs",
"word": "gà đẻ trứng vàng"
}
],
"word": "golden goose"
}
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