"三人行,必有我師" meaning in 漢語

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Proverb

IPA: /sän⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ pi⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /saːm⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ hɐŋ²¹ piːt̚⁵ jɐu̯¹³ ŋɔː¹³ siː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Standard-Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, IPA] Forms: 三人行,必有我师 [Simplified-Chinese]
Etymology: 出自《論語·述而》:
  1. 在一群人中,總有可以學習的對象
    Sense id: zh-三人行,必有我師-zh-proverb-zfFXbcgR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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      "zh_pron": "sānrénxíng"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh_pron": "bì yǒu wǒ shī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Bopomofo"
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      "zh_pron": "ㄙㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ"
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        "Bopomofo"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh_pron": "saam¹ jan⁴ hang⁴"
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        "Jyutping"
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        "Pinyin"
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        "Bopomofo"
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        "Mandarin",
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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    {
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bì yǒu wǒ shih"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade–Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "san¹-jên²-hsing²"
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade–Giles"
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      "zh_pron": "pi⁴ yu³ wo³ shih¹"
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bì yǒu wǒ shr̄"
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sanrenshyng"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bih yeou woo shy"
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    {
      "roman": "sanʹžɛnʹsin, bi ju vo ši",
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "саньжэньсин"
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    {
      "roman": "sanʹžɛnʹsin, bi ju vo ši",
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "би ю во ши"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sän⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ pi⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/",
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "saam¹ jan⁴ hang⁴"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh_pron": "bit¹ jau⁵ ngo⁵ si¹"
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
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        "Hong Kong",
        "Yale",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh_pron": "sāam yàhn hàhng"
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "Yale",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bīt yáuh ngóh sī"
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    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
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        "Hong Kong",
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh_pron": "saam¹ jan⁴ hang⁴"
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        "Cantonese",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "bit⁷ jau⁵ ngo⁵ si¹"
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        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
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      "zh_pron": "sam¹ yen⁴ heng⁴"
    },
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
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        "Hong Kong",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "bid¹ yeo⁵ ngo⁵ xi¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saːm⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ hɐŋ²¹ piːt̚⁵ jɐu̯¹³ ŋɔː¹³ siː⁵⁵/",
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  "word": "三人行,必有我師"
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      "zh_pron": "bì yǒu wǒ shī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄙㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ"
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "Bopomofo"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh_pron": "saam¹ jan⁴ hang⁴"
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh_pron": "bit¹ jau⁵ ngo⁵ si¹"
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh_pron": "bìyóuwǒshī"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
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      "zh_pron": "ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄛˇ ㄕ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade–Giles"
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade–Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pi⁴ yu³ wo³ shih¹"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sān-rén-syíng-"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bì yǒu wǒ shr̄"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
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      "zh_pron": "sanrenshyng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bih yeou woo shy"
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Cyrillic"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "би ю во ши"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "Jyutping"
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bit¹ jau⁵ ngo⁵ si¹"
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "Yale",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sāam yàhn hàhng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "Yale",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bīt yáuh ngóh sī"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "saam¹ jan⁴ hang⁴"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bit⁷ jau⁵ ngo⁵ si¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh_pron": "sam¹ yen⁴ heng⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bid¹ yeo⁵ ngo⁵ xi¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saːm⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ hɐŋ²¹ piːt̚⁵ jɐu̯¹³ ŋɔː¹³ siː⁵⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
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        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong Kong",
        "IPA"
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  "word": "三人行,必有我師"
}

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