See 寧為雞口，無為牛後 on Wiktionary
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"word": "鶏口となるも牛後となるなかれ"
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"roman": "Chén wén bǐyǔ yuē: “Níngwèijīkǒu, wúwèiniúhòu”. Jīn dàwáng xīmiàn jiāobì ér chénshì qín, héyǐ yì yú niú hòu hū?",
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"text": "臣聞鄙語曰：「寧為雞口，無為牛後」。今大王西面交臂而臣事秦，何以異於牛後乎？"
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"text": "臣闻鄙语曰：「宁为鸡口，无为牛后」。今大王西面交臂而臣事秦，何以异于牛后乎？"
}
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"etymology_text": "源自《戰國策．韓策一》：",
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"form": "寧為雞口，不為牛後"
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},
{
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"zh_pron": "ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧ ㄎㄡˇ"
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"zh_pron": "ㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄡˋ"
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"zh_pron": "níng wéi jīkǒu"
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"Standard Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
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"zh_pron": "ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧ ㄎㄡˇ"
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"Standard Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
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"zh_pron": "ㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄡˋ"
},
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"Standard Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
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"zh_pron": "níng wéi jikǒu"
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"zh_pron": "wú wéi nióuhòu"
},
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"Standard Chinese",
"Wade–Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "ning² wei² chi¹-kʻou³"
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"Standard Chinese",
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],
"zh_pron": "wu² wei² niu²-hou⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "níng wéi jī-kǒu-"
},
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"Mandarin",
"Standard Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "wú wéi nyóu-hòu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "ning wei jikoou"
},
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"Standard Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "wu wei niouhow"
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"Standard Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "нин вэй цзикоу, у вэй нюхоу (nin vɛj czikou, u vɛj njuxou)"
},
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"ipa": "/niŋ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹/",
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"word": "寧為雞口，毋為牛後"
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"word": "宁为鸡口，毋为牛后"
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"word": "雞口牛後"
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"word": "鸡口牛后"
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"word": "寧為雞口，無為牛後"
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"text": "臣聞鄙語曰：「寧為雞口，無為牛後」。今大王西面交臂而臣事秦，何以異於牛後乎？"
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"text": "臣闻鄙语曰：「宁为鸡口，无为牛后」。今大王西面交臂而臣事秦，何以异于牛后乎？"
}
],
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"text": "城池堅固，糧草豐足，尚可戰守。古語有云：『寧為雞口，無為牛後』。"
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"tags": [
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"text": "城池坚固，粮草丰足，尚可战守。古语有云：『宁为鸡口，无为牛后』。"
}
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"zh_pron": "níng wéi jīkǒu"
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"zh_pron": "wú wéi níuhòu"
},
{
"tags": [
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],
"zh_pron": "ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧ ㄎㄡˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄡˋ"
},
{
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"Standard Chinese",
"Pinyin"
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"zh_pron": "níng wéi jīkǒu"
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"Pinyin"
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"zh_pron": "wú wéi níuhòu"
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"Standard Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
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"zh_pron": "ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧ ㄎㄡˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄡˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "níng wéi jikǒu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "wú wéi nióuhòu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard Chinese",
"Wade–Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "ning² wei² chi¹-kʻou³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard Chinese",
"Wade–Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "wu² wei² niu²-hou⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Standard Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "níng wéi jī-kǒu-"
},
{
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"Standard Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "wú wéi nyóu-hòu"
},
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"Standard Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "ning wei jikoou"
},
{
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"Mandarin",
"Standard Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "wu wei niouhow"
},
{
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"Mandarin",
"Standard Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "нин вэй цзикоу, у вэй нюхоу (nin vɛj czikou, u vɛj njuxou)"
},
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"ipa": "/niŋ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹/",
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],
"word": "宁为鸡口，毋为牛后"
},
{
"roman": "jīkǒuníuhòu",
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"Traditional-Chinese"
],
"word": "雞口牛後"
},
{
"roman": "jīkǒuníuhòu",
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],
"word": "鸡口牛后"
}
],
"word": "寧為雞口，無為牛後"
}
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