See 失之東隅，收之桑榆 on Wiktionary
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"text": "始雖垂翅回谿，終能奮翼黽池，可謂失之東隅，收之桑榆。",
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"zh_pron": "shih¹ chih¹ tung¹-yü²"
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"zh_pron": "sāt jī dūng yùh"
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"zh_pron": "sāu jī sōng yùh"
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"zh_pron": "sat⁷ dzi¹ dung¹ jy⁴"
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
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"zh_pron": "ㄕ ㄓ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄩˊ"
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"tags": [
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄕㄡ ㄓ ㄙㄤ ㄩˊ"
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
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"zh_pron": "shih jhih dongyú"
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"Wade–Giles"
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"zh_pron": "shih¹ chih¹ tung¹-yü²"
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade–Giles"
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"zh_pron": "shou¹ chih¹ sang¹-yü²"
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"zh_pron": "shr̄ jr̄ dūng-yú-"
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"zh_pron": "shy jy dongyu"
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"zh_pron": "sau¹ zi¹ song¹ jyu⁴"
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"Yale",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "sāt jī dūng yùh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"Yale",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "sāu jī sōng yùh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "sat⁷ dzi¹ dung¹ jy⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "sau¹ dzi¹ song¹ jy⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "sed¹ ji¹ dung¹ yu⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "seo¹ ji¹ song¹ yu⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/sɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹ sɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɔːŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"IPA"
]
}
],
"word": "失之東隅，收之桑榆"
}
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