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是藥三分毒
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Chinese
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be; yes; this
medicine; drug; cure
to be
divided
into
three
parts
;
three
tenths
poison; narcotics
trad.
(
是藥三分毒
)
是
藥
三分
毒
simp.
(
是药三分毒
)
是
药
三分
毒
Literally:
“this medicine contains 30% poison”.
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
shì yào sānfēn dú
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄕˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄙㄢ ㄈㄣ ㄉㄨˊ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
si
6
joek
6
saam
1
fan
1
duk
6
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
shì yào sānfēn dú
Zhuyin
:
ㄕˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄙㄢ ㄈㄣ ㄉㄨˊ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
shìh yào sanfen dú
Wade–Giles
:
shih
4
yao
4
san
1
-fên
1
tu
2
Yale
:
shr̀ yàu sān-fēn dú
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
shyh yaw sanfen dwu
Palladius
:
ши яо саньфэнь ду
(ši jao sanʹfɛnʹ du)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ fən⁵⁵ tu³⁵/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
si
6
joek
6
saam
1
fan
1
duk
6
Yale
:
sih yeuhk s
ā
am f
ā
n duhk
Cantonese Pinyin
:
si
6
joek
9
saam
1
fan
1
duk
9
Guangdong Romanization
:
xi
6
yêg
6
sam
1
fen
1
dug
6
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/siː²² jœːk̚² saːm
⁵⁵
fɐn
⁵⁵
tʊk̚²/
Proverb
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是藥三分毒
all
medicine
has its
side effects