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		Trad	Simp	Mandarin	Definition	Days old	Ver
		需要是發明之母	需要是发明之母	[xu1 yao4 shi4 fa1 ming2 zhi1 mu3]	/Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb)./	6523	1
		要	要	[[yao4]]	/to want; to need; to ask for/will; shall; about to/need to; should/if (same as 要是[yao4shi5])/(bound form) important/	419	2
		要是	要是	[[yao4shi5]]	/(coll.) if/	944	2

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