text_original: Nebuchadnezzar, the Pharaohs, Nero, and Louis XIV were but feeble imitators of this royal Chinese spend  thrift. Cleopatra's barge and Babylon's hanging gar  dens were duplicated on a magnificent scale by Wang ti. He had a godlike genius for spending money.
text_transcription: NEBUCADNEZZ THE PHAROS NERO AND LOUIS THE FOURTEENTH WERE BUT FEEBLE IMITATORS OF THIS ROYAL CHINESE SPENDTHRIFT CLEOPATRA'S BARGE AND BABYLON'S HANGING GARDENS WERE DUPLICATED ON A MAGNIFICENT SCALE BY ONE TEA HE HAD A GOD LIKE GENIUS FOR SPENDING MONEY
phonemes: nˈɛbətʃˌædnɪzˌɑːɹ, ðə fˈɛɹoʊz, nˈiəɹoʊ, ænd lˈuːi ɹˌoʊmən fˈɔːɹtiːn wɜː bˌʌt fˈiːbəl ˈɪmᵻtˌeɪɾɚz ʌv ðɪs ɹˈɔɪəl tʃaɪnˈiːz spˈɛnd θɹˈɪft. klɪəpˈɑːtɹəz bˈɑːɹdʒ ænd bˈæbɪlənz hˈæŋɪŋ ɡˈɑːɹ dˈɛnz wɜː dˈuːplᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd ˌɔn ɐ mæɡnˈɪfɪsənt skˈeɪl baɪ wˈæŋɡ tˈaɪ. hiː hæd ɐ ɡˈɑːdlaɪk dʒˈiːnɪəs fɔːɹ spˈɛndɪŋ mˈʌni.