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Translingual
Stroke order
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Han character
乳 (Kangxi radical 5, 乙+7, 8 strokes, cangjie input 月木山 (BDU), four-corner 22410, composition ⿰孚乚)
Derived characters
- 啂, 𡝦, 𢯚, 㳶, 𣈃, 𦜘, 𱵙, 𪞺, 𦎞, 𨨜, 𩸐, 𡮈, 𠄀, 𥇽, 𪜛, 𠄇, 𬋲, 𠄉
- 𡨻, 𡭾, 𡮑, 𡔵, 𥯇, 𨼼, 𡲐, 𢉚, 㐠, 𬌢, 𤭤, 𢆡, 𡇲
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 84, character 17
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 190
- Dae Jaweon: page 171, character 22
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 55, character 4
- Unihan data for U+4E73
Chinese
simp. and trad.
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乳
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alternative forms
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奶 Eastern Min 𬂌 Eastern Min
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Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 乳
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Shang
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Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
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Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
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Oracle bone script
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Small seal script
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Transcribed ancient scripts
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j25390
s08669
Transcribed ancient scripts L34366 L14508 L14509 L14510 L14511
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References:
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:
- Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
- Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
- Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
- Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
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Old Chinese
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啂
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*noːʔ
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乳
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*njoʔ
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Pictogram (象形) : A kneeling woman holding and breastfeeding a child. The woman resembles the character 母.
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-nəw.
Pronunciation
Note:
- nĕng/nèng - colloquial;
- ṳ̄ - literary.
Note: 6lu - younger speakers.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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乳
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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rǔ
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Middle Chinese
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‹ nyuX ›
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Old Chinese
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/*noʔ/
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English
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milk; nipple
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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乳
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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10868
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Phonetic component
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乳
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Rime group
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侯
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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乳
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Old Chinese
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/*njoʔ/
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Definitions
乳
- (literary) to breastfeed; to suckle
- breast; nipples
- milk; breast milk
- 母乳 ― mǔrǔ ― breast milk; mother's milk
- 水乳交融 ― shuǐrǔjiāoróng ― to get along well
- milk- or cheese-like substance
- newborn; young and small
- 乳豬/乳猪 ― rǔzhū ― suckling pig
- to multiply; to proliferate; to reproduce; to breed
- (Internet slang) Alternative form of 辱 (rǔ, “to insult, to humiliate”)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
乳房 (“breast”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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乳
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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乳房
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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咂兒, 咂咂兒, 咂兒咂兒, 媽媽, 奶膀子, 奶子, 㜷㜷
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Taiwan
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奶子, 咪咪 slang, 長輩 slang
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Langfang
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咂咂兒
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Ulanhot
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咂兒, 奶頭, 媽媽
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Tongliao
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咂兒, 奶頭
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Chifeng
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乳房
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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咂咂兒
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Harbin
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奶子, 奶膀子, 咂兒, 咂咂兒, 媽兒媽兒
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Singapore
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乳房
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Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)
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奶膀子
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Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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個個
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Tangshan
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悶兒
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Cangzhou
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媽媽
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Baoding
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媽媽
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Shijiazhuang
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媽媽
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Jinan
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媽媽, 奶
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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奶子
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Qingdao
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奶子
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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奶
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Daming
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媽媽
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Wanrong
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奶
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Zhengzhou
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媽
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Xi'an
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奶頭, 奶
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Xining
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奶頭
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Xuzhou
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媽媽
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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高高
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Bayanhot
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高高, 奶頭
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Lanzhou
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苶苶
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Ürümqi
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奶子, 高高
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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奶奶, 包子 humorous
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Wuhan
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媽, 媽媽, 奶
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Guiyang
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咪咪, 奶
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Kunming
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奶
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Guilin
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奶
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Liuzhou
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奶
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Mae Salong (Lancang)
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奶
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Mae Sai (Tengchong)
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奶
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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奶兒, 奶子
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Yangzhou
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奶子
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Nantong
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奶子
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Hefei
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奶頭
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Chuzhou
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媽頭子
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Mandarin
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Nanping (Yanping)
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奶奶
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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𢆡
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Hong Kong
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𢆡, 胸, 波, 車頭燈
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Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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媽仔
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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媽仔
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Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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𢆡姑
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Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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𢆡姑
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Macau
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奶
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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𢆡, 奶
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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𢆡
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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𢆡
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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𢆡
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Foshan
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𢆡
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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奶
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Foshan (Shunde)
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乳房
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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𢆡
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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𢆡
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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𢆡
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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𢆡, 呢仔
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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𢆡, 奄
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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𢆡
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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奶
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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𢆡
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Taishan
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𢆡
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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𢆡
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Enping (Niujiang)
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𢆡
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Heshan (Yayao)
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𢆡
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Dongguan
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𢆡, 奶
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Shaoguan
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奶
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Yunfu
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𢆡
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Yangjiang
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𢆡
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Xinyi
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𢆡
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Nanning
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奶
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Wuzhou
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奶
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Yulin
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𢆡
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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𢆡, 奶
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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波
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Gan
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Nanchang
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奶
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Lichuan
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奶
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Pingxiang
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奶
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Hakka
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Meixian
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奶菇, 奶牯
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Xingning
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奶菇, 奶
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Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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奶
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Huiyang
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奶菇
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Huidong (Daling)
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奶菇, 奶
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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奶牯
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Boluo (Bendihua)
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奶
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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奶牯
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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奶
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Wuhua (Huacheng)
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奶菇
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Heyuan (Bendihua)
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奶
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Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)
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奶牯
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Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)
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奶
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Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)
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奶牯
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Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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奶
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Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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奶房, 奶
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Liannan
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奶
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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奶
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Jiexi
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奶菇
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Changting
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奶
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Wuping
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奶菇
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Wuping (Pingyu)
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奶菇
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Ninghua
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奶菇
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Yudu
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奶
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Ruijin
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奶
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Shicheng
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奶菇, 奶
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Shangyou (Shexi)
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波
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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奶菇
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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奶菇
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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奶菇
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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奶菇
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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奶菇
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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奶
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Hong Kong
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奶菇
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Luchuan
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奶
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Luchuan (Daqiao)
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奶
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Sabah (Longchuan)
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奶
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Senai (Huiyang)
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奶菇
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Singkawang
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奶, 奶菇
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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奶, 奶脯
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Shexian
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奶, 媽
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Huangshan (Tunxi)
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奶
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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奶, 奶奶
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Xinzhou
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奶, 奶奶, 奶牛, 奶牛牛
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Taibus (Baochang)
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奶
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Linhe
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奶頭
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Jining
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奶
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Hohhot
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牛牛
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Baotou
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奶
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Dongsheng
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奶
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Haibowan
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奶頭
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Zhangjiakou
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媽媽
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Handan
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妹妹
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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奶, 奶脬, 奶座
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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奶奶, 奶
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Fuzhou (Changle)
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奶奶
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Fuqing
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奶奶
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Yongtai
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奶
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Gutian
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奶
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Fu'an
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奶
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Ningde
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奶
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Shouning
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奶
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Zhouning
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奶
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Fuding
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奶
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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奶, 奶仔
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Quanzhou
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奶, 奶仔
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Zhangzhou
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奶, 奶仔
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Taipei
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奶
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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奶仔
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Kaohsiung
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奶
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Yilan
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奶
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Changhua (Lukang)
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奶
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Taichung
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奶
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Taichung (Wuqi)
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奶
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Tainan
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奶
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Taitung
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奶
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Hsinchu
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奶
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Kinmen
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奶
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Penghu (Magong)
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奶
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Penang (Hokkien)
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奶
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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奶, 奶仔, 奶奶
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Manila (Hokkien)
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奶仔
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Pingnan (Shangdu)
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奶
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Chaozhou
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奶
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Shantou
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奶
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Jieyang
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奶
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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奶
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Singapore (Teochew)
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奶
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Wenchang
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奶
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Haikou
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奶
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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奶
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Xianyou
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奶
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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𢆡
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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奶頭
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Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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奶
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Wu
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Shanghai
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奶, 奶奶
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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奶
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Suzhou
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奶奶
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Danyang
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奶奶
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Hangzhou
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奶奶
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Ningbo
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奶奶脯, 奶脯, 奶奶
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Wenzhou
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奶奶, 奶
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Jinhua
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奶, 奶窠
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Xiang
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Changsha
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奶子, 奶, 奶唧唧 childish, 唧唧 childish
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Xiangtan
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奶痣婆
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Loudi
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奶婆
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Shuangfeng
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奶婆
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Hengyang
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奶婆
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Quanzhou
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奶婆, 奶
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- 乳汁 (rǔzhī)
- 唧唧 (ji4 ji4) (Xiang, childish)
- 奶 (nǎi) (literary, or in compounds)
- 奶唧唧 (lai3 ji4 ji4) (Xiang, childish)
- 奶奶 (Sichuanese, childish in Cantonese, Wu, childish in Cantonese)
- 奶子 (nǎizi) (dialectal, colloquial)
- 奶水 (nǎishuǐ)
- 奶汁 (nǎizhī)
- (young and small): 幼小 (yòuxiǎo)
- (to multiply):
- 增生 (zēngshēng)
- 滋生 (zīshēng)
- 生息 (shēngxī)
- 生殖 (shēngzhí)
- 繁殖 (fánzhí)
- 繁育 (fányù)
- 繁衍 (fányǎn)
Compounds
Japanese
Shinjitai
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乳
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Kyūjitai [1]
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乳󠄁 乳+󠄁 ? (Adobe-Japan1)
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乳󠄃 乳+󠄃 ? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji
乳
(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
乳 • (chichi)
- (dated) milk
- breast (of a woman, of a female mammal)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
乳 • (chi)
- (archaic) milk
- (archaic) breast
Derived terms
References
- ^ “乳”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 乳 (MC nyuX).
Historical Readings
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Dongguk Jeongun Reading
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Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 |
ᅀᅲᆼ〯 (Yale: zyǔ)
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Middle Korean
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Text |
Eumhun
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Gloss (hun) |
Reading
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Hunmong Jahoe, 1527 |
졋〮 (Yale: cyés) |
ᅀᅲ〯 (Yale: zyǔ)
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Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
乳 (eumhun 젖 유 (jeot yu))
- hanja form? of 유 (“breast”)
- hanja form? of 유 (“milk”)
Compounds
Compounds
- 거유 (巨乳, geoyu)
- 모유 (母乳, moyu)
- 분유 (粉乳, bunyu)
- 빈유 (貧乳, binyu)
- 수유 (授乳, suyu)
- 연유 (煉乳, yeonyu)
- 우유 (牛乳, uyu)
- 유두 (乳頭, yudu)
- 유모 (乳母, yumo)
- 유방 (乳房, yubang)
- 유아 (乳兒, yua)
- 두유 (豆乳, duyu)
- 유당 (乳糖, yudang)
- 초유 (初乳, choyu)
- 유제품 (乳製品, yujepum)
- 유모차 (乳母車, yumocha)
- 이유식 (離乳食, iyusik)
- 포유류 (哺乳類, poyuryu)
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.
Vietnamese
Han character
乳: Hán Việt readings: nhũ[1][2][3]
乳: Nôm readings: vú[1][3][4], nhỏ[1][2], nhủ[1][2], nhũ[2][4], nhả[2], nhỗ[3], nhú[5]
- chữ Hán form of nhũ (“breast”).
- Nôm form of vú (“breast”).
Compounds
References