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Translingual
Han character
呃 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 口一尸山 (RMSU), four-corner 61012, composition ⿰口厄)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 181, character 4
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3387
- Dae Jaweon: page 399, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 587, character 11
- Unihan data for U+5443
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 呃
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*qreːɡs, *qreːɡ
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| 阸
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*qreːɡs, *qreːɡ
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| 厄
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*qreːɡ
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| 蚅
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*qreːɡ
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| 扼
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*qreːɡ
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| 軛
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*qreːɡ
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| 戹
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*qreːɡ
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| 豟
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*qreːɡ
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| 呝
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*qreːɡ
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| 軶
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*qreːɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qreːɡs, *qreːɡ) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 厄 (OC *qreːɡ).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Note: aak1 - literary (from
五音集韻).
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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呃
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| Reading #
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2/2
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| No.
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2708
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Phonetic
component
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戹
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Rime
group
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錫
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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戹
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Old
Chinese
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/*qreːɡ/
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| Notes
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原作呝
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Definitions
呃
- to belch
- to hiccup; to hiccough
- um; uh; er (An interjection said when hesitating in speech)
- (onomatopoeia) chicken call
Compounds
Etymology 2
Compare Zhuang ngaek (“to take advantage of someone”).
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngaak1, ngak1, aak1
- Yale: ngāak, ngāk, āak
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngaak7, ngak7, aak7
- Guangdong Romanization: ngag1, ngeg1, ag1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋaːk̚⁵/, /ŋɐk̚⁵/, /aːk̚⁵/
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Definitions
呃
- (Cantonese) to deceive; to fool
你呃人，唔好講大話！ [Cantonese, trad.]
你呃人，唔好讲大话！ [Cantonese, simp.]- From: 唐英年 (Henry Tang), CE Election Debate 2012
- nei5 ngaak1 jan4, m4 hou2 gong2 daai6 waa6!
- You are deceiving others. Do not lie！
Penny，有人玩咗我成日，而家就好似我呃緊你咁。 [Cantonese, trad.]
Penny，有人玩咗我成日，而家就好似我呃紧你咁。 [Cantonese, simp.]- From: 2019, The Disaster (Part 1), from The Amazing World of Gumball, season 4, episode 40
- Penny, jau5 jan4 waan2 zo2 ngo5 seng4 jat6, ji4 gaa1 zau6 hou2 ci5 ngo5 aak1 gan2 nei5 gam3.
- Penny! Someone has been messing with me all day. and now it looks like I'm cheating on you.
- (Cantonese) to swindle
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
騙 (“to deceive; to fool”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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騙
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| Mandarin
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Taiwan
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騙
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| Harbin
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騙
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| Jinan
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騙
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| Yinchuan
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騙
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| Xining
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騙
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| Ürümqi
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騙
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| Guilin
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騙
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| Yangzhou
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騙
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| Malaysia
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騙
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| Singapore
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騙
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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呃
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| Hong Kong
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呃
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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騙呃
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| Macau
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氹, 呃
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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呃
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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呃
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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呃
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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呃
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| Foshan
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呃
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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呃
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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氹
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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呃
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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呃
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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氹, 呃
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan)
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氹
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| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
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呃
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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呃
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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呃
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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呃
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| Taishan
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呃
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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呃
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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呃
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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呃
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| Dongguan
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呃
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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呃
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| Yulin
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呃
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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呃
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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呃
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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徹
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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撮
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| Yudu
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騙
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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騙
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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騙
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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撮, 騙
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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騙, 諞
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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撮, 騙
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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惑
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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騙
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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騙
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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諞, 術
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| Quanzhou
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諞, 術
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| Zhangzhou
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諞, 術
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| Zhao'an
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騙
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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騙
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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騙
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
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騙
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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騙
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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騙
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| Wenchang
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騙, 誑
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| Zhongshan Min
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Shaxi (Longdu)
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呃
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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呃
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| Binyang
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騙
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| Wu
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Danyang
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騙
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Compounds
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Definitions
呃
- Used to indicate approval or shock.
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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呃
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| Reading #
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1/2
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| No.
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2705
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Phonetic
component
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戹
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Rime
group
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賜
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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噫
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Old
Chinese
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/*qreːɡs/
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Definitions
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Compounds
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Japanese
Kanji
呃
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
呃 (eum 애 (ae))
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Vietnamese
Han character
呃: Hán Nôm readings: ách, nhách, ải
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