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Translingual
Han character
唵 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 口大中山 (RKLU), four-corner 64016, composition ⿰口奄)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 193, character 27
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3770
- Dae Jaweon: page 414, character 6
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 638, character 14
- Unihan data for U+5535
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 庵
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*qoːm, *qoːb
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| 鵪
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*qoːm
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| 菴
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*qoːm, *qrom
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| 馣
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*qoːm
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| 晻
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*qoːmʔ, *qromʔ
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| 唵
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*qoːmʔ
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| 黤
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*qoːmʔ, *qraːmʔ
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| 埯
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*qaːmʔ, *qomʔ
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| 淹
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*qroːm, *qrom, *qom, *qoms
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| 閹
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*qrom, *qromʔ
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| 崦
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*qrom
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| 醃
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*qrom, *qom
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| 掩
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*qromʔ
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| 奄
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*qromʔ
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| 罨
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*qromʔ, *qoːb, *qob
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| 裺
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*qromʔ, *qoms
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| 俺
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*qromʔ, *qoms
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| 腌
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*qom, *qrob, *qob
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| 殗
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*qob
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| 餣
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*qob
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Etymology 1
Schuessler (2007) suggests that this is an endoactive derivation from 喑 (OC *qɯːm, “mute; silent”).
Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-ʔum ~ *mum (“to hold in mouth; to chew; to eat; to kiss”); compare Tibetan ཨུམ (um, “kiss”) (STEDT; Benedict, 1972; Coblin, 1986; Schuessler, 2007).
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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唵
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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14333
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Phonetic
component
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奄
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Rime
group
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談
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Rime
subdivision
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3
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Corresponding
MC rime
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晻
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Old
Chinese
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/*qoːmʔ/
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Definitions
唵
- (obsolete, rare) to hold in one's mouth
- to eat with one's hand
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ॐ (oṃ).
Pronunciation
Definitions
唵
- (Buddhism) om, aum
- Synonym: 嗡
Compounds
Etymology 3
Pronunciation 1
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Definitions
唵
- An interjection indicating doubt: um
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
唵
- An interjection indicating response: mhm; uh-huh
Etymology 4
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
Definitions
唵
- (Hokkien, childish) to eat
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
吃 (“to eat”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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食1
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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吃
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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吃
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| Taiwan
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吃
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| Harbin
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吃, 𠯪
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| Yantai (Muping)
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吃
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| Jinan
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吃
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| Wanrong
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吃
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| Xi'an
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吃
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| Ürümqi
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吃
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| Wuhan
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吃
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| Chengdu
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吃
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| Chongqing
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吃
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| Guilin
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吃, 𠯪 dated
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| Liuzhou
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吃
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| Yangzhou
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吃
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| Nanjing
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吃
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| Hefei
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吃
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| Malaysia
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吃
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| Singapore
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吃
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| Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)
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吃
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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食1, 吃
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| Hong Kong
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食1, 吃
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| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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吃
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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吃
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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食1
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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食1
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| Macau
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食1
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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食1
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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食1
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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食1
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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食1
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| Foshan
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食1
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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食1
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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食1
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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食1
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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吃
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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吃
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan)
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吃
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| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
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吃
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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吃
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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食1
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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吃
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| Taishan
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吃
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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吃
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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吃
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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食1
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| Dongguan
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食1
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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食1
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| Shenzhen (Dapeng)
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食1
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| Qingyuan
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食1
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| Fogang
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食1
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| Yingde (Hanguang)
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食1
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| Yangshan
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吃
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| Lianshan (Butian)
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吃
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| Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)
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吃
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| Shaoguan
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食1
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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食1
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| Renhua
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食1
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| Lechang
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食1
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| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
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吃
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| Sihui
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吃
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| Guangning
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吃
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| Deqing
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吃
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| Huaiji
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吃
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| Fengkai (Nanfeng)
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吃
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| Yunfu
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食1
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| Xinxing
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吃
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| Luoding
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食1
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| Yunan (Pingtai)
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吃
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| Yangjiang
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吃
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| Xinyi
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食1
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| Maoming (Xinpo)
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食1
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| Lianjiang
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食1
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| Wuchuan (Wuyang)
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吃
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| Nanning
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食1
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| Wuzhou
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食1
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| Yulin
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吃
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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吃
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| Hepu (Shatian)
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吃
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| Guiping
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食1
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| Mengshan (Xihe)
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吃
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| Guigang (Nanjiang)
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吃
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| Beiliu (Tangliao)
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吃
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| Baise
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吃
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| Bobai
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吃
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| Lingshan
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吃
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| Pubei
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吃
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| Qinzhou
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食1
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| Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)
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吃
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| Beihai
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食1
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| Beihai (Nankang)
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食1
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| Beihai (Yingpan)
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吃, 食1
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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食1
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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食1
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| Ningming
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食1
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| Hengzhou
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吃
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| Hezhou (Pumen)
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吃
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| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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食1
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| Danzhou
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吃
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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食1
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| Penang (Guangfu)
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食1
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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食1
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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食1
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| Móng Cái
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食1
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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吃
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| Pingxiang
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吃
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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食1
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| Xingning
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食1
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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食1
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| Huiyang
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食1
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| Huidong (Daling)
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食1
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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食1
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| Boluo (Bendihua)
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食1
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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食1
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| Zhongshan (Wuguishan)
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食1
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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食1
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| Wuhua (Huacheng)
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食1
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| Wuhua (Meilin)
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食1
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
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食1
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| Zijin
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食1
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| Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)
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食1
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| Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)
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食1
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| Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)
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食1
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| Wengyuan
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食1
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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食1
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| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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食1
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| Liannan
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食1
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| Conghua (Lütian)
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食1
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| Jiexi
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食1
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| Luhe
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食1
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| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
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食1
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| Changting
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食1
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| Wuping
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食1
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| Wuping (Yanqian)
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食1
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| Wuping (Pingyu)
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食1
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| Liancheng
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食1
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| Ninghua
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食1
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| Yudu
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食1
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| Ruijin
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食1
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| Shicheng
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食1
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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食1
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| Tonggu (Sandu)
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食1
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| Ganzhou (Panlong)
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食1
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| Dayu
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食1
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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食1
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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食1
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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食1
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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食1
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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食1
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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食1
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| Hong Kong
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食1
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| Yangxi (Tangkou)
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食1
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| Yangchun (Sanjia)
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食1
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| Xinyi (Sihe)
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食1
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| Xinyi (Qianpai)
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食1
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| Gaozhou (Xindong)
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食1
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| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
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食1
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| Huazhou (Xin'an)
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食1
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| Lianjiang (Shijiao)
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食1
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| Lianjiang (Qingping)
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食1
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| Mengshan (Xihe)
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食1
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| Luchuan
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食1
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| Luchuan (Daqiao)
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食1
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| Beiliu (Tang'an)
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食1
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| Mashan (Pianlian)
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食1
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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食1
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| Kuching (Hepo)
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食1
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| Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)
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食1
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| Singapore (Meixian)
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食1
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| Singapore (Dabu)
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食1
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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吃
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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吃
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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饁
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| Songxi
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饁
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| Zhenghe
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饁
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| Jianyang
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饁
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| Wuyishan
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饁
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| Pucheng (Shibei)
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饁
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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食3
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| Changle
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食3
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| Fuqing
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食3
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| Yongtai
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食3
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| Gutian
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食3
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| Fu'an
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食3
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| Ningde
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食3
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| Shouning
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食3
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| Zhouning
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食3
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| Fuding
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食3
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| Matsu
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食3
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| Singapore (Fuqing)
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食3
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| Sitiawan (Gutian)
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食3
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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食3, 捋 slang, 唵 childish
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| Quanzhou
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食3, 煰, 捋 slang
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| Jinjiang
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食3
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| Yongchun
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食3
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| Zhangzhou
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食3, 捋 slang, 唵 childish
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| Zhao'an
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食3
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| Taipei
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食3
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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食3
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| Kaohsiung
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食3
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| Yilan
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食3
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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食3
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| Taichung
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食3
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| Tainan
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食3
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| Hsinchu
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食3
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| Kinmen
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食3
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| Penghu (Magong)
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食3
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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食3
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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食3
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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食3, 唵唵 childish
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| Medan (Hokkien)
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食3
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| Longyan
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食3
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| Zhangping
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食3
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| Zhangping (Yongfu)
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食3
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| Pingnan (Shangdu)
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食3
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| Chaozhou
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食3
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| Shantou
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食3
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| Shantou (Chenghai)
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食3
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| Shantou (Chaoyang)
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食3
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| Jieyang
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食3
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| Haifeng
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食3
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
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食3
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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食3
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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食3
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| Batam (Teochew)
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食3
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| Pontianak (Teochew)
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食3
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| Wenchang
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食3
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| Haikou
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食3
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| Qionghai
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食3
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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食3
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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食3
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| Xianyou
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食3
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| Central Min
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Yong'an
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饁
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| Zhongshan Min
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Shaxi (Longdu)
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吃
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| Sanxiang
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食3
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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吃
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| Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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吃
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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吃
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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吃
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| Suzhou
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吃
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| Hangzhou
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吃
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| Wenzhou
|
吃
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| Jinhua
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吃
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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吃
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| Loudi
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吃
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| Shuangfeng
|
吃
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Etymology 5
Pronunciation
Definitions
唵
- Used in compounds.
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
唵
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- syllable
Readings
(Can we verify(+) this pronunciation?)
Etymology
*/om/ → /omu/ → /oɴ/
From Middle Chinese 唵 (ʔʌmX), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit ॐ (oṃ).
The goon pronunciation, so likely the initial borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
唵 or 唵 • (on)
- (Buddhism) om, aum
- Synonym: オーム (ōmu)
Interjection
唵 or 唵 • (on)
- (Buddhism) om, aum
- Synonym: オーム (ōmu)
Derived terms
References
- ^ “唵”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ “唵”, in 世界大百科事典 第２版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainihan, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Hanja
唵 • (am, om) (hangeul 암, 옴, revised am, om, McCune–Reischauer am, om)
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Vietnamese
Han character
唵: Hán Nôm readings: án, úm, ướm, ngàn, ngạn
- (Buddhism) om; aum
References