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Chinese
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to circle; to go back; to turn around to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam |
to circle; to go back; to turn around to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam |
simp. and trad.
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回
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回
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囬囬
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Etymology 1
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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回
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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huí
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ hwoj ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ʷˁəj/
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| English
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go around
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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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回
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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5443
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Phonetic
component
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回
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Rime
group
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微
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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回
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Old
Chinese
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/*ɡuːl/
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Adverb
回回
- every time
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
每次 (“every time”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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每次, 每回, 回回
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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每次
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| Singapore
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每次
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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每逢
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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下下
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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次次, 下下
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| Hong Kong
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次次, 下下
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| Taishan
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回回, 下下
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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次次, 擺擺
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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每擺
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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逐擺, 每擺, 見擺
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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逐擺, 每擺, 見擺
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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逐擺, 每擺, 見擺
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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逐擺, 每擺, 見擺
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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逐擺, 每擺, 見擺
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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逐擺, 見擺
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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每回
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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逐擺, 見擺
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| Quanzhou
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逐擺, 逐過
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| Zhangzhou
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逐擺, 逐過, 見擺
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| Tainan
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逐擺, 逐過, 見擺
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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逐擺, 逐逐斗
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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逐擺
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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逐擺, 逐過
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| Jieyang
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排回, 排彾
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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每趟
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Derived terms
Adjective
回回
- winding
- spiraling
- disorderly
- bright
- vast
Etymology 2
See 回 (huí).
Pronunciation
Noun
回回
- (dated) Hui (Muslim group in China)
- 十個回回九個馬／十个回回九个马 ― shí ge Huíhui jiǔ ge Mǎ ― ten Huis, 9 Mas (a remark on the tendency for Hui people to bear the surname Ma)
- (Dungan) Dungan; Muslim
- (dated) Islam
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
回民 (“Hui people”)
Derived terms
Descendants
Proper noun
回回
- (obsolete) Alternative name for 回鶻／回鹘 (Huíhú).