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Chinese
Etymology
First syllable from a lenited form of 在 (MC dzojX|dzojH) (Qian, 1997).
The second syllable likely resulted from an irregular reflex of 許 (MC xjoX) > *he (Fu & Zhengzhang, 2015) (Qian, 1997) which has developed usages as determiners or pronoun plural suffixes in various Wu varieties. Compare Wenzhounese 許/许 (3hi, 3hei, 3he, 3shi, “that”), Wenling Taizhounese 我許/我许 (3ngo-he3, “we”), Shanghainese 壗頭/壗头 (5he-deu6, “over there at...”), etc.
The aspect marker senses are part of a commonplace semantic derivation in Wu and some of Gan, whereby preposition-demonstrative phrases come to be grammaticalized as stative verb markers (Qian, 1997).
Pronunciation
- Wu (Northern, Wugniu): 6le-he5; 6la-he5; 8laq-he5; 8leq-he5 / 6le-he1; 8leq-he1 / 8leq-ha1 / 2le-he5; 8laq-he5
Verb
在許 (Wu)
- to be (somewhere), to be in, to exist
我在許圖書館裡向。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
我在许图书馆里向。 [Shanghainese, simp.]- 6ngu 8laq-he5 6du-sy1-kuoe5 6li-shian [Wugniu]
- I am in the library.
- Used to indicate the continuous aspect.
儂在許等啥人啊? [Shanghainese, trad.]
侬在许等啥人啊? [Shanghainese, simp.]- 6non 8laq-he5 5ten 5sa-gnin6-gha0 [Wugniu]
- Who are you waiting for?
小女孩勒哈大人面前牽絲扳藤。 [Hangzhounese, trad.]
小女孩勒哈大人面前牵丝扳藤。 [Hangzhounese, simp.]- 3shiau 2niu-ghe3 8leq-ha1 6do-zen2 6mien-jien2 1chien-sy1-paen1-den2 [Wugniu]
- The girl is acting cute in front of the adults.
儂活在許末浪費空氣,死脫末浪費土地,我乃搭儂見氣也是浪費辰光,豪𢜶滾開! [Shanghainese, trad.]
侬活在许末浪费空气,死脱末浪费土地,我乃搭侬见气也是浪费辰光,豪𢜶滚开! [Shanghainese, simp.]- 6non 8weq-laq-he-meq 6laon-fi 1khon-chi 5shi-theq-meq 6laon-fi 5thu-di 6ngu 6ne 7taq-non 5ci-chi 6gha 6zy 6laon-fi 6zen-kuaon 6ghau-sau 5kuen 1khe [Wugniu]
- You're a waste of air alive and waste of soil dead, me talking to you right now is a waste of time, now fuck off!
- (when placed at the end of a sentence) Used to indicate the perfective aspect.
我就一家頭活在許,嘸沒一個人好交我講講閒話,一直等到有一趟子撒哈拉沙漠裡出仔故障,大概有六年個事體。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
我就一家头活在许,呒没一个人好交我讲讲闲话,一直等到有一趟子撒哈拉沙漠里出仔故障,大概有六年个事体。 [Shanghainese, simp.]- 6ngu 6zhieu 7iq-ka-deu 8weq-laq-he 6m-meq 7iq-gheq 6gnin 5hau 1kau 6ngu 5kaon-kaon 6ghe-gho 7iq-zeq 5ten-tau 6yeu 7iq-thaon-tsy 5sa-ha-la 1so-moq 6li 7tsheq-tsy 5ku-tsaon 6da-ke 6yeu 8loq-gni-gheq 6zy-thi [Wugniu]
- So I lived my life alone, without anyone that I could really talk to, until I had an accident with my plane in the Desert of Sahara, six years ago.
Usage notes
When placed at the end of a sentence, glottalized pronunciations are preferred. The compound tends attatch onto the preceding term.
This orthography is an etymological spelling that can be applied to all lects. However, its usage may be limited, and phonetic spellings, such as 辣海, 勒海, 垃海, and 勒哈 (in Hangzhounese), may be preferred instead.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
在 (“at, in”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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於
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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在
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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在, 挨, 跟, 的
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Taiwan
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在
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Harbin
|
在
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Malaysia
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在
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Singapore
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在
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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在, 從
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Wanrong
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在
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Xi'an
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在
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Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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在
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Ürümqi
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在
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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在
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Wuhan
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在
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Guiyang
|
在
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Guilin
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在
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Liuzhou
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在
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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在
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Yangzhou
|
在
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Rugao
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吖
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Hefei
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在
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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喺, 響
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Hong Kong
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喺, 響
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Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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喺, 在
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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喺, 響
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Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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在
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Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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在
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Macau
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喺
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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喺, 響
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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響, 喺
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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在
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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在
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Foshan
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喺, 響
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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喺, 響
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Foshan (Shunde)
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喺
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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喺
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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喺, 響
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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在
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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在
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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響, 揀
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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揀
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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喺
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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喺
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Taishan
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到, 響
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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到, 響
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Enping (Niujiang)
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到, 響
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Heshan (Yayao)
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響
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Dongguan
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響, 在, 喺
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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在
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Yangjiang
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在
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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喺, 響
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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喺
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Gan
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Nanchang
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在
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Lichuan
|
在
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Pingxiang
|
在
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Hakka
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Meixian
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嗨
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Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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在
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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在
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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在
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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在
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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在
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Yudu
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在
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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在
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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在
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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在
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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在
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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在
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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在
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Hong Kong
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在
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Senai (Huiyang)
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在
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Kuching (Hepo)
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在
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Singapore (Dabu)
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在
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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在
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Xinzhou
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在
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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到
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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著, 在, 洽
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Fuqing
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著, 洽
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Singapore (Fuqing)
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著
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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佇, 踮, 蹛
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Quanzhou
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佇, 踮, 蹛
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Zhangzhou
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佇, 咧, 蹛
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Zhao'an
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佇, 蹛
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Taipei
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佇
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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佇
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Kaohsiung
|
佇
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Yilan
|
佇
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Changhua (Lukang)
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佇
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Taichung
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佇
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Tainan
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佇, 踮, 蹛
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Hsinchu
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佇
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Kinmen
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佇
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Penghu (Magong)
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佇
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Penang (Hokkien)
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佇, 蹛
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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佇, 壏
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Manila (Hokkien)
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佇, 踮
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Chaozhou
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在
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Shantou
|
在
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Shantou (Chenghai)
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在
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Shantou (Chaoyang)
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在
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Jieyang
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在, 壏, 放
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Haifeng
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著
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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在
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Singapore (Teochew)
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在, 壏
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Leizhou
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佇, 放
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Wenchang
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佇
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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佇
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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在
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Wu
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Shanghai
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垃, 垃垃, 垃拉, 垃海, 垃該, 垃浪
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Shanghai (Xinzhuang, Minhang)
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垃該, 拉
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Shanghai (Songjiang)
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立垃, 勒嵌
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Shanghai (Chuansha, Pudong)
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垃, 垃垃
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Shanghai (Nanhui, Pudong)
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垃該
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Shanghai (Fengxian)
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垃該
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Shanghai (Jinshan)
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有垃, 垃該
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Shanghai (Qingpu)
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勒拉
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Shanghai (Jiading)
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勒, 浪, 勒浪, 勒搭
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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勒勒, 勒
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Suzhou
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勒, 勒勒, 勒裡, 勒海, 勒浪, 勒篤
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Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang)
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勒, 勒海, 勒拉, 勒浪
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Wuxi
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勒, 來勒, 勒娘, 勒裡
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Changshu
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勒笃, 勒裡, 勒海, 勒浪
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Kunshan
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勒, 勒浪, 勒海
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Qidong
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勒
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Qidong (Lüsi)
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在, 來, 來該
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Nantong (Haimen)
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勒, 勒特, 勒海, 勒勒
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Haimen (Sijia)
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來, 來到
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Rudong
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勒, 勒勒
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Pinghu
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勒, 勒海, 勒浪, 勒化, 來, 來海, 來浪, 來化
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Haining (Xiashi)
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有起霍, 有起, 有垃, 起勒, 起, 勒, 起霍
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Haiyan
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勒, 勒勒
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Changzhou
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勒, 勒蕩, 勒娘, 勒頭, 漏
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Liyang
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立
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Changzhou (Jintan)
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在, 則
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Danyang
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在, 則
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Jingjiang
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來, 勒
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Jiangyin
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勒, 勒勒
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Nanjing (Gaochun)
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來, 拉, 垃, 得, 擱
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Huzhou
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拉
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Deqing
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垃, 垃好, 來該, 來東, 拉好, 有好
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Deqing (Geting)
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拉
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Hangzhou
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勒, 勒哈, 來搭, 來東, 在
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Hangzhou (Lin'an)
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來, 來埭, 來同
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Hangzhou (Fuyang)
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勒, 勒裡, 勒帶, 勒底
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Hangzhou (Xiaoshan)
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來帶, 來東, 來夯, 帶, 東, 夯
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Tonglu
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來, 來裡, 來夯
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Shaoxing
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來帶, 來埭, 來東, 來同, 來夯, 帶, 埭, 東, 同, 夯
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Shaoxing (Keqiao)
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來帶, 來東, 來夯, 帶, 東, 夯
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Zhuji
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來克, 來客, 勒克, 勒客, 克, 客
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Shengzhou
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來, 來帶, 來東, 來夯
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Xinchang
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來固, 來蒙, 來頭
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Ningbo
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來, 來勒, 來的, 來對, 來東, 來當, 來該
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Ningbo (Zhenhai)
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來
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Ningbo (Beilun)
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來, 來該, 來的, 來對, 來當
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Ningbo (Yinzhou)
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立該, 來, 來的, 來該
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Yuyao
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來, 得, 來浪
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Ninghai
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來的
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Zhoushan (Dinghai)
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勒
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Wenzhou
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是
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Xiang
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Changsha
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在
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Loudi
|
在
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Shuangfeng
|
在
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Dialectal synonyms of
正在 (“in the process of; currently”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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正在, 刻正
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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正在, 在
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Taiwan
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正在, 在
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Malaysia
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正在, 在
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Singapore
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正在, 在
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Guilin
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在
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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喺度, 喺處, 響度, 響處
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Hong Kong
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喺度, 喺處, 響度, 響處
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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喺度
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Hakka
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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當, 在該, 當在
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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當, 在該
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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當, 在該
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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當, 在該
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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當, 在該
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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正在, 在遐
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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著𡅏, 𡅏
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Fuqing
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著𡅏
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Singapore (Fuqing)
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著𡅏
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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佇咧, 咧, 當咧, 拄咧, 拄佇咧
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Quanzhou
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佇咧, 咧, 當咧, 拄咧, 拄佇咧
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Zhangzhou
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咧, 當咧, 拄咧, 當時
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Tainan
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佇咧, 咧, 當咧
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Penang (Hokkien)
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佇
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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佇, 佇咧
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Manila (Hokkien)
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佇咧, 咧
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Shantou
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在
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Shantou (Chaoyang)
|
在
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Singapore (Teochew)
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在
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Wu
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Shanghai
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垃, 垃垃, 垃拉, 垃海, 垃該
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Ningbo
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來, 來的, 來該, 來當, 來東, 來勒
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Wenzhou
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是, 是搭
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Dialectal synonyms of
著 (“(particle indicating the continuation of an action or a state)”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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著
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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著
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Taiwan
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著
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Harbin
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著
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Singapore
|
著
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Jilu Mandarin
|
Jinan
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著
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
|
Yantai (Muping)
|
著
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Wanrong
|
著
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Xi'an
|
著
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Xuzhou
|
著
|
Southwestern Mandarin
|
Wuhan
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倒
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Guiyang
|
倒
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Guilin
|
倒
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Liuzhou
|
倒, 穩
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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著
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
|
緊
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Hong Kong
|
緊
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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緊
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Gan
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Nanchang
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倒
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Hakka
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Meixian
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等
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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等
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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等
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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等
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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緊
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
|
等
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Kuching (Hepo)
|
緊
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Jin
|
Taiyuan
|
著
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
|
緊
|
Wu
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Shanghai
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勒海, 勒該
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Ningbo
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的, 該, 當, 東, 仔, 勒眼
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Zhoushan
|
底, 的 rare, 該, 當, 仔, 勒眼
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