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Translingual
Han character
塗 (Kangxi radical 32, 土+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 水木土 (EDG), four-corner 38104, composition ⿱涂土)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 235, character 20
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5338
- Dae Jaweon: page 473, character 12
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 474, character 8
- Unihan data for U+5857
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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斜
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*lja, *laː
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茶
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*rlaː
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荼
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*rlaː, *ɦlja, *l'aː
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梌
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*rlaː, *l̥ʰaː, *l'aː
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搽
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*rlaː
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塗
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*rlaː, *l'aː
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佘
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*ɦlja
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賒
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*hljaː
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畬
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*hljaː, *la
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舍
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*hljaːʔ, *hljaːs
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捨
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*hljaːʔ
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騇
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*hljaːʔ, *hljaːs
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涻
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*hljaːs
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稌
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*l̥ʰaː, *l̥ʰaːʔ
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悇
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*l̥ʰaː, *l̥ʰas, *las
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庩
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*l̥ʰaː
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捈
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*l̥ʰaː, *l'aː
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途
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*l'aː
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酴
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*l'aː
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駼
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*l'aː
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鵌
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*l'aː, *la
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涂
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*l'aː, *l'a
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嵞
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*l'aː
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峹
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*l'aː
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筡
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*l'aː, *l̥ʰa
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蒤
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*l'aː
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徐
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*lja
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俆
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*lja
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敘
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*ljaʔ
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漵
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*ljaʔ
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除
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*l'a, *l'as
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篨
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*rla
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滁
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*rla
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蒢
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*rla
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蜍
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*ɦlja, *la
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鵨
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*hljaː
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瑹
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*hlja
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余
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*la
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餘
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*la
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艅
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*la
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狳
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*la
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雓
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*la
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悆
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*las
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *rlaː, *l'aː) : phonetic 涂 (OC *l'aː, *l'a) + semantic 土 (“earth; dirt”).
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Note:
- tou2 - vernacular;
- dou2 - literary.
Note:
- thô͘ - vernacular (noun);
- tô͘ - literary (verb).
Note:
- tou5 - vernacular (“mud, shoal, earth, ground”);
- tu5 - literary.
- (Leizhou)
- Leizhou Pinyin: teu5 / tu5
- Sinological IPA: /tʰɛu²²/, /tʰu²²/
Note:
- teu5 - vernacular (“mud, shoal, earth, ground”);
- tu5 - literary.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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塗
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塗
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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tú
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tú
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Middle Chinese
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‹ du ›
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‹ du ›
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Old Chinese
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/*lˁa/
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/*lˁa/
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English
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to plaster
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road
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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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塗
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塗
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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No.
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15751
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15774
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Phonetic component
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余
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余
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Rime group
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魚
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魚
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Rime subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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𡨀
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徒
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Old Chinese
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/*rlaː/
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/*l'aː/
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Notes
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今作搽
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Definitions
塗
- mud; shoal
- to daub; to smear; to apply; to paint; to plaster
- 塗指甲/涂指甲 ― tú zhǐjia ― to paint nails
- to cross out; to blot out
- to scribble; to scrawl over
- Alternative form of 途 (tú, “road”)
- 道聽塗說/道听涂说 ― dàotīngtúshuō ― rumours (literally, “listen to what people said along the road”)
- (Southern Min) earth; ground
- Alternative form: 土
- (alt. form 嵞, 峹) Used in 塗山/涂山 (Túshān).
- a surname
Usage notes
The surname 塗/涂 (Tú) is different from the surnames 涂 (Tú) and 凃 (Tú).
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
泥 (“mud”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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塗, 泥
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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泥
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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泥, 泥巴, 泥巴兒
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Taiwan
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泥巴
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Chifeng
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泥, 泥巴
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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泥
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Harbin
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泥, 泥巴
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Shenyang
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泥
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Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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泥
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Tangshan
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泥
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Baoding
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泥, 泥巴
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Shijiazhuang
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泥
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Jinan
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泥巴, 泥
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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泥
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Qingdao
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泥
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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泥巴
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Wanrong
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泥
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Zhengzhou
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泥
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Xi'an
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泥
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Xining
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泥
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Xuzhou
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泥
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Lanzhou
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泥, 泥巴
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Ürümqi
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泥巴
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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泥巴
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Chongqing
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泥巴
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Wuhan
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泥巴
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Guiyang
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泥巴
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Kunming
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泥, 泥巴
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Guilin
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泥巴
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Liuzhou
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泥, 泥巴
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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泥, 泥巴
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Yangzhou
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泥, 泥巴, 爛泥
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Nantong
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泥, 爛泥
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Hefei
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泥巴
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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泥
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Hong Kong
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泥
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Dongguan
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泥
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Yangjiang
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泥
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Gan
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Nanchang
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泥巴
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Lichuan
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泥
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Jianning
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泥
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Taining
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泥
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Hakka
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Meixian
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泥
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Pinghe (Jiufeng)
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泥
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Changting
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泥
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Shanghang
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泥
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Longyan (Yongding)
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泥
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Wuping
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泥
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Liancheng
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泥
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Ninghua
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泥
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Qingliu
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泥
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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泥
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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泥
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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泥
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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泥沙
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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泥
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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泥
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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泥, 糊泥
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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泥
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Xinzhou
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泥
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Linhe
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泥
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Jining
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泥
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Hohhot
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泥
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Zhangjiakou
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泥
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Handan
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泥
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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泥
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Songxi
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泥
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Zhenghe
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泥
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Jianyang
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泥
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Wuyishan
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泥
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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塗
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Fuzhou (Changle)
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塗
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Lianjiang
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塗
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Fuqing
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塗
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Pingtan
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塗
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Yongtai
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塗
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Minqing
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塗
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Gutian
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塗
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Pingnan
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塗
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Luoyuan
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塗
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Fu'an
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塗
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Ningde
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塗
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Xiapu
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塗
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Zherong
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塗
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Shouning
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塗
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Zhouning
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塗
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Fuding
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塗
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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塗
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Xiamen (Tong'an)
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塗
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Quanzhou
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塗
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Jinjiang
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塗
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Nan'an
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塗
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Shishi
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塗
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Hui'an
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塗
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Anxi
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塗
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Yongchun
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塗
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Dehua
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塗
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Zhangzhou
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塗
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Zhangzhou (Longhai)
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塗
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Zhangzhou (Changtai)
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塗
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Hua'an
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塗
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Nanjing
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塗
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Pinghe
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塗
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Zhangpu
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塗
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Yunxiao
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塗
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Zhao'an
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塗
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Dongshan
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塗
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Taipei
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塗 GT
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Kinmen
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塗
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Longyan
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塗
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Zhangping
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塗
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Datian
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塗
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Chaozhou
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塗
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Shantou
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塗
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Shantou (Chenghai)
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塗
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Jieyang
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塗
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Haifeng
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塗
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Leizhou
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塗
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Haikou
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塗
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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塗
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Xianyou
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塗
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Central Min
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Yong'an
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泥
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Sanming (Sanyuan)
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泥
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Sanming (Shaxian)
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泥
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Shaojiang Min
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Shaowu
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泥
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Guangze
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泥
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Jiangle
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泥
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Mingxi
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泥
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Shunchang
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泥
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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泥
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Wu
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Shanghai
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爛泥, 爛糊泥
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Suzhou
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爛泥, 爛污泥
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Danyang
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泥, 爛泥
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Hangzhou
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泥巴, 爛污泥, 爛泥
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Ningbo
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爛污泥, 淖泥, 爛泥
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Wenzhou
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爛污泥, 爛污泥兒, 爛泥, 泥
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Jinhua
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泥, 糊泥
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Pucheng
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泥
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Xiang
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Changsha
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泥巴
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Loudi
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泥巴
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Shuangfeng
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泥巴
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Hengyang
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泥巴
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Note
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GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
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Dialectal synonyms of
土 (“earth; soil (dry)”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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土
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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土
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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土
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Harbin
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土
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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土, 土拉
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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泥巴
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Wuhan
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泥巴
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Guiyang
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泥巴
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Guilin
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土
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Liuzhou
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泥, 泥巴
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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泥, 爛泥
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Hefei
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土
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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泥
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Hong Kong
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泥
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Dongguan
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泥
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Yangjiang
|
泥
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Beihai
|
泥
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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土
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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土
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Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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土, 泥
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Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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泥
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Móng Cái
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土, 泥
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Gan
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Nanchang
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泥巴, 土
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Hakka
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Meixian
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泥
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Xingning
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泥
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Huidong (Daling)
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泥
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Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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泥
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Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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泥
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Changting
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泥
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Wuping
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泥
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Wuping (Pingyu)
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泥
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Liancheng
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泥
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Ruijin
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泥, 那泥
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Shicheng
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泥
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Shangyou (Shexi)
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泥
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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糊泥
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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土
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Xinzhou
|
土
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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泥
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Songxi
|
泥
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Zhenghe
|
泥
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Jianyang
|
泥
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Wuyishan
|
泥
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Eastern Min
|
Fuzhou
|
塗
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Fuzhou (Changle)
|
塗
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Lianjiang
|
塗
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Fuqing
|
塗
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Pingtan
|
塗
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Yongtai
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塗
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Minqing
|
塗
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Gutian
|
塗
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Pingnan
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塗
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Luoyuan
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塗
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Fu'an
|
塗
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Ningde
|
塗
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Xiapu
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塗
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Zherong
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塗
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Shouning
|
塗
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Zhouning
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塗
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Fuding
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塗
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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塗
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Xiamen (Tong'an)
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塗
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Quanzhou
|
塗
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Jinjiang
|
塗
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Nan'an
|
塗
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Shishi
|
塗
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Hui'an
|
塗
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Anxi
|
塗
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Yongchun
|
塗
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Dehua
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塗
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Zhangzhou
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塗
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Zhangzhou (Longhai)
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塗
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Zhangzhou (Changtai)
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塗
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Hua'an
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塗
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Nanjing
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塗
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Pinghe
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塗
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Zhangpu
|
塗
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Yunxiao
|
塗
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Zhao'an
|
塗
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Dongshan
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塗
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Kinmen
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塗
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Manila (Hokkien)
|
塗
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Longyan
|
塗
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Zhangping
|
塗
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Datian
|
塗
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Chaozhou
|
塗
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Shantou
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塗
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Shantou (Chenghai)
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塗
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Jieyang
|
塗
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Leizhou
|
塗
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Wenchang
|
塗
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Haikou
|
塗
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Puxian Min
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Putian
|
塗
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Xianyou
|
塗
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Central Min
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Yong'an
|
泥
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Sanming (Sanyuan)
|
泥
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Sanming (Shaxian)
|
泥
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
|
泥
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Wu
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Shanghai
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爛泥, 爛糊泥
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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爛泥
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Suzhou
|
爛泥, 硬爛泥
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Danyang
|
爛泥
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Hangzhou
|
爛污泥
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Ningbo
|
淖泥, 爛泥
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Wenzhou
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爛污泥, 爛污泥兒, 爛泥, 泥
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Jinhua
|
糊泥, 泥
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Xiang
|
Changsha
|
泥巴
|
Xiangxiang
|
土
|
Shuangfeng
|
土
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Compounds
Descendants
- → Thai: ทา (taa, “to smear; to paint”)
Japanese
Kanji
塗
(Jōyō kanji)
- paint
Readings
Compounds
Noun
塗 • (nuri)
- Alternative spelling of 塗り
Korean
Hanja
塗 (eumhun 바를 도 (bareul do))
- hanja form? of 도 (“smear, daub, apply, spread”)
- hanja form? of 도 (“paint”)
Vietnamese
Han character
塗: Hán Nôm readings: đồ, đừ
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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