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Translingual
Han character
忒 (Kangxi radical 61, 心+3, 7 strokes, cangjie input 戈心心 (IPP) or 難難戈心心 (XXIPP), four-corner 43300, composition ⿹弋心)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 376, character 10
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10319
- Dae Jaweon: page 702, character 19
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2269, character 7
- Unihan data for U+5FD2
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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戴
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*ʔl'ɯːɡs
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襶
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*tɯːɡs
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貸
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*l̥ʰɯːɡs
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代
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*l'ɯːɡs
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袋
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*l'ɯːɡs
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岱
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*l'ɯːɡs
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黛
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*l'ɯːɡs
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玳
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*l'ɯːɡs
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帒
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*l'ɯːɡs
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甙
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*l'ɯːɡs
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酨
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*l'ɯːs, *zlɯːs
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試
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*hljɯɡs
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弒
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*hljɯɡs
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忒
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*l̥ʰɯːɡ
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貣
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*l̥ʰɯːɡ, *l'ɯːɡ
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鴏
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*l'ɯːɡ
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栻
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*l̥ʰɯɡ, *hljɯɡ
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侙
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*l̥ʰɯɡ
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恜
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*l̥ʰɯɡ
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式
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*hljɯɡ
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軾
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*hljɯɡ
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拭
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*hljɯɡ
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鉽
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*hljɯɡ
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烒
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*hljɯɡ
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弋
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*lɯɡ
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芅
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*lɯɡ
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黓
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*lɯɡ
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隿
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*lɯɡ
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杙
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*lɯɡ
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釴
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*lɯɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *l̥ʰɯːɡ) : phonetic 弋 (OC *lɯɡ) + semantic 心.
Etymology 1
Cognate with 代 (OC *l'ɯːɡs, “to substitute”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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忒
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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tè
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Middle Chinese
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‹ thok ›
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Old Chinese
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/*l̥ˁək/
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English
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err; change; deceitful
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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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忒
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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14973
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Phonetic component
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弋
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Rime group
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職
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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忒
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Old Chinese
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/*l̥ʰɯːɡ/
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Definitions
忒
- to change
- to err
- alt. forms: 𢘋, 貸/贷, 貣/𰷞 (tè)
- Used in transcription of ancient Greek names.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Related to 太?”)
Pronunciation
Definitions
忒
- (dialectal) to an excessive degree; too
蛋糕忒大,食唔撇。 [Meixian Hakka, trad. and simp.]- tan4 gau1 tiêd5 tai4, sed6 m2 pêd5. [Hakka Transliteration Scheme]
- The cake is too big to eat up.
我物事買忒多了,鈔票嘸沒了。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
我物事买忒多了,钞票呒没了。 [Shanghainese, simp.]- 6ngu 8meq-zy 6ma 7theq-tu 0leq 5tshau-phiau 6m-meq-leq [Wugniu]
- I bought too much stuff, I have no cash now.
你也忒胡鬧了。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
你也忒胡闹了。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18th century CE
- Nǐ yě tuī húnào le.
- You're too wild-acting.
2000, 梁左 and 梁欢, 闲人马大姐, season 1, episode 45, 刘金山 (actor):
您像我们这艾嘉妹妹,这长得,天生丽质,如此多了个……多娇。不当作家是忒可惜了。 [Beijing Mandarin, simp.]
您像我們這艾嘉妹妹,這長得,天生麗質,如此多了個……多嬌。不當作家是忒可惜了。 [Beijing Mandarin, trad.]- Nín xiàng wǒmen zhè Àijiā mèimei, zhèi zhǎng de, tiānshēng lìzhì, rúcǐ duō le ge...... duōjiāo. Bù dāng zuòjiā shì tuī kěxī le.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
In Shanghainese, *勿忒 does not exist. For "not too", use 勿大.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
太 (“too; excessively”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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太, 過於
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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太, 忒
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Taiwan
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太
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Malaysia
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太
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Singapore
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太
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Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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太, 忒
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Jinan
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太, 忒
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Wanrong
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太
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Xi'an
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太
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Xuzhou
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忒
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Donghai
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太
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Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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太
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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太
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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太
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Wuhan
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太, 忒
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Guiyang
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太
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Guilin
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太
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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太
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Yangzhou
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太
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Baoying
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太
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Taizhou
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太
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Zhenjiang
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太
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Yancheng
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太
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Hefei
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太
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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太, 得滯 >, 過頭 >
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Hong Kong
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太, 太過, 得滯 >, 過頭 >, 過龍 >
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Taishan
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得滯 >
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Dongguan
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得滯 >
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Yangjiang
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得滯 >
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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太
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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太
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Gan
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Nanchang
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太
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Lichuan
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太
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Pingxiang
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太
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Hakka
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Meixian
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忒
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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太, 過頭 >
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Wuhua (Huacheng)
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忒
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Heyuan (Bendihua)
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太
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Wengyuan
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太
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Liannan
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太
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Jiexi
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忒
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Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
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太, 忒
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Changting
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忒
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Wuping
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忒
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Wuping (Yanqian)
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忒
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Liancheng
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忒
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Ninghua
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忒
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Yudu
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太
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Ningdu
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太, 忒
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Tonggu (Sandu)
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忒
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Ganzhou (Panlong)
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太
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Dayu
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太
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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忒
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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忒
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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忒
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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忒
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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忒
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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忒
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Hong Kong
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太, 過頭 >
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Yangxi (Tangkou)
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太
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Yangchun (Sanjia)
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太
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Xinyi (Sihe)
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太
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Xinyi (Qianpai)
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太
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Gaozhou (Xindong)
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太
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Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
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太
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Huazhou (Xin'an)
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忒
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Lianjiang (Shijiao)
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忒
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Lianjiang (Qingping)
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太
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Mengshan (Xihe)
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太
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Luchuan
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太
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Senai (Huiyang)
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過頭 >
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Kuching (Hepo)
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過頭
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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太
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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太
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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忒
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Jian'ou (Dikou)
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忒
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Songxi
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忒
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Zhenghe
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忒
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Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
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忒
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Jianyang
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忒
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Wuyishan
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忒
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Pucheng (Shibei)
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忒
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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過, 恰
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Fuzhou (Changle)
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恰
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Lianjiang
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恰
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Fuqing
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恰
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Pingtan
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恰
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Yongtai
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恰
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Minqing
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恰
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Gutian
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恰
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Pingnan
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恰
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Luoyuan
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恰
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Fu'an
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恰
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Ningde
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恰
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Xiapu
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恰
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Zherong
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恰
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Shouning
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恰
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Zhouning
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恰
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Fuding
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恰
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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傷, 傷過
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Xiamen (Tong'an)
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傷
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Quanzhou
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傷, 傷過
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Jinjiang
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傷, 太
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Nan'an
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傷
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Shishi
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傷
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Hui'an
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傷
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Anxi
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傷
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Yongchun
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傷
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Dehua
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傷
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Zhangzhou
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傷, 傷過
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Zhangzhou (Longhai)
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傷
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Zhangzhou (Changtai)
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傷
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Hua'an
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傷
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Nanjing
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傷
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Pinghe
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傷
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Zhangpu
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傷
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Yunxiao
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傷
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Zhao'an
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傷
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Dongshan
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傷
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Taipei
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傷
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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傷
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Kaohsiung
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傷
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Yilan
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傷
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Changhua (Lukang)
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傷
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Taichung
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傷
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Tainan
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傷
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Hsinchu
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傷
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Kinmen
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傷
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Penghu (Magong)
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傷
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Penang (Hokkien)
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傷, 太
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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傷, 傷過, 過, 佮
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Manila (Hokkien)
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傷, 傷過
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Longyan
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蓋
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Zhangping
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傷
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Chaozhou
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佮
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Shantou
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佮, 過
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Jieyang
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佮, 過
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Bangkok (Teochew)
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佮
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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佮
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Singapore (Teochew)
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佮, 過
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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傷
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Xianyou
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傷
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Central Min
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Yong'an
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太
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Sanming (Sanyuan)
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忒
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Sanming (Shaxian)
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太
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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太, 過頭 >
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Wu
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Shanghai
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忒, 過於, 忒煞, 忒以 dated
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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忒
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Suzhou
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忒
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Changshu
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脫
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Nantong (Haimen)
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忒
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Danyang
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太
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Nanjing (Gaochun)
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太
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Hangzhou
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忒
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Ningbo
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忒
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Wenzhou
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忒
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Jinhua
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太, 忒
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Xiang
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Changsha
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太
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Shuangfeng
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太, 忒
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Note
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> - after adjective or adverb
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Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
忒
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
忒 (eum 특 (teuk))
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Vietnamese
Han character
忒: Hán Nôm readings: thắc
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