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Translingual
Stroke order
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Han character
泣 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 水卜廿 (EYT), four-corner 30118, composition ⿰氵立)
Derived characters
- 𠊔, 𠴹, 𢔆, 𢯛, 𰥴, 𨂖, 𬈢, 𪷥, 𬉙, 𦲷, 𩃜
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 617, character 9
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17309
- Dae Jaweon: page 1012, character 7
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1593, character 2
- Unihan data for U+6CE3
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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涖
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*rɯːbs, *rɯbs
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莅
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*rɯbs, *rɯbs
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蒞
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*rɯbs
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位
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*ɢʷrɯbs
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拉
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*ruːb
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菈
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*ruːb
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颯
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*sluːb
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立
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*rɯb
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粒
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*rɯb
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笠
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*ɡ·rɯb
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砬
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*rɯb
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岦
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*rɯb
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苙
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*ɡ·rɯb, *ɡrɯb
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鴗
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*rɯb
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雴
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*r̥ʰɯb
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泣
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*kʰrɯb
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *kʰrɯb) : semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 立 (OC *rɯb). The character originally meant "tears," and by extension, it came to represent the act of "crying."[1]
References
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *krap (“to weep”); cognate with Tibetan ཁྲབ་ཁྲབ (khrab khrab, “weeper”) (STEDT; Mei, 1980b; Coblin, 1986; Baxter, 1995; Schuessler, 2007).
Often thought to be related to 淚 (OC *ruds, “tears”) (Mei, 1980b; Baxter and Sagart, 2014), but see there for more.
Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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泣
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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qì
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Middle Chinese
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‹ khip ›
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Old Chinese
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/*k-r̥əp/
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English
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weep
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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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泣
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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7877
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Phonetic component
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立
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Rime group
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緝
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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Old Chinese
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/*kʰrɯb/
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Definitions
泣
- to weep; to sob (especially silently or quietly)
- tears
Synonyms
- 咧咧 (liēlie) (dialectal, of a child)
- 哭 (kū)
- 哭泣 (kūqì)
- 哭訴/哭诉 (kūsù) (to recount tearfully)
- 哭鼻子 (kū bízi) (chiefly Mandarin, colloquial, often humorous)
- 啜氣/啜气 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 啜泣 (chuòqì)
- 啼 (tí) (literary, or in compounds)
- 啼哭 (tíkū) (to cry loudly)
- 嗆/呛 (Hokkien)
- 嗚咽/呜咽 (wūyè)
- 大哭 (dàkū) (to weep loudly)
- 忽喇 (hueh4 ci1) (Jin)
- 抽咽 (chōuyè)
- 抽噎 (chōuyē)
- 抽搭 (chōuda) (colloquial)
- 抽泣 (chōuqì)
- 流淚/流泪 (liúlèi) (to shed tears)
- 流眼淚/流眼泪 (liú yǎnlèi) (to shed tears)
- 痛哭 (tòngkū) (to cry bitterly)
- 號哭/号哭 (háokū) (to wail)
- 號啕/号啕 (háotáo) (to cry loudly)
- 飲泣/饮泣 (yǐnqì) (literary, to weep in silence)
Dialectal synonyms of
哭 (“to cry; to weep”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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泣, 哭
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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哭, 哭泣
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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哭
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Taiwan
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哭
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Harbin
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哭, 哭鼻子 humorous
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Malaysia
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哭
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Singapore
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哭
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Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)
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哭
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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哭
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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哭
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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哭
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Wanrong
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哭
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Xi'an
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哭
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Xining
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哭
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Xuzhou
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哭
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Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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哭
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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哭, 哭鼻子
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Lanzhou
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哭
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Ürümqi
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哭
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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哭
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Wuhan
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哭
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Guiyang
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哭
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Guilin
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哭
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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哭, 哭鼻子 humorous
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Yangzhou
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哭
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Hefei
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哭
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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喊
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Hong Kong
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喊
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Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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哭
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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哭
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Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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哭
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Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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哭
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Macau
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喊
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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喊
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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叫
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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哭
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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哭
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Foshan
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喊
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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喊
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Foshan (Shunde)
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喊
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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喊
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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喊
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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喊
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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哭
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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哭
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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哭
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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哭
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Taishan
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哭
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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哭
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Enping (Niujiang)
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哭
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Heshan (Yayao)
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哭
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Dongguan
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哭
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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哭, 喊
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Shenzhen (Dapeng)
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哭
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Yangjiang
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哭
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Nanning
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哭
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Beihai
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哭
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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哭
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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哭
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Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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哭
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Danzhou
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哭
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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喊
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Penang (Guangfu)
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喊
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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喊
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Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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喊
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Móng Cái
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哭
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Gan
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Nanchang
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哭, 叫
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Lichuan
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啼
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Pingxiang
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哭
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Hakka
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Meixian
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叫, 叫眵, 叫嘴
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Xingning
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叫
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Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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哭
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Huiyang
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叫
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Huidong (Daling)
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叫
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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叫
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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叫
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Zhongshan (Wuguishan)
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叫
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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叫
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Wuhua (Shuizhai)
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叫
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Wuhua (Huacheng)
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叫, 叫嘴
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Wuhua (Changbu)
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叫, 叫嘴
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Wuhua (Mianyang)
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叫, 叫嘴
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Heyuan (Bendihua)
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哭
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Wengyuan
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叫
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Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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叫嘴
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Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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叫
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Liannan
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叫
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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叫
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Jiexi
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叫
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Luhe
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叫
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Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
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唩
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Changting
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唩
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Wuping
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叫嘴
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Wuping (Yanqian)
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唩
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Wuping (Pingyu)
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叫
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Liancheng
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唩
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Ninghua
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唩
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Yudu
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叫
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Ningdu
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唩
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Ruijin
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叫
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Shicheng
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唩
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Shangyou (Shexi)
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叫
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Tonggu (Sandu)
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叫嘴
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Ganzhou (Panlong)
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叫
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Dayu
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叫
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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叫, 叫眵
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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叫, 叫眵
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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叫, 叫眵
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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叫, 叫眵
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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唩, 唩眵
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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唩
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Hong Kong
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叫
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Yangxi (Tangkou)
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叫
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Yangchun (Sanjia)
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叫
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Xinyi (Sihe)
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叫
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Xinyi (Qianpai)
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叫
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Gaozhou (Xindong)
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叫, 喊
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Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
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叫
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Huazhou (Xin'an)
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叫
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Lianjiang (Shijiao)
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叫
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Lianjiang (Qingping)
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叫
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Mengshan (Xihe)
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叫
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Luchuan
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叫
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Sabah (Bao'an)
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叫
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Sabah (Longchuan)
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叫, 叫嘴
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Senai (Huiyang)
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叫
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Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)
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叫
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Singkawang
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叫
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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嚎
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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哭
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Xinzhou
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哭
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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啼
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Jian'ou (Dikou)
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啼
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Songxi
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啼
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Zhenghe
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啼
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Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
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啼
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Jianyang
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啼
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Wuyishan
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啼
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Pucheng (Shibei)
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啼
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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啼, 啼嘛
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Fuzhou (Changle)
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啼
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Fuqing
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啼
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Yongtai
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啼
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Gutian
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啼
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Fu'an
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嚎
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Ningde
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嚎
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Shouning
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嚎
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Zhouning
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嚎
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Fuding
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啼, 哭
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Matsu
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啼, 啼嘛
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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吼, 哭
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Quanzhou
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吼, 哭
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Yongchun
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吼
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Zhangzhou
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吼, 哭
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Taipei
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吼, 哭
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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吼, 哭
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Kaohsiung
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吼, 哭
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Yilan
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吼, 哭
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Changhua (Lukang)
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吼, 哭
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Taichung
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哭, 吼
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Taichung (Wuqi)
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哭
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Tainan
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吼, 哭
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Taitung
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吼
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Hsinchu
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哭, 吼
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Kinmen
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吼
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Penghu (Magong)
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哭, 吼
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Penang (Hokkien)
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吼
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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哭, 吼
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Manila (Hokkien)
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吼, 哭
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Longyan
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啼
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Zhangping
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啼
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Datian
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哭
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Pingnan (Shangdu)
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吼
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Chaozhou
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哭
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Raoping
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哭
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Shantou
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哭
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Jieyang
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哭
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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哭
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Singapore (Teochew)
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哭
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Leizhou
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哭
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Wenchang
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哭
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Haikou
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啼
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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哭
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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吼
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Xianyou
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吼
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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哭
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Binyang
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哭
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Shehua
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Fu'an
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叫
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Fuding
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叫
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Luoyuan
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叫
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Sanming
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叫
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Shunchang
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叫
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Hua'an
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叫
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Guixi (Zhangping)
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叫
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Cangnan
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叫
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Jingning (Hexi)
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叫
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Lishui
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叫
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Longyou
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叫
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Chaozhou
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叫
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Fengshun
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叫
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Waxiang
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Guzhang (Gaofeng)
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啼
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Yuanling (Shaojiwan)
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啼
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Wu
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Shanghai
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哭
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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哭
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Suzhou
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哭
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Wuxi
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哭
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Danyang
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哭
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Hangzhou
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哭
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Ningbo
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哭
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Wenzhou
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哭
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Jinhua
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哭
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Xiang
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Changsha
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哭
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Loudi
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哭
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Shuangfeng
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哭
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Quanzhou
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哭
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Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
泣
- † (ideophonic, of wind) blowing rapidly; violent
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Definitions
泣
- † Alternative form of 澀/涩 (sè)
Japanese
Kanji
泣
(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji)
- to cry, to weep
Readings
Korean
Hanja
泣 • (eup) (hangeul 읍)
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Vietnamese
Han character
泣: Hán Nôm readings: khắp, khấp, lớp, rắp, rập, khóc
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