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Translingual
Han character
燙 (Kangxi radical 86, 火+12, 16 strokes, cangjie input 水竹火 (EHF), four-corner 36809, composition ⿱湯火)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 684, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 19435
- Dae Jaweon: page 1096, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2238, character 3
- Unihan data for U+71D9
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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湯
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*l̥ʰaːŋ, *l̥ʰaːŋs, *hljaŋ
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踼
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*l̥ʰaːŋ, *l̥ʰaːŋʔ, *l'aːŋ, *l'aːŋs
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蝪
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*l̥ʰaːŋ
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薚
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*l̥ʰaːŋ
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簜
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*l̥ʰaːŋ, *l'aːŋʔ
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盪
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*l̥ʰaːŋ, *l̥ʰaːŋs, *l'aːŋʔ
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偒
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*l̥ʰaːŋʔ
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蕩
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*l̥ʰaːŋs, *l'aːŋʔ
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燙
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*l̥ʰaːŋs
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啺
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*l'aːŋ
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碭
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*l'aːŋ, *l'aːŋs
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婸
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*l'aːŋʔ
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愓
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*l'aːŋʔ
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璗
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*l'aːŋʔ
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崵
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*l'aːŋʔ, *laŋ
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逿
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*l'aːŋs
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暢
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*l̥ʰaŋs
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畼
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*l̥ʰaŋs
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腸
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*l'aŋ
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場
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*l'aŋ
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傷
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*hljaŋ, *hljaŋs
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殤
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*hljaŋ
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觴
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*hljaŋ
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慯
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*hljaŋ, *hljaŋs
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禓
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*hljaŋ, *laŋ
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塲
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*hljaŋ
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陽
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*laŋ
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楊
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*laŋ
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揚
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*laŋ
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瘍
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*laŋ
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煬
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*laŋ, *laŋs
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鍚
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*laŋ
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暘
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*laŋ
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颺
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*laŋ, *laŋs
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昜
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*laŋ
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輰
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*laŋ
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敭
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*laŋ
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鰑
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*laŋ
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諹
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*laŋ, *laŋs
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瑒
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*laŋ, *rlaːŋʔ
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鸉
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*laŋ
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餳
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*ljaːŋ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *l̥ʰaːŋs) : phonetic 湯 (OC *l̥ʰaːŋ, *l̥ʰaːŋs, *hljaŋ) + semantic 火.
Etymology
From 湯 (OC *l̥ʰaːŋ, “hot water”).
Pronunciation
Note:
- táung, táuk - to put into boiling water, to scald;
- tâung - to heat up, to warm.
Note:
- thǹg - vernacular;
- thòng - literary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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燙
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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14563
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Phonetic component
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昜
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Rime group
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陽
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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儻
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Old Chinese
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/*l̥ʰaːŋs/
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Notes
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湯晚起分化字
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Definitions
燙
- to burn; to scald; to injure (with high temperature)
我的手被蒸汽燙傷。 [MSC, trad.]
我的手被蒸汽烫伤。 [MSC, simp.]- Wǒ de shǒu bèi zhēngqì tàngshāng.
- My hand was burned by steam.
- to warm; to heat something up (using hot water or fire)
- to perm (one's hair)
- (cooking) to blanch
- (Cantonese) to iron
- 燙恤衫/烫恤衫 [Cantonese] ― tong3 seot1 saam1 ― to iron a shirt
- hot (because of high temperature)
- 洗澡水太燙了。/洗澡水太烫了。 ― Xǐzǎo shuǐ tài tàng le. ― The bathwater is too hot.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
熨 (“to iron; to press”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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熨, 烙, 燙
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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熨, 烙
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Taiwan
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燙
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Chengde
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熨
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Chifeng
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熨
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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燙
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Heihe
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燙
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Qiqihar
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熨
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Harbin
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熨, 燙
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Jiamusi
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熨, 烙
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Baicheng
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熨
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Changchun
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烙
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Tonghua
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熨
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Shenyang
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熨
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Jinzhou
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熨
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Singapore
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燙
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Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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熨
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Tangshan
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熨
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Cangzhou
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熨
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Baoding
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熨
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Shijiazhuang
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熨
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Lijin
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熨
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Jinan
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熨, 烙
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Dalian
|
熨
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Dandong
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熨
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Yantai
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燙
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Qingdao
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熨
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Zhucheng
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熨
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Lingbao
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熨
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Jining
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熨
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Linfen
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烙
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Shangqiu
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熨
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Yuanyang
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熨
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Zhengzhou
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熨
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Xinyang
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熨, 燙
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Baihe
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熨
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Xi'an
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熨, 燙
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Baoji
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熨
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Tianshui
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熨
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Xining
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熨
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Xuzhou
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熨
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Fuyang
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熨
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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熨
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Lanzhou
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熨
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Dunhuang
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熨
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Hami
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熨, 燙
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Ürümqi
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熨
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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熨
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Nanchong
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熨
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Dazhou
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熨
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Hanyuan
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熨
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Xichang
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熨
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Zigong
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熨
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Chongqing
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燙
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Wuhan
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燙, 熨
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Yichang
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熨
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Xiangyang
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熨
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Tianmen
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熨
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Guiyang
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燙
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Zunyi
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燙
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Bijie
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熨
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Liping
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熨
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Zhaotong
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燙
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Dali
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熨
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Kunming
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熨
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Mengzi
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燙
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Guilin
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熨
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Jishou
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熨
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Changde
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熨
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Hanzhong
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熨, 燙
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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燙
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Yangzhou
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燙, 熨
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Lianyungang
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熨
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Lianshui
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熨
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Nantong
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燙
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Anqing
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熨, 燙
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Wuhu
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熨, 燙
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Hefei
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燙, 熨
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Hong'an
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熨, 燙
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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燙
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Hong Kong
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燙
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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燙
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Macau
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燙
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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燙
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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燙
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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燙
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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燙
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Foshan
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燙
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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燙
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Foshan (Shunde)
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燙
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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燙
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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燙
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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燙
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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燙
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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燙
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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燙
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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燙
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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燙
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Taishan
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燙
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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燙
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Enping (Niujiang)
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燙
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Heshan (Yayao)
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燙
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Dongguan
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燙
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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燙
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Qingyuan
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燙
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Fogang
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燙
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Yingde (Hanguang)
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燙
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Yangshan
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燙
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Lianshan (Butian)
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燙
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Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)
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燙
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Shaoguan
|
燙
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Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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燙
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Renhua
|
燙
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Lechang
|
燙
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Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
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燙
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Sihui
|
燙
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Guangning
|
燙
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Deqing
|
燙
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Huaiji
|
燙
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Fengkai (Nanfeng)
|
燙
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Yunfu
|
燙
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Xinxing
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燙
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Luoding
|
燙
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Yunan (Pingtai)
|
燙
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Yangjiang
|
燙
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Xinyi
|
燙
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Lianjiang
|
燙
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Gan
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Nanchang
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燙
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Hakka
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Meixian
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燙
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Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
|
燙
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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燙
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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燙
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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燙
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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燙
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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熨
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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熨
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
|
熨
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
|
熨
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
|
熨
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
熨
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Singkawang
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燙
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Huizhou
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Shexian
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熨, 燙
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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熨
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Yangyuan
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熨
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Datong
|
烙
|
Xinzhou
|
熨
|
Lüliang (Lishi)
|
熨, 燙
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Changzhi
|
烙, 燙
|
Linhe
|
烙
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Jining
|
烙
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Hohhot
|
烙
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Erenhot
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燙
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Pingshan
|
熨
|
Zhangjiakou
|
燙, 烙
|
Handan
|
熨
|
Linzhou
|
熨
|
Suide
|
熨
|
Northern Min
|
Jian'ou
|
熨
|
Eastern Min
|
Fuzhou
|
熨
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
|
熨
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Quanzhou
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熨
|
Zhangzhou
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熨
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Zhao'an
|
熨
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Taipei
|
熨
|
New Taipei (Tamsui)
|
熨
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
|
熨
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New Taipei (Pingxi)
|
熨
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Kaohsiung
|
熨
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Kaohsiung (Cijin)
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熨
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Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)
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熨
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Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
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熨
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Kaohsiung (Tianliao)
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熨
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Yilan (Toucheng)
|
熨
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Tainan
|
熨
|
Tainan (Anping)
|
熨
|
Kinmen
|
熨
|
Penghu (Magong)
|
熨
|
Penghu (Xiyu)
|
熨
|
Penang (Hokkien)
|
熨
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Singapore (Hokkien)
|
熨
|
Manila (Hokkien)
|
熨
|
Chaozhou
|
熨
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Singapore (Teochew)
|
熨
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
|
燙
|
Wu
|
Suzhou
|
燙
|
Wenzhou
|
燙
|
Xiang
|
Changsha
|
燙, 熨
|
Shuangfeng
|
熨, 燙
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Dialectal synonyms of
燙 (“boiling hot”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
|
燙
|
Northeastern Mandarin
|
Beijing
|
燙
|
Taiwan
|
燙
|
Singapore
|
燒
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Jilu Mandarin
|
Jinan
|
燙
|
Central Plains Mandarin
|
Xi'an
|
燙, 燒
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Southwestern Mandarin
|
Chengdu
|
燙
|
Wuhan
|
炟
|
Guilin
|
燙
|
Jianghuai Mandarin
|
Yangzhou
|
燙
|
Hefei
|
燙
|
Cantonese
|
Guangzhou
|
焫, 滾
|
Hong Kong
|
焫, 滾
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Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
|
焫
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Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
|
淥
|
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
|
淥
|
Taishan
|
焫
|
Dongguan
|
焫
|
Yangjiang
|
燙
|
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
|
淥
|
Singapore (Guangfu)
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滾
|
Gan
|
Nanchang
|
燒, 滾
|
Pingxiang
|
滾
|
Hakka
|
Meixian
|
滾, 淥, 焫
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
|
燒
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
|
燒
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
|
燒
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
|
燒
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
|
燒
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
燒
|
Hong Kong
|
燒
|
Senai (Huiyang)
|
燒, 淥
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Jin
|
Taiyuan
|
燙, 燙人, 燒, 燒人
|
Northern Min
|
Jian'ou
|
燙
|
Eastern Min
|
Fuzhou
|
灴
|
Southern Min
|
Xiamen
|
燙
|
Kaohsiung
|
燒
|
Yilan
|
燒
|
Changhua (Lukang)
|
燒
|
Taichung
|
燒
|
Taichung (Wuqi)
|
燒
|
Tainan
|
燒
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Taitung
|
燒
|
Hsinchu
|
燒
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Penghu (Magong)
|
燒
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Singapore (Hokkien)
|
燒
|
Manila (Hokkien)
|
燒
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Chaozhou
|
燙
|
Bangkok (Teochew)
|
燙
|
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
燒
|
Wu
|
Suzhou
|
燙
|
Ningbo
|
燙
|
Wenzhou
|
燙
|
Xiang
|
Changsha
|
燒𤐰, 𤐰
|
Shuangfeng
|
辣
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Compounds
Descendants
- → Zhuang: dangq (“to iron”)
References
Japanese
Kanji
燙
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
燙 • (tang) (hangeul 탕, revised tang, McCune–Reischauer t'ang, Yale thang)
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Vietnamese
Han character
燙: Hán Nôm readings: nãng, năng, nắng, thãng, thạng, nẵng, tãng, tẵng, tặng, thẵng, thẫng, thậng
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