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Translingual
Han character
癢 (Kangxi radical 104, 疒+15, 20 strokes, cangjie input 大廿人女 (KTOV), four-corner 00132, composition ⿸疒養)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 782, character 31
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 22602
- Dae Jaweon: page 1191, character 33
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2702, character 7
- Unihan data for U+7662
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 鯗
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*slaŋʔ
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| 養
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*laŋʔ, *laŋs
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| 癢
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*laŋʔ
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| 瀁
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*laŋʔ, *laŋs
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *laŋʔ) : semantic 疒 (“illness”) + phonetic 養 (OC *laŋʔ, *laŋs).
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Sino-Tibetan, though the exact etymon is unclear. Compare Tibetan གཡའ (g.ya', “to itch”), Jingpho kaya (“to itch”), Burmese ယား (ya:, “to itch”), Japhug rɤʑa (“to itch”) (Schuessler, 2007; Baxter and Sagart, 2017; Zhang, Jacques and Lai, 2019), which STEDT derives from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-ja (“to itch”). Also compare Lepcha ᰚᰭ (yak, “to itch”) (Schuessler, 2007), which STEDT derives from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-sak (“to itch”).
Pronunciation
Note:
- ciòng - vernacular;
- iǒ̤ng - literary.
Note:
- siông, siòng - vernacular;
- iōng - literary.
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Hsinchu, Sanxia, Yilan, Kinmen, Magong)
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Jinjiang, Philippines)
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan, Singapore)
- (Hokkien: Penang)
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
Note:
- chiūⁿ/chiǔⁿ/chiōⁿ - vernacular;
- ióng/iáng - literary.
Note:
- ziên6/zion6 - vernacular (ziên6 - Chaozhou);
- iang6 - literary.
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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癢
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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yǎng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ yangX ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*Cə.ɢaŋʔ/
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| English
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itch
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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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癢
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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14614
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Phonetic
component
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養
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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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養
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Old
Chinese
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/*laŋʔ/
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| Notes
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見禮記同癢
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Definitions
癢
- itchy; ticklish
- 撓癢／挠痒 ― náoyǎng ― to scratch an itch
- 我這兒很癢。／我这儿很痒。 ― Wǒ zhèr hěn yǎng. ― I'm itchy here.
- itching to do something
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
癢 (“itchy”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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癢
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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癢, 癢癢, 刺撓
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| Taiwan
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癢
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| Chengde
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癢
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| Ulanhot
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刺撓
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| Tongliao
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刺撓
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| Chifeng
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癢, 刺撓
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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癢, 刺撓
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| Heihe
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癢
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| Qiqihar
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癢
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| Harbin
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癢癢, 細癢, 刺撓, 刺癢
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| Jiamusi
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癢, 刺撓
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| Baicheng
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癢
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| Changchun
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刺撓
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| Tonghua
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刺撓
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| Shenyang
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癢, 刺撓
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| Jinzhou
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癢
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| Malaysia
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癢
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| Singapore
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癢
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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癢癢
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| Tangshan
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癢
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| Cangzhou
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癢
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| Baoding
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癢
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| Shijiazhuang
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癢
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| Lijin
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癢, 癢癢
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| Jinan
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癢, 癢癢, 刺撓
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Dalian
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癢
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| Dandong
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癢, 刺撓
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| Yantai
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癢
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| Yantai (Muping)
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癢癢
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| Qingdao
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癢, 癢癢
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| Zhucheng
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癢
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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刺撓
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| Lingbao
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癢
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| Jining
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癢癢
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| Linfen
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咬人
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| Shangqiu
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癢
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| Yuanyang
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癢
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| Zhengzhou
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癢
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| Xinyang
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癢
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| Baihe
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癢
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| Xi'an
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癢, 咬人, 咬
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| Baoji
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癢, 咬人
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| Tianshui
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癢, 咬
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| Xining
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癢, 咬
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| Xuzhou
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癢, 癢癢, 刺撓
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| Fuyang
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癢, 癢癢
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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咬
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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癢, 刺撓
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| Bayanhot
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癢
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| Lanzhou
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癢
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| Dunhuang
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癢
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| Hami
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癢
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| Ürümqi
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癢
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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癢, 咬
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| Nanchong
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癢
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| Dazhou
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癢
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| Hanyuan
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癢
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| Xichang
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癢
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| Zigong
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癢
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| Chongqing
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癢
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| Wuhan
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癢
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| Yichang
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癢
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| Xiangyang
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癢
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| Tianmen
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癢
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| Guiyang
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癢
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| Zunyi
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癢
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| Bijie
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癢
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| Liping
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癢
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| Zhaotong
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癢
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| Dali
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癢
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| Kunming
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癢
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| Mengzi
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癢
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| Guilin
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癢
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| Liuzhou
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癢
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| Nanning (Wuming)
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癢
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| Jishou
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癢
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| Changde
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癢
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| Hanzhong
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癢, 咬
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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癢
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| Yangzhou
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癢
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| Lianyungang
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癢, 癢癢
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| Lianshui
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癢
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| Nantong
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癢
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| Anqing
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癢
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| Wuhu
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癢
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| Hefei
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癢
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| Hong'an
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癢
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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痕, 癢
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| Hong Kong
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痕, 痕癢
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| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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癢, 痎
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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痎
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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痎
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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痎
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| Taishan
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痎
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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痎
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| Dongguan
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癢
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| Yangjiang
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癢
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| Nanning
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痕
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| Nanning (Tanka)
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痕
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| Hepu (Shatian)
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痎
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| Guiping
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痕
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| Guiping (Jintian)
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痕
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| Guiping (Mule)
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痕
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| Pingnan
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痕
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| Guigang (Gangcheng)
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痕
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| Guigang (Pingdong)
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痕
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| Beihai
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痕
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| Beihai (Nankang)
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痎
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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痕
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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痎
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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痕
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| Sarikei (Xinhui)
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痎
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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痕
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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痕
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| Móng Cái
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痕
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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癢
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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癢
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| Xingning
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痎
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| Dabu (Xihe)
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癢
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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痎
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| Zhongshan (Wuguishan)
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痎
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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癢
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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癢
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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痎
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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癢
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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癢
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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癢
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| Hong Kong
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痎
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| Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)
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癢
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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痎
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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癢
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| Shexian
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癢
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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癢, 癢癢, 刺癢
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| Yangyuan
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癢
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| Datong
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癢
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| Lüliang (Lishi)
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咬人, 咬
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| Changzhi
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癢, 咬搔
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| Taibus (Baochang)
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癢
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| Linhe
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癢, 咬
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| Jining
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癢, 咬
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| Hohhot
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癢, 圪搔, 刺撓
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| Baotou
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咬
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| Dongsheng
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咬
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| Haibowan
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咬
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| Erenhot
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咬
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| Pingshan
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癢癢
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| Zhangjiakou
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癢
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| Handan
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癢
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| Linzhou
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癢
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| Suide
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咬
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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癢
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
|
癢
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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癢, 擽, 刺鑿, 刺頁
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| Quanzhou
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癢, 擽, 刺鑿, 刺頁
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| Zhangzhou
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癢, 擽
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| Taipei
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癢
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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癢
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| Kaohsiung
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癢
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| Yilan
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癢
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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癢
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| Taichung
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癢
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| Tainan
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癢
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| Hsinchu
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癢
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| Kinmen
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癢
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| Penghu (Magong)
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癢
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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癢, gatai
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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癢
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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癢
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| Chaozhou
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癢
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| Shantou
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癢
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| Shantou (Chaoyang)
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癢
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| Jieyang
|
癢
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| Haifeng
|
痎
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
癢
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| Pontianak (Teochew)
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癢
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| Leizhou
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癢
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| Haikou
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癢
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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痕
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| Wu
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Suzhou
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癢, 肉癢
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| Wenzhou
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癢
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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癢
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| Shuangfeng
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癢
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Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
癢
(Hyōgai kanji)
- itchy
- Synonym: 痒
Readings
Compounds
Korean
Hanja
癢 • (yang) (hangeul 양, revised yang, McCune–Reischauer yang, Yale yang)
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Vietnamese
Han character
癢: Hán Nôm readings: dưỡng, ngứa
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