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Translingual
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Han character
矮 (Kangxi radical 111, 矢+8, 13 strokes, cangjie input 人大竹木女 (OKHDV), four-corner 82444, composition ⿰矢委)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 825, character 11
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 23995
- Dae Jaweon: page 1238, character 12
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2585, character 7
- Unihan data for U+77EE
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 矮
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*qraːlʔ
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| 躷
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*qraːlʔ
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| 捼
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*noːl, *nuːl, *njul
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| 倭
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*qoːl, *qoːlʔ, *qrol
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| 涹
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*qoːl
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| 踒
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*qoːl
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| 餧
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*nuːlʔ, *qrols
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| 諉
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*nols, *qrolʔ
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| 痿
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*njol, *qrol
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| 萎
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*qrol, *qrols
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| 逶
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*qrol
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| 覣
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*qrol
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| 蜲
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*qrol, *qrolʔ
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| 委
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*qrol, *qrolʔ
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| 緌
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*njul
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qraːlʔ) : semantic 矢 + phonetic 委 (OC *qrol, *qrolʔ).
Pronunciation
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
- Hakka
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen, Lukang, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu)
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou, Tainan, Yilan, Taichung)
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
Note:
- óe/é - vernacular;
- ái - literary.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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矮
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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12885
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Phonetic
component
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委
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Rime
group
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歌
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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矮
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Old
Chinese
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/*qraːlʔ/
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Definitions
矮
- (of stature) short
- Antonym: 高 (gāo)
- 他個子矮。／他个子矮。 ― Tā gèzi ǎi. ― He is short.
- low (of less than normal height)
- 矮牆／矮墙 ― ǎi qiáng ― low wall
張凳太矮喇。 [Cantonese, trad.]
张凳太矮喇。 [Cantonese, simp.]- zoeng1 dang3 taai3 ai2 laa3.
- The chair is too low.
- (Mainland China Hokkien) to fall short (compared to someone else)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
矮 (“short (in stature)”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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矮
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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矮, 矬
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| Taiwan
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矮
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| Tianjin
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矮, 矬
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| Chengde
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矮, 矬
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| Tangshan
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矮, 矬
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| Cangzhou
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矮, 矬
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| Baoding
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矬
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| Shijiazhuang
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矬
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| Chifeng
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矮, 矬
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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矮
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| Heihe
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矮, 矬
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| Qiqihar
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矮, 矬
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| Harbin
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矮, 矬
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| Jiamusi
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矮, 矬
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| Baicheng
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矮, 矬
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| Changchun
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矮, 矬
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| Tonghua
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矮, 矬
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| Shenyang
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矮, 矬
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| Dandong
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矮, 矬
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| Jinzhou
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矮, 矬
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| Dalian
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矮
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| Yantai
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矮, 矬
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| Yantai (Muping)
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矮, 矬
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| Qingdao
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矮, 矬
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| Lijin
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矮, 矬
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| Zhucheng
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矮
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| Jinan
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矮, 矬
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| Jining
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矮
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| Wanrong
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低
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| Shangqiu
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矮, 矬
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| Zhengzhou
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矮, 矬
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| Lingbao
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矮, 矬
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| Xinyang
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矮
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| Baihe
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矮
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| Hanzhong
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矮
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| Xi'an
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矮, 矬, 低
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| Baoji
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矮
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| Yinchuan
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矮, 矬
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| Tianshui
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矮, 矬
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| Lanzhou
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矮, 矬
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| Dunhuang
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矮, 矬
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| Xining
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矮
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| Hami
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矬
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| Ürümqi
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矬, 矮
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| Wuhan
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矮
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| Yichang
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矮
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| Xiangyang
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矮
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| Tianmen
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矮, 矮矬
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| Hong'an
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矮
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| Chengdu
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矮
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| Nanchong
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矮
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| Dazhou
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矮
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| Hanyuan
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矮
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| Xichang
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矮
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| Zigong
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矮
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| Chongqing
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矮
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| Guiyang
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矮
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| Zunyi
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矮
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| Bijie
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矮
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| Liping
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矮
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| Zhaotong
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矮
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| Dali
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矮
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| Kunming
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矮
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| Mengzi
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矮
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| Guilin
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矮
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| Liuzhou
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矮
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| Jishou
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矮
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| Changde
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矮
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| Anqing
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矮
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| Xuzhou
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矮, 矬
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| Fuyang
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矮
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| Wuhu
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矮
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| Yangzhou
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矮
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| Lianyungang
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矮, 矬
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| Lianshui
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矮
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| Nanjing
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矮
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| Hefei
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矮
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| Nantong
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矮
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| Singapore
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矮
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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矮
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| Hong Kong
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矮
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| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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矮
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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矮
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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矮
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| Taishan
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矮
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| Dongguan
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矮
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| Yangjiang
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矮
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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矮
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| Lichuan
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矮
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| Pingxiang
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矮
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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矮
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| Yudu
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矮
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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矮
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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矮
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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矮
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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矮
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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矮
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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矮
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| Hong Kong
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矮
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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矮
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| Shexian
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矮
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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矮, 低
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| Yangyuan
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矮, 矬
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| Datong
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低
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| Xinzhou
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矮, 低
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| Lishi
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矮
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| Linfen
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矬
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| Changzhi
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矮, 低
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| Linhe
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矬
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| Jining
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矬
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| Hohhot
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矬
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| Erenhot
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矮, 矬
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| Pingshan
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矬
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| Zhangjiakou
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矮, 矬
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| Handan
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矮, 矬
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| Linzhou
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矮
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| Suide
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矮
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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矮
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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矮
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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矮
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| Quanzhou
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矮
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| Zhangzhou
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矮
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| Taipei
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矮
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| New Taipei (Tamsui)
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矮
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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矮
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| New Taipei (Pingxi)
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矮
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| Kaohsiung
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矮
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| Kaohsiung (Cijin)
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矮
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| Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)
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矮
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| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
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矮
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| Kaohsiung (Tianliao)
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矮
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| Yilan (Toucheng)
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矮
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| Tainan
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矮
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| Tainan (Anping)
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矮
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| Kinmen
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矮
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| Penghu (Magong)
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矮
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| Penghu (Xiyu)
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矮
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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矮
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| Chaozhou
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矮
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| Haikou
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矮
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| Zhongshan Min
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Shaxi (Longdu)
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矮
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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矮
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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矮, 短
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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矮
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| Suzhou
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矮
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| Danyang
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矮
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| Hangzhou
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矮
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| Ningbo
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矮
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| Wenzhou
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矮
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| Jinhua
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短
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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矮
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| Loudi
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矮
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| Shuangfeng
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矮
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Dialectal synonyms of
低 (“low”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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低
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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低
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| Taiwan
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低
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| Jinan
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低
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| Xi'an
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低
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| Wuhan
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低, 矮
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| Chengdu
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矮, 低
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| Yangzhou
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低
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| Hefei
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低, 矮
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| Malaysia
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低
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| Singapore
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低
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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低
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| Hong Kong
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低
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| Taishan
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低
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| Yangjiang
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低
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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低
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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低, 矮
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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低, 矮
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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低
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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矮
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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下, 矮
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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下
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| Quanzhou
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下
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| Jinjiang
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下
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| Zhangzhou
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下
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| Tainan
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下
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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下
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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下
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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下
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| Chaozhou
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下, 矮
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| Shantou
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下
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| Jieyang
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下
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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下
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| Pontianak (Teochew)
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下
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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低
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| Wu
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Suzhou
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低
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| Ningbo
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低, 矮
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| Zhoushan
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低, 矮
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| Wenzhou
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低, 矮
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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低, 矮, 下
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| Shuangfeng
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低, 矮
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See also
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
矮
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- small, little, dwarf
Readings
Compounds
Korean
Hanja
矮 • (wae) (hangeul 왜, McCune–Reischauer wae, Yale way)
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Vietnamese
Han character
矮: Hán Nôm readings: ải
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