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Translingual
| Stroke order
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Han character
跟 (Kangxi radical 157, 足+6, 13 strokes, cangjie input 口一日女 (RMAV), four-corner 67132, composition ⿰𧾷艮)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1224, character 14
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 37491
- Dae Jaweon: page 1696, character 5
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3706, character 14
- Unihan data for U+8DDF
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 艱
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*krɯːn
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| 齦
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*kʰrɯːnʔ, *kʰɯːnʔ, *ŋɯn
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| 眼
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*ŋrɯːnʔ
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| 蛝
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*ɡrɯːn
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| 限
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*ɡrɯːnʔ
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| 硍
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*ɡrɯːnʔ
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| 豤
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*kʰɯːnʔ, *kʰɯːnʔ, *kʰuːn
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| 詪
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*ɡlɯːnʔ, *kɯːnʔ, *kɯːns
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| 根
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*kɯːn
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| 跟
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*kɯːn
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| 珢
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*kɯːn, *kɯːns, *ŋrɯn
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| 艮
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*kɯːns
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| 茛
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*kɯːns
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| 墾
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*kʰɯːnʔ
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| 懇
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*kʰɯːnʔ
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| 垠
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*ŋɯːn, *ŋrɯn, *ŋɯn
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| 泿
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*ŋɯːn, *ŋrɯn
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| 痕
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*ɡɯːn
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| 拫
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*ɡɯːn
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| 鞎
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*ɡɯːn
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| 很
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*ɡɯːnʔ
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| 恨
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*ɡɯːns
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| 銀
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*ŋrɯn
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| 檭
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*ŋrɯn
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kɯːn) : semantic 足 (“foot”) + phonetic 艮 (OC *kɯːns).
Etymology 1
Cognate with 根 (OC *kɯːn, “root”) (Wang, 1982).
Pronunciation
Note:
- gĕng - “heel”;
- gṳ̆ng - “to follow”.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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跟
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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3921
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Phonetic
component
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艮
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Rime
group
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文
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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根
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Old
Chinese
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/*kɯːn/
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Definitions
跟
- heel (of a foot, a shoe or a sock)
- 足跟 ― zúgēn ― heel
- 鞋跟 ― xiégēn ― heel of a shoe
- to follow
- 跟我說／跟我说 ― gēn wǒ shuō ― repeat after me
- 不要跟著我！／不要跟着我！ ― Bùyào gēnzhe wǒ! ― Stop following me!
- (of a woman) to marry
- with (together)
- 跟朋友一起玩 ― gēn péngyǒu yīqǐ wán ― go out with friends
- as (in comparisons)
- 跟你媽一樣／跟你妈一样 ― gēn nǐ mā yīyàng ― the same as your mother
- to; with
你來跟大家說說這次旅遊的經歷。 [MSC, trad.]
你来跟大家说说这次旅游的经历。 [MSC, simp.]- Nǐ lái gēn dàjiā shuōshuō zhè cì lǚyóu de jīnglì.
- Come tell everyone about your experience in the trip.
- and (joining nouns)
弟弟跟我都喜歡游泳。 [MSC, trad.]
弟弟跟我都喜欢游泳。 [MSC, simp.]- Dìdi gēn wǒ dōu xǐhuan yóuyǒng.
- My brother and I both like to swim.
- (dialectal Mandarin) at
- (Cantonese) to follow; to abide
- Synonym: 依 (yī) (Mandarin)
- 跟足程序 [Cantonese] ― gan1 zuk1 cing4 zeoi6 ― to fully follow the procedures
- (Waxiang) to act for someone
- (Waxiang) Used to introduce the direct object of a verb.
- 跟履端來！／跟履端来！ [Waxiang] ― ― Bring the shoes over here!
- 跟門閉下。／跟门闭下。 [Waxiang] ― ― Close the door.
接到以後，又跟女子通送到房裡去。 [Waxiang, trad.]
接到以后，又跟女子通送到房里去。 [Waxiang, simp.]- From: 2010, 向光训 (Xiang Guangxun), 《婚礼》, in 伍云姬 (Wu Yunji), 沈瑞清 (Shen Ruiqing), 《湘西古丈瓦乡话调查报告》, Shanghai: Shanghai Educational Publishing House, →ISBN, page 257
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- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
跟 (“to follow”)
Dialectal synonyms of
和 (“and”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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與, 及
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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和, 與, 及, 與及 Cantonese
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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跟, 和
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| Taiwan
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跟, 和
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| Yantai (Muping)
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和
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| Jinan
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和, 跟, 給
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| Wanrong
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和
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| Wanrong (Ronghe)
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連
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| Xi'an
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跟, 連
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| Yinchuan
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連
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| Lanzhou
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跟, 和
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| Xining
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帶, 和
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| Ürümqi
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跟, 連, 和
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| Wuhan
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跟
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| Chengdu
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跟, 給, 和
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| Guiyang
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跟, 同, 和
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| Guilin
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跟, 和
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| Liuzhou
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跟, 同, 和
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| Xuzhou
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給
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| Yangzhou
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跟, 交
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| Nanjing
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告, 跟
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| Hefei
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跟
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| Malaysia
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和, 跟
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| Singapore
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和, 跟
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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帶
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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同, 同埋
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| Hong Kong
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同, 同埋
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| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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同
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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同
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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同
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| Macau
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同, 同埋
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| Taishan
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同埋
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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同, 同埋
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| Dongguan
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同, 同埋
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| Yangjiang
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鄧, 同
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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同
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| Penang (Guangfu)
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同
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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同
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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跟, 同
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| Lichuan
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和
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| Pingxiang
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同, 跟
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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同, 摎
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| Yudu
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澗
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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摎
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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同
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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摎
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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同
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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摎
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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和
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| Hong Kong
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摎
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| Kuching (Hepo)
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佮
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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搭
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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和, 跟
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| Xinzhou
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給
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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邀
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| Jian'ou (Dikou)
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邀, 儉, 教
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| Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
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邀
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| Pucheng (Shibei)
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邀, 跟
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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共
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| Changle
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共
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| Fuqing
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共
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| Yongtai
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共
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| Gutian
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共
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| Fu'an
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共
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| Ningde
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共
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| Shouning
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隨
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| Zhouning
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傮, 共
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| Fuding
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跟
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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佮, 交
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
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佮
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| Quanzhou
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佮, 交
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| Zhangzhou
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佮
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| Tainan
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佮
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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佮
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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佮
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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佮, 交
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| Chaozhou
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佮, 共
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| Shantou
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佮
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| Jieyang
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佮
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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佮
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| Pontianak (Teochew)
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佮
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| Leizhou
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共
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| Wenchang
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共
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| Haikou
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共
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| Qionghai
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共
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| Zhongshan Min
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Shaxi (Longdu)
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同, 同埋
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| Waxiang
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Guzhang (Gaofeng)
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跟, 邀
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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脫, 脫仔, 得, 得仔, 搭, 搭仔, 交, 幫, 同, 跟
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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脫
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| Shanghai (Songjiang)
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搭
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| Suzhou
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搭, 搭仔
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| Danyang
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同, 跟
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| Hangzhou
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同
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| Ningbo
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搭, 搭仔
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| Wenzhou
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伉
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| Jinhua
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亨, 跟
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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跟
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| Loudi
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跟
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| Shuangfeng
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跟, 同
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Dialectal synonyms of
在 (“at, in”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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於
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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在
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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在, 挨, 跟, 的
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| Taiwan
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在
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| Harbin
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在
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| Jinan
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在, 從
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| Wanrong
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在
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| Xi'an
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在
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| Ürümqi
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在
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| Wuhan
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在
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| Chengdu
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在
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| Guiyang
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在
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| Guilin
|
在
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| Liuzhou
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在
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| Yangzhou
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在
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| Nanjing
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在
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| Hefei
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在
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| Malaysia
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在
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| Singapore
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在
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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在
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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喺, 響
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| Hong Kong
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喺, 響
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| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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喺, 在
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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喺, 響
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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在
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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在
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| Macau
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喺
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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喺, 響
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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響, 喺
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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在
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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在
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| Foshan
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喺, 響
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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喺, 響
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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喺
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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喺
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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喺, 響
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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在
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan)
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在
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| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
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響, 揀
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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揀
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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喺
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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喺
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| Taishan
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到, 響
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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到, 響
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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到, 響
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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響
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| Dongguan
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響, 在, 喺
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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在
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| Yangjiang
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在
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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喺, 響
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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喺
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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在
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| Lichuan
|
在
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| Pingxiang
|
在
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| Hakka
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Meixian
|
嗨
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
|
在
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
|
在
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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在
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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在
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| Conghua (Lütian)
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在
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| Yudu
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在
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
|
在
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
|
在
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
|
在
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
|
在
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
|
在
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
在
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| Hong Kong
|
在
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| Senai (Huiyang)
|
在
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| Kuching (Hepo)
|
在
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| Singapore (Dabu)
|
在
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| Jin
|
Taiyuan
|
在
|
| Xinzhou
|
在
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| Northern Min
|
Jian'ou
|
到
|
| Eastern Min
|
Fuzhou
|
著, 在, 洽
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| Fuqing
|
著, 洽
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| Singapore (Fuqing)
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著
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
|
佇, 踮, 蹛
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| Quanzhou
|
佇, 踮, 蹛
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| Zhangzhou
|
佇, 咧, 蹛
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| Zhao'an
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佇, 蹛
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| Taipei
|
佇
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
|
佇
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| Kaohsiung
|
佇
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| Yilan
|
佇
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| Changhua (Lukang)
|
佇
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| Taichung
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佇
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| Tainan
|
佇, 踮, 蹛
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| Hsinchu
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佇
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| Kinmen
|
佇
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| Penghu (Magong)
|
佇
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| Penang (Hokkien)
|
佇, 蹛
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
佇, 壏
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| Manila (Hokkien)
|
佇, 踮
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| Chaozhou
|
在
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| Shantou
|
在
|
| Shantou (Chenghai)
|
在
|
| Shantou (Chaoyang)
|
在
|
| Jieyang
|
在, 壏, 放
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| Haifeng
|
著
|
| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
在
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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在, 壏
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| Leizhou
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佇, 放
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| Wenchang
|
佇
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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佇
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
|
在
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| Wu
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Shanghai
|
辣, 辣辣, 辣海, 辣該
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| Suzhou
|
勒
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| Danyang
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在
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| Hangzhou
|
勒, 勒哈, 在
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| Ningbo
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來, 來勒, 來的, 來東, 來當, 來該
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| Wenzhou
|
是
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| Xiang
|
Changsha
|
在
|
| Loudi
|
在
|
| Shuangfeng
|
在
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Dialectal synonyms of
把 (“
particle introducing the object of the verb”)
| Variety
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Location
|
Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
|
將, 把
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| Mandarin
|
Beijing
|
把
|
| Taiwan
|
把
|
| Jinan
|
把
|
| Xi'an
|
把
|
| Wuhan
|
把
|
| Chengdu
|
把
|
| Guilin
|
把
|
| Yangzhou
|
把
|
| Hefei
|
把, 幫
|
| Singapore
|
把
|
| Cantonese
|
Guangzhou
|
將, 𢬿 dated
|
| Hong Kong
|
將
|
| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
|
將
|
| Taishan
|
將
|
| Kaiping (Chikan)
|
將, 𢬿, 討
|
| Enping (Niujiang)
|
𢬿, 討
|
| Yangjiang
|
將
|
| Singapore (Guangfu)
|
將
|
| Gan
|
Nanchang
|
把
|
| Hakka
|
Meixian
|
將, 將把
|
| Xingning
|
捉到
|
| Huidong (Daling)
|
將
|
| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
|
將
|
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
|
將
|
| Changting
|
將
|
| Wuping
|
拿
|
| Wuping (Pingyu)
|
捉
|
| Ninghua
|
把
|
| Ruijin
|
將
|
| Shicheng
|
拿
|
| Shangyou (Shexi)
|
拿
|
| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
|
將
|
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
|
將
|
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
|
將
|
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
|
將
|
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
|
將
|
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
將
|
| Jin
|
Taiyuan
|
把
|
| Northern Min
|
Jian'ou
|
拿, 邀
|
| Eastern Min
|
Fuzhou
|
將, 共, 揢
|
| Matsu
|
揢
|
| Southern Min
|
Xiamen
|
將, 共
|
| Quanzhou
|
將, 共
|
| Zhangzhou
|
將, 共
|
| Tainan
|
將, 共
|
| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
將
|
| Manila (Hokkien)
|
共
|
| Chaozhou
|
將, 對, 個
|
| Shantou
|
將, 把將, 對
|
| Jieyang
|
將, 把, 把將, 對, 忐, 個
|
| Haifeng
|
將
|
| Singapore (Teochew)
|
將, 把將
|
| Haikou
|
把
|
| Waxiang
|
Guzhang (Gaofeng)
|
跟
|
| Yuanling (Shaojiwan)
|
跟
|
| Wu
|
Shanghai
|
拿
|
| Suzhou
|
拿
|
| Ningbo
|
搭, 把 rare
|
| Wenzhou
|
逮
|
| Xiang
|
Changsha
|
把
|
| Shuangfeng
|
把
|
See also
- (with): 同 (tóng), 陪 (péi)
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Hsinchu, Magong)
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Sanxia, Hsinchu, Kinmen)
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Yilan, Singapore)
- (Teochew)
Definitions
跟
- (Southern Min) Alternative form of 綴／缀 (“to follow”)
Japanese
Kanji
跟
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
跟 • (geun) (hangeul 근, revised geun, McCune–Reischauer kŭn, Yale kun)
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Vietnamese
Han character
跟: Hán Nôm readings: cân, ngấn, ngân
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