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Translingual
Han character
錶 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+8, 16 strokes, cangjie input 金手一女 (CQMV), four-corner 85132, composition ⿰釒表)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1313, character 5
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40592
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4214, character 5
- Unihan data for U+9336
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 金 + phonetic 表 (OC *prawʔ).
Etymology
Differentiated character from 表 (biǎo) coined c. 1900.
Pronunciation
Note:
- bio1 - Shantou, Chaoyang, Jieyang, Raoping;
- biê1 - Chaozhou, Chenghai.
Definitions
錶
- watch (portable timepiece) (Classifier: 塊／块 m)
- 懷錶／怀表 ― huáibiǎo ― pocket watch
- (specifically) wristwatch (Classifier: 隻／只 c)
- gauge; meter; instrument
- 水錶／水表 ― shuǐbiǎo ― water meter
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
手錶 (“wristwatch”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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手錶
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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手錶
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| Taiwan
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手錶
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| Chifeng
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手錶
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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手錶
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| Harbin
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手錶
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| Shenyang
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手錶
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| Singapore
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手錶
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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手錶
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| Tangshan
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手錶
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| Cangzhou
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手錶
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| Baoding
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手錶
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| Shijiazhuang
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手錶
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| Jinan
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手錶
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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手錶
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| Qingdao
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手錶
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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手錶
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| Wanrong
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手錶
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| Zhengzhou
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手錶
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| Xi'an
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手錶
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| Xining
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手錶
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| Xuzhou
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手錶, 錶
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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錶
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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手錶
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| Lanzhou
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手錶
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| Ürümqi
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手錶, 錶
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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手錶
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| Wuhan
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手錶
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| Guiyang
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手錶
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| Kunming
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手錶
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| Guilin
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手錶
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| Liuzhou
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手錶
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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手錶
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| Yangzhou
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手錶
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| Nantong
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手錶
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| Hefei
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手錶
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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手錶, 腕錶, 錶
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| Hong Kong
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手錶, 腕錶, 錶
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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手錶
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| Macau
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手錶
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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手錶, 錶
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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手錶
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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手錶, 錶
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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手錶
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| Foshan
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手錶, 錶
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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錶, 手錶
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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錶
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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手錶
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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手錶
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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手錶
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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手錶
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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手錶
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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手錶
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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手錶
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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手錶
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| Taishan
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手錶
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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手錶
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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手錶
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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手錶
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| Dongguan
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手錶, 錶
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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手錶
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| Shaoguan
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手錶, 錶
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| Yunfu
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手錶
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| Xinyi
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手錶
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| Lianjiang
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手錶, 錶
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| Nanning
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手錶, 錶
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| Wuzhou
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手錶, 錶
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| Yulin
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手錶
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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手錶
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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手錶, 錶
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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手錶
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| Lichuan
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手錶
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| Pingxiang
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手錶
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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手錶仔, 錶仔
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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手錶
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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手錶
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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手錶
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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手錶
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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手錶
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| Yudu
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手錶
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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時錶仔
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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手錶仔
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| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
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手錶仔
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| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)
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手錶
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| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)
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時錶仔
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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時錶
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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時錶, 手錶
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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時錶
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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手錶, 時錶
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| Luchuan (Daqiao)
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手錶
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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手錶
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| Shexian
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手錶
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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手錶
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| Xinzhou
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手錶
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| Linhe
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手錶
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| Jining
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手錶
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| Hohhot
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手錶
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| Zhangjiakou
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手錶
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| Handan
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手錶
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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手錶, 錶
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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手錶
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| Fuqing
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手錶
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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錶仔, 錶, 手錶
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| Quanzhou
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錶仔, 錶, 手錶
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| Jinjiang
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錶仔
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| Zhangzhou
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錶仔, 錶, 手錶
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| Dongshan
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手錶
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| Taipei
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手錶仔
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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手錶
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| Kaohsiung
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手錶仔
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| Yilan
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手錶仔
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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手錶仔
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| Taichung
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手錶, 手錶仔
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| Tainan
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手錶仔, 時錶
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| Hsinchu
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手錶仔
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| Kinmen
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手錶
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| Penghu (Magong)
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手錶
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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手錶
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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手錶
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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手錶, 錶仔
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| Zhangping (Yongfu)
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手錶仔
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| Pingnan (Shangdu)
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手錶
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| Shantou (Chaoyang)
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手錶
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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手錶
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| Leizhou
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錶
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| Haikou
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手錶, 錶
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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手錶
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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手錶
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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手錶
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| Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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手錶
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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手錶, 錶
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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手錶, 錶
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| Suzhou
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手錶
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| Danyang
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手錶
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| Hangzhou
|
手錶
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| Ningbo
|
手錶
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| Wenzhou
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手錶, 錶
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| Jinhua
|
手錶
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| Xiang
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Changsha
|
手錶
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| Quanzhou
|
手錶
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Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
錶
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Vietnamese
Han character
錶: Hán Nôm readings: biểu
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