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Translingual
Han character
黔 (Kangxi radical 203, 黑+4, 16 strokes, cangjie input 田火人戈弓 (WFOIN), four-corner 68327, composition ⿰黑今)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1519, character 4
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 48056
- Dae Jaweon: page 2052, character 17
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4744, character 19
- Unihan data for U+9ED4
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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貪
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*kʰl'uːm
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嗿
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*l̥ʰuːmʔ
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僋
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*l̥ʰuːms, *luːms
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酓
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*qʰɯːm, *qlamʔ, *qlɯːms
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馠
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*qʰɯːm
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谽
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*qʰɯːm
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唅
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*qʰɯːm, *ɡɯːms
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含
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*ɡɯːm
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肣
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*ɡɯːm, *ɡɯːmʔ
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頷
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*ɡɯːm, *ɡɯːmʔ
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筨
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*ɡɯːm
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梒
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*ɡɯːm
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鋡
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*ɡɯːm
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莟
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*ɡɯːmʔ, *ɡɯːms
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琀
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*ɡɯːms
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浛
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*ɡɯːms
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盦
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*qɯːm, *qaːb
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韽
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*qɯːm, *qrɯːms
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玪
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*krɯːm
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妗
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*qʰrɯːm, *kʰjam, *qʰlɯːm, *ɡrɯms
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欦
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*qʰrɯːmʔ, *qʰram, *kʰlam, *kʰlamʔ, *qʰlɯːm
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黔
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*ɡram, *ɡrɯm
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鈐
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*ɡram
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鳹
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*ɡram
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雂
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*ɡram, *ɡrɯm
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念
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*nɯːms
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梣
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*sɡɯm, *sɡrɯm
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枔
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*sɢrɯm
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岑
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*sɡrɯm
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笒
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*sɡrɯm, *ɡrɯms
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涔
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*sɡrɯm
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侺
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*ɡjɯms
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今
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*krɯm
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黅
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*krɯm
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衿
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*krɯm
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衾
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*kʰrɯm
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坅
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*kʰrɯmʔ
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搇
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*kʰrɯms
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琴
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*ɡrɯm
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禽
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*ɡrɯm
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芩
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*ɡrɯm
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庈
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*ɡrɯm
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耹
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*ɡrɯm
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靲
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*ɡrɯm
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擒
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*ɡrɯm
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檎
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*ɡrɯm
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紟
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*ɡrɯms
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吟
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*ŋɡrɯm, *ŋɡrɯms
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訡
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*ŋɡrɯm
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廞
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*qʰrɯm, *qʰrɯmʔ
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陰
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*qrɯm
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霠
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飲
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*qrɯmʔ, *qrɯms
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蔭
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*qrɯms
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廕
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*qrɯms
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矜
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*ɡrɯn, *ɡɯn, *kɯŋ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *ɡram, *ɡrɯm) : semantic 黑 (“black”) + phonetic 今 (OC *krɯm)
Etymology
Perhaps an areal word related to Longzhou Zhuang kʰam¹ ("cloudy; dark"), Proto-Katuic *koom (“black”) (Schuessler, 2007). See also 黮 and 紺.
Pronunciation
Note:
- khiâm - literary;
- khâm - vernacular.
Note:
- kim5/ngim5 - literary (ngim5 - alternative pronunciation);
- kam5 - vernacular.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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黔
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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qián
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Middle Chinese
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‹ gjem ›
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Old Chinese
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/*(r)m/
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English
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black
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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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黔
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黔
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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No.
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6580
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6606
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Phonetic component
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今
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今
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Rime group
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談
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侵
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Rime subdivision
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1
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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箝
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琴
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Old Chinese
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/*ɡram/
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/*ɡrɯm/
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Definitions
黔
- (literary) black
- (obsolete) to blacken by tanning or exposure to smoke
- (~州) Name of a prefecture in ancient China now located in Chongqing and Guizhou.
- Short for 貴州/贵州 (Guìzhōu, “Guizhou”).
- a surname
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
黑 (“black”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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黑, 烏, 青, 皂, 黔, 黢
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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黑
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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黑
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Taiwan
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黑
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Chifeng
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黑
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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黑
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Harbin
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黑
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Shenyang
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黑
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Malaysia
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黑
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Singapore
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黑
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Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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黑
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Tangshan
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黑
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Cangzhou
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黑
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Baoding
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黑
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Shijiazhuang
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黑
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Jinan
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黑
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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黑
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Qingdao
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黑
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Wanrong
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黑
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Zhengzhou
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黑
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Xi'an
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黑
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Xining
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黑
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Xuzhou
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黑
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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黑, 青
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Lanzhou
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黑
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Ürümqi
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黑
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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黑, 青 †
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Chongqing
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黑
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Wuhan
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黑, 烏, 青 †
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Guiyang
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黑
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Kunming
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黑
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Guilin
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黑
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Liuzhou
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黑
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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黑
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Yangzhou
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黑
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Nantong
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黑
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Hefei
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黑
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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黑
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Hong Kong
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黑
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Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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黑
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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黑
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Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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烏, 黑 skin
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Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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烏
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Macau
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黑
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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黑
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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黑
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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黑
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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黑, 烏
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Foshan
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黑
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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黑
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Foshan (Shunde)
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黑
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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黑
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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黑
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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黑
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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黑
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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黑
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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黑
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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黑
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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黑
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Taishan
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黑
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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黑
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Enping (Niujiang)
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黑
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Heshan (Yayao)
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黑
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Dongguan
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黑
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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黑
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Shenzhen (Dapeng)
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黑
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Yangjiang
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黑
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Nanning
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黑
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Danzhou
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黑
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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黑
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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黑
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Gan
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Nanchang
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黑, 烏, 青 †
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Pingxiang
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黑
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Hakka
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Meixian
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烏
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Xingning
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烏
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Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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烏
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Huiyang
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烏
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Huidong (Daling)
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烏
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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烏
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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烏
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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黑
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Wuhua (Huacheng)
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烏
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Heyuan (Bendihua)
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烏
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Wengyuan
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烏
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Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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烏
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Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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烏
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Liannan
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黑
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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黑
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Jiexi
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烏
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Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
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烏
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Changting
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烏
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Wuping
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烏
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Wuping (Yanqian)
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烏
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Wuping (Pingyu)
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烏
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Liancheng
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烏
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Ninghua
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烏
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Yudu
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黑
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Ningdu
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黑
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Ruijin
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烏
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Shicheng
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烏
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Shangyou (Shexi)
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烏
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Tonggu (Sandu)
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烏
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Ganzhou (Panlong)
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烏
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Dayu
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烏
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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烏
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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烏
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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烏
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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烏
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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烏
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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烏
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Hong Kong
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烏
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Yangxi (Tangkou)
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烏
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Yangchun (Sanjia)
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烏
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Xinyi (Sihe)
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烏
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Xinyi (Qianpai)
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烏
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Gaozhou (Xindong)
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烏
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Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
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烏
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Huazhou (Xin'an)
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烏
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Lianjiang (Shijiao)
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烏
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Lianjiang (Qingping)
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烏
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Mengshan (Xihe)
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烏
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Luchuan
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烏
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Senai (Huiyang)
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烏
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Kuching (Hepo)
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烏
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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黑
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Shexian
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黑
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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黑
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Xinzhou
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黑
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Linhe
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黑
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Jining
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黑
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Hohhot
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黑
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Zhangjiakou
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黑
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Handan
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黑
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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烏, 青 †
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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烏, 青 †
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Fuzhou (Changle)
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烏
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Fuqing
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烏
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Yongtai
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烏
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Gutian
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烏
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Fu'an
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烏
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Ningde
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烏
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Shouning
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烏
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Zhouning
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烏
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Fuding
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烏
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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烏
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Quanzhou
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烏
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Jinjiang
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烏
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Yongchun
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烏
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Zhangzhou
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烏
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Taipei
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烏
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Kaohsiung
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烏
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Yilan
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烏
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Changhua (Lukang)
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烏
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Taichung
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烏
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Taichung (Wuqi)
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烏
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Tainan
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烏
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Taitung
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烏
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Hsinchu
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烏
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Penghu (Magong)
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烏
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Penang (Hokkien)
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烏
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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烏
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Manila (Hokkien)
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烏
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Medan (Hokkien)
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烏
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Pingnan (Shangdu)
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黑
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Chaozhou
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烏
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Shantou
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烏
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Shantou (Chenghai)
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烏
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Jieyang
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烏
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Lufeng
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烏
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Haifeng
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烏
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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烏
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Singapore (Teochew)
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烏
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Leizhou
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烏
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Wenchang
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烏
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Haikou
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烏
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Qionghai
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烏
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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烏
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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烏
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Xianyou
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烏
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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黑
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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黑, 烏
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Shehua
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Fu'an
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黑
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Fuding
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黑
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Luoyuan
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黑
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Sanming
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烏
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Shunchang
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烏
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Hua'an
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烏
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Guixi (Zhangping)
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烏
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Cangnan
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黑
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Jingning (Hexi)
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黑
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Lishui
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黑
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Longyou
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黑
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Chaozhou
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黑
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Fengshun
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烏
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Wu
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Shanghai
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黑
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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黑
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Suzhou
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黑
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Danyang
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黑
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Hangzhou
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黑
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Ningbo
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黑
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Wenzhou
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黑, 烏, 青 †
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Jinhua
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黑
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Xiang
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Changsha
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黑, 青 †
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Shuangfeng
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黑, 青 †
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Note
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† - usually describes the color of cloth or thread
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Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
黔
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
黔 • (geom, geum) (hangeul 검, 금, revised geom, geum, McCune–Reischauer kŏm, kŭm, Yale kem, kum)
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Vietnamese
Han character
黔: Hán Nôm readings: kiềm
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