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Translingual
Han character
吵 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 口火竹 (RFH), four-corner 69020, composition ⿰口少)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 179, character 8
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3368
- Dae Jaweon: page 397, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 588, character 8
- Unihan data for U+5435
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 觘
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*sm̥ʰreːw, *sm̥ʰreːws
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| 抄
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*sm̥ʰreːw, *sm̥ʰreːws
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| 鈔
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*sm̥ʰreːw, *sm̥ʰreːws
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| 訬
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*sm̥ʰreːw, *mewʔ
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| 炒
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*sʰroːʔ
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| 吵
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*sm̥ʰreːwʔ, *mewʔ
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| 耖
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*sm̥ʰreːws
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| 仯
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*sm̥ʰreːws
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| 眇
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*mewʔ
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| 渺
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*mewʔ
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| 杪
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*mewʔ
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| 秒
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*mewʔ
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| 篎
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*mewʔ, *mews
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| 妙
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*mews
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| 玅
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*mews
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| 釥
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*sm̥ʰewʔ
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| 小
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*smewʔ
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| 少
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*hmjewʔ, *hmjews
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| 麨
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*m̥ʰjewʔ
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| 尠
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*senʔ, *smos
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sm̥ʰreːwʔ, *mewʔ) : semantic 口 + phonetic 少 (OC *hmjewʔ, *hmjews).
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Pinyin): chǎo, cháo, chāo (chao3, chao2, chao1)
- (Zhuyin): ㄔㄠˇ, ㄔㄠˊ, ㄔㄠ
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): cao3
- Cantonese (Jyutping): caau2
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhàu
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien, POJ): chhá / chháu
- (Teochew, Peng'im): cao1
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5tshau
Note: chāo - only used in
吵吵 (Mainland standard).
Note:
- chhá - vernacular;
- chháu - literary.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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吵
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| Reading #
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1/2
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| No.
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13688
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Phonetic
component
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小
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Rime
group
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宵
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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煼
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Old
Chinese
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/*sm̥ʰreːwʔ/
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| Notes
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說文訬之分化字
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Definitions
吵
- noisy; rowdy; boisterous; clamorous
- to argue; to dispute
覅吵了！ [Shanghainese, trad. and simp.]- 6viau 5tshau-leq [Wugniu]
- Stop arguing! (or "shut up!")
- to disturb; to annoy
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
吵 (“noisy”)
Dialectal synonyms of
吵架 (“to quarrel; to argue”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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吵架, 爭吵, 吵鬧, 爭執, 吵嘴, 拌嘴, 鬥嘴
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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吵架, 打架, 嗆嗆, 吵吵, 吵秧子
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| Taiwan
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吵架
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| Langfang
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吵架
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| Harbin
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吵架, 吵吵, 打嘴仗, 打吵子, 打嘰嘰, 鬧嘰嘰
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| Malaysia
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吵架
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| Singapore
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吵架
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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犯嚼情, 犯嚼舌, 嗆嗆, 戧, 對掐, 摑
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| Tangshan
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吵吵
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| Cangzhou
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打架
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| Baoding
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吵架
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| Shijiazhuang
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吵架
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| Jinan
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吵, 吵架, 吵嘴, 打仗, 打架
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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打嘴仗, 打仗
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| Qingdao
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打仗
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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嚷架兒
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| Daming
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吵架
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| Wanrong
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吵架
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| Xi'an
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吵嘴, 吵架, 吵
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| Xining
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吵架, 吵嘴
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| Xuzhou
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磨牙, 詥架, 詥, 拌嘴
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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吵嘴
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| Lanzhou
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吵仗, 嚷仗
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| Ürümqi
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嚷仗, 吵架
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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吵架, 吵, 扯筋, 罵架, 鬧架, 角逆, 打嘴巴仗
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| Chongqing
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吵架, 吵嘴, 找些來鬧
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| Wuhan
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吵架, 吵嘴, 折罵
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| Guiyang
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吵架, 鬧起來
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| Kunming
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嚷, 嚷架, 爭嘴, 拌嘴
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| Guilin
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吵架
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| Liuzhou
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吵嘴, 吵, 鬧架
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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吵窩子
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| Yangzhou
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𠵹喪, 𠵹, 吵, 吵死
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| Nantong
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罵架, 𠵹喪, 𠵹, 犯頂, 犯翹, 吵死, 吵嘴
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| Hefei
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吵嘴
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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嗌交, 嘈交, 鬧交, 吵交, 爭交, 嘈吵
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| Hong Kong
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嗌交, 鬧交, 嘈交, 爭交
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| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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嗌交
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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吵鬧
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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鬧交
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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嘈交
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| Macau
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爭交
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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嗌交
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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鬧交
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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嗌交
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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嘈, 怒交
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| Foshan
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嗌交
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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嗌交
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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爭交
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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吵插
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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爭吵, 嗌交
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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爭交
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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爭交
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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鬧交
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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鬧交
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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鬧交
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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鬧交
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| Taishan
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鬧交
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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鬧交
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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鬧交
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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嘈
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| Dongguan
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鬧交, 嘈交
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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鬧交
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| Shenzhen (Dapeng)
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嘈交
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| Yangjiang
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打交
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| Nanning
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爭交, 嗌交
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| Wuzhou
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爭交, 嗌交
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| Yulin
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爭交
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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爭交
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| Danzhou
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鬧會
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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嘈交, 嗌交, 牙絡
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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嘈交, 嗌交
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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嗌交
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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罵相罵, 埂仗
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| Lichuan
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相罵, 埂, 吵
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| Pingxiang
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鬥鬧
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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相罵, 嘈交仔, 嘈交, 嘈嘴, 嘈仗, 詏
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| Xingning
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嘈交哩, 嘈交
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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嘈交, 嘈嘴, 撐交, 鬧交
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| Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)
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詏
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| Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)
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詏
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| Huidong (Daling)
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嘈交
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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嘈交
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| Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)
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爭嘴
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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鬧交
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| Zhongshan (Wuguishan)
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嘈交, 罵交
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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罵交
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| Wuhua (Shuizhai)
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嘈嘴哩
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| Wuhua (Huacheng)
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嘈交哩
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| Wuhua (Changbu)
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嘈嘴哩, 嘈交哩
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| Wuhua (Mianyang)
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嘈相罵
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
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嘈交
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| Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)
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嘈嘴
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| Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)
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嘈交仔
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| Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)
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爭
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| Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)
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嘈口, 嘈交
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| Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)
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嘈交
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| Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)
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講口
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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講口
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| Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)
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嘈嘴
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| Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)
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講口
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| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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嘈交, 相聲
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| Liannan
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嘈交
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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罵交
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| Jiexi
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相詏
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| Changting
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講口, 鬥舌
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| Wuping
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嘈交子, 相罵
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| Wuping (Pingyu)
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嘈交子, 嘈交, 講嘴
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| Liancheng
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講口, 鬥舌
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| Ninghua
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講口
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| Yudu
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講口
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| Ruijin
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講口
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| Shicheng
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講口
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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講口
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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冤家, 相嘈, 相罵, 駁嘴
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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冤家, 相嘈, 相罵, 嘈事
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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冤家, 相嘈, 相罵, 駁嘴
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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冤家, 相嘈, 相罵, 駁嘴
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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冤家, 相嘈, 相罵, 駁嘴
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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冤家, 相嘈, 相罵, 駁嘴
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| Hong Kong
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嘈交
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| Luchuan
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爭交
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| Luchuan (Daqiao)
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吵嘴
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
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嘈交
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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嘈交
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| Kuching (Hepo)
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相罵
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| Singkawang
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相嘈
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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吵, 吵死
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| Shexian
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吵死
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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吵, 嚷, 吵架
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| Xinzhou
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嚷架, 嚷
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| Zhangjiakou
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嚷架
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| Handan
|
吵架
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| Northern Min
|
Jian'ou
|
相罵
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| Jian'ou (Dikou)
|
罵架
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| Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
|
相罵
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| Pucheng (Shibei)
|
相爭
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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冤家, 相罵
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| Fuzhou (Changle)
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相爭
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| Fuqing
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冤家, 相罵
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| Yongtai
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相罵
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| Gutian
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相爭
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| Ningde
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相喊
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| Shouning
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咬齧
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| Zhouning
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咬齧
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| Fuding
|
猴咬
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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相罵, 冤家, 冤, 嘀嗒
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
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冤家
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| Quanzhou
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冤家, 冤, 嘀嗒
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| Jinjiang
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冤家, 冤
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| Zhangzhou
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冤家, 冤
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| Zhao'an
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相罵, 冤家, 交拚
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| Taipei
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相罵, 冤家
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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相罵, 冤家
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| Kaohsiung
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相罵, 冤家
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| Yilan
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相罵, 冤家
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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相罵, 冤家, 相嚷
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| Taichung
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相罵, 冤家
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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冤家
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| Tainan
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相罵, 冤家
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| Taitung
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冤家
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| Hsinchu
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相嚷, 相罵
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| Kinmen
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相罵
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| Penghu (Magong)
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相罵
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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相罵, 相嚷, 厊䜎, 相爭
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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相罵, 冤家, 冤, 厊䜎, 相諍
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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冤家, 相諍, 冤
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| Zhangping (Yongfu)
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相罵
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| Pingnan (Shangdu)
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爭交
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| Chaozhou
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相罵, 冤家
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| Shantou
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相罵, 相詏, 冤家
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| Shantou (Chenghai)
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相罵, 相詏, 冤家
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| Shantou (Chaoyang)
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相詏
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| Jieyang
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相罵, 冤家
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| Puning
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相詏, 鬥詏, 鬥相詏, 冤家, 相爭
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| Haifeng
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相罵, 冤家
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
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相罵, 相詏
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
相罵
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| Singapore (Teochew)
|
相罵, 冤家
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| Leizhou
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相爭
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| Wenchang
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相罵, 相爭
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| Haikou
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相爭
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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相罵
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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罵交
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| Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
|
罵交
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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爭交, 爭架, 鬥口
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| Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
|
鬧交子
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| Wu
|
Shanghai
|
吵相罵, 尋相罵, 盤嘴舌, 吵, 盤淘氣, 相罵 dated, 做惱 dated
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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吵相罵, 淘氣
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| Suzhou
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吵相罵, 尋相罵, 相罵
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| Wuxi
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吵相罵, 相罵
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| Danyang
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吵相罵, 吵事, 吵架, 吵屍
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| Hangzhou
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鬧架兒, 吵吵兒, 吵架兒
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| Shaoxing
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討相罵, 悖逆
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| Ningbo
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造孽, 造
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| Wenzhou
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亂起, 相亂, 爭起
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| Jinhua
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相罵, 相爭, 接熱
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| Jinhua (Tangxi)
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相爭
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| Xiang
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Changsha
|
吵場合, 鬧場合, 扯皮, 扯筋
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| Xiangtan
|
扯皮
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| Loudi
|
𪘬皮, 𪘬架, 吵架
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| Shuangfeng
|
𪘬筋, 扯皮
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| Quanzhou
|
爭吵
|
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
|
| Character
|
吵
|
| Reading #
|
2/2
|
| No.
|
13699
|
Phonetic
component
|
小
|
Rime
group
|
宵
|
Rime
subdivision
|
2
|
Corresponding
MC rime
|
眇
|
Old
Chinese
|
/*mewʔ/
|
| Notes
|
雉鳴聲
|
Definitions
吵
- ‡ Sound of chicken.
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
吵
- Used in personal names.
- Used in 吵吵 (chāochao, “to make noise”).
Compounds
Pronunciation 4
Definitions
吵
- ‡ Alternative form of 訬／𰵏 (“light (of weight)”)
Japanese
Kanji
吵
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
吵 (eum 묘 (myo))
吵 (eum 초 (cho))
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Vietnamese
Han character
吵: Hán Nôm readings: sảo, thểu, sao, chiễu
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