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Translingual
Han character
呷 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 口田中 (RWL), four-corner 66050, composition ⿰口甲)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 183, character 4
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3461
- Dae Jaweon: page 402, character 5
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 600, character 2
- Unihan data for U+5477
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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笚
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*ʔl'aːb, *ɡraːb
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閘
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*klaːb, *sɡreːb, *qraːb
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鉀
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*klaːb, *kraːb
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甲
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*kraːb
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胛
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*kraːb
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岬
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*kraːb
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押
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*kraːb, *qraːb
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玾
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*kraːb
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呷
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*qʰraːb
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匣
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*ɡraːb
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狎
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*ɡraːb
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柙
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*ɡraːb
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翈
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*ɡraːb
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炠
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*ɡraːb
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鴨
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*qraːb
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庘
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*qraːb
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *qʰraːb) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 甲 (OC *kraːb).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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呷
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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5937
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Phonetic component
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甲
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Rime group
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盍
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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呷
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Old Chinese
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/*qʰraːb/
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Definitions
呷
- to sip; to suck; to drink
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
喝 (“to drink”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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飲
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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喝
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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喝
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Taiwan
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喝
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Harbin
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喝
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Malaysia
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喝
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Singapore
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喝
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Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)
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喝
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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喝
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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喝
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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喝
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Wanrong
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喝
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Xi'an
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喝
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Xining
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喝
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Xuzhou
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喝, 吃
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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喝
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Lanzhou
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喝
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Ürümqi
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喝
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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吃, 喝
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Wuhan
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喝, 呵, 汩
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Guiyang
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吃, 喝, 汩
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Guilin
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喝
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Liuzhou
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吃, 喝
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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吃, 喝
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Yangzhou
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吃, 喝
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Hefei
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喝
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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飲, 呷
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Hong Kong
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飲, 呷
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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飲
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Macau
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飲
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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飲
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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飲
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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飲
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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飲
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Foshan
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飲
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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飲
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Foshan (Shunde)
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飲
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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飲
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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飲
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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飲
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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飲
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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飲
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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飲
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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飲
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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飲
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Taishan
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飲
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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飲
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Enping (Niujiang)
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飲
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Heshan (Yayao)
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飲
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Dongguan
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飲, 食1, 呷
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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飲
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Yangjiang
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呷, 吃
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Wuzhou
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飲
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Hepu (Lianzhou)
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吃
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Hepu (Shatian)
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飲
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Qinzhou
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飲
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Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)
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飲
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Beihai
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食1
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Beihai (Nankang)
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飲
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Beihai (Yingpan)
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飲
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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飲
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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飲
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Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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飲, 食1
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Danzhou
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吃
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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飲
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Penang (Guangfu)
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飲
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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飲
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Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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飲
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Móng Cái
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飲
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Gan
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Nanchang
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吃
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Lichuan
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吃
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Pingxiang
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吃
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Hakka
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Meixian
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食1, 啉, 飲, 啜
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Xingning
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食1
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Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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飲
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Huiyang
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食1
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Huidong (Daling)
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食1
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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食1
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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食1
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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食1, 飲
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Wuhua (Huacheng)
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食1
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Wuhua (Meilin)
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食1
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Heyuan (Bendihua)
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食1
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Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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食1
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Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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食1
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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飲
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Jiexi
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食1
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Changting
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食1
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Wuping
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食1
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Wuping (Pingyu)
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食1
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Liancheng
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食1
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Ninghua
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食1
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Yudu
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食1
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Ruijin
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食1
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Shicheng
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食1
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Shangyou (Shexi)
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食1
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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食1, 啉, 飲
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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食1, 啉, 飲
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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食1, 啉, 飲
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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食1, 啉, 飲
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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食1, 啉, 飲
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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啉, 食1
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Hong Kong
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食1
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Luchuan
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食1
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Kuching (Hepo)
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食1, 飲, 啉
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Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)
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食1
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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吃
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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喝
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Xinzhou
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喝
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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啜, 饁
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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啜, 食3
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Singapore (Fuqing)
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食3
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Sitiawan (Gutian)
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食3
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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啉, 食3, 哈 alcohol, 啜 usually soup
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Xiamen (Tong'an)
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啉
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Quanzhou
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啉, 食3, 哈 alcohol, 啜 usually soup
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Jinjiang
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啉
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Zhangzhou
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啉, 食3, 啜 usually soup
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Zhao'an
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食3, 啉
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Taipei
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啉
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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啉
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Kaohsiung
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啉
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Yilan
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啉, 哈, 食3
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Changhua (Lukang)
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啉
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Taichung
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啉
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Tainan
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啉, 哈, 食3, 灌
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Hsinchu
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啉, 哈
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Kinmen
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啉
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Penghu (Magong)
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食3, 啉
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Penang (Hokkien)
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啉
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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啉
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Manila (Hokkien)
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啉
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Medan (Hokkien)
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啉
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Chaozhou
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食3, 啉
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Shantou
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食3, 啉
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Shantou (Chenghai)
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食3, 啉
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Jieyang
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食3, 啉
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Haifeng
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食3
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Singapore (Teochew)
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食3
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Batam (Teochew)
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食3
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Pontianak (Teochew)
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食3, 啉
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Leizhou
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啜, 食3
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Wenchang
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啜, 食3
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Haikou
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啜, 食3
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Qionghai
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啜, 食3
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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食3, 啜
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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飲
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Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
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飲
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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飲, 吃, 呷
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Wu
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Shanghai
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吃, 呷, 呼
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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吃
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Suzhou
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吃, 呷, 呼
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Danyang
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吃
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Hangzhou
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吃
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Hangzhou (Yuhang)
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吃
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Ningbo
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吃
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Wenzhou
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呷, 吃
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Jinhua
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吃, 呷
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Xiang
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Changsha
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吃
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Loudi
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吃
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Shuangfeng
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吃, 呵
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Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
呷
- Alternative form of 嘎 (“to quack (like a duck)”)
- 呷呷叫 ― gāgā jiào ― to quack (like a duck)
- Alternative form of 嘎 (“to laugh”)
Compounds
Etymology 3
This orthography is influenced by Mandarin.
Pronunciation
Definitions
呷
- (chiefly Southern Min) Alternative form of 食 (“to eat; to drink; to take in”)
Japanese
Kanji
呷
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
呷 • (hap) (hangeul 합)
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