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Translingual
Han character
喉 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 口人弓大 (RONK), four-corner 67034, composition ⿰口侯)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 197, character 31
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3913
- Dae Jaweon: page 419, character 8
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 657, character 4
- Unihan data for U+5589
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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緱
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*koː, *koː
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侯
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*ɡoː
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喉
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*ɡoː
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猴
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*ɡoː
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瘊
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*ɡoː
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篌
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*ɡoː
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糇
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*ɡoː
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帿
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*ɡoː
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睺
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*ɡoː, *ɡoːs
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矦
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*ɡoː
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餱
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*ɡoː
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翭
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*ɡoː
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葔
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*ɡoː
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鄇
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*ɡoː, *ɡoːs
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鍭
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*ɡoː, *ɡoːs
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鯸
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*ɡoː
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候
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*ɡoːs
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堠
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*ɡoːs
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *ɡoː) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 侯 (OC *ɡoː).
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ku (“neck; throat”) (STEDT); compare Chepang गुक् (“throat”) (Schuessler, 2007). Also compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *kɔʔ (“neck”), whence Mon ကံ (kaʹ, “neck”), Khmer ក (kɑɑ, “neck”), Vietnamese cổ (“neck”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation
Note:
- hô͘/hiô - literary;
- âu - vernacular.
Note: ao6 - alternative pronunciation in
喉嚨.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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喉
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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hóu
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Middle Chinese
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‹ huw ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ˁ(r)o/
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English
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throat
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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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喉
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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5140
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Phonetic component
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侯
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Rime group
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侯
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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Old Chinese
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/*ɡoː/
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Definitions
喉
- (anatomy) larynx
- (by extension) throat; gullet
- (Cantonese) pipe; duct; hose; tube (Classifier: 條/条 c)
- guttural
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
喉嚨 (“throat”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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喉嚨, 咽喉
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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嗓子
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Taiwan
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喉嚨
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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喉嚨
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Harbin
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嗓子
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Singapore
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喉嚨
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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嗓子, 合嗓
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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嗓子
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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胡嚨, 嗓子
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Wanrong
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胡嚨
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Zhengzhou
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胡嚨
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Xi'an
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胡嚨
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Xining
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嗓子, 喉嚨
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Xuzhou
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胡嚨, 胡嚨系兒
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Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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嗓子
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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嗓子
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Lanzhou
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嗓子, 嗓門子
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Ürümqi
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嗓子
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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喉嚨
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Chongqing
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喉嚨, 嗓子
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Wuhan
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喉嚨
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Guiyang
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喉嚨
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Kunming
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脖子, 嗓子, 脖喉眼兒
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Guilin
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喉嚨
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Liuzhou
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喉嚨, 嗓子
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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嗓子
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Yangzhou
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喉嚨
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Nantong
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嗓子管兒
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Hefei
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喉嚨
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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喉嚨, 喉, 頸喉
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Hong Kong
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喉嚨
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Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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喉嚨
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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喉嚨
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Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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喉嚨
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Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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喉嚨
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Macau
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喉嚨
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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喉, 喉嚨
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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喉嚨
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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喉
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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頸喉
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Foshan
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喉, 喉嚨
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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喉嚨
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Foshan (Shunde)
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嚨喉
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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喉嚨
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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喉嚨
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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喉嚨
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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喉嚨
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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喉嚨
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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頸喉
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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頸喉
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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頸喉
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Taishan
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頸喉
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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頸喉
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Enping (Niujiang)
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頸喉
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Heshan (Yayao)
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喉嚨
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Dongguan
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喉嚨
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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喉嚨
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Yangjiang
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喉嚨, 喉
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Nanning
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喉嚨
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Wuzhou
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喉嚨
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Yulin
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喉嚨
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Hepu (Lianzhou)
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喉嚨
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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喉嚨
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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喉嚨
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Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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喉嚨
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Gan
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Nanchang
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喉嚨
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Lichuan
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喉嚨
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Pingxiang
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喉嚨
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Hakka
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Meixian
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喉嗹, 喉嚨, 聲喉
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Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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喉嚨
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Huiyang
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喉嗹
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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喉嗹
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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喉嚨
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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喉嚨梗
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Wuhua (Shuizhai)
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喉嚨, 喉嚨胲
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Wuhua (Huacheng)
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喉嗹
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Wuhua (Changbu)
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喉嚨
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Wuhua (Mianyang)
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喉嗹胲
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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喉嗹
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Jiexi
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喉嗹
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Luhe
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喉嚨胲
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Yudu
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喉靈
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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喉嗹
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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喉嗹徑
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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喉嗹
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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喉嗹
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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喉嗹
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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喉嗹
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Hong Kong
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喉嗹
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Luchuan (Daqiao)
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喉嚨
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Sabah (Longchuan)
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喉嗹
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Senai (Huiyang)
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喉嚨
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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喉嚨
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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嗓子, 喉嚨
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Pingyao
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喉嚨, 喉嚨器兒
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Xinzhou
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喉嚨
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Hohhot
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嗓子, 喉嚨
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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喉嚨, 喉嚨管
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Jian'ou (Dikou)
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喉嚨管
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Songxi
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喉嚨
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Zhenghe
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喉嚨
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Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
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喉嚨
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Jianyang
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喉嚨, 喉嚨管
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Wuyishan
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喉嚨
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Pucheng (Shibei)
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喉嚨, 喉嚨管
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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喉嚨, 喉嚨頭
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Fuzhou (Changle)
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喉嚨
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Fuqing
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喉嚨
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Yongtai
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喉嚨
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Gutian
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喉嚨頭
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Fu'an
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喉嚨
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Ningde
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喉嚨
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Shouning
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喉嚨
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Zhouning
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喉嚨頭
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Fuding
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喉嚨頭
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Matsu
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喉嚨, 喉嚨頭
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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嚨喉, 喉空
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Xiamen (Tong'an)
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嚨喉
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Quanzhou
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嚨喉, 喉空
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Zhangzhou
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嚨喉, 喉空
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Zhao'an
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頷下, 嚨喉
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Dongshan
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嚨喉
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Taipei
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嚨喉
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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嚨喉
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Kaohsiung
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嚨喉
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Yilan
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嚨喉
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Changhua (Lukang)
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嚨喉
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Taichung
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嚨喉
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Taichung (Wuqi)
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嚨喉
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Tainan
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嚨喉
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Taitung
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嚨喉
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Hsinchu
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嚨喉
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Kinmen
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嚨喉
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Penghu (Magong)
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嚨喉
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Penang (Hokkien)
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嚨喉
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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嚨喉, 嚨喉空, 喉嚨
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Manila (Hokkien)
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喉
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Longyan
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喉頭裡仔
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Zhangping (Yongfu)
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嚨喉, 頷胿
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Datian
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嚨喉頭
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Pingnan (Shangdu)
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喉嚨
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Chaozhou
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喉嚨, 喉
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Shantou
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喉嚨, 喉
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Shantou (Chenghai)
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喉
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Shantou (Chaoyang)
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喉嚨
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Jieyang
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喉
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Haifeng
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嚨喉, 嚨喉空
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Bangkok (Teochew)
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喉嚨, 喉頭
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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喉嚨
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Singapore (Teochew)
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喉嚨, 喉
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Wenchang
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喉
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Haikou
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喉空
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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喉, 喉空
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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嚨喉
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Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
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嚨喉
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Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
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嚨喉
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Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
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嚨喉
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Xianyou
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咽頭
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Xianyou (Fengting)
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咽頭
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Central Min
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Yong'an
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喉嚨
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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嚨喉
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Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
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嚨喉
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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喉嚨
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Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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嗓子, 喉嚨
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Shehua
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Fuding
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喉嚨
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Luoyuan
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喉嚨管
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Sanming
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喉嚨管
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Shunchang
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喉嚨管
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Hua'an
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喉嚨
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Guixi (Zhangping)
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喉嚨管
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Jingning (Hexi)
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喉嚨管
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Lishui
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喉嚨管
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Longyou
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喉嚨
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Chaozhou
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喉嚨
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Fengshun
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喉嚨
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Waxiang
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Guzhang (Gaofeng)
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喉嗓條
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Yuanling (Shaojiwan)
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喉梯
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Wu
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Shanghai
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胡嚨, 喉嚨
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Shanghai (Songjiang)
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胡嚨
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Shanghai (Jiading)
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胡嚨
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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胡嚨
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Suzhou
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斛嚨, 喉嚨
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Wuxi
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胡嚨
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Danyang
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喉嚨
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Hangzhou
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喉嚨
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Ningbo
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胡嚨, 喉嚨
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Wenzhou
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靈喉, 喉嚨
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Jinhua
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喉嚨
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Jinhua (Tangxi)
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喉嚨頭
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Xiang
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Changsha
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喉嚨
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Loudi
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喉嚨
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Shuangfeng
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喉嚨
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Quanzhou
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喉嚨
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See also
Compounds
Descendants
References
Japanese
Kanji
喉
(Jōyō kanji)
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
/nomito/ > /nomto/ > /nomdo/ > /nondo/ > /nodo/.
Pronunciation
Noun
喉 • (nodo)
- throat
- (printing, of a page) the inside margin, whichever vertical margin that is adjacent to the spine of the book
- Antonym: 小口
- Hypernym: マージン
Synonyms
Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 喉 (huw).
Pronunciation
Counter
喉 • (-kō)
- counter for fish
Synonyms
Etymology 3
/nomito/ > /nomto/ > /nomdo/ > /nondo/.
Pronunciation
Noun
喉 • (nondo)
- throat
Etymology 4
From 喉 (nomito).
Pronunciation
Noun
喉 • (nomido)
- throat
Etymology 5
Compound of 飲み (nomi, “drink”) + 門 (to, “passage”). Nomi is the nominalized form of the verb 飲む (nomu, “to drink”).
Pronunciation
Noun
喉 • (nomito)
- throat
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 喉 (MC huw).
Recorded as Middle Korean ᅘᅮᇢ (Yale: hhwuw) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.
Recorded as Middle Korean 후 (hwu) (Yale: hwu) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.
Hanja
Wikisource
喉 (eumhun 목구멍 후 (mokgumeong hu))
- hanja form? of 후 (“throat, gullet, larynx; guttural”)
Compounds
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.
Okinawan
Kanji
喉
(Jōyō kanji)
Readings
Etymology
From Proto-Ryukyuan *nodoe, a blend of *nodo and *noboe. Cognate with Japanese 喉 (nodo).
Pronunciation
Noun
喉 (nūdī)
- throat
Derived terms
References
- “ぬーでぃー【喉】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
Vietnamese
Han character
喉: Hán Nôm readings: hầu
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