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Translingual
Han character
嗽 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 口木中人 (RDLO), four-corner 67082, composition ⿰口欶)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 204, character 27
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4154
- Dae Jaweon: page 427, character 6
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 674, character 10
- Unihan data for U+55FD
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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涑
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*sloː, *sloːɡ, *sloɡ
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鏉
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*sloː, *sloːɡs, *srus
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摗
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*sloː
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駷
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*sloːʔ, *sloŋʔ
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嗽
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*sloːɡs, *sroːɡ, *sloːɡ
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瘶
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*sloːɡs
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欶
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*sloːɡs, *sroːɡ
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漱
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*sloːɡs, *srus
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捒
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*sreːɡ, *sroɡs, *sroɡs
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悚
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*sloŋʔ
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竦
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*sloŋʔ
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娕
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*sʰroːɡ
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梀
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*sreːɡ, *sʰloːɡ, *sloːɡ, *l̥ʰoɡ
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速
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*sloːɡ
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餗
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*sloːɡ
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殐
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*sloːɡ
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遬
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*sloːɡ
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蔌
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*sloːɡ
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樕
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*sloːɡ
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藗
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*sloːɡ
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誎
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*sʰloɡ
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束
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*hljoɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *sloːɡs, *sroːɡ, *sloːɡ) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 欶 (OC *sloːɡs, *sroːɡ).
Etymology
Note similarities to the second syllable of Burmese ချောင်းဆိုး (hkyaung:hcui:, “to cough”).
Pronunciation
Note:
- sò͘ - literary;
- sàu - vernacular.
Rime
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Character
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嗽
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嗽
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嗽
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Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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Initial (聲)
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心 (16)
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心 (16)
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生 (21)
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Final (韻)
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侯 (137)
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屋 (3)
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覺 (10)
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Tone (調)
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Departing (H)
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Checked (Ø)
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Checked (Ø)
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Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Division (等)
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I
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I
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II
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Fanqie
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蘇奏切
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桑谷切
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所角切
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Baxter
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suwH
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suwk
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sraewk
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Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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/səuH/
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/suk̚/
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/ʃˠʌk̚/
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Pan Wuyun
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/səuH/
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/suk̚/
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/ʃᵚɔk̚/
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Shao Rongfen
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/səuH/
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/suk̚/
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/ʃɔk̚/
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Edwin Pulleyblank
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/səwH/
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/səwk̚/
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/ʂaɨwk̚/
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Li Rong
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/suH/
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/suk̚/
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/ʃɔk̚/
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Wang Li
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/səuH/
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/suk̚/
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/ʃɔk̚/
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Bernhard Karlgren
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/sə̯uH/
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/suk̚/
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/ʂɔk̚/
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Expected Mandarin Reflex
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sòu
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su
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shuo
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Expected Cantonese Reflex
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sau3
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suk1
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sok3
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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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嗽
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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sòu
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Middle Chinese
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‹ suwH ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ˁok-s/
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English
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cough
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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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嗽
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嗽
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嗽
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Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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No.
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11864
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11878
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11884
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Phonetic component
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束
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束
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束
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Rime group
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竇
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屋
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屋
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Rime subdivision
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0
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0
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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瘶
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朔
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速
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Old Chinese
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/*sloːɡs/
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/*sroːɡ/
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/*sloːɡ/
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Notes
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同欶
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Definitions
嗽
- to cough
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
咳嗽 (“to cough”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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嗽, 欬
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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咳嗽
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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咳嗽
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Taiwan
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咳嗽
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Ulanhot
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咳嗽
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Tongliao
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咳嗽
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Chifeng
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咳嗽
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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咳嗽
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Harbin
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咳嗽
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Shenyang
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咳嗽
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Singapore
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咳嗽
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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咳嗽
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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咳嗽
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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咳嗽
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Wanrong
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咳嗽
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Zhengzhou
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咳嗽
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Xi'an
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咳嗽
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Xining
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咳嗽
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Xuzhou
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咳嗽
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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咳嗽
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Bayanhot
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咳嗽
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Lanzhou
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咳嗽, 咳
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Ürümqi
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咳嗽
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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咳嗽
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Wuhan
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咳, 咯
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Guiyang
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咳嗽
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Kunming
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咳嗽
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Liuzhou
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咳嗽
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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咳嗽
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Yangzhou
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咳, 咳嗽
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Hefei
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咳嗽
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Huanggang
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咳
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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咳
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Hong Kong
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咳
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Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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咳嗽
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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咳嗽
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Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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咳
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Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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咳
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Macau
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咳
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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咳
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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瘕
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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咳
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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咳
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Foshan
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咳
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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咳
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Foshan (Shunde)
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咳
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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咳
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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咳
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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咳
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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咳
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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咳
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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咳
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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咳
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Taishan
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嗽
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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嗽
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Enping (Niujiang)
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咳, 嗽
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Heshan (Yayao)
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咳
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Dongguan
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咳
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Shaoguan
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咳, 咳嗽
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Yunfu
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咳瘕
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Yangjiang
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嗽, 咳嗽
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Xinyi
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咳
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Lianjiang
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咳
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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咳
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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咳嗽
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Gan
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Nanchang
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咳, 咳嗽
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Hakka
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Meixian
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咳嗽
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Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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咳嗽
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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咳
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Yudu
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咳
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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嗽, 咳嗽
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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嗽, 咳嗽
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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嗽, 咳嗽
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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嗽, 咳嗽
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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咳, 咳嗽
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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嗽, 咳嗽
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Hong Kong
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咳
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Senai (Huiyang)
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咳
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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咳嗽, 咳, 嗽
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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咳嗽
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Xinzhou
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咳嗽
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Taibus (Baochang)
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咳嗽
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Linhe
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咳嗽
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Jining
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咳嗽
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Hohhot
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咳嗽
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Baotou
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咳嗽
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Dongsheng
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咳嗽
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Haibowan
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咳嗽
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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咳嗽
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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嗽, 空嗽
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Fuzhou (Changle)
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空嗽
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Fuqing
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嗽
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Yongtai
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空嗽
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Gutian
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嗽
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Fu'an
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嗽
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Ningde
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嗽
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Shouning
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嗽
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Zhouning
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嗽
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Fuding
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嗽
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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咁嗽, 咳嗽, 嗽
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Quanzhou
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咁嗽
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Zhangzhou
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咁嗽, 咳嗽
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Yilan
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嗽, 咳嗽
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Penang (Hokkien)
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嗽, 咳嗽, 峇啅
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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咳嗽, 嗽
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Manila (Hokkien)
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嗽
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Chaozhou
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咳嗽
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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咳嗽
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Singapore (Teochew)
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咳嗽
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Leizhou
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咳嗽
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Haikou
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咳嗽
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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咳嗽
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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瘕咆
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Xianyou
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瘕咆
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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咳
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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咳
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Wu
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Shanghai
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咳嗽
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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咳嗽
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Suzhou
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咳嗽, 咳
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Wuxi
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咳嗽
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Danyang
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咳嗽
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Hangzhou
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嗆, 咳嗽
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Hangzhou (Yuhang)
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嗆, 咳嗽
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Ningbo
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嗆, 嗽, 咳嗽
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Wenzhou
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嗽, 咳嗽
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Jinhua
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咳嗽, 咳
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Jinhua (Tangxi)
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嗽
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Xiang
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Changsha
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咳嗽, 咳
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Loudi
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𠻞
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Shuangfeng
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𠻞
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Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
嗽
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Noun
嗽 • (ugai) ←うがひ (ugafi)?
- gargling
Verb
嗽する • (ugai suru) ←うがひ (ugafi)?suru (stem 嗽し (ugai shi), past 嗽した (ugai shita))
- gargle
Conjugation
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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嗽し
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うがいし
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ugai shi
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Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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嗽し
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うがいし
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ugai shi
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Shūshikei ("terminal")
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嗽する
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うがいする
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ugai suru
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Rentaikei ("attributive")
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嗽する
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うがいする
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ugai suru
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Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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嗽すれ
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うがいすれ
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ugai sure
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Meireikei ("imperative")
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嗽せよ¹ 嗽しろ²
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うがいせよ¹ うがいしろ²
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ugai seyo¹ ugai shiro²
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Key constructions
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Passive
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嗽される
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うがいされる
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ugai sareru
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Causative
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嗽させる 嗽さす
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うがいさせる うがいさす
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ugai saseru ugai sasu
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Potential
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嗽できる
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うがいできる
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ugai dekiru
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Volitional
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嗽しよう
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うがいしよう
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ugai shiyō
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Negative
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嗽しない
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うがいしない
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ugai shinai
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Negative continuative
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嗽せず
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うがいせず
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ugai sezu
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Formal
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嗽します
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うがいします
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ugai shimasu
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Perfective
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嗽した
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うがいした
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ugai shita
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Conjunctive
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嗽して
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うがいして
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ugai shite
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Hypothetical conditional
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嗽すれば
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うがいすれば
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ugai sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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Korean
Hanja
嗽 • (su) (hangeul 수, revised su, McCune–Reischauer su)
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Vietnamese
Han character
嗽: Hán Nôm readings: sấu
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References