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Translingual
Han character
怠 (Kangxi radical 61, 心+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 戈口心 (IRP) or 難戈口心 (XIRP), four-corner 23336, composition ⿱台心)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 381, character 15
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10469
- Dae Jaweon: page 709, character 14
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2283, character 1
- Unihan data for U+6020
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 胎
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*l̥ʰɯː
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| 台
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*l̥ʰɯː, *l'ɯː, *l'ɯː, *lɯ
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| 邰
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*l̥ʰɯː
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| 鮐
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*l̥ʰɯː, *lɯ
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| 孡
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*l̥ʰɯː
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| 苔
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*l'ɯː
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| 抬
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*l'ɯː
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| 駘
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*l'ɯː, *l'ɯːʔ
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| 炱
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*l'ɯː
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| 菭
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*l'ɯː, *l'i
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| 跆
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*l'ɯː
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| 殆
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*l'ɯːʔ
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| 怠
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*l'ɯːʔ
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| 迨
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*l'ɯːʔ
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| 紿
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*l'ɯːʔ
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| 詒
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*l'ɯːʔ, *lɯ
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| 軩
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*l'ɯːʔ
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| 咍
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*hlɯː
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| 佁
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*lɯːʔ, *l̥ʰɯs, *lɯʔ
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| 枲
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*slɯʔ
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| 辝
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*ljɯ
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| 鈶
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*ljɯʔ
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| 笞
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*l̥ʰɯ
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| 齝
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*l̥ʰɯ, *hljɯ
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| 眙
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*l̥ʰɯs, *lɯ
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| 治
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*l'ɯ, *l'ɯs, *l'is
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| 始
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*hljɯʔ
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| 怡
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*lɯ
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| 貽
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*lɯ
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| 飴
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*lɯ
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| 瓵
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*lɯ
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| 珆
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*li
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l'ɯːʔ) : phonetic 台 (OC *l̥ʰɯː, *l'ɯː, *l'ɯː, *lɯ) + semantic 心 (“heart”).
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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怠
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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dài
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ dojX ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*lˁəʔ/
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| English
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idle, negligent
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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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怠
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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12273
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Phonetic
component
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台
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Rime
group
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之
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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駘
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Old
Chinese
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/*l'ɯːʔ/
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Definitions
怠
- idle; lazy; negligent
- disrespectful
- (literary) weary; exhausted
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
懶惰 (“lazy”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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懶, 惰, 懈, 怠
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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懶惰
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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懶
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| Taiwan
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懶
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| Singapore
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懶, 懶惰
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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懶
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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懶
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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懶
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| Wuhan
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懶
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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懶
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| Hefei
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懶
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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懶, 蛇
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| Hong Kong
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懶, 蛇
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| Taishan
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懶
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| Yangjiang
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懶
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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懶
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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懶
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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懶, 懶屍
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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懶屍
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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懶屍
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| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
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懶屍
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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懶屍
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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懶屍
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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懶屍
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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懶屍
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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懶
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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惰
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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懶, 懶屍, 懶漢, 二婿
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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貧惰, 臭惰, 懶屍, 荏懶, 懶賤, 漚肉
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| Quanzhou
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貧惰, 臭惰, 荏懶, 臭肉, 漚肉
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| Zhangzhou
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貧惰, 臭惰, 懶屍, 荏懶, 想死, 懶賤, 漚肉, 屎礐蟲
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| Taipei
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荏懶, 貧惰, 懶屍
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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荏懶, 貧惰, 懶屍
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| Kaohsiung
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荏懶, 貧惰, 懶屍
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| Yilan
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荏懶, 貧惰, 懶屍
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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貧惰
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| Taichung
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貧惰
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| Tainan
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荏懶, 貧惰, 懶屍
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| Hsinchu
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貧惰
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| Kinmen
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貧惰
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| Penghu (Magong)
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貧惰
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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荏懶, 貧惰
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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荏懶, 貧惰
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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貧惰, 荏懶, 臭惰, 臭骨
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| Chaozhou
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惰
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| Shantou
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惰
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| Jieyang
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惰
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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惰
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| Leizhou
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惰
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| Haikou
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惰
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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懶
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| Suzhou
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懶, 懶怕
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| Wenzhou
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懶
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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懶
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| Shuangfeng
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懶
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Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
怠
(Jōyō kanji)
- neglect
- laziness
Readings
Compounds
Korean
Hanja
怠 • (tae) (hangeul 태, revised tae, McCune–Reischauer t'ae, Yale thay)
- lazy
- neglect
Vietnamese
Han character
怠: Hán Nôm readings: đãi
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References