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Translingual
Han character
慳 (Kangxi radical 61, 心+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 心尸水土 (PSEG), four-corner 97014, composition ⿰忄堅)
Further reading
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 400, character 8
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11140
- Dae Jaweon: page 740, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2345, character 5
- Unihan data for U+6173
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 臤
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*kʰaːn, *kʰriːn, *ɡiːn, *kʰins
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| 掔
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*kʰriːn, *kʰiːn
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| 慳
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*kʰriːn
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| 藖
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*ɡriːn, *ɡriːns
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| 堅
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*kiːn
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| 鋻
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*kiːn, *kiːns
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| 鰹
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*kiːn
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| 蜸
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*kʰiːnʔ
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| 菣
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*kʰiːns, *kʰins
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| 賢
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*ɡiːn
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| 礥
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*ɡiːn, *ɢrin
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| 臔
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*ɡiːnʔ
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| 挋
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*kiŋs
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| 臣
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*ɡiŋ
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| 茞
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*ɡiŋ
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| 腎
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*ɡjinʔ
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| 頣
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*hŋiŋʔ
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| 緊
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*kinʔ
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| 嚚
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*ŋɡriŋ
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| 鏗
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*kʰreːŋ
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| 摼
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*kʰreːŋ
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| 硻
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*kʰreːŋ
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Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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慳
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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1327
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Phonetic
component
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臣
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Rime
group
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眞
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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慳
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Old
Chinese
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/*kʰriːn/
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Definitions
慳
- stingy; miserly
- stingy person; miser
- (Cantonese) to save; to economize
- 慳錢／悭钱 [Cantonese] ― haan1 cin4-2 ― to save money
- 慳水／悭水 [Cantonese] ― haan1 seoi2 ― to conserve water
唔好咁慳啦。 [Cantonese, trad.]
唔好咁悭啦。 [Cantonese, simp.]- m4 hou2 gam3 haan1 laa1.
- Don't try so much to economize.
使唔使慳成噉呀？ [Cantonese, trad.]
使唔使悭成噉呀？ [Cantonese, simp.]- sai2 m4 sai2 haan1 sing4 gam2 aa3?
- Is economizing to that extent really necessary?
- (Cantonese, by extension) to have less strange ideas; to stop dreaming
- 慳啲啦你！／悭啲啦你！ [Cantonese] ― haan1 di1 laa1 nei5! ― You'd better give it up!
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
吝嗇 (“stingy; miserly”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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吝, 嗇, 慳, 吝嗇, 慳吝
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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吝嗇, 小氣, 慳吝
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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小氣, 摳, 摳兒, 摳門兒, 小摳兒, 死摳兒, 摳搜, 摳唆, 嗇刻
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| Langfang
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摳
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| Chengde
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摳兒
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| Chifeng
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吝嗇, 摳兒
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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小摳兒, 小氣
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| Heihe
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吝嗇, 摳, 摳門兒, 小摳兒
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| Qiqihar
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吝嗇, 摳, 摳門兒
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| Harbin
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摳, 摳門兒, 小摳兒, 摳搜, 小氣, 夾夾咕咕, 玍屄
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| Baicheng
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吝嗇, 摳
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| Changchun
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小摳
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| Tonghua
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摳門兒
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| Shenyang
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吝嗇, 小摳, 摳
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| Jinzhou
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吝嗇, 摳, 摳搜, 渠
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| Malaysia
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吝嗇
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| Singapore
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吝嗇
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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摳兒, 摳門兒, 摳唆, 死摳兒, 窮摳兒
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| Tangshan
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摳惜
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| Cangzhou
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摳兒
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| Baoding
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摳, 窮摳
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| Shijiazhuang
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摳, 老摳兒
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| Lijin
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摳, 不出息
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| Jinan
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摳, 摳門兒, 小氣
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Dalian
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黑饞
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| Dandong
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吝嗇, 摳, 小摳兒
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| Yantai
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摳, 奸
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| Yantai (Muping)
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摳, 摳搜
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| Qingdao
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奸, 拤古
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| Zhucheng
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拤古
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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摳唆, 小氣, 吝嗇
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| Lingbao
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吝嗇, 嗇皮
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| Jining
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摳
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| Daming
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老摳兒
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| Wanrong
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摳, 小氣
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| Linfen
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摳
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| Shangqiu
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摳, 老鱉一
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| Yuanyang
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摳兒
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| Zhengzhou
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摳, 尖
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| Xinyang
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尖
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| Baihe
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嗇皮
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| Xi'an
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小氣, 嗇, 吝嗇, 嗇皮, 摳
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| Baoji
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嗇皮
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| Tianshui
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吝嗇
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| Xining
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摳, 摳皮, 細詳, 搜, 小氣
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| Xuzhou
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搜, 摳, 搜摳兒, 搜摳, 搜屄摳兒, 薄氣, 不出血
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| Fuyang
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吝嗇, 摳, 尖
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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摳搜, 薄嗇, 嗇, 小氣
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| Lanzhou
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摳搜, 嗇皮, 嗇, 小氣
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| Dunhuang
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嗇
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| Hami
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摳
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| Ürümqi
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摳, 摳搜, 嗇皮, 小氣
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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摳, 小氣, 夾, 苟, 嗇, 坎
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| Nanchong
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吝嗇, 摳
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| Hanyuan
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嗇
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| Xichang
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嗇, 坎
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| Zigong
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吝嗇, 摳
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| Chongqing
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吝嗇, 夾, 財, 老默, 摳
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| Wuhan
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吝嗇, 摳, 慳, 小氣
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| Yichang
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吝嗇, 嗇, 小氣
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| Xiangyang
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吝嗇, 雀薄
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| Tianmen
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吝嗇
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| Guiyang
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摳, 夾摳, 夾殼, 小氣
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| Zunyi
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摳, 夾殼兒
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| Bijie
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夾摳, 夾殼
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| Liping
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吝嗇, 摳, 小氣
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| Zhaotong
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小氣
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| Dali
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尖鉤鉤
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| Kunming
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吝嗇, 小氣, 秀, 秀氣郎當
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| Mengzi
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摳
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| Guilin
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摳
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| Guilin (Lingui)
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吝嗇
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| Liuzhou
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吝嗇, 摳, 沙, 小氣
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| Liuzhou (Luorong)
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吝嗇
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| Jishou
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摳
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| Changde
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摳
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| Hanzhong
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嗇皮
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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摳, 嗇, 小氣, 尿日鬼
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| Yangzhou
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摳, 小氣, 嗇掐, 嗇苛, 嗇, 吝嗇
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| Lianyungang
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吝嗇, 免頭
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| Lianshui
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小氣
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| Nantong
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小氣, 嗇掐
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| Anqing
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摳
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| Wuhu
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摳, 尿
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| Hefei
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摳, 小氣, 算小
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| Hong'an
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小氣, 慳, 刻薄
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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孤寒, 慳濕, 度縮, 眼緊, 縮骨, 麻米, 細囈, 小氣, 知微, 知慎
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| Hong Kong
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孤寒, 度縮, 縮骨
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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孤寒
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| Macau
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孤寒
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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孤寒
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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孤寒
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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孤寒
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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孤寒
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| Foshan
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孤寒
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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孤寒
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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孤寒
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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孤寒
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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孤寒
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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孤寒
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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孤寒
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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孤寒
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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孤寒
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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孤寒
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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孤寒
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| Taishan
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孤寒, 針屎
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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孤寒, 針屎
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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耳屎, 孤寒
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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孤寒
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| Dongguan
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孤寒, 縮骨
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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孤寒
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| Qingyuan
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孤寒
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| Fogang
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孤寒
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| Yingde (Hanguang)
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孤寒
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| Yangshan
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孤寒
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| Lianshan (Butian)
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慳
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| Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)
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孤寒
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| Shaoguan
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孤寒
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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孤寒
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| Renhua
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孤寒
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| Lechang
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孤寒
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| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
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孤寒
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| Sihui
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孤寒
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| Guangning
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孤寒
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| Deqing
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孤寒
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| Huaiji
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孤寒
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| Fengkai (Nanfeng)
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孤寒
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| Yunfu
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孤寒
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| Xinxing
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孤寒
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| Luoding
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孤寒
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| Yunan (Pingtai)
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孤寒
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| Yangjiang
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孤寒, 小格
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| Xinyi
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孤寒
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| Lianjiang
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小氣, 慳嗇
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| Nanning
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孤寒, 小氣
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| Wuzhou
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孤寒
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| Beiliu (Tangliao)
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慳
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| Lingshan
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慳
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| Pubei
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慳
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| Beihai
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慳濕, 孤寒
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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孤寒
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| Danzhou
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細氣
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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孤寒
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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小氣
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| Móng Cái
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孤寒
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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嗇, 小氣
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| Lichuan
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慳吝, 小氣
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| Pingxiang
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肋嗇, 嗇魔, 小氣
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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齧, 齧察, 歪, 孤寒, 皮西艾曬, 唆嗇, 淒老
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| Xingning
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歪
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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孤寒, 蔑屑
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| Huidong (Daling)
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小氣, 孤寒
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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孤寒
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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孤寒
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| Zhongshan (Wuguishan)
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孤寒
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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孤寒
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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孤寒
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| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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孤寒
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| Jiexi
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嗇
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| Luhe
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齧察
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| Changting
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癄
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| Wuping
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齧
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| Wuping (Pingyu)
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歪, 齧察
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| Ninghua
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精
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| Yudu
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小氣, 小相
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| Ruijin
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小氣
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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精, 小氣
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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齧, 齧察, 鹹合澀, 鹹澀
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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齧, 齧察, 齧唧, 鹹合澀, 鹹澀
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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齧, 齧察, 齧合澀, 澀齧
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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齧, 齧察, 鹹合澀
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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齧察, 齧合澀
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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硞, 虯, 鹹合澀
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| Luchuan (Daqiao)
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摳
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| Beiliu (Tang'an)
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小氣
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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小毛, 小氣, 小鬼
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| Shexian
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小氣, 吃小米
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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小氣, 摳索, 吝嗇
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| Pingyao
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摳, 小氣
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| Yangyuan
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吝嗇, 摳, 磨慳, 慳
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| Datong
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吝嗇, 摳
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| Xinzhou
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鬼祟, 小氣
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| Lüliang (Lishi)
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摳
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| Changzhi
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摳, 慳, 摳搜
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| Linhe
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憋, 缺
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| Jining
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摳
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| Hohhot
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小氣
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| Erenhot
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摳, 小氣
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| Pingshan
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摳唆
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| Zhangjiakou
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摳門兒, 摳, 吝嗇
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| Handan
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小氣, 摳兒門兒, 摳兒, 嗇結頭
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| Linzhou
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摳
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| Suide
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嗇
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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嗇鄙, 小癖氣
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| Songxi
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小氣
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| Zhenghe
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嗇鄙
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| Jianyang
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嗇鄙
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| Wuyishan
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嗇
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| Pucheng (Shibei)
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嗇
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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貽順, 奸狡, 奸狡利, 小氣, 十絕
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| Fuqing
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小氣, 𣍐捨, 奸小利
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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枵鬼, 譴相, 小鄙臉, 貓, 貓神, 貓𡳞 vulgar, 貓潲 vulgar, 㾀屎 vulgar, 鹹, 澀, 鹹澀, 鹹掛澀, 雞孫, 凍霜, 攝屎, 鄙釐, 虯, 竭, 𣍐做儂
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| Quanzhou
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枵鬼, 譴相, 貓, 貓𡳞 vulgar, 貓潲 vulgar, 㾀屎 vulgar, 鹹, 澀, 鹹澀, 鹹掛澀, 雞孫, 捻𡳞 vulgar, 捻, 鄙釐, 虯, 𣍐做儂
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| Zhangzhou
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枵鬼, 小鬼臉, 㾀屎庀 vulgar, 鹹, 澀, 鹹澀, 鹹澀韌, 蟯, 蟯鬼, 蟯疕, 桶庀, 鄙釐, 毛絲, 虯, 𣍐做儂, 雞攝膣, 攝雞膣, 攝屎, 𠢕儉
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| Zhangpu
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枝釐
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| Yunxiao
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夾絲
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| Taipei
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牛螕, 凍霜, 鹹澀
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| Taipei (Wanhua)
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凍霜
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| New Taipei (Tamsui)
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凍霜, 鹹澀, 牛螕, 孤獨
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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牛螕, 苛頭, 凍霜, 鹹澀
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| New Taipei (Pingxi)
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孤霜, 㾀屎
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| Kaohsiung
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牛螕, 凍霜, 鹹澀, 硞
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| Kaohsiung (Cijin)
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凍霜, 硞
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| Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)
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凍霜, 鹹澀, 苛頭, 硞, 虯
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| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
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凍霜, 鹹澀, 苛頭, 硞, 虯
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| Kaohsiung (Tianliao)
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凍霜, 苛頭
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| Yilan
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凍霜, 貓筩, 鹹澀, 虯
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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虯, 凍霜, 硞, 鹹澀
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| Taichung
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凍霜, 硞, 硞仔頭
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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凍霜
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| Tainan
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虯, 苛頭, 凍霜, 硞, 鹹澀
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| Tainan (Anping)
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凍霜, 鹹澀, 硞, 虯
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| Taitung
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凍霜
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| Hsinchu
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凍霜, 鹹澀, 㾀屎 vulgar, 鹹
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| Kinmen
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凍霜, 孤霜, 鹹澀
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| Penghu (Magong)
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凍霜, 孤霜, 鹹澀, 牛螕, 虯
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| Penghu (Xiyu)
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孤獨, 凍霜, 鹹澀, 苛頭
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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鹹澀, 鹹
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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枵鬼, 貓, 鹹, 澀, 鹹澀, 鹹掛澀, 貓潲 vulgar, 貓𡳞 vulgar, 㾀屎 vulgar
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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鹹澀, 鹹, 汌, 貓潲 vulgar
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| Longyan
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挾潲
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| Datian
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澀鼻
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| Chaozhou
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鹹澀
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| Shantou
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鹹澀
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| Jieyang
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鹹澀, 酸澀, 迡噝, 奸狡, 鼠鬼相
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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鹹澀, 貓
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| Leizhou
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慳, 慳嘜, 刻目, 刺麻
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| Wenchang
|
鹹澀, 細氣
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| Haikou
|
鹹澀
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
|
鹹澀, 鹹
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| Puxian Min
|
Putian
|
儉嗇, 無𡳞成, 慳
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| Xianyou
|
儉嗇, 無𡳞成, 慳
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| Zhongshan Min
|
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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孤寒
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| Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
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孤寒, 孽屎
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
|
小氣, 小相
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| Northern Pinghua
|
Guilin (Chaoyang)
|
小氣
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| Guilin (Zhuyuan)
|
吝嗇
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| Lingchuan (Tanxia)
|
小氣
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| Wu
|
Shanghai
|
小氣, 密屑, 賅刁, 摳, 刮皮, 酷, 刁, 勿爽氣
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
小氣
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| Suzhou
|
小氣, 算小, 掐
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| Wuxi
|
小氣, 嗇
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| Changzhou
|
小氣
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| Danyang
|
嗇掐, 小氣
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| Hangzhou
|
小氣, 精馬, 精巴
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| Ningbo
|
小氣, 刮皮
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| Wenzhou
|
小氣, 貓, 吃不得
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| Jinhua
|
小氣, 刻嗇, 貓涴
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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吝毛, 小氣, 摳, 疜
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| Loudi
|
小相
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| Shuangfeng
|
小氣
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| Quanzhou
|
吝嗇
|
| Guanyang (Wenshi)
|
小相
|
| Xiangnan Tuhua
|
Jiangyong
|
小氣
|
Dialectal synonyms of
省 (“to save; to economize”)
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
慳
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Korean
Hanja
慳 (eumhun 아낄 간 (akkil gan))
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Vietnamese
Han character
慳: Hán Việt readings: khan, san
慳: Nôm readings: ghen, khan, khiên, kiên
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