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Translingual
Han character
拗 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 手女戈尸 (QVIS), four-corner 54027, composition ⿰扌幼)
- to pull, drag, break off, to pluck (a flower)
- bent, warped
- perverse, obstinate
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 426, character 4
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11962
- Dae Jaweon: page 774, character 6
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1862, character 6
- Unihan data for U+62D7
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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黝
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*qliw, *qrɯwʔ
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坳
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*qrɯːw, *qrɯːws
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軪
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*qrɯːw, *qrɯːws
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眑
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*qrɯːw, *qrɯwʔ
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拗
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*qrɯːwʔ, *qrɯːws
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鴢
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*qrɯːwʔ, *qɯːwʔ
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靿
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*qrɯːwʔ, *qrɯːws
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狕
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*qrɯːwʔ
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袎
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*qrɯːws
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怮
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*qɯːw, *qrɯw, *qrɯw, *qrɯwʔ
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窈
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*qiːwʔ
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苭
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*qɯːwʔ
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泑
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*qrɯw, *qrɯwʔ
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呦
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*qrɯw
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蚴
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*qrɯwʔ
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幼
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*qrɯws
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Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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拗
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Reading #
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2/2
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No.
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15630
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Phonetic component
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幼
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Rime group
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幽
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Rime subdivision
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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靿
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Old Chinese
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/*qrɯːws/
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Notes
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原從人,晚轉註從手見韻會
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Definitions
拗
- to defy; to disobey
- hard to read
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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拗
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Reading #
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1/2
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No.
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15624
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Phonetic component
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幼
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Rime group
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幽
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Rime subdivision
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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拗
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Old Chinese
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/*qrɯːwʔ/
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Definitions
拗
- (dialectal) to bend; twist as to break
搿根棒頭儂拗得斷𠲎? [Shanghainese, trad.]
搿根棒头侬拗得断𠲎? [Shanghainese, simp.]- 8geq-ken1 6baon-deu6 6non 5au-teq7-doe6-va0 [Wugniu]
- Can you snap this branch?
- (Hakka) to pluck; to pick (flowers, fruits, leaves, etc.)
- (Hokkien) to fold; to droop; to hem; to pleat
- (Hokkien) to coerce; to force; to compel; to oppress; to treat unjustly; to make false claims or deliberately misinterpret
- (Hokkien) to shortchange; to skimp; to scrimp; to give insufficiently
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) Classifier for folds of thin sheets.
Synonyms
- (to pluck): 摘 (zhāi); (Hokkien) 挽
- (to fold): 摺/折 (zhé)
Compounds
- 手指拗出唔拗入 (sau2 zi2 aau2 ceot1 m4 aau2 jap6) (Cantonese)
- 拗手 (Shanghainese)
- 拗曲作直
- 拗柴 (aau2 caai4, “sprain one's ankle”) (Cantonese)
- 拗痕 (Hokkien)
- 拗花
- 拗陷 (ǎoxiàn)
- 點拗/点拗
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Definitions
拗
- stubborn; obstinate
Compounds
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Definitions
拗
- † to suppress; to repress
Compounds
Etymology 5
Pronunciation
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Definitions
拗
- (Cantonese) Alternative form of 詏/𬣦 (“to argue; to dispute”)
Compounds
Etymology 6
Unclear. Zhang (1993) and Zhang (2009) suggest that it might ultimately be derived from a contraction of either 勿 + 要 or 無/无 + 要. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Haimen Shadi, Wugniu):
1au
, IPA(key): /ɔ⁵⁴/
Definitions
拗 (Shadi Wu)
- do not want; do not like to (expressing nonvolition)
葛一物事我拗吃。 [Shadi Wu, trad. and simp.]- I do not want to eat that./I don't like that food./I won't eat this stuff.
- do not need to; do not have to
你奧急得個,我點心之前肯定幫你辦到。 [Shadi Wu, trad.]
你奥急得个,我点心之前肯定帮你办到。 [Shadi Wu, simp.]- From: 2008, 王洪鐘 , 《海門方言語法專題研究》 , page 72
- No need to worry; I can most definitely take care of it for you before lunch.
還有梗多飯勒,下頓有處奧燒特。 [Shadi Wu, trad.]
还有梗多饭勒,下顿有处奥烧特。 [Shadi Wu, simp.]- From: 2008, 王洪鐘 , 《海門方言語法專題研究》 , page 72
- There's still so much rice, it's ok even if we do not cook any for the next meal.
- do not; don't (as an imperative)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
別 (“do not”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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勿, 莫1, 毋, 無
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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別, 不要, 勿, 別要 chiefly Hong Kong
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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別, 別價
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Taiwan
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別, 不要
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Harbin
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別
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Malaysia
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不要
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Singapore
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不要
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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別, 別價, 甭價, 不要
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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別
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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嫑, 甭1, 休
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Wanrong
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嫑, 不要
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Xi'an
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嫑, 不敢
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Xining
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嫑
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Xuzhou
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嫑, 休
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Lanzhou
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不要
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Ürümqi
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嫑
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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莫1, 不要, 嫑
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Wuhan
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莫1, 不
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Guiyang
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不要
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Guilin
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莫1
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Liuzhou
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莫1, 莫要
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Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)
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莫1
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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不要
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Yangzhou
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莫1, 不要
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Hefei
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別, 不要
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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咪, 咪個, 唔好
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Hong Kong
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咪, 唔好, 冇
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Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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唔好
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Macau
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唔要
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Foshan (Shunde)
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咪
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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咪
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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唔好
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Taishan
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唔好
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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唔好
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Dongguan
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咪, 唔好
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Shaoguan
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咪
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Yunfu
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咪, 唔好
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Yangjiang
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莫1, 無好
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Xinyi
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毛
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Lianjiang
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冇
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Nanning
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冇要
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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咪
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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咪, 唔好
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Gan
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Nanchang
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莫1
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Lichuan
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毋要, 不要
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Pingxiang
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不要
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Hakka
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Meixian
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莫1, 毋愛, 毋好
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Xingning
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毋愛
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Huidong (Daling)
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毋好
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Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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毋好
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Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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毋好
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Changting
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毋要
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Liancheng
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毋要
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Ninghua
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毋要
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Yudu
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毋要, 毋敢
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Ruijin
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毋要
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Shicheng
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毋要
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Shangyou (Shexi)
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毋要
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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毋好
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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毋好
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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毋好
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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毋好
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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毋好
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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毋好
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Hong Kong
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毋好
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Sabah (Longchuan)
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毋愛
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Senai (Huiyang)
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毋好
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Kuching (Hepo)
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唔愛
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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不要, 嫑
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Shexian
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不要, 嫑
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Huangshan (Tunxi)
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不要, 嫑
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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不要, 不敢
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Xinzhou
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不要, 嫑, 播
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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伓敢, 伓讓, 毋
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Pucheng (Shibei)
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伓敢
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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伓通, 毋
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Fuqing
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伓通
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Matsu
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毋
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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毋通, 毋愛, 莫2, 𱰠, 莫用, 汰
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Quanzhou
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毋通, 毋愛, 甭2, 莫用, 汰
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Zhangzhou
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毋通, 莫2, 甭2, 𱰠, 莫用, 汰
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Zhao'an
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孬
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Taipei
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莫2
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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莫去
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Kaohsiung
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莫2
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Yilan
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毋通, 莫2
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Changhua (Lukang)
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莫2
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Tainan
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莫2, 甭2
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Penang (Hokkien)
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莫2, 毋通, 甭2
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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莫2, 毋通, 甭2
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Manila (Hokkien)
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毋通, 甭2
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Pingnan (Shangdu)
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別
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Chaozhou
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孬, 莫2
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Shantou
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孬, 莫2
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Shantou (Chaoyang)
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莫2
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Jieyang
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孬, 莫2
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Haifeng
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莫2
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Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew)
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孬
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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孬
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Penang (Teochew)
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莫2
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Singapore (Teochew)
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莫2, 孬
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Leizhou
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無地
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Haikou
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無用, 莫2, 無莫
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Qionghai
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無用
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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無用
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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冇要
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Wu
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Shanghai
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勿要, 𧟰
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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拗
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Suzhou
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𧟰
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Wuxi
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𧟰
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Nantong (Haimen)
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拗, 拗要, 弗要
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Danyang
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弗要, 𫸻
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Hangzhou
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嫑
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Hangzhou (Yuhang)
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弗要, 消, 𧟰
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Ningbo
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莫, 甮
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Wenzhou
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𧟰
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Lishui
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⿰毋樂
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Qingyuan
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⿰否樂
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Jinhua
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𫸻, 弗要, 弗用
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Xiang
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Changsha
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莫1, 不要
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Loudi
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不要, 莫1
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Shuangfeng
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莫1
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Quanzhou
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別
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Derived terms
References
Japanese
Kanji
拗
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
拗 • (yo) (hangeul 요, revised yo, McCune–Reischauer yo, Yale yo)
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Vietnamese
Han character
拗: Hán Nôm readings: húc, ao, áo, ảo, nữu
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