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Translingual
Han character
插 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 手竹十難 (QHJX), four-corner 52077, composition ⿰扌臿)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 441, character 24
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12346
- Dae Jaweon: page 792, character 19
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1918, character 5
- Unihan data for U+63D2
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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偛
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*ʔsreːb
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插
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*sʰreːb
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鍤
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*sʰreːb, *r̥ʰeb
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臿
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*sʰreːb
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喢
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*sʰreːb, *sreːb, *sreb, *l̥ʰjeb
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牐
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*zreːb
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歃
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*sreːb, *sreb
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敮
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*hreːb
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Pronunciation
Note:
- chhah - vernacular (“to poke, to participate, to support someone, to pin something, to wager, to kidnap”);
- chhap - literary (“to interfere; to take notice of; to mix up; to shuffle”).
Note: cab4 - Singapore (“to pay attention to”).
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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插
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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chā
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Middle Chinese
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‹ tsrhɛp ›
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Old Chinese
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/*mə-<r>op/
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English
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insert
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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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插
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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1190
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Phonetic component
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臿
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Rime group
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盍
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Rime subdivision
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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插
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Old Chinese
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/*sʰreːb/
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Definitions
插
- to stick into; to insert; to poke; to pierce
- 把紅旗插上頂峰/把红旗插上顶峰 ― bǎ hóng qí chā shàng dǐngfēng ― to stick the red flag into the summit
- 插支香 [Cantonese] ― caap3 zi1 hoeng1 ― to stand up a joss stick
- to interpose; to insert; to cut in
她突然插了一句。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]- Tā tūrán chā le yījù.
- She suddenly cut in to speak.
- to participate; to take part in; to mix; to mingle
- (literary) to plant
- (Cantonese) to scold; to criticize
- (Eastern Min, Hokkien, Singapore Teochew) to take notice of; to pay attention to; to heed
- (Southern Min) to support someone by the armpit
- (Hokkien) to interfere; to intervene; to meddle
- (Mainland China Hokkien) to pin something to one's waist, etc.
- (Mainland China Hokkien) to mix up; to jumble up
- (Mainland China Hokkien, card games) to shuffle
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) to bet; to wager
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to kidnap (for ransom)
- Alternative form of 鍤 / 锸 (chā, “spade; shovel”)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
罵 (“to scold”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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罵
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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罵, 啳
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Taiwan
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罵
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Malaysia
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罵
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Singapore
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罵
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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罵, 啳
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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罵, 噘
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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罵
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Wuhan
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罵, 通
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Guilin
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罵
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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罵
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Hefei
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抽, 噘
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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鬧, 㨘, 插, 屌 vulgar
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Hong Kong
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鬧, 㨘, 插, 屌 vulgar
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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鬧
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Macau
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鬧
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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鬧
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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鬧
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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鬧
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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怒
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Foshan
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鬧
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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嗌
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Foshan (Shunde)
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鬧
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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鬧
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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鬧
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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鬧
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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鬧
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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鬧
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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鬧
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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鬧
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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鬧
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Taishan
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鬧
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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鬧
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Enping (Niujiang)
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鬧
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Heshan (Yayao)
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鬧
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Dongguan
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鬧
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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鬧
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Yangjiang
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數
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Beihai
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嬲
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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嬲
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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嬲
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Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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嬲
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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鬧
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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鬧
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Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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鬧
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Móng Cái
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嬲
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Gan
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Nanchang
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罵
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Hakka
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Meixian
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罵, 嘟
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Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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鬧
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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罵
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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罵
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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罵
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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罵
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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罵
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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罵
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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罵
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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罵
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Singapore (Dabu)
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罵
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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罵
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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罵, 詈
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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罵, 嚗
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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罵, 詈
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Quanzhou
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罵, 詈
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Jinjiang
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罵
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Zhangzhou
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罵, 詈
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Zhao'an
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罵
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Taipei
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罵
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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罵
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Kaohsiung
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罵
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Yilan
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罵
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Changhua (Lukang)
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罵
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Taichung
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罵
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Tainan
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罵
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Hsinchu
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罵
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Kinmen
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罵
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Penghu (Magong)
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罵
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Penang (Hokkien)
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罵
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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罵, 姦 vulgar
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Manila (Hokkien)
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罵, 𧮙
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Chaozhou
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罵
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Shantou
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罵, 咅
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Shantou (Chaoyang)
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罵
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Jieyang
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罵, 咅, 誧咅, 誧倫, 誧罵
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Singapore (Teochew)
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罵
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Wenchang
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罵
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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罵
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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罵
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Wu
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Suzhou
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罵
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Ningbo
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𧮙
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Wenzhou
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𧮙, 謴
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Xiang
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Changsha
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罵, 咒, 反
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Shuangfeng
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咒, 罵
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Dialectal synonyms of
理 (“to be concerned with; to pay attention to”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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理, 管, 睬, 理睬, 理會
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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理, 搭理, 搭咯
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Taiwan
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理, 管
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Singapore
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理, 管
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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理, 搭理
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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招, 理
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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理, 睬, 理視, 耳視, 張視
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Wuhan
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邇, 理, 睬
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Guilin
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理
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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睬
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Hefei
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理, 睬
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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睬, 理, 騷
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Hong Kong
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睬, 理, 騷
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Yangjiang
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理, 睬
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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理
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Gan
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Nanchang
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理, 搭
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Hakka
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Meixian
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睬, 唰
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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理, 理睬
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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理
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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叕, 插
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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插, 插趖, 插潲, 插管, 管待, 嘀厾, 理落
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Quanzhou
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插, 插趖, 插潲, 嘀厾
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Zhangzhou
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插, 插潲, 插管, 管待
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Tainan
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插, 管, 管待
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Penang (Hokkien)
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插潲
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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插, 插潲, 管, 插管, 甩
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Manila (Hokkien)
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插, 插潲, 管
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Chaozhou
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睬
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Shantou
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理
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Jieyang
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睬
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Singapore (Teochew)
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插
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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理
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Wu
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Shanghai
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睬, 理 rare
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Suzhou
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理, 睬
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Wenzhou
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朝, 理
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Xiang
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Changsha
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齒
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Shuangfeng
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齒, 搭, 邇
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Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
插
(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 挿)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
插 • (sap) (hangeul 삽, revised sap, McCune–Reischauer sap, Yale sap)
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Vietnamese
Han character
插: Hán Nôm readings: sáp
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References