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Translingual
Han character
旱 (Kangxi radical 72, 日+3, 7 strokes, cangjie input 日一十 (AMJ), four-corner 60401, composition ⿱日干)
Derived characters
See also
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 490, character 6
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13752
- Dae Jaweon: page 851, character 7
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1486, character 8
- Unihan data for U+65F1
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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訐
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*krads, *krads, *ked, *kad
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肝
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*kaːn
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竿
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*kaːn
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干
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*kaːn
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奸
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*kaːn
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玕
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*kaːn
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汗
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*kaːn, *ɡaːn, *ɡaːns
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迀
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*kaːn
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忓
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*kaːn, *ɡaːns
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鳱
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*kaːn
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邗
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*kaːn, *ɡaːn
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秆
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*kaːnʔ
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矸
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*kaːnʔ, *kaːns, *ɡaːns
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仠
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*kaːnʔ
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皯
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*kaːnʔ
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衦
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*kaːnʔ
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簳
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*kaːnʔ
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擀
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*kaːnʔ
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旰
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*kaːns
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盰
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*kaːns
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幹
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*kaːns
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杆
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*kaːns
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骭
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*kaːns, *ɡraːns
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桿
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*kaːnʔ
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趕
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*kaːnʔ
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稈
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*kaːnʔ
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刊
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*kʰaːn
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靬
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*kʰaːn, *kʰaːns, *kreːn, *kan
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衎
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*kʰaːnʔ, *kʰaːns
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犴
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*ŋaːn, *ŋaːns
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豻
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*ŋaːn, *ŋaːns, *ɦŋaːns, *ŋ̊ʰraːn
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頇
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*ŋaːns, *hŋaːn, *ŋaːd
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岸
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*ŋɡaːns
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鼾
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*qʰaːn, *ɢaːns
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罕
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*qʰaːnʔ, *qʰaːns
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焊
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*qʰaːnʔ, *ɡaːns
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蔊
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*qʰaːnʔ
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虷
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*ɡaːn
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旱
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*ɡaːnʔ
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皔
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*ɡaːnʔ
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釬
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*ɡaːns
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扞
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*ɡaːns
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閈
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*ɡaːns
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馯
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*ɡaːns, *kʰraːn
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捍
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*ɡaːns, *ɡraːnʔ
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悍
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*ɡaːns
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銲
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*ɡaːns
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垾
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*ɡaːns
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駻
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*ɡaːns
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睅
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*ɡʷranʔ
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娨
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*ɡraːns
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飦
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*kan
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赶
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*ɡan, *ɡʷad
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軒
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*qʰan
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蓒
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*qʰan
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酐
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*qʰaːŋʔ
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澣
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*ɡʷaːnʔ
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Etymology
From the same Proto-Sino-Tibetan root as 乾 (OC *kaːn, *ɡran, “dry”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation
Note:
- ǒaⁿ/ōaⁿ/hōaⁿ - vernacular;
- hān - literary.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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旱
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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hàn
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Middle Chinese
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‹ hanX ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ˁaʔ/
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English
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dry, drought
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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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旱
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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3614
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Phonetic component
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干
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Rime group
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元
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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旱
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Old Chinese
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/*ɡaːnʔ/
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Definitions
旱
- drought; dry spell; aridness
- 防旱 ― fánghàn ― to take precautions against drought
- drought-stricken
- 莊稼旱了/庄稼旱了 ― zhuāngjià hàn le ― the crops are drought-stricken
- (attributive) unrelated to water
- 旱煙/旱烟 ― hànyān ― tobacco (smoked in a long-stemmed Chinese pipe)
- 旱傘/旱伞 ― hànsǎn ― parasol
- on land or not in a paddy field
- 旱稻 ― hàndào ― dry rice
- 旱船 ― hànchuán ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- land route
- 起旱 ― qǐhàn ― take an overland route
Synonyms
- 乾旱/干旱 (gānhàn)
- 亢旱 (kànghàn) (literary)
- 做旱 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 天乾/天干 (Wu, Xiang)
- 天旱 (tiānhàn)
- 天遭乾/天遭干 (tienn1 zau1 gan1) (Xiang)
- 年荒 (Hokkien)
- 旱災/旱灾 (hànzāi)
- 歹年冬 (Hokkien)
- 水荒 (shuǐhuāng)
- 苦旱 (Hokkien, literary)
Dialectal synonyms of
旱 (“drought”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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旱
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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旱
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Taiwan
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旱
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Langfang
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旱
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Chengde
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旱
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Ulanhot
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旱
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Tongliao
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乾
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Chifeng
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旱
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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旱, 乾旱
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Heihe
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旱
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Qiqihar
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旱
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Harbin
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旱
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Jiamusi
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旱
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Baicheng
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旱
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Changchun
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旱
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Tonghua
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旱
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Shenyang
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旱
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Jinzhou
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旱
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Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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旱, 乾旱
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Tangshan
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旱
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Cangzhou
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旱
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Baoding
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旱
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Shijiazhuang
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旱
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Lijin
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旱
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Weifang (Weicheng)
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旱
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Shouguang
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旱
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Rizhao
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旱
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Jinan
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旱
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Dalian
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乾, 旱
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Dandong
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旱
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Yantai
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旱, 乾
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Yantai (Muping)
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旱
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Qingdao
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旱
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Zhucheng
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旱
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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旱
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Jining
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乾旱
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Wanrong
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旱
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Linfen
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旱
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Shangqiu
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旱
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Zhengzhou
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旱
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Kaifeng
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旱
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Xinyang
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乾
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Ankang
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乾, 天乾
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Baihe
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乾
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Xi'an
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旱, 乾
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Baoji
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旱, 乾
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Tianshui
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旱, 乾
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Xining
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旱, 乾
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Xuzhou
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旱, 乾
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Suqian
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乾
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Fuyang
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旱
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Bengbu
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旱, 乾
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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旱
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Bayanhot
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旱
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Lanzhou
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旱
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Dunhuang
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旱
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Tianzhu
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旱
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Hami
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旱
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Ürümqi
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旱
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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旱, 乾, 天乾
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Nanchong
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旱, 乾
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Dazhou
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旱, 乾
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Hanyuan
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乾
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Xichang
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天乾
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Zigong
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旱, 天乾
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Chongqing
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乾, 旱, 乾旱, 天乾, 旱天
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Wuhan
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旱, 乾
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Yichang
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旱, 乾
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Xiangyang
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旱, 乾, 乾旱
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Tianmen
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乾
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Lhasa
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旱
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Guiyang
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天乾
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Zunyi
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天乾, 旱
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Bijie
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天乾, 乾, 乾旱
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Liping
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乾
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Zhaotong
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乾
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Dali
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乾, 旱, 乾旱
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Kunming
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旱, 天乾
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Lancang
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旱
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Guilin
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旱, 乾, 天乾, 天旱
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Liuzhou
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旱, 乾
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Hechi (Yizhou)
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旱
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Tianlin (Langping)
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旱
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Xiangzhou (Nalu)
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旱
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Jishou
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天乾, 天旱
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Changde
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乾, 乾旱, 天乾
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Yongzhou
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乾, 天乾, 旱
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Hanzhong
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乾
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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天乾, 天旱
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Yangzhou
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乾, 旱, 天乾
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Taizhou
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旱
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Lianyungang
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旱, 乾
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Huai'an
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旱, 乾
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Nantong
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乾, 旱
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Yancheng
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乾, 旱, 天乾
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Anqing
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乾, 旱
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Wuhu
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乾, 旱, 乾旱
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Hefei
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乾, 乾旱
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Chuzhou
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旱, 乾旱
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Huanggang
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乾
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Mandarin
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Qinzhou (Longmengang)
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旱
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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旱
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Hong Kong
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乾旱
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Macau
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旱
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Foshan
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旱, 旱天, 天旱
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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旱
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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旱
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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天旱, 旱天
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Taishan
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天旱
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Dongguan
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天旱
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Qingyuan
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旱, 天旱
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Huaiji
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旱
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Yangjiang
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旱, 天旱
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Maoming (Xinpo)
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旱, 天旱
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Zhanjiang
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旱, 天旱
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Nanning
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旱, 乾旱
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Yulin
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旱, 天旱
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Baise
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旱, 天旱
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Qinzhou
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旱
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Gan
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Nanchang
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乾, 旱
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Yongxiu
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乾
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Yiyang, Jiangxi
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乾
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Yichun
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乾
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Fuzhou
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乾, 旱, 乾旱
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Ji'an
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乾, 旱
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Xianning (Maqiao)
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乾
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Yueyang
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乾
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Hakka
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Meixian
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旱, 天旱
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Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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旱
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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旱
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Ganzhou (Panlong)
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旱
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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旱
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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旱
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Pingyao
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旱
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Datong
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旱, 天旱, 旱天
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Changzhi
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旱
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Hohhot
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旱
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Baotou
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旱
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Dongsheng
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旱
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Haibowan
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旱
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Zhangjiakou
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旱
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Handan
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旱
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Anyang
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旱
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Suide
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旱
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Shenmu
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旱
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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旱
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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做旱, 苦旱, 旱
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Ningde
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旱, 做旱
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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苦旱
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Quanzhou
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苦旱
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Jinjiang
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苦旱
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Zhangzhou
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做旱, 旱
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Taipei
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苦旱
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Taichung
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苦旱
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Longyan
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旱
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Chaozhou
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旱
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Shantou
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旱
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Jieyang
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旱
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Haikou
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旱
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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苦旱
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Central Min
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Yong'an
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旱
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Wu
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Shanghai
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乾, 旱, 乾旱
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Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan)
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旱
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Suzhou
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天乾, 乾, 旱
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Wuxi
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天乾, 乾
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Changshu
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天乾
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Kunshan
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旱
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Jiaxing
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旱, 乾, 乾旱
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Changzhou
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乾, 天乾
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Yixing
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乾
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Jiangyin
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乾
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Hangzhou
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旱
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Shaoxing
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旱, 曬
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Ningbo
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旱, 天旱
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Cixi
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旱
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Wenling
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旱
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Wenzhou
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大旱, 旱
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Lishui
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旱, 曬
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Jinhua
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曬, 旱
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Yiwu
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曬
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Shangrao
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旱
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Xiang
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Changsha
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天乾, 天旱, 乾
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Xiangtan
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乾, 旱
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Shaoyang
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乾, 旱, 天乾
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Hengyang
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乾, 旱, 天乾
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Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “dry”): 澇/涝 (lào)
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
旱
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
/hi1deri/: *pideri > ɸideri > çideri. The nominalization of the verb 日照る (hideru).
Pronunciation
Noun
旱 • (hideri)
- a sunny day
- a lack of water due to continuous sunny weather; a drought
Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 旱 (MC hanX).
Pronunciation
Affix
旱 • (kan)
- drought; dry weather
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 旱 (MC hanX).
Recorded as Middle Korean ᅘᅡᆫ〯 (Yale: hhan) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.
Recorded as Middle Korean 한〯 (hǎn) (Yale: han) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.
Hanja
Wikisource
旱 (eumhun 가물 한 (gamul han))
- hanja form? of 한 (“drought”)
Compounds
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.
Vietnamese
Han character
旱: Hán Nôm readings: hạn, khan
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