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Chinese
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to wash; to bathe
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hand; convenient; ‑er
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simp. and trad.
(洗手)
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洗
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手
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| anagram
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手洗
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Pronunciation
Verb
洗⫽手 (verb-object)
- to wash one's hands
員工返崗前必須洗手。 [MSC, trad.]
员工返岗前必须洗手。 [MSC, simp.]- Yuángōng fǎngǎng qián bìxū xǐshǒu.
- Employees must wash hands before returning to work.
- (euphemistic) to go to the toilet
- (euphemistic, of criminals) to reform; to retire
等掙夠了錢，找個機會及時洗手，回國好好做一個普通人。 [MSC, trad.]
等挣够了钱，找个机会及时洗手，回国好好做一个普通人。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 2017 June 22, 刘建平 (Liu Jianping), 《走私“骡子”》, in 《故事会》, →ISSN, issue 634, page 74
- Děng zhèng gòu le qián, zhǎo ge jīhuì jíshí xǐshǒu, huíguó hǎohǎo zuò yīge pǔtōngrén.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
洗手 (“to wash one's hands”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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洗手
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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洗手
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| Taiwan
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洗手
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| Harbin
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洗手
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| Singapore
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洗手
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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洗手
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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洗手
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| Xi'an
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洗手
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| Xining
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洗手
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| Xuzhou
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洗手
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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洗手
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| Lanzhou
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洗手
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| Ürümqi
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洗手
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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洗手
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| Wuhan
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洗手
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| Guiyang
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洗手
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| Guilin
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洗手
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| Guilin (Lingui)
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洗手
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| Liuzhou
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洗手
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| Liuzhou (Luorong)
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洗手
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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洗手
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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洗手
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| Hong Kong
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洗手
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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洗手
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| Macau
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洗手
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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洗手
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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洗手
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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洗手
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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洗手
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| Foshan
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洗手
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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洗手
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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洗手
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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洗手
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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洗手
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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洗手
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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洗手
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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洗手
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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洗手
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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洗手
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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洗手
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| Taishan
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洗手
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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洗手
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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洗手
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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洗手
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| Dongguan
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洗手
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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洗手
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| Nanning
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洗手
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| Guiping
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洗手
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| Mengshan (Xihe)
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洗手
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| Guigang (Nanjiang)
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揩手
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| Beiliu (Tangliao)
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洗手
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| Baise
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洗手
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| Bobai
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洗手
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| Lingshan
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洗手
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| Pubei
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洗手
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| Qinzhou
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洗手
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| Beihai
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洗手
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| Ningming
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洗手
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| Hengzhou
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洗手
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| Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)
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洗手
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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洗手
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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洗手
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| Lichuan
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洗手
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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洗手
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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洗手
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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洗手
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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洗手
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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洗手
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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洗手
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| Yudu
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洗手
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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洗手
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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洗手
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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洗手
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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洗手
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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洗手
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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洗手
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| Beiliu (Tang'an)
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洗手
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| Mashan (Pianlian)
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洗手
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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洗手
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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洗手
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| Xinzhou
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洗手
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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洗手
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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洗手
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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洗手
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| Quanzhou
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洗手
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| Jinjiang
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洗手
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| Tainan
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洗手
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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洗手
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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洗手
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| Pingnan (Shangdu)
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洗手
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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洗手
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| Haikou
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洗手
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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洗手
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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洗手
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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洗手
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| Nanning (Shajing)
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洗手
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| Binyang (Xinqiao)
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洗手
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| Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Chaoyang)
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洗手
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| Guilin (Zhuyuan)
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洗手
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| Lingchuan (Tanxia)
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洗手
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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汏手
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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淨手
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| Suzhou
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汏手, 淨手 suburbs
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| Danyang
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洗手
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| Hangzhou
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洗手, 汏手
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| Ningbo
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⿰氵丈手
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| Jinhua
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洗手
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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洗手
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| Loudi
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洗手
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| Quanzhou
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洗手
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| Guanyang (Wenshi)
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洗手
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Derived terms
- 盥漱 (guànshù)
- 盥洗 (guànxǐ)
- 漱口 (shùkǒu)
- 洗臉／洗脸 (xǐliǎn)
Korean
Noun
洗手 • (sesu) (hangeul 세수)
- hanja form? of 세수 (“washing one's face”)