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Translingual
Han character
狹 (Kangxi radical 94, 犬+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 大竹大人人 (KHKOO), four-corner 44238, composition ⿰犭夾)
Derived characters
Descendants
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 711, character 30
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20428
- Dae Jaweon: page 1123, character 28
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1348, character 4
- Unihan data for U+72F9
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 瘞
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*qrebs
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| 瘱
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*qeːbs
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| 脥
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*kʰemʔ
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| 浹
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*skaːb, *skeːb
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| 挾
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*skaːb, *ɡeːb
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| 夾
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*kreːb
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| 郟
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*kreːb
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| 筴
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*sʰreːɡ, *kreːb, *keːb
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| 裌
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*kreːb
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| 鵊
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*kreːb
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| 狹
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*ɡreːb
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| 峽
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*ɡreːb
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| 硤
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*ɡreːb
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| 陜
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*ɡreːb
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| 陿
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*ɡreːb
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| 翜
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*sraːb, *srɯːb
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| 梜
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*kraːb, *keːb
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| 頰
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*keːb
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| 莢
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*keːb
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| 鋏
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*keːb
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| 蛺
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*keːb
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| 唊
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*keːb
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| 悏
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*kʰeːb
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| 匧
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*kʰeːb
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| 愜
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*kʰeːb
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| 篋
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*kʰeːb
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| 俠
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*ɡeːb
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| 綊
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*ɡeːb
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡreːb) : semantic 犭 (“dog”) + phonetic 夾 (OC *kreːb) – narrow-minded, like a dog.
Etymology
The endopassive of 夾 (OC *kreːb, “to press between”) (Schuessler, 2007). Compare Proto-Sino-Tibetan *gjap (“narrow; crowded”), from which Burmese ကျပ် (kyap, “tight”) is derived (STEDT).
Pronunciation
Note: gip6 - vernacular.
Note:
- Meixian:
- hab6 - vernacular;
- hiab6 - literary.
Note:
- hiĕk - literary;
- ĕk - vernacular.
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Lukang, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Singapore)
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan, Taichung)
- (Hokkien: Sanxia)
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
Note:
- oe̍h/e̍h - vernacular (“narrow”);
- hia̍p - vernacular;
- ha̍p - literary.
Note:
- hiab8/hiêb8 - literary (hiêb8 - Chaozhou);
- oih8 - vernacular.
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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狹
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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xiá
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ hɛp ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*N-kˁ<r>ep/
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| English
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narrow
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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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狹
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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5896
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Phonetic
component
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夾
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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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洽
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Old
Chinese
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/*ɡreːb/
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Definitions
狹
- narrow (of rooms, pants, streets, etc.); tight
迭條弄堂忒狹了，兩個人並排也走勿過去。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
迭条弄堂忒狭了，两个人并排也走勿过去。 [Shanghainese, simp.]- 8diq-diau 6lon-daon 7theq 8ghaq 0leq 6lian-gheq-gnin 6bin-ba 6gha 5tseu-veq-ku-chi [Wugniu]
- This alleyway is too narrow, not even two people can go through it side by side.
- narrow-minded; narrow (of one's thinking, knowledge, mind, etc.)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
窄 (“narrow”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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狹, 隘, 窄
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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窄, 狹窄
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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窄
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| Taiwan
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窄
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| Harbin
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窄
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| Singapore
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窄
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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窄
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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窄
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Wanrong
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窄
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| Xi'an
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窄
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| Xining
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窄
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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窄
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| Ürümqi
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窄
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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窄
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| Wuhan
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窄
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| Guiyang
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窄
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| Liuzhou
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窄
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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窄
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| Yangzhou
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狹, 窄
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| Hefei
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窄
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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窄
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| Hong Kong
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窄
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| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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窄
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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窄
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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狹
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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狹
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| Macau
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窄
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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窄
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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窄
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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窄
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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窄
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| Foshan
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窄
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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窄
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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窄
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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窄
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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窄
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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窄
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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窄
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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窄
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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窄
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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窄
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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窄
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| Taishan
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窄
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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窄
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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窄
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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窄
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| Dongguan
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窄
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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窄
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| Shenzhen (Dapeng)
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窄
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| Qingyuan
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窄
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| Fogang
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窄
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| Yingde (Hanguang)
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窄
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| Yangshan
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窄, 狹, 狹窄
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| Lianshan (Butian)
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窄
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| Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)
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窄
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| Shaoguan
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窄
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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窄, 狹
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| Renhua
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窄
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| Lechang
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窄
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| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
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窄
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| Sihui
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窄
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| Guangning
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窄
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| Deqing
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窄
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| Huaiji
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窄
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| Fengkai (Nanfeng)
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窄
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| Yunfu
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窄
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| Xinxing
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窄
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| Luoding
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窄
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| Yunan (Pingtai)
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窄
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| Yangjiang
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窄
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| Xinyi
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狹
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| Lianjiang
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窄
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| Nanning
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窄
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| Wuzhou
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窄
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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窄
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| Guiping
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窄
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| Mengshan (Xihe)
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狹
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| Guigang (Nanjiang)
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窄
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| Baise
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窄
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| Bobai
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狹
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| Lingshan
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窄
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| Pubei
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窄
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| Qinzhou
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窄
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| Beihai
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窄
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| Ningming
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窄
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| Hengzhou
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窄
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| Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)
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窄
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| Danzhou
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窄
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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窄
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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狹, 窄
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| Pingxiang
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窄
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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狹
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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窄
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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狹
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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狹
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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狹
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
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狹
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| Wengyuan
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狹
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| Liannan
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窄
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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狹
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| Jiexi
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狹
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| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
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狹
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| Changting
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狹
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| Wuping (Yanqian)
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狹
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| Ninghua
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狹
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| Ningdu
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狹
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| Tonggu (Sandu)
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狹
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| Ganzhou (Panlong)
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窄
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| Dayu
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狹
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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狹
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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狹
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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狹
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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狹
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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狹
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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狹
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| Hong Kong
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窄, 狹
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| Yangxi (Tangkou)
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狹
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| Yangchun (Sanjia)
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狹
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| Xinyi (Sihe)
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狹
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| Xinyi (Qianpai)
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狹
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| Gaozhou (Xindong)
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狹
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| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
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狹
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| Huazhou (Xin'an)
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狹
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| Lianjiang (Shijiao)
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狹
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| Lianjiang (Qingping)
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狹
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| Mengshan (Xihe)
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狹
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| Luchuan
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狹
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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狹
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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窄
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| Xinzhou
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窄
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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迫
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| Songxi
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迫
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| Zhenghe
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迫
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| Jianyang
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狹
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| Wuyishan
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迫
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| Pucheng (Shibei)
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迫
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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窄, 狹
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| Fuzhou (Changle)
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窄
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| Fuqing
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狹
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| Yongtai
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窄
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| Gutian
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窄
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| Fu'an
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狹
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| Ningde
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狹
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| Shouning
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狹
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| Zhouning
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狹
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| Fuding
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狹
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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狹
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| Quanzhou
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狹
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| Zhangzhou
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狹
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| Taipei (Wanhua)
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狹
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| Kaohsiung
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狹
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| Yilan
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狹
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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狹
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| Taichung
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狹
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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狹
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| Tainan
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狹
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| Taitung
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狹
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| Hsinchu
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狹
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| Penghu (Magong)
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狹
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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狹
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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狹
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| Chaozhou
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狹
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| Shantou
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狹
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| Shantou (Chenghai)
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狹
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| Jieyang
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狹
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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狹
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| Haikou
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隘
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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狹
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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窄
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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狹
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| Suzhou
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狹
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| Wenzhou
|
狹
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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窄
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| Shuangfeng
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狹
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Compounds
Descendants
Japanese
Kanji
狹
(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 狭)
- narrow
- contract
- reduce
- tight
- limited
Readings
- Go-on: ぎょう (gyō)←げふ (gefu, historical)
- Kan-on: こう (kō)←かふ (kafu, historical)
- Kan’yō-on: きょう (kyō)←けふ (kefu, historical)
- Kun: せ (se, 狹)、せまい (semai, 狹い)、せば (seba, 狹)、せばい (sebai, 狹い)、せばまる (sebamaru, 狹まる)、せばめる (sebameru, 狹める)、さ (sa, 狹)
Korean
Hanja
狹 • (hyeop) (hangeul 협, revised hyeop, McCune–Reischauer hyŏp, Yale hyep)
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Vietnamese
Han character
狹: Hán Nôm readings: hẹp, hiẹp, hệp
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