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Translingual
Han character
邀 (Kangxi radical 162, 辵+13, 16 strokes, cangjie input 卜竹尸大 (YHSK), four-corner 38304, composition ⿺辶敫)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1266, character 16
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39168
- Dae Jaweon: page 1764, character 6
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3890, character 3
- Unihan data for U+9080
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 礉
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*kʰreːw, *kʰreːwɢs
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| 邀
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*qlew, *kleːw
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| 憿
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*kleːw
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| 徼
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*kleːw, *kleːwɢs
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| 儌
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*kleːwʔ, *kleːwʔ
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| 璬
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*kleːwʔ
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| 皦
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*kleːwʔ
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| 繳
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*kleːwʔ, *kljewɢ, *ɡreːɡ
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| 敫
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*kleːwɢs, *ɢlewɢ, *kleːwɢ
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| 譥
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*kleːwɢs
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| 激
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*kleːwɢs, *kleːwɢ
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| 噭
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*kleːwɢs
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| 獥
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*kleːwɢs, *kleːwɢ, *ɡleːwɢ
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| 鸄
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*kleːwɢs, *kleːwɢ, *ɡleːwɢ
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| 墽
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*kʰleːw
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| 竅
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*kʰleːwɢs
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| 覈
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*ɡleːd, *ɡreːɡ
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| 燩
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*kʰreːwɢ, *kʰleːwɢ
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| 檄
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*ɡleːwɢ
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| 薂
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*ɡleːwɢ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *qlew, *kleːw) : semantic 辶 + phonetic 敫 (OC *kleːwɢs, *ɢlewɢ, *kleːwɢ).
Etymology 1
Note similarities with Burmese ကြို (krui, “to meet and welcome someone”).
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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邀
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邀
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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| No.
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6382
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6384
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Phonetic
component
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敫
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敫
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Rime
group
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宵
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宵
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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要
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驍
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Old
Chinese
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/*qlew/
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/*kleːw/
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Definitions
邀
- to invite; to welcome
- to intercept; to block
- (literary) to await the arrival of and welcome
- (literary) to solicit; to seek
- (literary) to meet; to intercept
- (Northern Min, Waxiang) and
Synonyms
- 有請 / 有请 (yǒuqǐng) (polite)
- 相邀 (xiāngyāo) (formal)
- 約請 / 约请 (yuēqǐng)
- 請 / 请
- 邀約 / 邀约 (yāoyuē) (literary)
- 邀請 / 邀请 (yāoqǐng)
- (to await the arrival of and welcome): 迎候 (yínghòu)
- (and):
Dialectal synonyms of
和 (“and”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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與, 及
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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和, 與, 及, 與及 Cantonese
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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跟, 和
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| Taiwan
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跟, 和
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| Malaysia
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和, 跟
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| Singapore
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和, 跟
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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和, 跟, 給
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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和
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Wanrong
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和
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| Wanrong (Ronghe)
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連
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| Xi'an
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跟, 連
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| Xining
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帶, 和
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| Xuzhou
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給
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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帶
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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連
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| Lanzhou
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跟, 和
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| Ürümqi
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跟, 連, 和
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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跟, 給, 和
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| Wuhan
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跟
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| Guiyang
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跟, 同, 和
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| Guilin
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跟, 和
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| Liuzhou
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跟, 同, 和
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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告, 跟
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| Yangzhou
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跟, 交
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| Hefei
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跟
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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同, 同埋
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| Hong Kong
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同, 同埋
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| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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同
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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同
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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同
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| Macau
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同, 同埋
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| Taishan
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同埋
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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同, 同埋
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| Dongguan
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同, 同埋
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| Yangjiang
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鄧, 同
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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同
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| Penang (Guangfu)
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同
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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同
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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跟, 同
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| Lichuan
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和
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| Pingxiang
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同, 跟
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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同, 摎
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| Yudu
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澗
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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摎
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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同
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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摎
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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同
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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摎
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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和
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| Hong Kong
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摎
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| Kuching (Hepo)
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佮
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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搭
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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和, 跟
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| Xinzhou
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給
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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邀
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| Jian'ou (Dikou)
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邀, 儉, 教
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| Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
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邀
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| Pucheng (Shibei)
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邀, 跟
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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共
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| Fuzhou (Changle)
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共
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| Fuqing
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共
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| Yongtai
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共
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| Gutian
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共
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| Fu'an
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共
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| Ningde
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共
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| Shouning
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隨
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| Zhouning
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傮, 共
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| Fuding
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跟
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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佮, 交
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
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佮
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| Quanzhou
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佮, 交
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| Zhangzhou
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佮
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| Tainan
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佮
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| Hsinchu
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交
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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佮
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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佮
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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佮, 交
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| Chaozhou
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佮, 共
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| Shantou
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佮
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| Jieyang
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佮
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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佮
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| Pontianak (Teochew)
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佮
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| Leizhou
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共
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| Wenchang
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共
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| Haikou
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共
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| Qionghai
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共
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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同, 同埋
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| Waxiang
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Guzhang (Gaofeng)
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跟, 邀
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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脫, 脫仔, 得, 得仔, 搭, 搭仔, 交, 幫, 同, 跟
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| Shanghai (Songjiang)
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搭
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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脫
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| Suzhou
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搭, 搭仔
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| Danyang
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同, 跟
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| Hangzhou
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同
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| Ningbo
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搭, 搭仔
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| Wenzhou
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伉
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| Jinhua
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亨, 跟
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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跟
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| Loudi
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跟
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| Shuangfeng
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跟, 同
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Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “to intercept”):
- 放行 (fàngxíng)
- 暢通 / 畅通 (chàngtōng)
- 通行 (tōngxíng)
Compounds
Etymology 2
Compare Hokkien 交 (kiau).
Pronunciation
Note:
- giao1 - Shantou, Jieyang;
- giou1 - Chaozhou.
Definitions
邀 (Teochew)
- to lead; to bring (someone)
- to give birth to
- to look after (someone); to take care of
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
帶 (“to take/bring (someone somewhere)”)
References
Japanese
Kanji
邀
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
邀 • (yo) (hangeul 요, revised yo, McCune–Reischauer yo, Yale yo)
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Vietnamese
Han character
邀: Hán Việt readings: yêu[1][2]
- chữ Hán form of yêu (“invite”).
References