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Translingual
Han character
醋 (Kangxi radical 164, 酉+8, 15 strokes, cangjie input 一田廿日 (MWTA), four-corner 14661, composition ⿰酉昔)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1284, character 28
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39911
- Dae Jaweon: page 1785, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3585, character 8
- Unihan data for U+918B
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 借
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*ʔsjaːɡs, *ʔsjaːɡ
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| 唶
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*ʔsjaːɡs
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| 藉
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*zjaːɡs, *zjaːɡ
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| 躤
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*zjaːɡs
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| 蜡
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*zraːɡs, *sʰaːɡs
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| 齰
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*zraːɡs, *zraːɡ
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| 醋
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*sʰaːɡs
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| 錯
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*sʰaːɡs, *sʰaːɡ
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| 措
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*sʰaːɡs
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| 厝
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*sʰaːɡs, *sʰaːɡ
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| 逪
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*sʰaːɡ
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| 剒
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*sʰaːɡ
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| 鵲
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*sʰaɡ
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| 碏
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*sʰaɡ
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| 踖
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*sʰaɡ, *ʔsjaːɡ, *zjaːɡ
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| 趞
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*sʰaɡ
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| 皵
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*sʰaɡ, *sʰjaːɡ
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| 舄
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*sʰjaːɡ, *sʰaɡ, *sjaːɡ, *sjaːɡ
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| 斮
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*ʔsraɡ, *ʔsraːɡ
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| 簎
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*zraːwɢ, *sʰraːɡ, *zjaːɡ
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| 諎
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*ʔsraːɡ
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| 矠
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*sʰreːɡ, *zreːɡ
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| 庴
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*ʔsjaːɡ, *zjaːɡ
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| 籍
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*zjaːɡ
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| 耤
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*zjaːɡ
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| 猎
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*zjaːɡ
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| 昔
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*sjaːɡ
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| 惜
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*sjaːɡ
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| 腊
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*sjaːɡ
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| 焟
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*sjaːɡ
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| 棤
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*sjaːɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sʰaːɡs) : semantic 酉 + phonetic 昔 (OC *sjaːɡ).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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醋
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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13275
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Phonetic
component
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昔
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Rime
group
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暮
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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厝
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Old
Chinese
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/*sʰaːɡs/
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Definitions
醋
- (literal) vinegar
- (figurative, chiefly between lovers) jealousy; envy; bitterness
- (Hainanese, figurative) glutton
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
醋 (“vinegar”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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醋
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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醋, 忌諱
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| Taiwan
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醋
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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忌諱
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| Harbin
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醋, 忌諱
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| Shenyang
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醋, 忌諱
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| Singapore
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醋
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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醋, 忌諱
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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醋, 忌諱
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| Qingdao
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忌諱
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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醋
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| Wanrong
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醋
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| Zhengzhou
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忌諱
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| Xi'an
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醋
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| Xining
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醋
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| Xuzhou
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醋, 忌諱
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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醋
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| Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)
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醋
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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醋
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| Lanzhou
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醋
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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醋
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| Wuhan
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醋
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| Guiyang
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醋
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| Kunming
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醋
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| Guilin
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醋
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| Liuzhou
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醋, 酸醋
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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醋
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| Yangzhou
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醋
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| Nantong
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醋
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| Hefei
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醋
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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醋
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| Hong Kong
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醋
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| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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醋
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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醋
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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醋
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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醋
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| Macau
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醋
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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醋
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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醋
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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醋
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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醋
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| Foshan
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醋
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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醋
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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醋
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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醋
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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醋
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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醋
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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醋
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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醋
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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醋
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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醋
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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醋
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| Taishan
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酸, 醋
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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酸
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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酸, 醋
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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醋
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| Dongguan
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醋
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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醋
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| Shenzhen (Dapeng)
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醋
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| Qingyuan
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醋
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| Fogang
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醋
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| Yingde (Hanguang)
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醋
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| Yangshan
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醋
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| Lianshan (Butian)
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醋
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| Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)
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醋
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| Shaoguan
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醋
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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醋
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| Renhua
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醋
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| Lechang
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醋
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| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
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醋
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| Sihui
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醋
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| Guangning
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醋
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| Deqing
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醋
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| Huaiji
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醋
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| Fengkai (Nanfeng)
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醋
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| Yunfu
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醋
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| Xinxing
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醋
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| Luoding
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醋
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| Yunan (Pingtai)
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醋
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| Yangjiang
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醋
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| Xinyi
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酸醋
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| Lianjiang
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醋
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| Nanning
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醋, 七醋, 酸醋
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| Wuzhou
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醋
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| Yulin
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醋
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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醋
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| Beihai
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醋
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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酸醋
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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醋
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| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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酸醋
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| Danzhou
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醋
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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醋
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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醋
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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醋
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| Móng Cái
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酸醋
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| Yangon (Taishan)
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醋
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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醋, 小酒
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| Lichuan
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醋, 小酒
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| Pingxiang
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醋, 小酒
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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醋, 酸醋, 甜酒
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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醋
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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醋
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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醋
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| Zengcheng (Zhengguo)
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醋
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| Zhongshan (Wuguishan)
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醋
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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醋
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| Wuhua (Shuizhai)
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醋
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| Wuhua (Huacheng)
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醋
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| Wuhua (Changbu)
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醋
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| Wuhua (Mianyang)
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醋, 酸醋
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
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醋
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| Liannan
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醋
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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酸醋
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| Jiexi
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醋
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| Changting
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醋
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| Ninghua
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小酒, 醋
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| Yudu
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醋, 小酒, 酸酒
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| Shicheng
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醋
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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小酒
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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酸醋, 醋
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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酸醋, 醋
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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酸醋
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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酸醋, 醋
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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酸醋, 醋
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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酸醋, 醋
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| Hong Kong
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醋
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| Luchuan
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醋
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| Luchuan (Daqiao)
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醋
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
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酸醋
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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醋
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| Singkawang
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甜酒
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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醋
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| Shexian
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醋
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| Huangshan (Tunxi)
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醋
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| Xiuning
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醋
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| Yixian
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醋
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| Qimen
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醋
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| Wuyuan
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醋
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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醋
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| Pingyao
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醋
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| Xinzhou
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醋
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| Hohhot
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醋
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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醋, 小酒
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| Jian'ou (Dikou)
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醋
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| Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
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醋
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| Pucheng (Shibei)
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醋
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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醋
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| Fuqing
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醋, 酸
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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醋
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| Quanzhou
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醋
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| Kaohsiung
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醋
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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醋
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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醋
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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醋
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| Zhangping
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酸醋
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| Zhangping (Yongfu)
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醋, 酸醋
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| Pingnan (Shangdu)
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醋
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| Chaozhou
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醋
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| Shantou
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醋
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| Haifeng
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醋
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
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醋
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
醋
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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醋
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| Wenchang
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醋
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| Haikou
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醋
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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醋
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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醋
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| Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
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醋
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| Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
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醋
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| Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
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醋
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| Xianyou
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醋
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| Xianyou (Fengting)
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醋
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| Xianyou (Youyang)
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醋
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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醋
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| Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
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醋
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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醋, 酸醋
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| Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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醋
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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醋, 米醋
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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酸醋
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| Suzhou
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醋, 酸醋
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| Wuxi
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醋, 酸醋
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| Danyang
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醋, 酸醋
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| Hangzhou
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醋, 米醋
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| Ningbo
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米醋
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| Wenzhou
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醋
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| Jinhua
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醋, 米醋
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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醋, 小酒
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| Loudi
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小酒
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| Shuangfeng
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醋, 小酒
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| Quanzhou
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醋
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Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
醋
- Ancient written form of 酢 (“to toast back to the host”).
References
- “醋”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
- 莆田市荔城区档案馆 , editor (2022), “醋”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 40.
Japanese
Kanji
醋
(Hyōgai kanji)
- vinegar
Readings
From Middle Chinese 醋 (MC tshuH); compare Mandarin 醋 (cù):
From Middle Chinese 醋 (MC dzak); compare Mandarin 醋 (zuò):
From native Japanese roots:
Usage notes
In modern Japanese, 醋 is mostly replaced by 酢, due to the deprecation of non-tōyō kanji caused by the Japanese script reform.
Noun
醋 • (su)
- Alternative spelling of 酢 (“vinegar”)
Korean
Hanja
醋 • (cho, jak) (hangeul 초, 작, revised cho, jak, McCune–Reischauer ch'o, chak, Yale cho, cak)
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Vietnamese
Han character
醋: Hán Nôm readings: thố
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