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Translingual
Han character
雅 (Kangxi radical 172, 隹+4 in Chinese, 隹+5 in Japanese, 12 strokes in Chinese, 13 strokes in Japanese, cangjie input 一竹人土 (MHOG), four-corner 70214, composition ⿰牙隹)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1365, character 14
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 41973
- Dae Jaweon: page 1869, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4094, character 2
- Unihan data for U+96C5
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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邪
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*ljaː, *laː
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衺
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*ljaː
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牙
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*ŋraː
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芽
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*ŋraː
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齖
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*ŋraː, *ŋraːs
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呀
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*ŋraː, *hŋraː
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枒
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*ŋraː, *ŋraːs
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雅
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*ŋraːʔ
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厊
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*ŋraːʔ
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庌
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*ŋraːʔ
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訝
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*ŋraːs
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迓
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*ŋraːs
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砑
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*ŋraːs
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犽
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*ŋraːs
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疨
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*hŋraː
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岈
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*hŋraː
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谺
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*hŋraː
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颬
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*hŋraː
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鴉
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*qraː
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釾
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*laː
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Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of 雅 – see 鴉 (“crow; raven”). (This character is a variant form of 鴉). |
Etymology 2
Schuessler (2007) leaves its etymology as unknown, yet mentions that it has been suggested to be related to 夏 (OC *ɡraːʔ) (e.g. by Wang Yinzhi apud Zhi, 2004), etc.), a proposal also supported by Baxter & Sagart (2014).
Pronunciation
Note:
- Taiwan:
- ngá - literary;
- ngé - vernacular.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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雅
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雅
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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yǎ
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yǎ
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Middle Chinese
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‹ ngæX ›
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‹ ngæX ›
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Old Chinese
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/*N-ɢˁraʔ/
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/*ˁraʔ/
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English
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proper, refined
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kind of musical instrument
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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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雅
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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14182
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Phonetic component
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牙
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Rime group
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魚
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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雅
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Old Chinese
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/*ŋraːʔ/
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Definitions
雅
- (literary) standard; proper; correct
- elegant; graceful; refined
- (polite) your; your esteemed; your gracious
- (literary) friendship; companionship
- (literary) usually; often
- (literary) very much; extremely
- a section in the Classic of Poetry consisting of dynastic hymns
- † standard language (usually used in titles of ancient Chinese dictionaries such as the Erya)
- (Teochew) pretty; beautiful
- a surname
Synonyms
- 俊 (jùn)
- 俊俏 (jùnqiào) (attractive and smart)
- 俊秀 (jùnxiù)
- 俊美 (jùnměi) (of a young male)
- 俏麗/俏丽 (qiàolì) (usually of a female)
- 奇麗/奇丽 (qílì) (singularly beautiful)
- 好看 (hǎokàn)
- 妖嬌/妖娇 (“iau-kiau”) (Hokkien)
- 妍美 (yánměi) (literary)
- 姣美 (jiāoměi) (formal, of a face or posture)
- 嬌豔/娇艳 (jiāoyàn) (delicate and charming)
- 嬌逸/娇逸 (jiāoyì) (literary, of a young male)
- 悅目/悦目 (yuèmù)
- 是樣/是样 (shìyàng) (colloquial)
- 標緻/标致 (biāozhì) (usually of a woman)
- 清秀 (qīngxiù)
- 漂亮
- 秀媚 (xiùmèi)
- 秀美 (xiùměi)
- 秀麗/秀丽 (xiùlì)
- 綺麗/绮丽 (qǐlì)
- 繁華/繁华 (fánhuá) (literary)
- 美觀/美观 (měiguān)
- 美麗/美丽 (měilì)
- 耐看 (nàikàn)
- 花花 (huāhuā) (literary)
- 豔麗/艳丽 (yànlì)
- 邊式/边式 (biānshi) (regional, of dress, physique, etc.)
- 體面/体面 (tǐmiàn)
- 鮮亮/鲜亮 (xiānliàng) (dialectal)
- 鮮麗/鲜丽 (xiānlì)
Dialectal synonyms of
漂亮 (“good-looking; beautiful; pretty”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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漂亮, 好看, 美, 美麗, 美觀, 佳
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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好看, 漂亮, 俊
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Taiwan
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好看, 漂亮
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Chifeng
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好看, 漂亮, 標緻
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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好看, 漂亮
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Harbin
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好看, 漂亮, 俊, 美
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Shenyang
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美, 好看, 漂亮, 標緻
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Singapore
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美, 好看, 漂亮, 美麗
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Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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好看, 漂亮
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Tangshan
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好看
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Cangzhou
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好看, 漂亮, 俊
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Baoding
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好看, 漂亮
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Shijiazhuang
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好看
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Jinan
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好看, 漂亮, 俊, 俊巴, 美
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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俊
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Qingdao
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漂亮, 俊
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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好看, 漂亮, 美, 標緻
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Wanrong
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好看
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Zhengzhou
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漂亮, 標緻, 好看, 齊整
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Xi'an
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美, 好看, 漂亮, 標緻, 嫽, 排場, 心疼
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Xining
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好看, 標緻, 俊, 秀溜
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Xuzhou
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好看, 漂亮, 標緻, 俊, 冠冕, 辦事
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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美, 好看, 漂亮, 標緻, 俊
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Lanzhou
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好看, 漂亮, 美, 俊
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Ürümqi
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美, 好看, 漂亮, 標緻, 翠活
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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好看, 漂亮, 乖, 抻抖, 抻展
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Chongqing
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美, 好看, 漂亮, 乖, 抻抖
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Wuhan
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好看, 漂亮, 標緻, 體面, 寧馨, 標, 媌, 刮氣, 美
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Guiyang
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抻透, 抻展, 好看, 漂亮, 秀氣
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Kunming
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好看, 漂亮, 標緻
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Guilin
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漂亮
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Liuzhou
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美, 好看, 漂亮, 靚2, 㜺
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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好看, 漂亮, 標緻, 不醜
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Yangzhou
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美, 好看, 漂亮, 標緻, 不醜
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Nantong
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好看, 漂亮
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Hefei
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美, 漂亮, 好看, 格式, 排場
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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靚2, 好睇, 好樣
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Hong Kong
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靚2, 好睇
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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靚2
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Macau
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靚2
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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靚2
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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靚2
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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靚2
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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靚2
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Foshan
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靚2
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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靚2
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Foshan (Shunde)
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靚2
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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靚2
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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靚2
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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靚2
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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靚2
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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靚2
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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靚2
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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靚2
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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靚2
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Taishan
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靚2
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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靚2
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Enping (Niujiang)
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靚2
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Heshan (Yayao)
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靚2
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Dongguan
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靚2, 好樣
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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靚2
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Yangjiang
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好看, 好樣, 靚2, 整齊
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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靚2
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Penang (Guangfu)
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靚2
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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靚2
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Gan
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Nanchang
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客氣, 好看, 漂亮, 齊整
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Lichuan
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好看
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Pingxiang
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好看, 客氣, 漂亮, 標緻, 標
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Hakka
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Meixian
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好看, 靚2, 靚3, 僐, 勁, 趣, 端, 標緻, 儒雅
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Xingning
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靚2
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Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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靚2
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Huiyang
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靚2
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Huidong (Daling)
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靚2
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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靚2
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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靚2
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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靚2
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Wuhua (Shuizhai)
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靚2
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Wuhua (Huacheng)
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俏, 靚2
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Wuhua (Changbu)
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靚2
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Wuhua (Mianyang)
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靚3
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Heyuan (Bendihua)
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靚2
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Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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靚3
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Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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排場
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Liannan
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靚2
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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靚2
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Jiexi
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靚2
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Changting
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靚3
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Wuping
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靚3
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Wuping (Pingyu)
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靚3
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Liancheng
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靚3
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Ninghua
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靚3
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Yudu
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標緻, 齊整
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Ruijin
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靚3
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Shicheng
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像, 標緻, 好看
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Shangyou (Shexi)
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靚2, 整, 標緻
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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靚3
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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鬧, 靚3
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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靚3
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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靚3
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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靚3
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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靚3
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Hong Kong
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靚2
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Luchuan
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靚2
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Senai (Huiyang)
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靚2
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Kuching (Hepo)
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靚3
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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好看, 標緻, 漂亮
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Shexian
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好看, 漂亮
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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好看, 襲人, 客戲, 漂亮
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Xinzhou
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好看, 漂亮, 標緻, 爽整, 襲人, 緻氣
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Linhe
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美, 襲人, 好看, 漂亮
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Jining
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好看, 襲人
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Hohhot
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好看, 襲人, 俊, 漂亮
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Zhangjiakou
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美, 好看, 漂亮, 俊
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Handan
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美, 好看, 漂亮, 俊俏, 俊
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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好覷, 雅式, 生得好
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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俊, 生得好, 卓佳, 好看, 漂亮
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Singapore (Fuqing)
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俊
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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媠, 好看
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Xiamen (Tong'an)
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媠, 俏
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Quanzhou
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媠, 媠靡, 㜅, 好看
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Jinjiang
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媠, 㜅
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Shishi
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媠
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Anxi
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媠
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Zhangzhou
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媠, 好看
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Zhao'an
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媠
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Dongshan
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媠
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Taipei
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媠
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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媠
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Kaohsiung
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媠
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Tainan
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媠
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Kinmen
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媠
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Penghu (Magong)
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媠
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Penang (Hokkien)
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媠
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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媠, 俏
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Manila (Hokkien)
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媠, 好看, 㜅
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Longyan
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媠
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Pingnan (Shangdu)
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靚2
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Chaozhou
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雅, 好睇
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Shantou
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雅, 媠, 好睇
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Shantou (Chenghai)
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雅, 媠
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Shantou (Chaoyang)
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雅
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Jieyang
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雅, 媠, 如雅
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Puning
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雅, 生好, 好睇
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Lufeng
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媠, 生好
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Haifeng
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媠, 生好
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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雅
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Singapore (Teochew)
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雅
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Leizhou
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清楚
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Wenchang
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靚4, 好望
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Haikou
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靚4, 靚2, 靚仔, 雅目, 都緻
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Qionghai
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靚4
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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靚4
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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靚2, 好覷
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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㜺, 靚2
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Wu
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Shanghai
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漂亮, 好看, 好看相, 標緻
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Shanghai (Songjiang)
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畢㜺
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Shanghai (Chuansha, Pudong)
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出客
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Shanghai (Nanhui, Pudong)
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出客
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Shanghai (Fengxian)
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靈
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Shanghai (Jinshan)
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靈
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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標緻, 樣式, 登樣
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Suzhou
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好看, 標緻, 登樣, 漂亮
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Danyang
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好看, 漂亮, 標緻
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Hangzhou
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好看, 漂亮
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Ningbo
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好看, 漂亮, 㜅, 㜅門, 㜅頭, 出格, 架勢, 細巧, 細相, 登樣
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Wenzhou
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好覷, 生好, 骨切
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Jinhua
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好望, 俏, 漂亮
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Xiang
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Changsha
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好看, 漂亮, 腆靦, 乖
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Loudi
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漂亮
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Shuangfeng
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好看, 漂亮
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Descendants
Compounds
References
- “雅”, 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–
- Duffus, William (1883) “beautiful”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 19
- Zhi, C. (2004). "From Exclusive Xia to Inclusive Zhu-Xia: The Conceptualisation of Chinese Identity" in Early China. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 14(3), 185–205. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25188470
Japanese
Shinjitai
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雅
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Kyūjitai [1]
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雅󠄂 雅+󠄂 ? (Adobe-Japan1)
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雅󠄄 雅+󠄄 ? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji
雅
(Jōyō kanji)
- gracious
- elegant
- graceful
- refined
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese 雅 (ngæX, “elegant”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
雅 • (ga) -na (adnominal 雅な (ga na), adverbial 雅に (ga ni))
- elegant
Inflection
Stem forms
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Imperfective (未然形)
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雅だろ
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がだろ
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ga daro
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Continuative (連用形)
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雅で
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がで
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ga de
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Terminal (終止形)
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雅だ
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がだ
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ga da
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Attributive (連体形)
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雅な
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がな
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ga na
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Hypothetical (仮定形)
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雅なら
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がなら
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ga nara
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Imperative (命令形)
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雅であれ
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がであれ
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ga de are
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Key constructions
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Informal negative
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雅ではない 雅じゃない
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がではない がじゃない
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ga de wa nai ga ja nai
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Informal past
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雅だった
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がだった
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ga datta
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Informal negative past
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雅ではなかった 雅じゃなかった
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がではなかった がじゃなかった
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ga de wa nakatta ga ja nakatta
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Formal
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雅です
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がです
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ga desu
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Formal negative
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雅ではありません 雅じゃありません
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がではありません がじゃありません
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ga de wa arimasen ga ja arimasen
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Formal past
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雅でした
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がでした
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ga deshita
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Formal negative past
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雅ではありませんでした 雅じゃありませんでした
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がではありませんでした がじゃありませんでした
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ga de wa arimasen deshita ga ja arimasen deshita
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Conjunctive
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雅で
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がで
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ga de
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Conditional
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雅なら(ば)
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がなら(ば)
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ga nara (ba)
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Provisional
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雅だったら
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がだったら
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ga dattara
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Volitional
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雅だろう
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がだろう
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ga darō
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Adverbial
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雅に
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がに
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ga ni
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Degree
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雅さ
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がさ
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gasa
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Noun
雅 • (ga)
- elegance
Antonyms
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 雅 – see the following entry.
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(This term, 雅, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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References
Korean
Hanja
雅 • (a) (hangeul 아, revised a, McCune–Reischauer a, Yale a)
- elegant, neat, tidy
Compounds
Vietnamese
Han character
雅: Hán Nôm readings: nhã
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