Translingual
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Glyph origin
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Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 不 (“no, not”) + 好 (“good, well”).
Etymology 1
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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “contraction of something with 好?”)
Pronunciation
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- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: naau1, naau6, bou2
- Yale: nāau, naauh, bóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: naau1, naau6, bou2
- Guangdong Romanization: nao1, nao6, bou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /naːu̯⁵⁵/, /naːu̯²²/, /pou̯³⁵/
- Southern Min
Definitions
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孬
- (regional, informal) not good
- (regional, informal) cowardly, contemptible
Compounds
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Etymology 2
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Contraction of 唔好.
Pronunciation
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Definitions
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孬
- (Teochew, Zhao'an Hokkien) not good; bad; poor
- 好抑是孬 [Teochew] ― ho2 a1 si6 mo2 [Peng'im] ― good or not
- 孬人 [Teochew] ― mo2 nang5 [Peng'im] ― bad person
- 孬食死 [Teochew] ― mo2 ziah8 si2 [Peng'im] ― very hard to stomach
- (Teochew) rude; unreasonable
- (Teochew) cannot; may not
- (Teochew) don't
Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of
壞 (“bad; not good”)
[map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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惡
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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壞
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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壞, 賴
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| Taiwan
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壞
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| Jinan
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壞, 孬, 賴
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| Xi'an
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瞎, 壞
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| Wuhan
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壞, 拐
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| Chengdu
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壞
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| Yangzhou
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壞
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| Hefei
|
壞
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| Malaysia
|
壞
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| Singapore
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壞
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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壞, 弊, 衰
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| Hong Kong
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壞, 衰
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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衰
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| Yangjiang
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壞
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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衰
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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衰
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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壞
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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壞
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| Wuhua (Meilin)
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衰
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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賴, 壞
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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壞, 獰
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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呆, 否
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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歹, 䆀
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
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歹
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| Quanzhou
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歹
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| Jinjiang
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歹
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| Nan'an
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歹
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| Shishi
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歹
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| Zhangzhou
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䆀
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| Zhao'an
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䆀, 孬
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| Tainan
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歹
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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䆀, 歹
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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歹
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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歹
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| Datian
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歹
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| Chaozhou
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孬
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| Shantou
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孬
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| Jieyang
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孬, 歹
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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歹, 孬
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| Leizhou
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㾀
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| Wenchang
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㾀
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| Haikou
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㾀
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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㾀
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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壞, 恘
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| Suzhou
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壞, 恘
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| Ningbo
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歪, 推扳, 嘸做
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| Wenzhou
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毛
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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壞, 拐
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| Shuangfeng
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壞, 拐
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Dialectal synonyms of
別 (“do not”)
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| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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勿, 莫1, 毋, 無
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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別, 不要, 別要 chiefly Hong Kong
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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別, 別價
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| Taiwan
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別, 不要
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| Harbin
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別
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| Yantai (Muping)
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別
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| Jinan
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別, 別價, 甭價, 不要
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| Luoyang
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嫑, 甭1, 休
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| Wanrong
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嫑, 不要
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| Xi'an
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嫑, 不敢
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| Lanzhou
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不要
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| Xining
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嫑
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| Ürümqi
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嫑
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| Wuhan
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莫1, 不
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| Chengdu
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莫1, 不要, 嫑
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| Guiyang
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不要
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| Guilin
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莫1
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| Liuzhou
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莫1, 莫要
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| Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)
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莫1
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| Xuzhou
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嫑, 休
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| Yangzhou
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莫1, 不要
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| Nanjing
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不要
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| Hefei
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別, 不要
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| Malaysia
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不要
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| Singapore
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不要
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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咪, 咪個, 唔好
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| Hong Kong
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咪, 唔好, 冇
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| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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唔好
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| Macau
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唔要
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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咪
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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咪
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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唔好
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| Taishan
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唔好
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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唔好
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| Dongguan
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咪, 唔好
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| Shaoguan
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咪
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| Yunfu
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咪, 唔好
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| Yangjiang
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莫1, 無好
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| Xinyi
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毛
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| Lianjiang
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冇
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| Nanning
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冇要
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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咪
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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咪, 唔好
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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莫1
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| Lichuan
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毋要, 不要
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| Pingxiang
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不要
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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莫1, 毋愛, 毋好
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| Xingning
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毋愛
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| Huidong (Daling)
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毋好
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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毋好
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| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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毋好
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| Changting
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毋要
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| Liancheng
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毋要
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| Ninghua
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毋要
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| Yudu
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毋要, 毋敢
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| Ruijin
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毋要
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| Shicheng
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毋要
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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毋要
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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毋好
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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毋好
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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毋好
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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毋好
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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毋好
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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毋好
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| Hong Kong
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毋好
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
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毋愛
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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毋好
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| Kuching (Hepo)
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唔愛
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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不要, 嫑
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| Shexian
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不要, 嫑
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| Tunxi
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不要, 嫑
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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不要, 不敢
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| Xinzhou
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不要, 嫑, 播
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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伓敢, 伓讓, 毋
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| Pucheng (Shibei)
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伓敢
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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伓通, 毋
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| Fuqing
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伓通
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| Matsu
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毋
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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毋通, 毋愛, 莫2, 𱰠, 莫用
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| Quanzhou
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毋通, 毋愛, 甭2, 莫用
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| Zhangzhou
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毋通, 莫2, 甭2, 𱰠, 莫用
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| Zhao'an
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孬
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| Taipei
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莫2
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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莫去
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| Kaohsiung
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莫2
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| Yilan
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毋通, 莫2
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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莫2
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| Tainan
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莫2, 甭2
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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莫2, 毋通, 甭2
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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莫2, 毋通, 甭2
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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毋通, 甭2
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| Pingnan (Shangdu)
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別
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| Chaozhou
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孬, 莫2
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| Shantou
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孬, 莫2
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| Shantou (Chaoyang)
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莫2
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| Haifeng
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莫2
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew)
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孬
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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孬
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| Penang (Teochew)
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莫2
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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莫2, 孬
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| Leizhou
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無地
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| Haikou
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無用, 莫2, 無莫
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| Qionghai
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無用
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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無用
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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冇要
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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勿要, 𧟰
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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拗
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| Suzhou
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𧟰
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| Wuxi
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𧟰
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| Haimen
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拗, 拗要, 弗要
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| Danyang
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弗要, 𫸻
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| Hangzhou
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嫑
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| Hangzhou (Yuhang)
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弗要, 消, 𧟰
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| Ningbo
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莫, 甮
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| Wenzhou
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𧟰
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| Lishui
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⿰毋樂
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| Qingyuan
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⿰否樂
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| Jinhua
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𫸻, 弗要, 弗用
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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莫1, 不要
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| Loudi
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不要, 莫1
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| Shuangfeng
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莫1
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| Quanzhou
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別
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Compounds
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Etymology 3
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Pronunciation
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Definitions
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孬
- (Sichuanese) not good; bad; inferior
Vietnamese
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