Translingual
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Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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庵
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*qoːm, *qoːb
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鵪
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*qoːm
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菴
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*qoːm, *qrom
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馣
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*qoːm
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晻
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*qoːmʔ, *qromʔ
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唵
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*qoːmʔ
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黤
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*qoːmʔ, *qraːmʔ
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埯
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*qaːmʔ, *qomʔ
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淹
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*qroːm, *qrom, *qom, *qoms
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閹
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*qrom, *qromʔ
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崦
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*qrom
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醃
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*qrom, *qom
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掩
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*qromʔ
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奄
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*qromʔ
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罨
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*qromʔ, *qoːb, *qob
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裺
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*qromʔ, *qoms
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俺
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*qromʔ, *qoms
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腌
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*qom, *qrob, *qob
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殗
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*qob
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餣
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*qob
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Etymology 1
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Schuessler (2007) suggests that this is an endoactive derivation from 喑 (OC *qɯːm, “mute; silent”).
Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-ʔum ~ *mum (“to hold in mouth; to chew; to eat; to kiss”); compare Tibetan ཨུམ (um, “kiss”) (STEDT; Benedict, 1972; Coblin, 1986; Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation
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Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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唵
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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14333
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Phonetic component
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奄
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Rime group
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談
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Rime subdivision
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3
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Corresponding MC rime
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晻
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Old Chinese
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/*qoːmʔ/
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Definitions
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唵
- (obsolete, rare) to hold in one's mouth
- to eat with one's hand
Etymology 2
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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ॐ (oṃ).
Pronunciation
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Definitions
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唵
- (Buddhism) om, aum
- Synonym: 嗡
Compounds
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Etymology 3
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Pronunciation 1
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Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Definitions
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唵
- An interjection indicating doubt: um
Pronunciation 2
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Definitions
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唵
- An interjection indicating response: mhm; uh-huh
Etymology 4
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Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
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Definitions
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唵
- (Hokkien, childish) to eat
Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of
吃 (“to eat”)
[map]
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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食1
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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吃
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Mandarin
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Beijing
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吃
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Taiwan
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吃
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Harbin
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吃, 𠯪
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Yantai (Muping)
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吃
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Jinan
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吃
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Wanrong
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吃
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Xi'an
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吃
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Ürümqi
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吃
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Wuhan
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吃
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Chengdu
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吃
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Chongqing
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吃
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Guilin
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吃, 𠯪 dated
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Liuzhou
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吃
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Yangzhou
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吃
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Nanjing
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吃
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Hefei
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吃
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Malaysia
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吃
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Singapore
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吃
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Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)
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吃
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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食1, 吃
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Hong Kong
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食1, 吃
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Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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吃
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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吃
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Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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食1
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Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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食1
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Macau
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食1
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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食1
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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食1
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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食1
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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食1
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Foshan
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食1
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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食1
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Foshan (Shunde)
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食1
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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食1
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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吃
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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吃
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Zhuhai (Qianshan)
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吃
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Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
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吃
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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吃
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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食1
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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吃
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Taishan
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吃
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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吃
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Enping (Niujiang)
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吃
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Heshan (Yayao)
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食1
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Dongguan
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食1
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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食1
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Shenzhen (Dapeng)
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食1
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Qingyuan
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食1
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Fogang
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食1
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Yingde (Hanguang)
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食1
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Yangshan
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吃
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Lianshan (Butian)
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吃
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Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)
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吃
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Shaoguan
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食1
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Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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食1
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Renhua
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食1
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Lechang
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食1
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Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
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吃
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Sihui
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吃
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Guangning
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吃
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Deqing
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吃
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Huaiji
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吃
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Fengkai (Nanfeng)
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吃
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Yunfu
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食1
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Xinxing
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吃
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Luoding
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食1
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Yunan (Pingtai)
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吃
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Yangjiang
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吃
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Xinyi
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食1
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Maoming (Xinpo)
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食1
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Lianjiang
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食1
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Wuchuan (Wuyang)
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吃
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Nanning
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食1
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Wuzhou
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食1
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Yulin
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吃
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Hepu (Lianzhou)
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吃
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Hepu (Shatian)
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吃
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Guiping
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食1
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Mengshan (Xihe)
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吃
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Guigang (Nanjiang)
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吃
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Beiliu (Tangliao)
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吃
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Baise
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吃
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Bobai
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吃
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Lingshan
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吃
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Pubei
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吃
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Qinzhou
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食1
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Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)
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吃
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Beihai
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食1
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Beihai (Nankang)
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食1
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Beihai (Yingpan)
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吃, 食1
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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食1
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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食1
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Ningming
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食1
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Hengzhou
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吃
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Hezhou (Pumen)
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吃
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Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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食1
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Danzhou
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吃
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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食1
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Penang (Guangfu)
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食1
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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食1
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Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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食1
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Móng Cái
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食1
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Gan
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Nanchang
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吃
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Pingxiang
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吃
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Hakka
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Meixian
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食1
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Xingning
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食1
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Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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食1
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Huiyang
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食1
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Huidong (Daling)
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食1
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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食1
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Boluo (Bendihua)
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食1
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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食1
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Zhongshan (Wuguishan)
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食1
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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食1
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Wuhua (Huacheng)
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食1
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Wuhua (Meilin)
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食1
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Heyuan (Bendihua)
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食1
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Zijin
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食1
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Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)
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食1
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Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)
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食1
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Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)
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食1
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Wengyuan
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食1
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Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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食1
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Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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食1
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Liannan
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食1
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Conghua (Lütian)
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食1
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Jiexi
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食1
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Luhe
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食1
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Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
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食1
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Changting
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食1
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Wuping
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食1
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Wuping (Yanqian)
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食1
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Wuping (Pingyu)
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食1
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Liancheng
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食1
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Ninghua
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食1
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Yudu
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食1
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Ruijin
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食1
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Shicheng
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食1
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Shangyou (Shexi)
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食1
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Tonggu (Sandu)
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食1
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Ganzhou (Panlong)
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食1
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Dayu
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食1
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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食1
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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食1
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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食1
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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食1
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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食1
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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食1
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Hong Kong
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食1
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Yangxi (Tangkou)
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食1
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Yangchun (Sanjia)
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食1
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Xinyi (Sihe)
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食1
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Xinyi (Qianpai)
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食1
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Gaozhou (Xindong)
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食1
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Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
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食1
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Huazhou (Xin'an)
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食1
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Lianjiang (Shijiao)
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食1
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Lianjiang (Qingping)
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食1
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Mengshan (Xihe)
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食1
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Luchuan
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食1
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Luchuan (Daqiao)
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食1
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Beiliu (Tang'an)
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食1
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Mashan (Pianlian)
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食1
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Senai (Huiyang)
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食1
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Kuching (Hepo)
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食1
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Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)
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食1
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Singapore (Meixian)
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食1
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Singapore (Dabu)
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食1
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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吃
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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吃
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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饁
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Songxi
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饁
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Zhenghe
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饁
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Jianyang
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饁
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Wuyishan
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饁
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Pucheng (Shibei)
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饁
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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食3
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Changle
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食3
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Fuqing
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食3
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Yongtai
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食3
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Gutian
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食3
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Fu'an
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食3
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Ningde
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食3
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Shouning
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食3
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Zhouning
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食3
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Fuding
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食3
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Matsu
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食3
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Singapore (Fuqing)
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食3
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Sitiawan (Gutian)
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食3
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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食3, 捋 slang, 唵 childish
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Quanzhou
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食3, 煰, 捋 slang
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Jinjiang
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食3
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Yongchun
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食3
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Zhangzhou
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食3, 捋 slang, 唵 childish
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Zhao'an
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食3
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Taipei
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食3
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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食3
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Kaohsiung
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食3
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Yilan
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食3
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Changhua (Lukang)
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食3
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Taichung
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食3
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Tainan
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食3
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Hsinchu
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食3
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Kinmen
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食3
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Penghu (Magong)
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食3
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Penang (Hokkien)
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食3
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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食3
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Manila (Hokkien)
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食3, 唵唵 childish
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Medan (Hokkien)
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食3
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Longyan
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食3
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Zhangping
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食3
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Zhangping (Yongfu)
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食3
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Pingnan (Shangdu)
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食3
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Chaozhou
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食3
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Shantou
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食3
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Shantou (Chenghai)
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食3
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Shantou (Chaoyang)
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食3
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Jieyang
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食3
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Haifeng
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食3
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Bangkok (Teochew)
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食3
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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食3
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Singapore (Teochew)
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食3
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Batam (Teochew)
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食3
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Pontianak (Teochew)
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食3
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Wenchang
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食3
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Haikou
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食3
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Qionghai
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食3
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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食3
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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食3
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Xianyou
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食3
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Central Min
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Yong'an
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饁
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Zhongshan Min
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Shaxi (Longdu)
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吃
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Sanxiang
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食3
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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吃
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Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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吃
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Wu
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Shanghai
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吃
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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吃
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Suzhou
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吃
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Hangzhou
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吃
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Wenzhou
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吃
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Jinhua
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吃
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Xiang
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Changsha
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吃
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Loudi
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吃
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Shuangfeng
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吃
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Etymology 5
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Pronunciation
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Definitions
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唵
- Used in compounds.
Compounds
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References
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Japanese
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唵
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- syllable
Readings
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(Can we verify(+) this pronunciation?)
Etymology
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*/om/ → /omu/ → /oɴ/
From Middle Chinese 唵 (ʔʌmX), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit ॐ (oṃ).[1][2][3][4]
The goon pronunciation, so likely the initial borrowing.
Pronunciation
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唵 or 唵 • (on)
- (Buddhism) om, aum
- Synonym: オーム (ōmu)
Interjection
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唵 or 唵 • (on)
- (Buddhism) om, aum
- Synonym: オーム (ōmu)
Derived terms
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References
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- ^ “唵”, in 日本大百科全書:ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ “唵”, in 世界大百科事典 第2版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainihan, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition”)[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
唵 • (am, om) (hangeul 암, 옴, revised am, om, McCune–Reischauer am, om)
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Vietnamese
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