Translingual
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Etymology 1
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Uncertain. Chan (1995) suggests that it is from 澌 (MC sjeH, “to dry up; to finish”).
Pronunciation
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Definitions
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嗮
- (Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) Verbal aspect marker for full extent.
做嗮功課未呀? [Cantonese, trad.]
做嗮功课未呀? [Cantonese, simp.]- zou6 saai3 gung1 fo3 mei6 aa3? [Jyutping]
- Have you finished all your homework?
今晚唔知點解個個都冇乜胃口,搞到食剩嗮啲餸。 [Cantonese, trad.]
今晚唔知点解个个都冇乜胃口,搞到食剩嗮啲𩠌。 [Cantonese, simp.]- gam1 maan5-1 m4 zi1 dim2 gaai2 go3 go3 dou1 mou5 mat1 wai6 hau2, gaau2 dou3 sik6 zing6 saai3 di1 sung3. [Jyutping]
- For some reason, everyone is not hungry tonight and left all the food almost untouched.
- 多謝嗮!/多谢嗮! [Cantonese] ― do1 ze6 saai3! [Jyutping] ― Thank you very much!
等佢哋走嗮先。 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]- dang2 keoi5 dei6 zau2 saai3 sin1. [Jyutping]
- Wait until they've all gone.
已經喺嗮出便啦。 [Cantonese, trad.]
已经喺嗮出便啦。 [Cantonese, simp.]- ji5 ging1 hai2 saai3 ceot1 bin6 laa3. [Jyutping]
- They're all outside already.
我要嗮! [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]- From: 1994, Stephen Chow, Hail the Judge, spoken by Lui Pao (Elvis Tsui)
- ngo5 jiu3 saai3! [Jyutping]
- I want all!
(Can we date this quote?), “海南鸡饭 [Hǎinán jīfàn]”[1]performed by 张少林 (Chong Sau Lin):
張惠妹稱霸晒歌壇 [Malaysian Huiyang Hakka, trad.]
张惠妹称霸晒歌坛 [Malaysian Huiyang Hakka, simp.]- A-Mei dominates the whole singing world
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差一分鐘天就黑晒 毋須急於趕計成敗 [Cantonese, trad.]
差一分钟天就黑晒 毋须急于赶计成败 [Cantonese, simp.]- caa1 jat1 fan1 zung1 tin1 zau6 hak1 saai3, mou4 seoi1 gap1 jyu1 gon2 gai3 sing4 baai6 [Jyutping]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (Nanning Cantonese) Verbal aspect marker for completion of an action (perfective).
Synonyms
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- (verbal aspect marker for completion of an action):
Dialectal synonyms of
了 (“(perfective particle)”)
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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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矣1
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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了
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Mandarin
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Beijing
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了
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Taiwan
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了
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Harbin
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了
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Yantai (Muping)
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了
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Jinan
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了
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Luoyang
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了
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Wanrong
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嘮
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Xi'an
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咧
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Yinchuan
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了
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Ürümqi
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咧
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Wuhan
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了
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Chengdu
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了
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Guiyang
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了
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Guilin
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了
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Liuzhou
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了
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Xuzhou
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了
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Yangzhou
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了
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Nanjing
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了
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Malaysia
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了
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Singapore
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了
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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咗, 嘵 obsolete
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Hong Kong
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咗
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Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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咗
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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咗
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Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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耗
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Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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好
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Macau
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咗, 敲
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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咗
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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咗
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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咗
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Foshan
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咗
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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咗
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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咗
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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哺
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Zhuhai (Qianshan)
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咗
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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誒, 咗
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Taishan
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誒
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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誒
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Enping (Niujiang)
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誒
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Dongguan
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敲
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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好
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Shenzhen (Dapeng)
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後, 咗
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Qingyuan
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咗
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Fogang
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咗
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Yingde (Hanguang)
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咗
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Shaoguan
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咗
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Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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咗
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Renhua
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咗
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Lechang
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咗
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Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
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咗
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Xinxing
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標
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Luoding
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咗
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Yangjiang
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都
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Nanning
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嗮
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Nanning (Tanka)
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嗮
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Wuzhou
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啊
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Hepu (Lianzhou)
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了
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Guiping
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畢
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Guiping (Mule)
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開, 了
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Pingnan
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開
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Guigang (Gangcheng)
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開
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Guigang (Pingdong)
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開, 了
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Beihai
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了
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Beihai (Nankang)
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了
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Beihai (Yingpan)
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了
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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了, 咗
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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咗
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Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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了, 咗
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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咗
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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咗
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Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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咗
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Móng Cái
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了, 咗
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Gan
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Nanchang
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了
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Lichuan
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了
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Hakka
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Meixian
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了
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Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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拋, 阿
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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開
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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開
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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開
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Wuhua (Shuizhai)
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哩
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Wuhua (Huacheng)
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哩
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Wuhua (Changbu)
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哩
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Wuhua (Mianyang)
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哩
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Yudu
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了
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Hong Kong
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開
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Senai (Huiyang)
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開
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Kuching (Hepo)
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了
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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了
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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咾
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Xinzhou
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咾
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Jiuxing Yumin
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Lanxi
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了
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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了
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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了, 𡅏
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Southern Min
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Penang (Hokkien)
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了
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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了
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Manila (Hokkien)
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了, 囉
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Chaozhou
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了
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Shantou
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了
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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了
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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了
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Wu
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Shanghai
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仔, 了
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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仔
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Suzhou
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仔
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Hangzhou
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得, 了
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Hangzhou (Yuhang)
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得, 了
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Ningbo
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仔
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Wenzhou
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爻
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Jinhua
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了
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Compounds
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Etymology 2
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