TranslingualEdit
simp. and trad.
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矮
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| alternative forms
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仦 second round simplified
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Glyph originEdit
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Old Chinese
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| 矮
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*qraːlʔ
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| 躷
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*qraːlʔ
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| 捼
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*noːl, *nuːl, *njul
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| 倭
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*qoːl, *qoːlʔ, *qrol
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| 涹
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*qoːl
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| 踒
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*qoːl
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| 餧
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*nuːlʔ, *qrols
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| 諉
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*nols, *qrolʔ
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| 痿
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*njol, *qrol
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| 萎
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*qrol, *qrols
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| 逶
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*qrol
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| 覣
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*qrol
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| 蜲
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*qrol, *qrolʔ
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| 委
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*qrol, *qrolʔ
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| 緌
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*njul
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *qraːlʔ): semantic 矢 + phonetic 委 (OC *qrol, *qrolʔ).
PronunciationEdit
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
- Hakka
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen, Lukang, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu)
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou, Tainan, Yilan, Taichung)
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
Note:
- óe/é - vernacular;
- ái - literary.
Wu
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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矮
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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12885
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Phonetic
component
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委
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Rime
group
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歌
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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矮
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Old
Chinese
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/*qraːlʔ/
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DefinitionsEdit
矮
- (of stature) short
- Antonym: 高 (gāo)
- low (of less than normal height)
- (Mainland China Hokkien) to fall short (compared to someone else)
Dialectal synonyms of
低 (“low”)
[map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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低
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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低
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| Taiwan
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低
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| Jinan
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低
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| Xi'an
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低
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| Wuhan
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低, 矮
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| Chengdu
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矮, 低
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| Yangzhou
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低
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| Hefei
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低, 矮
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| Malaysia
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低
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| Singapore
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低
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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低
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| Hong Kong
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低
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| Taishan
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低
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| Yangjiang
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低
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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低
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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低, 矮
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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低, 矮
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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低
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| Min Bei
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Jian'ou
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矮
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| Min Dong
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Fuzhou
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下, 矮
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| Min Nan
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Xiamen
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下
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| Quanzhou
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下
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| Zhangzhou
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下
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| Taipei
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下 GT
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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下
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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下
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| Chaozhou
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下, 矮
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| Shantou
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下
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| Jieyang
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下
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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下
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| Pontianak (Teochew)
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下
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| Wu
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Suzhou
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低
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| Ningbo
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低, 矮
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| Zhoushan
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低, 矮
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| Wenzhou
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低, 矮
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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低, 矮, 下
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| Shuangfeng
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低, 矮
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| Note
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GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
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CompoundsEdit
ReferencesEdit
矮 • (wae) (hangeul 왜, McCune–Reischauer wae, Yale way)
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VietnameseEdit
Han characterEdit
矮: Hán Nôm readings: ải
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