Translingual
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Etymology
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Bauer (1996) associated jaːŋ³³, the Cantonese word for “to tread on or kick”, with Thai ย่าง (yâang, “to walk; to step”), meaning it is probably a Kra-Dai substrate word.
Pronunciation
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Note:
- caang3 - “to tread on or kick (forcefully)”;
- jaang3 - “to tread on or kick (gently); to leave”.
Definitions
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𨅝
- † Alternative form of 䠆／𫏃 (cháng, “to kneel and make obeisance”)
- (Cantonese) to press down or out with one's legs; to stretch one's legs; to tread on or to kick
- 𨅝樓梯／𨅝楼梯 [Cantonese] ― jaang3 lau4 tai1 [Jyutping] ― to climb up the stairs
- (Cantonese) to leave; to depart; to flee
Synonyms
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- (to kick): 踢 (tī)
- (to leave):
Dialectal synonyms of
走 (“to leave (intransitive)”)
[map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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走, 離開, 離去
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| Mandarin
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Taiwan
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走, 離開
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| Jinan
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走
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| Wanrong
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走
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| Xi'an
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走
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| Yinchuan
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走
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| Xining
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走
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| Ürümqi
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走
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| Wuhan
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走
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| Chengdu
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走
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| Guiyang
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走
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| Nanjing
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走
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| Singapore
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走, 離開
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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走, 扯
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| Hong Kong
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走, 扯, 撇, 閃, 𨅝, 鬆, 撇s
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| Penang (Guangfu)
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走
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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走, 扯
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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走
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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走
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| Yudu
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走
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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走
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| Southern Min
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Taipei
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走 GT
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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走
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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行
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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走
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| Zhongshan Min
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Shaxi (Longdu)
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走, 行
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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跑, 走
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| Danyang
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走
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| Hangzhou
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走
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| Jinhua
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走
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| Note
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GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
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Compounds
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