Translingual
Han character
媵 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 月火手女 (BFQV), four-corner 79244, composition ⿰月⿱龹女(GHT) or ⿸𰮤女(JK))
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 268, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6575
- Dae Jaweon: page 535, character 29
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2099, character 2
- Unihan data for U+5AB5
Chinese
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (
朕)
(Zhengzhang, 2003)
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Old Chinese
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| 黱
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*l'ɯːs
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| 朕
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*l'ɯmʔ
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| 鰧
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*l'ɯmʔ, *l'ɯːŋ
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| 螣
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*l'ɯmʔ, *l'ɯːŋ, *l'ɯːɡ
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| 栚
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*l'ɯmʔ
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| 眹
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*l'ɯnʔ
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| 騰
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*l'ɯːŋ
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| 滕
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*l'ɯːŋ
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| 縢
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*l'ɯːŋ
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| 儯
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*l'ɯːŋ
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| 幐
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*l'ɯːŋ, *l'ɯːŋs
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| 藤
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*l'ɯːŋ
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| 謄
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*l'ɯːŋ
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| 膡
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*l'ɯːŋ, *hljɯŋs, *lɯŋs
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| 籐
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*l'ɯːŋ
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| 勝
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*hljɯŋ, *hljɯŋs
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| 蕂
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*hljɯŋs
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| 榺
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*hljɯŋs
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| 塍
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*ɦljɯŋ
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| 媵
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*ljɯŋs, *lɯŋs
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| 賸
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*ɦljɯŋs, *lɯŋs
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ljɯŋs, *lɯŋs): phonetic 朕 (OC *l'ɯmʔ) + semantic 女 (“woman”).
Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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媵
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媵
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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| Initial (聲)
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以 (36)
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船 (27)
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| Final (韻)
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蒸 (133)
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蒸 (133)
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| Tone (調)
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Departing (H)
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Departing (H)
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| Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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| Division (等)
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III
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III
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| Fanqie
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以證切
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實證切
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| Baxter
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yingH
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zyingH
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/jɨŋH/
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/ʑɨŋH/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/jɨŋH/
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/ʑɨŋH/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/ieŋH/
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/ʑieŋH/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/jiŋH/
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/ʑiŋH/
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Li
Rong
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/iəŋH/
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/d͡ʑiəŋH/
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Wang
Li
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/jĭəŋH/
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/d͡ʑĭəŋH/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/i̯əŋH/
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/d͡ʑʰi̯əŋH/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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yìng
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shèng
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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jing6
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sing6
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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媵
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媵
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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| No.
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17133
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17135
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Phonetic
component
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朕
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朕
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Rime
group
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蒸
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蒸
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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乗
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孕
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Old
Chinese
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/*ljɯŋs/
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/*lɯŋs/
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Definitions
媵
- (historical) maid who accompanies a bride to her new home
- to accompany; to escort
- bridesmaid
- concubine
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
妾 (“concubine”)
[map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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妾, 姬, 媵, 妾媵, 媵妾, 侍妾, 姬妾, 側室, 偏室, 姑娘
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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妾, 偏房
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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小太太兒, 小婆婆兒, 小奶奶兒, 小的兒, 屋兒裡人
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| Taiwan
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小老婆, 姨太太
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| Harbin
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小老婆
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| Singapore
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小老婆
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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小老婆
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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小老婆兒, 小婆子
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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小老婆兒
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| Wanrong
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小婆子
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| Xi'an
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小婆子, 小
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| Xuzhou
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小的兒, 小的, 小兒, 小點子, 小婆兒, 小婆子, 庶夫人
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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小老婆, 小
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| Lanzhou
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小老婆
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| Ürümqi
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小老婆
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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小老婆, 小婆子
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| Wuhan
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小堂客, 小, 姨太太
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| Guiyang
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小婆娘, 姨太太
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| Liuzhou
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小的, 小, 小老婆, 小婆
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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小老婆
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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細婆, 妾侍
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| Hong Kong
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細婆, 妾侍
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| Dongguan
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細婆
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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小老婆, 小
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| Lichuan
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小婆
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| Pingxiang
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小老婆, 小婆子
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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小婆
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| Yudu
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小老婆
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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細姐, 細婆, 偏房
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| Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)
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細姐
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| Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)
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細姐
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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細姆, 細姐仔, 細婆, 偏房
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| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
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細姆
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| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)
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細姐仔
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| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)
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細姐仔
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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細姐, 細婆, 偏房
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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細姐, 細姨, 偏房
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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細姐, 細婆, 偏房
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| Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)
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細姨, 細姐, 細婆, 偏房
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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細姐, 細姨, 偏房
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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細老嫗
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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小老婆, 姨娘, 姨太太
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| Xinzhou
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小婆子
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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小嬤
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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細婆 non-face-to-face, 細姐 face-to-face, 姨太 older, 姑娘 younger, face to face
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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細姨
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| Quanzhou
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細姨
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| Jinjiang
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細姨
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| Yongchun
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細姨
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| Zhangzhou
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細姨
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| Taipei
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細姨
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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細姨
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| Kaohsiung
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細姨
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| Yilan
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細姨
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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細姨
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| Taichung
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細姨
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| Tainan
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細姨
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| Hsinchu
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細姨
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| Kinmen
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細姨
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| Penghu (Magong)
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細姨
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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細姨
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| Chaozhou
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姨囝
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| Leizhou
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細娘
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| Haikou
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細姩, 細老婆, 孧老婆, 細
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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阿娌, 阿姐 regional, 細婆, 細某, 德配
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| Xianyou
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阿娌, 細某, 德配
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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細婆
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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小老媽, 小老婆, 小娘子, 偏房
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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小老婆, 小老官, 姨太太
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| Suzhou
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小老媽
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| Danyang
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小老媽
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| Hangzhou
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小老婆
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| Ningbo
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小老𡢿
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| Wenzhou
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姨娘, 姨娘兒
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| Jinhua
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小老婆, 小婆
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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小婆子, 小堂客
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| Loudi
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小
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| Hengyang
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妾婆子
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Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
媵
(Hyōgai kanji)
- maid who accompanies bride to her new home
- to escort a concubine
Readings
- On (unclassified): よう (yō)
- Kun: おくる (okuru)、つきそい (tsukisoi)、おくりめ (okurime)、おくりびと (okuribito)
Korean
Hanja
媵 (eum 잉 (ing))
- give present
- maid who accompanies bride to her new home
Vietnamese
Han character
媵: Hán Nôm readings: dựng, ánh
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References