Chinese
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house; room
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plan a project; stand on tiptoe
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simp. and trad.
(屋企)
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屋
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企
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| alternative forms
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屋㖉
屋𨀣
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Etymology
Li (1997b) suggests that this comes from taboo avoidance of 屋下 (attested in Hakka), replacing 下 (“to descend; down”) with 起 (“to rise; up”).
Pronunciation
Noun
屋企
- (Cantonese) home
你而家返屋企喇嗬？ [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad. and simp.]- nei5 ji4 gaa1 faan1 uk1 kei2 laa3 ho2? [Jyutping]
- You are going home now, aren't you?
- (Cantonese) family
你畀唔畀家用屋企？ [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]- nei5 bei2 m4 bei2 gaa1 jung6 uk1 kei2? [Jyutping]
- Do you give your family housekeeping money?
我屋企冇乜錢。 [Cantonese, trad.]
我屋企冇乜钱。 [Cantonese, simp.]- ngo5 uk1 kei2 mou5 mat1 cin4-2. [Jyutping]
- My family is poor.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
家 (“home”)
[map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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家
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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家
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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家
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| Taiwan
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家
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| Malaysia
|
家
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| Singapore
|
家
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
|
家
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| Jinan
|
家
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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家, 屋
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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家
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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屋頭, 家
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| Wuhan
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屋裡, 家
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| Guilin
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家
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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家, 家頭
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| Hefei
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家
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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屋企
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| Hong Kong
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屋企
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| Macau
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屋企
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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屋企
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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屋企
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| Taishan
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屋企, 企
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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屋企, 企
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| Dongguan
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屋企
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| Yunfu
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屋己
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| Yangjiang
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屋己, 屋
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| Maoming (Xinpo)
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屋己
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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屋企
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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屋企
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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屋裡
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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屋下
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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屋
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| Huiyang
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屋下
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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屋下
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| Boluo (Bendihua)
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屋
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
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屋下
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| Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)
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屋下
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| Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)
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屋下
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| Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)
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屋下
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| Wengyuan
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屋下
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| Liannan
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屋下
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| Jiexi
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屋家
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| Luhe
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屋下
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| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
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屋下
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| Changting
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屋下
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| Wuping (Yanqian)
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屋下
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| Liancheng
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屋下
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| Ninghua
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屋下
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| Ningdu
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屋下
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| Tonggu (Sandu)
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屋下
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| Ganzhou (Panlong)
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屋下
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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屋下
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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屋下
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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屋下
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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屋下
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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屋下
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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屋下
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| Hong Kong
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屋下
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| Yangxi (Tangkou)
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屋下
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| Yangchun (Sanjia)
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屋下
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| Xinyi (Sihe)
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屋下
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| Xinyi (Qianpai)
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屋下
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| Gaozhou (Xindong)
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屋下
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| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
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屋下
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| Huazhou (Xin'an)
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屋下
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| Lianjiang (Shijiao)
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屋下
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| Lianjiang (Qingping)
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屋下
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| Mengshan (Xihe)
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屋下
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| Luchuan
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屋下
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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屋下
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| Singapore (Dabu)
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屋下
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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家
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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厝
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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厝
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| Singapore (Fuqing)
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厝
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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厝, 兜
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| Quanzhou
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厝, 兜
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| Jinjiang
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厝
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| Zhangzhou
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厝, 兜
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| Zhao'an
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厝
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| Taipei
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兜
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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兜
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| Kaohsiung
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兜
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| Yilan
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厝, 兜
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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兜, 塊
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| Taichung
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兜
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| Tainan
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厝, 兜
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| Hsinchu
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兜
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| Kinmen
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塊, 兜
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| Penghu (Magong)
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塊, 兜
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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厝
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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厝, 兜
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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厝, 厝內, 兜
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| Chaozhou
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內
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| Shantou
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內
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| Shantou (Chaoyang)
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內
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| Jieyang
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內
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| Haifeng
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厝
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
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厝, 內
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew)
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內
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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厝
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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內
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| Wenchang
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厝
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| Qionghai
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厝
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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厝
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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厝
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| Xianyou
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厝
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| Shehua
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Fu'an
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寮
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| Fuding
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寮
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| Luoyuan
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寮
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| Sanming
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寮
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| Shunchang
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寮
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| Hua'an
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寮
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| Guixi (Zhangping)
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寮
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| Cangnan
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寮
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| Jingning (Hexi)
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寮
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| Lishui
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寮
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| Longyou
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寮
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| Chaozhou
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寮
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| Fengshun
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寮
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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屋裡
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| Suzhou
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屋裡
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| Ningbo
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屋落, 屋裡
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| Wenzhou
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屋裡
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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屋裡
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| Shuangfeng
|
屋裡
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Derived terms