索 (Kangxi radical 120, 糸+4, 10 strokes, cangjie input 十月女戈火 (JBVIF), four-corner 40903, composition ⿳十冖糸)
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 918, character 16
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27306
- Dae Jaweon: page 1349, character 5
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3369, character 9
- Unihan data for U+7D22
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Old Chinese
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索
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*slaːɡ, *sraːɡ, *sreːɡ
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溹
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*slaːɡ, *sraːɡ, *sreːɡ
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Ideogrammic compound (會意/会意) : 糸 (“thread”) + 𣎳 (“strip fibres off a hemp stalk”). Threads (rope) being removed from a fabric.
糸 visually represents the middle interior of the small seal script form, whereas 𣎳 is the three-pointed top part and the left and right lines.
From Austroasiatic; compare Proto-Vietic *ɟaːk (“rope”) (> Vietnamese chạc), Mon ဇုက် (“string; cord; rope; lashing; creeper”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Note:
- lhok2-4 - noun;
- lhok2 - verb.
Note:
- soh - vernacular;
- sok/sek - literary.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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索
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Reading #
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1/2
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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suǒ
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Middle Chinese
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‹ sak ›
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Old Chinese
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/*[s]ˁak/
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English
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twist a rope
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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索
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Reading #
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1/3
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No.
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12191
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Phonetic component
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索
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Rime group
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鐸
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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索
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Old Chinese
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/*slaːɡ/
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索
- rope; cable
- (Teochew) to climb; to clamber
- (mahjong, regional) bamboo tile
Dialectal synonyms of
繩子 (“string; rope; cord”)
[map]
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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繩, 索
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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繩索
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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繩子, 繩兒
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Taiwan
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繩子
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Harbin
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繩子
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Malaysia
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繩子
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Singapore
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繩子
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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繩子
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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繩兒, 繩子
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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繩子
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Wanrong
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繩子, 繩
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Xi'an
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繩子
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Xining
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繩子
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Xuzhou
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繩子
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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繩
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Ürümqi
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繩子
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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繩子, 索子
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Wuhan
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繩子, 索子
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Guiyang
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繩子, 繩繩
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Guilin
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繩子
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Liuzhou
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繩子
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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繩子
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Yangzhou
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繩子
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Hefei
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繩, 繩子
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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繩, 索
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Hong Kong
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繩
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Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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繩, 繩仔
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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繩, 繩仔
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Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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繩
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Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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繩
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Macau
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繩
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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繩
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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繩
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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繩
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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繩
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Foshan
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繩
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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繩
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Foshan (Shunde)
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繩
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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繩
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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繩
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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繩
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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繩
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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繩
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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繩
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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繩
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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繩
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Taishan
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繩
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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繩
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Enping (Niujiang)
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繩
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Heshan (Yayao)
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繩
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Dongguan
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繩
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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繩
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Qingyuan
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繩
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Fogang
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繩仔
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Yingde (Hanguang)
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麻繩
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Yangshan
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繩, 索
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Lianshan (Butian)
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索
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Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)
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索
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Shaoguan
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繩
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Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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繩
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Renhua
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繩
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Lechang
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繩, 索
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Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
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繩
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Sihui
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繩仔
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Guangning
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繩仔
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Deqing
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繩, 索繩
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Huaiji
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繩
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Fengkai (Nanfeng)
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繩
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Yunfu
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繩, 索
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Xinxing
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繩, 索
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Luoding
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繩仔
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Yunan (Pingtai)
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繩
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Yangjiang
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索
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Xinyi
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索
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Maoming (Xinpo)
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繩
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Lianjiang
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索
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Wuchuan (Wuyang)
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索
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Nanning
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繩, 索
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Wuzhou
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索, 繩
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Yulin
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索
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Hepu (Lianzhou)
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索
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Hepu (Shatian)
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索 large, 繩 small
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Guiping
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索
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Mengshan (Xihe)
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索
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Guigang (Nanjiang)
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索
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Beiliu (Tangliao)
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索
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Baise
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索
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Bobai
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索
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Lingshan
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索
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Pubei
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索
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Qinzhou
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索
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Beihai
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索, 索仔
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Beihai (Nankang)
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索
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Beihai (Yingpan)
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索
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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索
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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索 big, 繩 small
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Ningming
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索
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Hengzhou
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索
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Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)
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繩
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Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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索
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Danzhou
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索
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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繩
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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繩
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Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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繩
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Móng Cái
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索
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Gan
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Nanchang
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繩子, 索子
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Lichuan
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繩兒, 繩仔, 索
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Pingxiang
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繩子
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Hakka
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Meixian
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索仔, 索嫲, 索
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Xingning
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索, 索嫲
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Dabu (Xihe)
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索兒
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Fengshun (Tangkeng)
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索
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Fengshun (Fengliang)
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索
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Fengshun (Pantian)
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索
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Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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繩
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Huidong (Daling)
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索仔, 索嫲
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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索
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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索仔
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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索嫲
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Wuhua (Shuizhai)
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索嫲
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Wuhua (Huacheng)
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索嫲, 索哩
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Wuhua (Changbu)
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索嫲
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Wuhua (Mianyang)
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索嫲
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Heyuan (Bendihua)
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繩 small, 索 large
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Wengyuan
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索
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Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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索子, 索嫲
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Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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索仔, 索嫲
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Liannan
|
索
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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繩
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Jiexi
|
索
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Luhe
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索仔
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Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
|
索
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Changting
|
索子
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Wuping
|
索子
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Wuping (Yanqian)
|
索子
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Wuping (Pingyu)
|
索
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Liancheng
|
索子
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Ninghua
|
索子
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Yudu
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繩子
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Ningdu
|
繩子
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Ruijin
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索子, 繩
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Shicheng
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繩
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Shangyou (Shexi)
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繩
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Tonggu (Sandu)
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繩
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Ganzhou (Panlong)
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繩
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Dayu
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繩哩
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
|
索仔
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
|
索仔
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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索仔
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
|
索
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
|
索仔
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
索
|
Hong Kong
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索嫲, 索
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Yangxi (Tangkou)
|
索
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Yangchun (Sanjia)
|
索
|
Xinyi (Sihe)
|
索
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Xinyi (Qianpai)
|
索
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Gaozhou (Xindong)
|
索
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Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
|
索
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Huazhou (Xin'an)
|
索
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Lianjiang (Shijiao)
|
索
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Lianjiang (Qingping)
|
索
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Mengshan (Xihe)
|
索
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Luchuan
|
索
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Luchuan (Daqiao)
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索
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Beiliu (Tang'an)
|
索
|
Mashan (Pianlian)
|
索
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Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)
|
索
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Senai (Huiyang)
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索嫲
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Singkawang
|
索
|
Jin
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Taiyuan
|
繩子
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Xinzhou
|
繩子
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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索
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Jian'ou (Dikou)
|
索
|
Songxi
|
索
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Zhenghe
|
索
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Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
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索
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Jianyang
|
索
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Wuyishan
|
索
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Pucheng (Shibei)
|
索
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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索
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Fuzhou (Changle)
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索
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Fuqing
|
索
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Yongtai
|
索
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Gutian
|
索
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Fu'an
|
索
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Ningde
|
索
|
Xiapu
|
索
|
Zherong
|
索
|
Shouning
|
索
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Zhouning
|
索
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Fuding
|
索
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
|
索仔, 索
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Quanzhou
|
索仔, 索
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Yongchun
|
索
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Zhangzhou
|
索仔, 索
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Dongshan
|
索仔
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Kaohsiung
|
索仔
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Yilan
|
索仔
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Changhua (Lukang)
|
索仔
|
Taichung
|
索仔
|
Taichung (Wuqi)
|
索仔
|
Tainan
|
索仔
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Taitung
|
索仔
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Hsinchu
|
索仔
|
Penghu (Magong)
|
索
|
Penang (Hokkien)
|
索, 索仔
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Singapore (Hokkien)
|
索
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Manila (Hokkien)
|
索
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Zhangping (Yongfu)
|
索
|
Datian
|
索仔
|
Pingnan (Shangdu)
|
索
|
Chaozhou
|
索
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Shantou
|
索
|
Shantou (Chenghai)
|
索
|
Jieyang
|
索
|
Haifeng
|
索
|
Bangkok (Teochew)
|
索
|
Phnom Penh (Teochew)
|
索
|
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
索
|
Singapore (Teochew)
|
索
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Leizhou
|
索
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Wenchang
|
索
|
Haikou
|
索
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Puxian Min
|
Putian
|
索
|
Xianyou
|
索
|
Fuding (Aoyao)
|
索
|
Central Min
|
Yong'an
|
索
|
Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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繩
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Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
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繩
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Southern Pinghua
|
Nanning (Tingzi)
|
索
|
Northern Pinghua
|
Guilin (Dahe)
|
索子
|
Wu
|
Shanghai
|
繩, 繩子
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Shanghai (Chongming)
|
繩
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Suzhou
|
繩
|
Danyang
|
繩子
|
Ningbo
|
繩
|
Wenzhou
|
繩
|
Jinhua
|
繩
|
Xiang
|
Changsha
|
繩子, 索子
|
Loudi
|
繩子
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Shuangfeng
|
繩子, 索子
|
Note
|
General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
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Dialectal synonyms of
條子 (“bamboo tile (mahjong)”)
[map]
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Northeastern Mandarin
|
Beijing
|
條子
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Taiwan
|
條子
|
Langfang
|
條子
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Chifeng
|
條兒
|
Hulunbuir (Hailar)
|
條子
|
Harbin
|
條子, 條
|
Shenyang
|
條子, 索子
|
Singapore
|
索子
|
Jilu Mandarin
|
Tianjin
|
條子
|
Tangshan
|
條子
|
Cangzhou
|
條子
|
Baoding
|
條子
|
Shijiazhuang
|
條子
|
Jinan
|
條子
|
Jiaoliao Mandarin
|
Qingdao
|
條子
|
Central Plains Mandarin
|
Daming
|
條子
|
Zhengzhou
|
條
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Xi'an
|
條, 索
|
Xining
|
條子
|
Xuzhou
|
條
|
Lanyin Mandarin
|
Yinchuan
|
條子
|
Lanzhou
|
條子, 索子
|
Ürümqi
|
條子
|
Southwestern Mandarin
|
Chengdu
|
條子
|
Chongqing
|
條子, 索子
|
Guiyang
|
條子
|
Kunming
|
條子, 索子
|
Guilin
|
索子
|
Liuzhou
|
條子
|
Jianghuai Mandarin
|
Nanjing
|
條子
|
Yangzhou
|
條子
|
Nantong
|
條
|
Hefei
|
條子
|
Huanggang
|
條子, 索子
|
Cantonese
|
Hong Kong
|
索子
|
Gan
|
Nanchang
|
索子, 條子
|
Lichuan
|
索子
|
Huizhou
|
Shexian
|
條, 索
|
Jin
|
Taiyuan
|
條子, 棍子
|
Xinzhou
|
棍子
|
Linhe
|
條子
|
Jining
|
條子
|
Hohhot
|
條子, 棍子
|
Zhangjiakou
|
條子
|
Handan
|
條, 條子
|
Wu
|
Shanghai
|
索
|
Ultimately Austroasiatic; compare Khmer ស (sɑɑ, “white; to show something clearly”); cognate with 素 (OC *saːs, “colourless; plain”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Note:
- soh/sak - vernacular;
- sok/sek - literary.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
|
Character
|
索
|
Reading #
|
2/2
|
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
|
suǒ
|
Middle Chinese
|
‹ sak ›
|
Old Chinese
|
/*[s]ˁak/
|
English
|
search (v.)
|
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
|
Zhengzhang system (2003)
|
Character
|
索
|
索
|
Reading #
|
2/3
|
3/3
|
No.
|
12193
|
12195
|
Phonetic component
|
索
|
索
|
Rime group
|
鐸
|
錫
|
Rime subdivision
|
0
|
0
|
Corresponding MC rime
|
𡩡
|
栜
|
Old Chinese
|
/*sraːɡ/
|
/*sreːɡ/
|
索
- to search; to look for; to inquire into
- to request; to demand
- (literary) alone; solitary
- (literary) uninteresting; dull; insipid
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Zhengzhang system (2003)
|
Character
|
索
|
Reading #
|
1/3
|
No.
|
12191
|
Phonetic component
|
索
|
Rime group
|
鐸
|
Rime subdivision
|
0
|
Corresponding MC rime
|
索
|
Old Chinese
|
/*slaːɡ/
|
索
- a surname
索
- (Cantonese) to absorb
- (Cantonese) to sniff; to smell
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From 嗍, 欶?”)
索
- (Cantonese, of a female) beautiful; pretty; hot; sexually attractive
索
(Jōyō kanji)
- string, thread
From Middle Chinese 索 (MC srjaek|sreak). Recorded as Middle Korean ᄉᆡᆨ〮 (Yale: sóyk) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.
Wikisource
索 (eumhun 찾을 색 (chajeul saek))
- hanja form? of 색 (“to search”)
- hanja form? of 색 (“to request; to demand”)
- hanja form? of 색 (“to inquire”)
Compounds
- 색거 (索居, saekgeo)
- 모색 (摸索, mosaek)
- 사색 (思索, sasaek)
- 구색 (究索, gusaek)
- 검색 (檢索, geomsaek)
- 색출 (索出, saekchul, “track down”)
- 색인 (索引, saegin, “index”)
- 탐색 (探索, tamsaek, “search; exploration”)
- 수색 (搜索, susaek, “search; investigation”)
From Middle Chinese 索 (MC sak). Recorded as Middle Korean 삭〮 (sák) (Yale: sák) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.
索 (eumhun 노 삭 (no sak))
- hanja form? of 삭 (“rope; cable”)
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典. [1]
索: Hán Nôm readings: sách, tác, xách
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