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| Rime
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| Character
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書
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函
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函
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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2/2
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| Initial (聲)
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書 (26)
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匣 (33)
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匣 (33)
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| Final (韻)
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魚 (22)
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覃 (159)
|
咸 (151)
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| Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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| Openness (開合)
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Open
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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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I
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II
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| Fanqie
|
傷魚切
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胡男切
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胡讒切
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| Baxter
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syo
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hom
|
heam
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
|
/ɕɨʌ/
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/ɦʌm/
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/ɦˠɛm/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/ɕiɔ/
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/ɦəm/
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/ɦᵚæm/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/ɕiɔ/
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/ɣɒm/
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/ɣɐm/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/ɕɨə̆/
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/ɦəm/
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/ɦəɨm/
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Li
Rong
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/ɕiɔ/
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/ɣᴀm/
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/ɣɐm/
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Wang
Li
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/ɕĭo/
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/ɣɒm/
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/ɣɐm/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/ɕi̯wo/
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/ɣăm/
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/ɣăm/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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shū
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hán
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xián
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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syu1
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ham4
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haam4
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書函
- slipcase; book cover
- letter; correspondence; written correspondence
- 信
- 信件 (xìnjiàn)
- 信函 (xìnhán)
- 信札 (xìnzhá)
- 八行 (bāháng) (literary)
- 八行書／八行书 (bāhángshū) (literary)
- 函件 (hánjiàn)
- 手書／手书 (shǒushū) (literary)
- 手簡／手简 (shǒujiǎn) (literary)
- 書／书 (shū) (literary, or in compounds)
- 書信／书信 (shūxìn) (formal)
- 書札／书札 (shūzhá) (literary)
- 書牘／书牍 (shūdú) (literary)
- 書簡／书简 (shūjiǎn) (literary)
- 筆札／笔札 (bǐzhá) (literary, figurative)
- 簡／简 (jiǎn) (literary, or in compounds)
- 鴻／鸿 (hóng) (literary, figurative)
Dialectal synonyms of
信 (“letter”)
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| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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書, 函, 書札, 書函, 便紙 Korea
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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信, 函, 書信, 信件, 信函, 信札, 函件, 書函, 書簡, 書牘, 書札
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
|
信
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| Taiwan
|
信
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| Malaysia
|
信
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| Singapore
|
信
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
|
信
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
|
Yantai (Muping)
|
信
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| Central Plains Mandarin
|
Luoyang
|
信
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| Wanrong
|
信
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| Xi'an
|
信
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| Xining
|
信
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| Xuzhou
|
信
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
|
信
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| Lanzhou
|
信
|
| Ürümqi
|
信
|
| Southwestern Mandarin
|
Chengdu
|
信
|
| Wuhan
|
信
|
| Guiyang
|
信
|
| Guilin
|
信
|
| Liuzhou
|
信
|
| Dagudi (Maliba)
|
信
|
| Reshuitang (Longling)
|
信
|
| Mae Salong (Lancang)
|
信
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| Mae Sai (Tengchong)
|
信
|
| Jianghuai Mandarin
|
Nanjing
|
信
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| Yangzhou
|
信
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| Hefei
|
信
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| Cantonese
|
Guangzhou
|
信
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| Hong Kong
|
信
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| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
|
信
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| Macau
|
信
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
|
信
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
|
信
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
|
信
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
|
信
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| Foshan
|
信
|
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
|
信
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| Foshan (Shunde)
|
信
|
| Foshan (Sanshui)
|
信
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
|
信
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
|
信
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
|
信
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
|
信
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
|
信
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
|
信
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
|
信
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| Taishan
|
信
|
| Kaiping (Chikan)
|
信
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| Enping (Niujiang)
|
信
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| Heshan (Yayao)
|
信
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| Dongguan
|
信
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
|
信
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| Shaoguan
|
信
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| Yunfu
|
信
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| Yangjiang
|
信
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| Xinyi
|
信
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| Lianjiang
|
信
|
| Beihai
|
信
|
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
|
信
|
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
|
信
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| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
|
信
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
|
信
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
|
信
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| Móng Cái
|
信
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| Gan
|
Nanchang
|
信
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| Lichuan
|
信
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| Pingxiang
|
信
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| Hakka
|
Meixian
|
信
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
|
信
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
|
信
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
|
信
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
|
信
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| Wuhua (Shuizhai)
|
信
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| Wuhua (Huacheng)
|
信
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| Wuhua (Changbu)
|
信
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| Wuhua (Mianyang)
|
信
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
|
信
|
| Luhe
|
信仔
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| Yudu
|
信
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
|
信仔
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
|
信仔
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
|
信仔
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
|
信
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
|
信仔, 信
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
批, 信
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| Hong Kong
|
信
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| Huizhou
|
Jixi
|
信
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| Jin
|
Taiyuan
|
信
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| Xinzhou
|
信
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| Northern Min
|
Jian'ou
|
信
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| Songxi
|
信
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| Jianyang
|
信
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| Eastern Min
|
Fuzhou
|
批
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| Gutian
|
批
|
| Pingnan
|
批, 信
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| Ningde
|
批
|
| Zhouning
|
批
|
| Fuding
|
信
|
| Matsu
|
批
|
| Singapore (Fuqing)
|
批
|
| Southern Min
|
Xiamen
|
批, 批信
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| Quanzhou
|
批, 批信
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| Yongchun
|
批
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| Zhangzhou
|
批, 批信
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| Zhao'an
|
批
|
| Taipei
|
批
|
| New Taipei (Sanxia)
|
批
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| Kaohsiung
|
批
|
| Yilan
|
批
|
| Changhua (Lukang)
|
批
|
| Taichung
|
批
|
| Taichung (Wuqi)
|
批
|
| Tainan
|
批, 批信
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| Taitung
|
批
|
| Hsinchu
|
批
|
| Kinmen
|
批
|
| Penghu (Magong)
|
批
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| Penang (Hokkien)
|
批
|
| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
批, 批信
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| Manila (Hokkien)
|
批
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| Longyan
|
信
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| Datian
|
信
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| Chaozhou
|
信, 批 international incoming letters
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
|
信, 家批 dated
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| Singapore (Teochew)
|
信, 批
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| Batam (Teochew)
|
信
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| Leizhou
|
信
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| Wenchang
|
信 domestic, 批 international
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| Haikou
|
信
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
|
信, 批
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| Puxian Min
|
Putian
|
批
|
| Xianyou
|
批
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| Fuding (Aoyao)
|
批
|
| Central Min
|
Yong'an
|
信
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| Sanming (Shaxian)
|
信
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| Zhongshan Min
|
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
|
信
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| Southern Pinghua
|
Nanning (Tingzi)
|
信
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| Wu
|
Shanghai
|
信
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
信
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| Suzhou
|
信
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| Danyang
|
信
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| Ningbo
|
信
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| Wenzhou
|
信
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| Jinhua
|
信
|
| Xiang
|
Changsha
|
信
|
| Loudi
|
信
|
| Shuangfeng
|
信
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