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洨

Mandarin · pinyin xiáo#

(Tw) (vulgar) semen (from Taiwanese 潲, Tai-lo pr. siâu)

Mandarin · pinyin Xiáo#

Xiao River in Hebei province

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洨: xiáo · river in Hebei province

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2 · xiao2

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haau4 · ngaau4

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character · Etymology 1

(～水, ～河) Xiao River (a river in Hebei, China)
(～水) (historical) Xiao River (a river in Anhui, China; modern Tuo River)
(～縣) (historical) Xiao (a county in modern Anhui, China)

character · Etymology 2

(chiefly Taiwan, vulgar) semen
(Taiwanese Hokkien) alternative form of 潲 (“semen”)

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