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排日

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: bai5 rêg8
POJ: pâi-je̍k
Variety: chaozhou

Pronunciation note: Realised [dz] ~ [z] ~ [l] depending on speaker and register; many younger speakers merge it with /l/. The cited sources corroborate [dz], relaxing to [z] for younger/overseas speakers; neither attests the further merger to /l/.

Meanings and usage

adverb: every day; daily, in the past; formerly
排日

A single Teochew reading covers two quite different temporal senses ('every day' and 'in the past') with no indication which is more central.

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