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擔

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: dam1
POJ: tam
Variety: chaozhou
Peng'im: dang1
POJ: tang
Variety: chaozhou
Peng'im: dan1
POJ: taⁿ
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

verb: to carry on a shoulder pole, to bear; to shoulder; to undertake
擔

3 candidate readings from Wiktionary — genuine Chaozhou colloquial form not yet confirmed by a speaker. The dossier ties these readings to the verb sense of 擔 (to carry on a shoulder pole; to bear/undertake); the fourth candidate reading dan3 is tied to a separate noun/classifier sense in a different pos block and is drafted as its own entry below.

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