佯

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: dên3
POJ: tèⁿ
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

verb: to pretend, to feign
佯

The page has separate etymologies (literary 'to pretend/feign' vs. a Hokkien-specific 'to exert effort' sense) and it is not fully clear which one the Teochew dên3 reading corresponds to, though 'to pretend' fits the related compound 佯戇.

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