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瓦

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: hia6
POJ: hiǎ
Variety: chaozhou
Peng'im: ua1
POJ: ua
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

noun: tile (roof covering), earthenware; pottery
瓦

2 candidate readings from Wiktionary — genuine Chaozhou colloquial form not yet confirmed by a speaker. Dropped huê7 and ua2 — attested only for the separate verb ('to tile') and Taiwanese-Hokkien-specific 'gram/watt' senses, not the core 'tile; earthenware' noun sense drafted here.

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