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向

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: hiang3
POJ: hiàng
Variety: chaozhou
Peng'im: nia3
POJ: nià
Variety: chaozhou
Peng'im: hian3
POJ: hiàⁿ
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

preposition: towards; to, direction, to face
向

3 candidate readings from Wiktionary — genuine Chaozhou colloquial form not yet confirmed by a speaker. Of the 6 candidates given for 向, these 3 are attested for this general 'towards; direction' sense; the other 3 (hiên3, hion3, hio3) are attested only for the surname/place-name sense and have been drafted as a separate entry.

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