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向

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: hiên3
POJ: hièⁿ
Variety: chaozhou
Peng'im: hion3
POJ: hiòⁿ
Variety: chaozhou
Peng'im: hio3
POJ: hiò
Variety: chaozhou

Pronunciation note: Chaozhou [ie] ~ Shantou [io] (潮 dio5).

Meanings and usage

proper-noun: surname Xiang, ancient state name
向

3 candidate readings from Wiktionary — genuine Chaozhou colloquial form not yet confirmed by a speaker. This entry is split from the more common 'towards; direction' sense of 向, which attests the other 3 candidates (hiang3, nia3, hian3).

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