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若是

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: na7 si6
POJ: nā-sǐ
Variety: chaozhou
Peng'im: a7 si6
POJ: ā-sǐ
Variety: chaozhou
Peng'im: riag8 si6
POJ: jia̍k-sǐ
Variety: chaozhou

Pronunciation note: Realised [dz] ~ [z] ~ [l] depending on speaker and register; many younger speakers merge it with /l/. The cited sources corroborate [dz], relaxing to [z] for younger/overseas speakers; neither attests the further merger to /l/.

Meanings and usage

conjunction: if, supposing
若是

3 candidate readings from Wiktionary — genuine Chaozhou colloquial form not yet confirmed by a speaker.

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