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Pronunciation

Peng'im: niên7
POJ: niēⁿ
Variety: chaozhou
Peng'im: nion7
POJ: niōⁿ
Variety: chaozhou
Peng'im: riang6
POJ: jiǎng
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

verb: to let; to allow, to yield; to give way
讓

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

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