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奧密克戎

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: o3 mig8 kiog4 rong5
POJ: ò-mi̍k-khiok-jông
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

proper-noun: Omicron (Greek letter), Omicron (COVID-19 variant)
奧密克戎

A transliterated technical/topical term (Greek letter name / virus variant) that does not fit any category cleanly and could be tagged noun or proper-noun.

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