番

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: po5
POJ: phô
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

proper-noun: former name of Poyang county (historical), used in 番番 (white; whitehaired)
番

1 candidate reading from Wiktionary confirmed for this sense — genuine Chaozhou colloquial form not yet confirmed by a speaker. Split from the main 'foreign' sense of 番 since po5 is attested only for this historical Poyang/番番 sense.

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