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Pronunciation

Peng'im: riang2
POJ: jiáng
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 brew, to ferment
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The character page lists many distinct senses (brew, make honey, lead to/result in, stuff food into a vegetable, wine/liquor noun, colloquial 'that way') all under one reading with no per-sense Teochew disambiguation; the primary 'brew/ferment' verb sense was chosen.

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