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Pronunciation

Peng'im: rung7
POJ: jūng
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

adjective: intercalary; leap (of a year or month)
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Has multiple literary senses (intercalary/leap vs. surplus vs. deputy/usurped); the common 'intercalary/leap' sense was chosen as primary but POS/category fit is uncertain for this bound morpheme.

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