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苔

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: ti5
POJ: thî
Variety: chaozhou
Peng'im: tai5
POJ: thâi
Variety: chaozhou
Peng'im: tai1
POJ: thai
Variety: chaozhou
Peng'im: dai2
POJ: tái
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

noun: tongue coating, fur (on the tongue)
苔

4 candidate readings from Wiktionary — genuine Chaozhou colloquial form not yet confirmed by a speaker. Drafted as a separate sense-specific entry: the dossier attests all four candidates only for this 'tongue coating' sense, while the 'moss' sense of 苔 attests just ti5/tai5 and is drafted separately.

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