淨

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: zêng6
POJ: tsěng
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

adjective: clean; pure, net (of an amount)
淨, 乾淨

Two separate etymologies on the page share the identical Teochew reading zêng6: Etymology 1's general adjective 'clean/pure' and Etymology 3's Teochew-only verb 'to chase/drive away'; the general adjective sense was picked as primary.

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