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臆

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: êg8
POJ: e̍k
Variety: chaozhou
Peng'im: êg4
POJ: ek
Variety: chaozhou
Peng'im: iêh4
POJ: ieh
Variety: chaozhou
Peng'im: ioh4
POJ: ioh
Variety: chaozhou

Pronunciation note: Wikipedia lists /ioʔ/ → /ieʔ/ directly among the rimes fronted in Chaozhou/Chenghai — direct evidence, not an extension by analogy from the open rime.

Meanings and usage

verb: to guess; to conjecture
臆測, 猜

4 candidate readings from Wiktionary — genuine Chaozhou colloquial form not yet confirmed by a speaker. All four readings are attested together specifically under the Southern-Min 'to guess' verb sense.

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