Chinese
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small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young
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o'clock; time; when o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
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trad. (小時)
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小
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時
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simp. (小时)
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小
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时
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Pronunciation
Noun
小時
- hour (Classifier: 個/个 m)
- 七個小時/七个小时 ― qī ge xiǎoshí ― seven hours
二十四小時營業。 [MSC, trad.]
二十四小时营业。 [MSC, simp.]- Èrshísì xiǎoshí yíngyè. [Pinyin]
- Open 24 hours.
時速可達每小時170公里。 [MSC, trad.]
时速可达每小时170公里。 [MSC, simp.]- Shísù kě dá měi xiǎoshí yībǎiqīshí gōnglǐ. [Pinyin]
- The speed can reach 170 kilometres per hour.
- childhood
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 小時 (“hour (counting)”) [map]
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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小時 ‡, 鐘頭 †, 鐘點
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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小時 ‡, 鐘頭 †
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Harbin
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鐘頭 †, 鐘點兒 †
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Malaysia
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小時 †
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Singapore
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小時 †, 鐘頭 †
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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鐘頭 †
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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鐘頭兒 †, 鐘點兒 †
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Wanrong
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鐘頭兒 †
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Liuzhou
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鐘頭 †
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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鐘頭子 †
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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鐘 †, *, 鐘頭 †, 點鐘 ×
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Hong Kong
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鐘 †, §, 鐘頭 †
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Taishan
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鐘頭 †
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Dongguan
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點鐘 ×
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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鐘 †
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Penang (Guangfu)
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鐘 †
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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鐘 †
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Gan
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Nanchang
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鐘頭 †
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Lichuan
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鐘頭 †
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Hakka
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Meixian
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點鐘 ×
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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點鐘 ×
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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點鐘 ×
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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點鐘 ×
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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點鐘 ×
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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點鐘 ×
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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點鐘 ×
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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鐘頭 †
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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鐘頭 †
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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點鐘 ×, 鐘頭 ¶
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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點鐘 ×
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Singapore (Fuqing)
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點鐘 ×
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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點鐘 ×
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Shishi
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點鐘 ×
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Tainan
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點鐘 ×
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Penang (Hokkien)
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點鐘 ×
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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點鐘 ×
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Manila (Hokkien)
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點鐘 ×
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Chaozhou
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點鐘 ×
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Shantou
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點鐘 ×
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Shantou (Chenghai)
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點鐘 ×
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Jieyang
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點鐘 ×
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Singapore (Teochew)
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點鐘 ×
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Haikou
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細時, 鐘頭 †
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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點鐘 ×
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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鐘 †, 鐘頭 †, 點鐘 ×
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Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
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點鐘 ×
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Wu
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Shanghai
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鐘頭 †
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Danyang
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鐘頭 †
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Ningbo
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鐘頭 †
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Note
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† - requires the classifier 個; ‡ - can be used with or without the classifier 個; § - requires the classifier 粒; * - requires the classifier 句; ¶ - requires the classifier 隻; × - cannot be used with a classifier
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- 兒童期 / 儿童期 (értóngqī)
- 囡仔時 / 囡仔时 (Hokkien)
- 幼年 (yòunián)
- 沖齡 / 冲龄 (chōnglíng) (literary, chiefly of a monarch)
- 童年 (tóngnián)
- 髫年 (tiáonián) (literary)
- 髫齔 / 髫龀 (tiáochèn)
- 齠年 / 龆年 (tiáonián) (literary)
Classifier
小時
- hour
- 三小時/三小时 ― sān xiǎoshí ― three hours
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 小時 (“hour (counting)”) [map]
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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小時 ‡, 鐘頭 †, 鐘點
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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小時 ‡, 鐘頭 †
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Harbin
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鐘頭 †, 鐘點兒 †
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Malaysia
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小時 †
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Singapore
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小時 †, 鐘頭 †
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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鐘頭 †
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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鐘頭兒 †, 鐘點兒 †
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Wanrong
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鐘頭兒 †
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Liuzhou
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鐘頭 †
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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鐘頭子 †
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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鐘 †, *, 鐘頭 †, 點鐘 ×
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Hong Kong
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鐘 †, §, 鐘頭 †
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Taishan
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鐘頭 †
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Dongguan
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點鐘 ×
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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鐘 †
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Penang (Guangfu)
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鐘 †
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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鐘 †
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Gan
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Nanchang
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鐘頭 †
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Lichuan
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鐘頭 †
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Hakka
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Meixian
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點鐘 ×
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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點鐘 ×
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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點鐘 ×
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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點鐘 ×
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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點鐘 ×
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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點鐘 ×
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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點鐘 ×
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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鐘頭 †
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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鐘頭 †
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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點鐘 ×, 鐘頭 ¶
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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點鐘 ×
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Singapore (Fuqing)
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點鐘 ×
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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點鐘 ×
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Shishi
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點鐘 ×
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Tainan
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點鐘 ×
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Penang (Hokkien)
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點鐘 ×
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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點鐘 ×
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Manila (Hokkien)
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點鐘 ×
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Chaozhou
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點鐘 ×
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Shantou
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點鐘 ×
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Shantou (Chenghai)
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點鐘 ×
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Jieyang
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點鐘 ×
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Singapore (Teochew)
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點鐘 ×
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Haikou
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細時, 鐘頭 †
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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點鐘 ×
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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鐘 †, 鐘頭 †, 點鐘 ×
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Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
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點鐘 ×
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Wu
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Shanghai
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鐘頭 †
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Danyang
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鐘頭 †
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Ningbo
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鐘頭 †
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Note
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† - requires the classifier 個; ‡ - can be used with or without the classifier 個; § - requires the classifier 粒; * - requires the classifier 句; ¶ - requires the classifier 隻; × - cannot be used with a classifier
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