Chinese
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to drop; to fall; to come down to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend; to surrender |
snow
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| trad. (降雪)
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降
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雪
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| simp. #(降雪)
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降
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雪
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Pronunciation
Verb
降⫽雪 (verb-object) (intransitive)
- to snow
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
下雪 (“to snow”)
[map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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雨雪, 雪
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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下雪, 降雪
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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下雪
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| Taiwan
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下雪
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| Chengde
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下雪
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| Ulanhot
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下雪
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| Tongliao
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下雪
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| Chifeng
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下雪
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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下雪
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| Heihe
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下雪
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| Qiqihar
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下雪
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| Harbin
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下雪
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| Jiamusi
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下雪
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| Baicheng
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下雪
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| Changchun
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下雪
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| Tonghua
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下雪
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| Shenyang
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下雪
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| Jinzhou
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下雪
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| Singapore
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下雪
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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下雪
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| Tangshan
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下雪, 落雪
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| Cangzhou
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下雪
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| Xianxian (Xiaoying)
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下雪
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| Shijiazhuang
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下雪
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| Lijin
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下雪
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| Jinan
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下雪, 落雪
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Dalian
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下雪
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| Dandong
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下雪
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| Yantai
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下雪
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| Yantai (Muping)
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下雪
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| Qingdao
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下雪
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| Zhucheng
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下雪
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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下雪, 落雪
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| Lingbao
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下雪, 落雪
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| Jining
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下雪, 飄雪葉
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| Wanrong
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下雪
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| Linfen
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下雪
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| Shangqiu
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下雪
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| Yuanyang
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落雪
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| Zhengzhou
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下雪
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| Xinyang
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下雪
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| Baihe
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下雪, 落雪
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| Xi'an
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下雪
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| Baoji
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下雪
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| Tianshui
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下雪
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| Xining
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下雪
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| Xuzhou
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下雪
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| Fuyang
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下雪
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| Qimen (Anling; Junhua)
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落雪, 下雪
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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下雪
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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下雪
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| Bayanhot
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下雪, 飄雪
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| Lanzhou
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下雪
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| Dunhuang
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下雪
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| Hami
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下雪
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| Ürümqi
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下雪
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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下雪, 落雪
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| Nanchong
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下雪, 落雪
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| Dazhou
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下雪, 落雪
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| Hanyuan
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下雪
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| Xichang
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下雪, 落雪
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| Zigong
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落雪
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| Chongqing
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落雪
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| Wuhan
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下雪, 落雪
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| Yichang
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下雪, 落雪
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| Xiangyang
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下雪, 落雪
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| Tianmen
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下雪
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| Guiyang
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下雪
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| Zunyi
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落雪
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| Bijie
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下雪
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| Liping
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落雪
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| Zhaotong
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下雪
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| Dali
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下雪
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| Kunming
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下雪
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| Mengzi
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下雪
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| Guilin
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下雪
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| Guilin (Lingui)
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下雪
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| Liuzhou
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下雪
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| Liuzhou (Luorong)
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下雪
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| Jishou
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落雪
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| Changde
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落雪
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| Hanzhong
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下雪, 落雪
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| Dagudi (Maliba)
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下雪
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| Reshuitang (Longling)
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下雪
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| Mae Salong (Lancang)
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下雪
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| Mae Sai (Tengchong)
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下雪
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| Oudomxay
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下雪
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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下雪
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| Yangzhou
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下雪
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| Lianyungang
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下雪
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| Lianshui
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下雪
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| Nantong
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落雪
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| Anqing
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下雪, 落雪
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| Wuhu
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下雪
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| Hefei
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下雪
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| Huanggang
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落雪
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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落雪
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| Hong Kong
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落雪
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| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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降雪
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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落雪
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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落雪
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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落雪
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| Macau
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落雪
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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落雪
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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落雪
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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落雪
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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落雪
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| Foshan
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落雪
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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落雪
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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落雪
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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落雪
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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落雪
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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落雪
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| Zhongshan (Chongkoumen, Nanlang; Tanka)
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落雪
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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落雪
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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落雪
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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落雪
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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落雪
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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落雪
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| Taishan
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落雪
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| Taishan (Guanghai)
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下雪, 落雪
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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落雪
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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落雪
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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落雪
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| Dongguan
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落雪
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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落雪
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| Shaoguan
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落雪
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| Yunfu
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落雪
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| Yangjiang
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落雪
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| Xinyi
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落雪
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| Lianjiang
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落雪
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| Nanning
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落雪
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| Guiping
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落雪
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| Mengshan (Xihe)
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落雪
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| Guigang (Nanjiang)
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落雪
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| Beiliu
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落雪
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| Beiliu (Tangliao)
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落雪
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| Baise
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落雪
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| Bobai
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落雪
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| Lingshan
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落雪
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| Pubei
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落雪
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| Qinzhou
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落雪
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| Beihai
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落雪
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| Ningming
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落雪
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| Hengzhou
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落雪
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| Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)
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落雪
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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落雪
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| Sarikei (Xinhui)
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落雪
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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落雪
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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落雪
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| Mandalay (Taishan)
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下雪
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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落雪
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| Poyang
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落雪
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| Yugan
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落雪
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| Wannian
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落雪
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| Yiyang, Jiangxi
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落雪
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| Hengfeng
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落雪
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| Yanshan (Hekou)
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落雪
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| Lichuan
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落雪
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| Pingxiang
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落雪
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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落雪
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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落雪
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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落雪
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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落雪
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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落雪
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| Wuhua (Shuizhai)
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落雪
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| Wuhua (Huacheng)
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落雪
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| Wuhua (Changbu)
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落雪
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| Wuhua (Mianyang)
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落雪
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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落雪
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| Jiexi
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落雪
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| Luhe
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落雪
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| Liancheng (Peitian)
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落雪
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| Yudu
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落雪
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| Shicheng
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落雪
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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落雪
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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落雪
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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落雪
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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落雪
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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落雪
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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落雪
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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落雪
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| Hong Kong
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落雪
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| Beiliu (Tang'an)
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落雪
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| Xingye (Gaofeng)
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落雪
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| Mashan (Pianlian)
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落雪
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
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落雪
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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落雪
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| Singkawang
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落雪
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| Bangkok (Meixian)
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落雪
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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落雪
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| Shexian
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落雪
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| Huangshan (Tunxi)
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落雪
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| Xiuning
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落雪
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| Yixian
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落雪
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| Qimen
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落雪
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| Qimen (Anling; Minhua)
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落雪
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| Wuyuan
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落雪
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| Dexing
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落雪
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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下雪
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| Pingyao
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下雪
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| Yangyuan
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下雪, 落雪
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| Datong
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下雪
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| Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou)
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下雪
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| Xinzhou
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下雪
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| Lüliang (Lishi)
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下雪
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| Changzhi
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下雪
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| Taibus (Baochang)
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下雪
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| Linhe
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下雪
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| Jining
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下雪
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| Hohhot
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下雪
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| Baotou
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下雪
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| Dongsheng
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下雪
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| Haibowan
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下雪
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| Erenhot
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下雪
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| Pingshan
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下雪
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| Zhangjiakou
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下雪
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| Handan
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下雪
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| Linzhou
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下雪
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| Suide
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下雪
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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落雪
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| Jian'ou (Dikou)
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落雪
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| Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
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落雪
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| Pucheng (Shibei)
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落雪
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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盪雪, 落雪
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| Fuqing
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落雪
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| Matsu
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落雪
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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落雪
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| Quanzhou
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落雪
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| Zhangzhou
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落雪
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| Tainan
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落雪
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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落雪, 落霜
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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落雪
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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落雪
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| Pingnan (Shangdu)
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落雪
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| Guilin (Biyange)
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落雪
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| Chaozhou
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落雪
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| Shantou
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落雪
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| Shantou (Chenghai)
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落雪
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| Jieyang
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落雪
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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落雪
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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落雪
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| Pontianak (Teochew)
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落雪
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| Leizhou
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落雪
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| Haikou
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落雪
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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落雪
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| Xianyou
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落雪
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| Shaojiang Min
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Shaowu
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落雪
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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落雪
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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落雪
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| Nanning (Shajing)
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落雪
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| Binyang (Xinqiao)
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落雪
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| Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Chaoyang)
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落雪
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| Guilin (Zhuyuan)
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下雪
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| Guilin (Wutong, Lingui)
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下雪, 落雪
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| Lingchuan (Tanxia)
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下雪
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| Yangshuo (Jima)
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下雪
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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落雪
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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落雪
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| Suzhou
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落雪
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| Danyang
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落雪
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| Hangzhou
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落雪
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| Ningbo
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落雪
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| Wenzhou
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落雪
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| Jinhua
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落雪
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| Shangrao
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落雪
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| Shangrao (Guangfeng)
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落雪
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| Yushan
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落雪
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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落雪
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| Xiangtan
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落雪
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| Loudi
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落雪
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| Shuangfeng
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落雪
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| Quanzhou
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落雪
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| Guanyang (Wenshi)
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落雪
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| Qinglong (Changliu Laba Miao)
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落雪
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Derived terms
Noun
降雪
- snowfall (amount of snow that falls on one occasion)
Synonyms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 降
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雪
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こう
Grade: 6
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せつ
Grade: 2
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| on'yomi
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Etymology
From Middle Chinese compound 降雪 (kæwngH sjwet, literally “descending snow”).
Pronunciation
Noun
降雪 • (kōsetsu) ←かうせつ (kausetu)?
- falling snow
- snowfall, either as an instance of falling of snow, or as the accumulated snow itself
Verb
降雪する • (kōsetsu suru) ←かうせつ (kausetu)?suru (stem 降雪し (kōsetsu shi), past 降雪した (kōsetsu shita))
- to fall (said of snow), to have a snowfall
Conjugation
Conjugation of "降雪する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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降雪し
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こうせつし
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kōsetsu shi
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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降雪し
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こうせつし
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kōsetsu shi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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降雪する
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こうせつする
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kōsetsu suru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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降雪する
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こうせつする
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kōsetsu suru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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降雪すれ
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こうせつすれ
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kōsetsu sure
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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降雪せよ¹
降雪しろ²
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こうせつせよ¹
こうせつしろ²
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kōsetsu seyo¹
kōsetsu shiro²
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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降雪される
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こうせつされる
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kōsetsu sareru
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| Causative
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降雪させる
降雪さす
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こうせつさせる
こうせつさす
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kōsetsu saseru
kōsetsu sasu
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| Potential
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降雪できる
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こうせつできる
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kōsetsu dekiru
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| Volitional
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降雪しよう
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こうせつしよう
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kōsetsu shiyō
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| Negative
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降雪しない
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こうせつしない
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kōsetsu shinai
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| Negative continuative
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降雪せず
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こうせつせず
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kōsetsu sezu
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| Formal
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降雪します
|
こうせつします
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kōsetsu shimasu
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| Perfective
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降雪した
|
こうせつした
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kōsetsu shita
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| Conjunctive
|
降雪して
|
こうせつして
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kōsetsu shite
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| Hypothetical conditional
|
降雪すれば
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こうせつすれば
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kōsetsu sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
References
Korean
Noun
降雪 • (gangseol) (hangeul 강설)
- hanja form? of 강설 (“falling snow; snowfall”)