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Change log entry 76788
Processed by: richwarm (2023-01-12 20:17:43 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 72663 - submitted by 'jadahl' >>
Add Taiwan pronunciation of 酵母
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Editor: In Taiwan, 酵 is pronounced as xiào in compounds containing 酵 -- such as 酵母, 發酵, 酵素 etc.
But rather than add a pronunciation note in all these entries, we just do it in the entry for 酵 itself:
酵 酵 [jiao4] /yeast/leavening/fermentation/Taiwan pr. [xiao4]/

The same principle applies for other characters whose Tw pronunciations differ from their mainland pronunciations.
That is, we document the difference at the character level only (unless there is some irregularity).
Diff:
# - 酵母 酵母 [jiao4 mu3] /leaven/yeast/
# + 酵母 酵母 [jiao4 mu3] /leaven/yeast/Taiwan pr. [xiao4 mu3]/
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