Chinese
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small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young |
strength; force; power strength; force; power; powerful; better |
| trad. (小強)
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小
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強
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| simp. (小强)
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小
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强
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| Literally: “little Keung (given name)”.
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Etymology
Originated from the Hong Kong comedy film Flirting Scholar (1993), in which the protagonist (Stephen Chow) called his pet cockroach by this name.
Pronunciation
Noun
小強
- (colloquial) cockroach
- (colloquial, figurative) something difficult to kill or eradicate
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
蟑螂 (“cockroach”)
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| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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蜚蠊, 䗅蜋, 香娘子
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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蟑螂, 蜚蠊
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| Taxonomic name
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蜚蠊
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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老蟑兒, 油炸豆兒
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| Taiwan
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蟑螂, 小強
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| Ulanhot
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老蟑
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| Tongliao
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蟑螂
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| Chifeng
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蟑螂
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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蟑螂
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| Harbin
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蟑螂, 老蟑
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| Shenyang
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老蟑
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| Malaysia
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蟑螂
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| Singapore
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蟑螂
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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蟑螂
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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蟑火螂
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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蟑螂
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| Xuzhou
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蟑螂
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| Pizhou
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蟑螂
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| Lianyungang (Ganyu)
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蟑螂
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| Donghai
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蟑螂
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Bayanhot
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蟑螂
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| Lanzhou
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蟑螂
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| Ürümqi
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蟑螂, 油蟲
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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偷油婆, 蟑螂
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| Chongqing
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偷油婆
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| Wuhan
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灶馬子
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| Guiyang
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偷油婆
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| Daguan
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偷油婆, 灶螞子, 灶螞蟻
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| Kunming
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偷油婆
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| Liuzhou
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偷油婆, 臊甲
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| Nanning (Wuming)
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騷夾
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| Kokang
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灶麻雞
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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蟑螂, 灶馬雞
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| Yangzhou
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蟑木蟲子
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| Baoying
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蟑木蟲子
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| Taizhou
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蟑木蟲
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| Zhenjiang
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灶雞雞
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| Lianyungang
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蟑螂
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| Huai'an (Huaiyin)
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紅蟲子
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| Xuyi
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放屁蟲
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| Nantong
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蟑木蟲兒
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| Rugao
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蟑木蟲兒
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| Yancheng
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蟑木蟲子
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| Funing
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蟑木蟲子
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| Sihong
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放屁蟲
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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曱甴
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| Hong Kong
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曱甴, 小強
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| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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曱甴
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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曱甴
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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曱甴
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| Macau
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曱甴
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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曱甴
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| Taishan
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曱甴
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| Dongguan
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曱甴
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| Shaoguan
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曱甴
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| Yangjiang
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曱甴
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| Xinyi
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曱甴
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| Maoming (Xinpo)
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曱甴
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| Nanning
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曱甴
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| Nanning (Tanka)
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曱甴
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| Baise
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曱甴
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| Beihai
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曱甴
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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曱甴
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| Penang (Guangfu)
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曱甴
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| Ipoh (Guangfu)
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曱甴
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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曱甴
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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曱甴
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| Yangon (Taishan)
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曱甴
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| Mandalay (Taishan)
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曱甴
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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煠撥子, 赤膊子
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| Pengze
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鍋灶髦
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| Lichuan
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蚻
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| Pingxiang
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油賊婆
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| Guixi
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煠撥子
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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黃蚻
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| Xingning
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黃蚻
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| Huiyang
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黃蚻
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| Huidong (Daling)
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黃蚻
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| Wuhua (Huacheng)
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黃蚻
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
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蜞蚻
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| Wengyuan
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黃蚻
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| Nanxiong (Zhuji)
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黃蚻
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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黃蚻
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| Liannan
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黃蚻
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| Jiexi
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蜞蚻
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| Luhe
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蜞蚻
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| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
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黃蚻
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| Changting
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黃蚻
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| Wuping
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黃蚻
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| Wuping (Yanqian)
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黃蚻
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| Wuping (Pingyu)
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黃蚻
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| Liancheng
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黃蚻
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| Ninghua
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黃蚻
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| Yudu
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黃蚻
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| Ningdu
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黃蚻
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| Ruijin
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黃蚻
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| Shicheng
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黃蚻
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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黃蚻
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| Tonggu (Sandu)
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虼蚻
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| Ganzhou (Panlong)
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黃蚻
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| Dayu
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黃蚻
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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黃蚻
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| Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)
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黃蚻
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| Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)
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黃蚻
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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黃蚻
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| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
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黃蚻
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| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)
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黃蚻
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| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)
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黃蚻
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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蜞蚻, 蜞蚻仔
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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黃蚻
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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蜞蚻
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| Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)
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黃蚻
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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黃蚻
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| Hong Kong
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黃蚻
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| Mengshan (Xihe)
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黃蚻
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| Luchuan
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黃蚻
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
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黃蚻
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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蜞蚻
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| Kuching (Hepo)
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蜞蚻
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| Singkawang
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蜞蚻
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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油蟲
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| Shexian
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蟑油蟲
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| Fuliang
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油蟲
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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蟑螂
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| Taibus (Baochang)
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蟑螂
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| Linhe
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蟑螂
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| Jining
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蟑老財
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| Hohhot
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蟑螂
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| Baotou
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蟑老財
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| Dongsheng
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蟑螂
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| Haibowan
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蟑螂
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| Jiuxing Yumin
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Lanxi
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蟑毛蟲
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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蚻
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| Jian'ou (Dikou)
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蚻
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| Songxi
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蚻
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| Zhenghe
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蚻
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| Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
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蚻
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| Jianyang
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蚻
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| Wuyishan
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蚻
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| Pucheng (Shibei)
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蚻
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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虼蚻
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| Fuzhou (Changle)
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蚻母
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| Fuqing
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虼蚻
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| Yongtai
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虼蚻
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| Gutian
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蚻母
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| Fu'an
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蚻
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| Ningde
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蚻母
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| Shouning
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蚻
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| Zhouning
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蚻
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| Fuding
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蚻, 虼蚻
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| Matsu
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灶蚻
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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虼蚻
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
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虼蚻
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| Quanzhou
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虼蚻
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| Jinjiang
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虼蚻
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| Nan'an
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虼蚻
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| Anxi
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虼蚻
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| Yongchun
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虼蚻
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| Dehua
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虼蚻
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| Zhangzhou
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虼蚻
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| Zhangzhou (Longhai)
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虼蚻
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| Zhangzhou (Changtai)
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虼蚻
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| Hua'an
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虼蚻
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| Zhangpu
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虼蚻
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| Yunxiao
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虼蚻
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| Dongshan
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虼蚻
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| Taipei
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虼蚻
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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虼蚻
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| Kaohsiung
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虼蚻
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| Yilan
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虼蚻
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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虼蚻
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| Taichung
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虼蚻
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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虼蚻
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| Tainan
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虼蚻
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| Taitung
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虼蚻
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| Hsinchu
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虼蚻
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| Kinmen
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虼蚻
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| Penghu (Magong)
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虼蚻
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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虼蚻
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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虼蚻
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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虼蚻
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| Longyan
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虼蚻
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| Zhangping (Yongfu)
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虼蚻仔
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| Datian
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油蚻
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| Pingnan (Shangdu)
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虼蚻
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| Chaozhou
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虼蚻
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| Shantou
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虼蚻
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| Shantou (Chenghai)
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虼蚻
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| Jieyang
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虼蚻
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| Haifeng
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虼蚻
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
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虼蚻
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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虼蚻
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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虼蚻
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| Leizhou
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虼蚻
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| Wenchang
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虼蚻
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| Haikou
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虼蚻
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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虼蚻
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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虼蚻
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| Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
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虼蚻, 灶雞
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| Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
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虼蚻
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| Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
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虼蚻
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| Xianyou
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虼蚻
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| Xianyou (Fengting)
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虼蚻
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| Xianyou (Youyang)
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虼蚻
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| Central Min
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Yong'an
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蚻
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| Sanming (Sanyuan)
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蚻
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| Sanming (Shaxian)
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蚻
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
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虼蚻
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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臊甲
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| Waxiang
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Yuanling (Shaojiwan)
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油蟲
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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蟑螂, 小強
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| Shanghai (Songjiang)
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灶雞, 蟑螂
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| Shanghai (Jiading)
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蟑螂
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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灶鴨
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| Suzhou
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蟑螂
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| Wuxi
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蟑螂
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| Changshu
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蟑螂
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| Nantong (Haimen)
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灶雞
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| Changzhou
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蟑螂
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| Danyang
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蟑螂, 灶雞雞
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| Nanjing (Gaochun)
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蟑虼螂
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| Hangzhou
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蟑螂
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| Ningbo
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蟑螂
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| Wenzhou
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膠蚻
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| Jinhua
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蟑蟲
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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偷油婆
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| Xiangtan
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偷油婆
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| Loudi
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油鹽蟲
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| Hengyang
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油炸婆
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| Quanzhou
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臊甲子
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| Xiangnan Tuhua
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Dong'an
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油蟲, 偷油婆, 騷家婆
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| Yuebei Tuhua
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Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang)
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枯蚻
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| Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang)
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枯蚻
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| Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang)
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枯蚻
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| Renhua (Zhoutian)
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枯蚻
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| Renhua (Shitang)
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枯蚻
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| Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou)
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枯蚻
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| Lechang (Changlai)
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枯蚻
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| Lechang (Beixiang)
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曱甴
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| Lechang (Huangpu)
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客子婆
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| Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi)
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瞎擦
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| Lechang (Sanxi)
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臊雞婆
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