Chinese
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phonetic
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dish (type of food); vegetables
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| trad. (菠菜)
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菠
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菜
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| simp. #(菠菜)
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菠
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菜
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| alternative forms
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波菜
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Etymology
From earlier 波斯菜 (bōsīcài), from 波斯 (Bōsī, “Persia”) + 菜 (cài, “greens, vegetable”). Alternatively, short for 菠薐菜 (bōléngcài). Compare the etymology of English spinach.
Pronunciation
Noun
菠菜
- spinach
我從不吃菠菜。我就是不喜歡那味兒。 [MSC, trad.]
我从不吃菠菜。我就是不喜欢那味儿。 [MSC, simp.]- Wǒ cóngbù chī bōcài. Wǒ jiùshì bù xǐhuān nà wèir. [Pinyin]
- I never eat spinach. I just don't like the taste.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 菠菜 (“spinach”) [map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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菠薐
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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菠菜
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| Taxonomic name
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菠菜
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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菠菜
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| Taiwan
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菠菜
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| Langfang
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菠菜
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| Chengde
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菠菜
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| Chifeng
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菠菜
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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菠菜
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| Heihe
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菠菜
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| Qiqihar
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菠菜
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| Harbin
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菠菜
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| Jiamusi
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菠菜
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| Baicheng
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菠菜
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| Changchun
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菠菜
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| Tonghua
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菠菜
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| Shenyang
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菠菜
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| Jinzhou
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菠菜
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| Singapore
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菠菜
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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菠菜
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| Tangshan
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菠菜
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| Cangzhou
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菠菜
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| Baoding
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青菜
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| Shijiazhuang
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菠菜, 青菜
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| Lijin
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菠菜
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| Jinan
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菠菜
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Dalian
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菠菜
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| Dandong
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菠菜
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| Yantai
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菠菜, 紅根兒菠菜
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| Yantai (Muping)
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菠菜
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| Qingdao
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菠菜
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| Zhucheng
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菠菜
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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菠菜
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| Lingbao
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菠菜
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| Jining
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菠菜
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| Daming
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菠菜
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| Wanrong
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菠菜
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| Linfen
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菠菜
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| Shangqiu
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菠菜
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| Yuanyang
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菠菜
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| Zhengzhou
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菠菜
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| Xinyang
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菠菜
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| Baihe
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菠菜
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| Xi'an
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菠菜
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| Baoji
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菠菜
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| Tianshui
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菠菜
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| Xining
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菠菜
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| Xuzhou
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菠菜
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| Fuyang
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菠菜
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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菠菜
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| Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)
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菠菜
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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菠菜
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| Lanzhou
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菠菜, 綠菠菜
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| Dunhuang
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菠菜
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| Hami
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菠菜
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| Ürümqi
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菠菜
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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菠菜
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| Nanchong
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菠菜
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| Dazhou
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菠菜
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| Hanyuan
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菠菜
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| Xichang
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菠菜
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| Zigong
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菠菜
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| Chongqing
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菠菜
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| Wuhan
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菠菜, 紅嘴綠鸚哥
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| Yichang
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菠菜
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| Xiangyang
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菠菜
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| Tianmen
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菠菜
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| Guiyang
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菠菜
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| Zunyi
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菠菜
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| Bijie
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菠菜
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| Liping
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菠菜
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| Zhaotong
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菠菜
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| Daguan
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紅嘴鸚哥菜
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| Dali
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菠羅菜
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| Kunming
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菠菜
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| Guilin
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菠菜
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| Liuzhou
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菠菜
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| Jishou
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菠菜, 甜菜
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| Changde
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菠菜
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| Hanzhong
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菠菜
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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菠菜
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| Yangzhou
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菠菜
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| Lianyungang
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菠菜
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| Lianshui
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菠菜
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| Nantong
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菠菜
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| Anqing
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菠菜
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| Wuhu
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菠菜
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| Hefei
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菠菜
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| Hong'an
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菠菜
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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菠菜
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| Hong Kong
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菠菜
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| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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菠菜
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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菠菜
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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角菜
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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角菜
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| Macau
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菠菜
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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菠菜
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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菠菜
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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菠菜
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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菠菜
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| Foshan
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菠菜
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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菠菜
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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菠菜
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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菠菜
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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菠菜
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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菠菜
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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菠菜
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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菠菜
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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菠菜
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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菠菜
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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菠菜
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| Taishan
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菠菜
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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菠菜
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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菠菜
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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菠菜
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| Dongguan
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菠薐菜, 菠薐
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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菠菜
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| Shenzhen (Dapeng)
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角菜
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| Qingyuan
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菠菜, 角菜
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| Fogang
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角菜
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| Yingde (Hanguang)
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角菜
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| Yangshan
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角菜
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| Lianshan (Butian)
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角菜
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| Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)
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菠菜, 菠薐
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| Shaoguan
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菠菜
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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菠菜
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| Renhua
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角菜
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| Lechang
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角菜, 菠菜
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| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
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菠菜
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| Sihui
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角菜, 菠菜
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| Guangning
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角菜
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| Deqing
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菠菜
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| Huaiji
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角菜
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| Fengkai (Nanfeng)
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菠薐
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| Yunfu
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菠菜
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| Xinxing
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菠菜
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| Luoding
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菠菜
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| Yunan (Pingtai)
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菠菜
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| Yangjiang
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菠薐菜
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| Xinyi
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菠菜
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| Gaozhou
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菠菜
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| Lianjiang
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菠菜
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| Nanning
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菠菜
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| Nanning (Tanka)
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菠菜
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| Wuzhou
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菠菜
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| Yulin
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菠薐
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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菠菜
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| Hepu (Shatian)
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菠菜
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| Guiping
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菠菜
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| Guiping (Mule)
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菠菜
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| Pingnan
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菠菜
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| Guigang (Gangcheng)
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菠菜
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| Guigang (Pingdong)
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菠菜
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| Beihai
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菠菜
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| Beihai (Nankang)
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菠菜
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| Beihai (Yingpan)
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菠菜
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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菠菜
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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菠菜
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| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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菠菜
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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菠菜
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| Ipoh (Guangfu)
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菠菜
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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菠菜
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| Móng Cái
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玻璃菜
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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菠菜, 紅嘴綠鸚哥
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| Lichuan
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菠菜
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| Pingxiang
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菠菜
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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角菜, 角菜仔, 菠菜
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| Dabu (Xihe)
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角菜仔
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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菠菜, 角菜
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| Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua)
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角菜
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| Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua)
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角菜
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| Huiyang
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角菜
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| Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)
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角菜
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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角菜
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| Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua)
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角菜
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| Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)
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角菜
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| Boluo (Bendihua)
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角菜
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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角菜
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| Zhongshan (Wuguishan)
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角菜
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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菠菜
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| Wuhua (Shuizhai)
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角菜
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| Wuhua (Huacheng)
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角菜
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| Wuhua (Changbu)
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菠菜
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| Wuhua (Mianyang)
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菠菜
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
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角菜
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| Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua)
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菠菜
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| Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)
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菠菜, 角菜
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| Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua)
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菠菜
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| Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)
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角菜
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| Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua)
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角菜
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| Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)
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角菜
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| Nanxiong (Zhuji)
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菠菜
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| Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua)
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角菜
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| Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua)
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角菜
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| Jiexi
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菠薐菜
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| Raoping (Xinfeng)
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菠薐菜
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| Changting
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菠薐菜
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| Shanghang
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菠薐菜
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| Shanghang (Gutian)
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角哩菜
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| Longyan (Yongding)
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角菜, 薐菜
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| Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)
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角菜
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| Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)
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角子菜
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| Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)
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菠菜
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| Longyan (Wan'an)
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角咧菜
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| Wuping
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菠薐菜
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| Wuping (Zhongshan)
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角子菜
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| Liancheng
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菠薐菜
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| Liancheng (Peitian)
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菠薐菜
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| Liancheng (Juxi)
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菠菜
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| Liancheng (Zhongbao)
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菠菜
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| Liancheng (Laiyuan)
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菠菜
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| Yudu
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菠菜, 菠薐
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| Ruijin
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菠薐
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| Shicheng
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菠菜
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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菠菜
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| Taoyuan
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角菜
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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角菜
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| Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian)
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角菜
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| Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian)
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角菜
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| Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian)
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角菜
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| Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian)
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角菜
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| Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian)
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角菜
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| Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian)
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角菜
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| Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)
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角菜
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| Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)
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角菜
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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角菜仔
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| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
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角仔菜
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| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)
|
角菜
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| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)
|
角仔菜
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
|
角菜
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
|
角菜
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
|
角菜
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| Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)
|
角菜
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
角子菜
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| Hong Kong
|
角菜
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| Fumian (Xisha, Xinqiao)
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菠菜
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| Luchuan (Daqiao)
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菠菜
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| Luchuan (Sihe, Hengshan)
|
菠菜
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| Bobai (Cuntou, Xintian)
|
角菜
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| Beiliu (Mumian, Xilang)
|
角菜
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| Xingye (Gaofeng)
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菠菜
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| Rongxian (Xiandi)
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菠菜
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
|
菠菜
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| Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)
|
菠菜
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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菠菜
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| Bangkok (Meixian)
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菠薐, 角菜
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| Bangkok (Fengshun)
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菠薐菜
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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菠菜
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| Shexian
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菠菜
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| Huangshan (Tunxi)
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甜菜, 菠菜
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| Xiuning
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菠菜, 甜菜
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| Yixian
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菠龍
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| Qimen
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菠菜
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| Wuyuan
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菠菜
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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菠菜, 青菜
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| Pingyao
|
青菜
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| Yangyuan
|
菠菜
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| Datong
|
菠菜
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| Xinzhou
|
青菜
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| Lüliang (Lishi)
|
菠菜, 青菜
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| Changzhi
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菠菜
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| Linhe
|
菠菜
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| Jining
|
菠菜
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| Hohhot
|
菠菜
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| Erenhot
|
菠菜
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| Pingshan
|
菠菜, 青菜
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| Zhangjiakou
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菠菜
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| Handan
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菠菜, 青菜
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| Linzhou
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青菜
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| Suide
|
菠菜
|
| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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菠薐
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| Jian'ou (Dikou)
|
菠薐菜
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| Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
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菠薐
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| Jianyang
|
菠薐
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| Wuyishan
|
菠薐
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| Pucheng (Shibei)
|
菠薐
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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菠薐菜, 菠薐
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| Fuzhou (Changle)
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菠薐菜
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| Fuqing
|
菠薐菜
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| Yongtai
|
紅根菜
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| Gutian
|
紅根菜
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| Fu'an
|
紅頭菜
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| Ningde
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紅根菜
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| Shouning
|
紅根菜
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| Zhouning
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紅頭菜
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| Fuding
|
紅根菜
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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菠薐菜, 赤根菜
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
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赤根
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| Quanzhou
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菠倫菜
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| Zhangzhou
|
菠薐菜
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| Zhangzhou (Changtai)
|
菠薐仔
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| Zhao'an
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菠薐
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| Dongshan
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菠薐菜
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| Taipei
|
菠薐仔, 菠薐仔菜
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| Taipei (Wanhua)
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菠薐
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| New Taipei (Tamsui)
|
菠薐
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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菠薐仔
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| New Taipei (Pingxi)
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菠薐仔
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| Kaohsiung
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菠薐仔
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| Kaohsiung (Cijin)
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菠薐仔
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| Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)
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菠薐仔
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| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
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菠薐仔菜
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| Kaohsiung (Tianliao)
|
菠薐仔
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| Yilan
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菠薐仔
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| Yilan (Luodong)
|
菠薐仔
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| Yilan (Toucheng)
|
菠薐仔
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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菠薐仔, 菠薐仔菜
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| Taichung
|
菠薐仔
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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菠薐仔菜
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| Tainan
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菠薐仔, 菠薐
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| Tainan (Anping)
|
菠薐仔
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| Taitung
|
菠薐仔
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| Hsinchu
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菠薐菜, 菠薐仔
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| Kinmen
|
菠薐菜
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| Penghu (Magong)
|
菠薐
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| Penghu (Xiyu)
|
菠薐
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| Penang (Hokkien)
|
菠薐, bayam菜
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
菠薐菜, 菠薐仔, 菠薐
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| Manila (Hokkien)
|
菠倫菜
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| Longyan
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角仔菜
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| Shizhong
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角仔菜
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| Zhangping
|
角仔菜
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| Zhangping (Yongfu)
|
角仔菜
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| Datian
|
紅根菜
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| Pingnan (Shangdu)
|
菠菜
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| Pingnan (Sijie)
|
菠菜
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| Pingle (Zhoutang)
|
菠菜
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| Lechang (Tatou)
|
角菜
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| Yingde (Yuzui)
|
菠薐菜
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| Yunan (Liantan)
|
菠菜
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| Chaozhou
|
菠薐
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| Raoping
|
菠薐
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| Shantou
|
菠薐
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| Shantou (Chenghai)
|
菠薐
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| Shantou (Chaoyang)
|
菠菜
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| Nan'ao (Houzhai)
|
菠薐
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| Nan'ao (Yun'ao)
|
菠薐
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| Jieyang
|
菠薐
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| Haifeng
|
菠薐
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
|
菠薐
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
菠薐
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| Leizhou
|
菠菜
|
| Wenchang
|
菠菜
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| Haikou
|
菠菜
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| Qionghai
|
菠菜
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| Puxian Min
|
Putian
|
綿菜, 菠菜
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| Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
|
綿菜
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| Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
|
綿菜
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| Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
|
綿菜
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| Xianyou
|
綿菜
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| Xianyou (Fengting)
|
綿菜
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| Xianyou (Youyang)
|
綿菜
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| Central Min
|
Yong'an
|
菠薐菜
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| Sanming (Sanyuan)
|
紅頭菜
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| Sanming (Shaxian)
|
紅頭菜
|
| Zhongshan Min
|
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
|
菠菜
|
| Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
|
菠菜
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| Southern Pinghua
|
Nanning (Tingzi)
|
菠菜
|
| Northern Pinghua
|
Guilin (Dahe)
|
菠菜
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| Wu
|
Shanghai
|
菠菜
|
| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
菠菜
|
| Suzhou
|
菠菜
|
| Danyang
|
菠菜
|
| Hangzhou
|
菠菜
|
| Ningbo
|
菠薐, 菠菜
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| Wenzhou
|
菠薐菜, 菠薐
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| Jinhua
|
菠薐菜
|
| Jinhua (Tangxi)
|
菠薐菜
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| Yongkang
|
菠薐菜
|
| Pujiang
|
菠薐菜
|
| Dongyang
|
菠薐菜
|
| Pan'an
|
菠薐菜
|
| Wuyi
|
菠薐菜
|
| Xiang
|
Changsha
|
菠菜, 扯根菜
|
| Xiangtan
|
菠菜, 甜頭菜
|
| Loudi
|
菠菜, 扯根菜
|
| Shuangfeng
|
扯根菜
|
| Hengyang
|
菠菜
|
| Quanzhou
|
菠菜
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Derived terms