Etymology
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Originally Cantonese from the Pearl River Delta region, meaning "hitched together" (of row-boat attached to motor-boat). Usually, the larger ship carries the cargo and drags the boat. The main channel is greatly dragged. When the shore is near, the larger ship is stuck in deep water and has difficulty docking. At this time, the boat unloads the cargo and goes back and forth, thus giving rise to the dating analogy.
Pronunciation
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Note: phah-tho͘ - from Cantonese.
拍⫽拖 (verb-object)
- (colloquial, intransitive) to date somebody; to go on a date with somebody
我唔想同公司嘅同事拍拖。 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]- ngo5 m4 soeng2 tung4 gung1 si1 ge3 tung4 si6 paak3 to1. [Jyutping]
- I do not want to date a colleague at work.
佢哋拍咗拖兩年喇。 [Cantonese, trad.]
佢哋拍咗拖两年喇。 [Cantonese, simp.]- keoi5 dei6 paak3 zo2 to1 loeng5 nin4 laa3. [Jyutping]
- They've been dating for two years.
Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of
談戀愛 (“to be in a romantic relationship; to be dating; to go out”)
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Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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談戀愛
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Mandarin
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Beijing
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搞對象
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Tianjin
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搞對象, 交朋友
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Chengde
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搞對象兒
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Tangshan
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搞對象
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Cangzhou
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搞對象
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Baoding
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談戀愛, 搞對象
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Shijiazhuang
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搞對象
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Chifeng
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談戀愛, 搞對象
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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搞對象, 交朋友
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Heihe
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戀愛, 搞對象, 處朋友
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Qiqihar
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談戀愛, 搞對象
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Harbin
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談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 處對象, 處朋友
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Jiamusi
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談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 處朋友
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Baicheng
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談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友
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Changchun
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談戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友
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Tonghua
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搞對象兒
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Shenyang
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談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友
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Dandong
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談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友
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Jinzhou
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談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象兒, 交朋友
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Dalian
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搞對象
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Yantai
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搞對象兒
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Qingdao
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談戀愛
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Lijin
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談戀愛, 搞對象
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Zhucheng
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談戀愛, 搞對象
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Jinan
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談戀愛, 談對象, 搞對象
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Jining
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戀愛, 相好兒
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Luoyang
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談戀愛, 戀愛
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Shangqiu
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談戀愛, 搞對象
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Yuanyang
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談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友, 搞對象
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Zhengzhou
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談戀愛
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Lingbao
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戀愛
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Xinyang
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談戀愛
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Baihe
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談戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友
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Hanzhong
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談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友, 搞對象
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Xi'an
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談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友, 搞對象
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Baoji
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談戀愛, 戀愛, 尋對象
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Yinchuan
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談戀愛, 搞對象
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Tianshui
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戀愛, 搞對象, 說媳婦
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Lanzhou
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談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象
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Dunhuang
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戀愛, 找對象
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Xining
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戀愛
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Hami
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找對象
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Ürümqi
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談戀愛, 談對象
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Wuhan
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談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友
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Yichang
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談戀愛, 戀愛, 找朋友, 找對象
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Xiangyang
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談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友
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Tianmen
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談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友
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Hong'an
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談戀愛, 戀愛, 找對象, 找朋友
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Chengdu
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談戀愛, 耍朋友
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Nanchong
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談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 耍朋友
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Dazhou
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耍朋友
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Hanyuan
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講戀愛, 耍朋友
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Xichang
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談戀愛, 戀愛, 耍朋友, 交朋友
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Zigong
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談戀愛, 耍朋友
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Chongqing
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講戀愛, 耍朋友
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Guiyang
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談戀愛, 戀愛, 談朋友
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Zunyi
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說媳婦, 談媳婦, 談朋友
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Bijie
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戀愛, 玩朋友
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Liping
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搞對象
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Zhaotong
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談戀愛
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Dali
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談對象
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Kunming
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談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友, 搞對象
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Mengzi
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談戀愛
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Guilin
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交朋友
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Liuzhou
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談戀愛, 戀愛, 談朋友, 拍拖, 談婚 dated
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Jishou
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戀愛
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Changde
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戀愛
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Anqing
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談戀愛
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Xuzhou
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談戀愛, 談對象
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Fuyang
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戀愛, 談對象
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Wuhu
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談戀愛, 戀愛
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Yangzhou
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談戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友, 談人, 談人家
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Lianyungang
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談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 談對象
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Lianshui
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談戀愛, 搞對象
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Nanjing
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談戀愛, 談對象, 談親事
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Hefei
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談戀愛, 找對象
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Nantong
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談戀愛
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Singapore
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談戀愛
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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拍拖, 拖手仔, 行街, 談戀愛
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Hong Kong
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拍拖, 拖手仔, 談戀愛, 行埋
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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拍拖
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Macau
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拍拖, 拖手仔
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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拍拖
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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拍拖
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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拍拖
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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拍拖
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Foshan
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拍拖
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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拍拖
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Foshan (Shunde)
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拍拖
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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拍拖
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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拍拖
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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拍拖
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Zhuhai (Qianshan)
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拍拖
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Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
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偷豆, 掹葵尾
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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拍拖
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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拍拖
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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拍拖
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Taishan
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拍拖
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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拍拖
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Enping (Niujiang)
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拍拖
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Heshan (Yayao)
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拍拖
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Dongguan
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拍拖
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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拍拖
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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拍拖
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Hakka
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Meixian
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談戀愛, 拍拖
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Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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拍拖
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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戀愛
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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拍拖
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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談婚
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Conghua (Lütian)
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談婚
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Huizhou
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Shexian
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談戀愛
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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搞對象, 戀愛
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Yangyuan
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戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友
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Datong
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搞對象
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Xinzhou
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戀愛, 搞對象
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Lishi
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談戀愛, 找對象, 搞對象
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Linfen
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談戀愛, 搞對象
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Changzhi
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找對象
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Linhe
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找對象
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Jining
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找對象
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Hohhot
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談戀愛, 搞對象
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Erenhot
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談戀愛, 搞對象
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Pingshan
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搞戀愛
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Zhangjiakou
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談戀愛, 搞對象
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Handan
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戀愛, 搞對象
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Linzhou
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談戀愛, 搞對象
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Suide
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搞對象
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Southern Min
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Penang (Hokkien)
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拍拖
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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拍拖
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Manila (Hokkien)
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抓沙
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Shantou
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相悅, 戀愛
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Jieyang
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捻草心
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Haifeng
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拍拖
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Singapore (Teochew)
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拍拖
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Zhongshan Min
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Shaxi (Longdu)
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拍拖
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Sanxiang
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行, 相行, 拍拖
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Wu
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Shanghai
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談戀愛, 談朋友, 談敲定, 軋朋友
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Hangzhou
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談朋友, 交朋友
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Ningbo
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談朋友, 找對象, 軋朋友
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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