Etymology
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From an unidentified language in the Western Regions, perhaps a Prakrit language, e.g. Gandhari 𐨬𐨅𐨜𐨂𐨪𐨁𐨩 (veḍuriya),[1] a form attested in as a component in a proper noun. Compare Pali veḷuriya (“precious stone, maybe lapis lazuli”), Sanskrit वैडूर्य (vaiḍūrya, “cat's-eye, beryl”),[2] whence Chinese 吠瑠璃 (fèiliúlí). The Middle Chinese reflex may have been subjected to hyperthesis with the ḍ- and r- syllables exchanged, with further ḍ > l (Ji, 1998v4).
Pronunciation
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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琉
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璃
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| Reading #
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1/1
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2/2
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| No.
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8337
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7781
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Phonetic
component
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流
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离
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Rime
group
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幽
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歌
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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劉
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離
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Old
Chinese
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/*ru/
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/*rel/
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| Notes
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同瑠
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琉璃譯vaiḍūrya漢書西域傳譯作璧流離
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琉璃
- (literary, originally) a kind of blue and translucent natural precious stone, probably lapis lazuli
- coloured glaze similar to this kind of stone
- (literary) Synonym of 玻璃 (“glass”)
- (literary) lamp made from glass
- (literary, figuratively) any translucent object
- (Beijing Mandarin) dragonfly
Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of
蜻蜓 (“dragonfly”)
[map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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蜻, 蜻蜓, 蜻蛉, 虰蛵
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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蜻蜓
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| Taxonomic name
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蜻蜓
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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螞螂, 老琉璃, 琉璃, 蜻蜓
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| Taiwan
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蜻蜓
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| Tianjin
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老褐, 老蜓
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| Langfang
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螞螂
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| Tangshan
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螞螂
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| Cangzhou
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螞螂
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| Baoding
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螞螂
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| Shijiazhuang
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螞螂兒
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| Daming
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抨抨砣
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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螞螂兒
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| Harbin
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蜻蜓, 螞螂
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| Shenyang
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螞螂
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| Yantai (Muping)
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蜻蜓兒, 老老擔兒
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| Qingdao
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蜻蜓
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| Jinan
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蜻蜓
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| Luoyang
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虰虰
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| Wanrong
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棒槌
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| Zhengzhou
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虰虰, 麥虰虰
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| Xi'an
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螞螂
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| Yinchuan
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老虎招招
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| Lanzhou
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春官
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| Xining
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蜻蜓
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| Ürümqi
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蜻蜓
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| Wuhan
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虰虰
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| Huanggang
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蜻雀兒
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| Chengdu
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虰虰貓兒, 蜻蜓
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| Guiyang
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蜻蜓
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| Kunming
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蜻蜓
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| Guilin
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蜻蜓
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| Guanyang
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咩咩蛘
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| Pingle
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咩咩蛘
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| Liuzhou
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塘咩, 蜻蜓
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| Luzhai
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蜻蜓
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| Tianlin (Langping)
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沙蛘
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| Xuzhou
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光光蜓
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| Yangzhou
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蜻蜻子
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| Nanjing
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蜻蜻, 蜻蜓
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| Hefei
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蜻蜻, 蜻蜻子
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| Nantong
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䗌虰
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| Changle (Qinjiang)
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螞螂
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| Singapore
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蜻蜓
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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塘尾
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| Hong Kong
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蜻蜓, 塘尾
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| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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囊蜊
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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囊蜺
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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囊蜊
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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囊蜊
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| Macau
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塘尾
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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塘尾
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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揚尾
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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囊泥
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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囊蜊
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| Foshan
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塘尾
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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塘尾
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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塘蜊
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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塘尾
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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塘尾
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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塘尾
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan)
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蟲尾
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| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
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塘尾
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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囊蜺
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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郎里
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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囊蜺
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| Taishan
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黃尾
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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黃蜺
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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禾狸
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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娘迷
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| Dongguan
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䗧蛜
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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塘泥
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| Shenzhen (Dapeng)
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蜋蜺
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| Qingyuan
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黃尾池
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| Fogang
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囊泥
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| Yingde (Hanguang)
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楊眉池
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| Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)
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蜻蜓
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| Shaoguan
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塘蜊
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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蜋尾
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| Renhua
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羅尾仔
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| Lechang
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塘尾, 後尾
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| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
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塘尾
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| Sihui
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落尼
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| Guangning
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塘尼
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| Deqing
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塘尼
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| Huaiji
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蜋蜊
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| Yunfu
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塘尾
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| Xinxing
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塘尾
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| Luoding
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塘尼
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| Yangjiang
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朋蜺
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| Xinyi
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癩痢
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| Maoming (Xinpo)
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囊呢
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| Nanning
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塘咩
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| Wuzhou
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塘蜺
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| Yulin
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塘蜺
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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蜻蜓
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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塘尾
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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塘尾
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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虰虰, 蜻蜓
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| Lichuan
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港雞
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| Pingxiang
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揚尾
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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囊蜺仔, 囊蜺, 囊尾
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| Xingning
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黃咪哩
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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囊蜺
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| Huiyang
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黃蜺仔, 黃蜺
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| Huidong (Daling)
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黃蜺仔
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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黃蜺
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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黃蜺
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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黃你
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| Wuhua (Huacheng)
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黃尾哩, 娘尾哩
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| Wuhua (Meilin)
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囊蜺哩
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
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囊蜺
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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龍蟻子
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| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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囊蜺
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| Liannan
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囊蜺
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| Conghua (Lütian)
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黃蜺
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| Jiexi
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囊蜺
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| Changting
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挪尾
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| Wuping
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羊必子
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| Wuping (Pingyu)
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揚尾子
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| Liancheng
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蒙里
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| Ninghua
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管胚
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| Yudu
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塘尾
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| Ruijin
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囊蟻子
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| Shicheng
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康雞
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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塘子
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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揚尾仔
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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揚尾仔
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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囊蜺仔, 揚尾仔
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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揚尾
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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囊蜺仔
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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蛘蜺
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| Hong Kong
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黃蜺
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| Luchuan
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螗蜊
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
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囊蜺
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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囊蜺
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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蜓蜓
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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兒蜻
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| Pingyao
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水師婆
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| Xinzhou
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河蟢蟢
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| Hohhot
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蜻蜓
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| Zhangjiakou
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水池牌兒
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| Handan
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水蜓蜓
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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刊魁
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| Songxi
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紅魁仔
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| Zhenghe
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狐狸仔
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| Jianyang
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刊魁仔, 刊魁
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| Wuyishan
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刊魁
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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螞蝴
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| Changle
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蜻胲
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| Fuqing
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茶茶娘
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| Yongtai
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蜻胲
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| Gutian
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蜻𧉪
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| Fu'an
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蜻𧉪
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| Ningde
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蜻𧉪娘
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| Shouning
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蜻𧉪
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| Zhouning
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蜻𧉪
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| Fuding
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蜻𧉪
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| Matsu
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螞蝴
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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田嬰
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| Xiamen (Heshan)
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𧌄嬰
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| Quanzhou
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田嬰
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| Jinjiang
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田嬰, 山蜊
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| Anxi
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含嬰
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| Yongchun
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田嬰
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| Dehua
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田嬰
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| Zhangzhou
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田嬰
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| Zhangzhou (Longhai)
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田嬰
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| Zhangzhou (Changtai)
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蜻咩
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| Pinghe
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田嬰
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| Zhangpu
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田嬰
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| Zhao'an
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山咩
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| Dongshan
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田嬰, 山咩 rural
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| Taipei
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𧌄嬰
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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田嬰
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| Kaohsiung
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田嬰
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| Yilan
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田嬰
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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田嬰
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| Taichung
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田嬰
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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田嬰
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| Tainan
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田嬰
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| Taitung
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田嬰
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| Hsinchu
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田嬰
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| Kinmen
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田嬰
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| Penghu (Magong)
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田嬰
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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田嬰
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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田嬰, 山蜊
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| Longyan
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羅離
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| Zhangping
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臭尼
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| Zhangping (Yongfu)
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新嬰
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| Datian
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翼嬰
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| Chaozhou
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𬠋𧌊
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| Shantou
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𬠋𧌊
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| Shantou (Chenghai)
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𬠋𧌊
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| Jieyang
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𬠋𧌊
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| Haifeng
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𬠋𧌊
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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𬠋𧌊
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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𬠋𧌊
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| Leizhou
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蛅蛉
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| Wenchang
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雙枒, 雙夏, 雙翼
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| Haikou
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蜻蜓
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| Qionghai
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雙枒, 雙翼
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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淺咪叉, 淺咪叉蝦
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| Zhongshan Min
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Shaxi (Longdu)
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木魚
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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蜻蜓
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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新人
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| Suzhou
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蜻蜓
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| Wuxi
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蜻蜓
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| Danyang
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蜻蜓, 蜻蜓蜓, 蜓
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| Hangzhou
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蜻蜓
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| Ningbo
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蜻蜓
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| Wenzhou
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蜻蜓
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| Jinhua
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蜻蜓
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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洋咪咪
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| Xiangtan
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洋眯眯
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| Loudi
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洋咪咪
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| Shuangfeng
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洋洋蠛, 洋媽蠛
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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References
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- ^ Stefan Baums with Andrew Glass (2016) “Veḍuriyaprabha”, in A Dictionary of Gandhari[1]
- ^ 1917, Field Museum of Natural History: 1909, “The Beginnings of Porcelain in China”, Berthold Laufer and Henry Windsor Nichols, The Museum, page 138:
- The glassy paste for the production of ceramic glazes was called liu-li 琉璃 (in the Han Annals 流離) or p'i-liu-li, derived from Prākrit veluriya, Mahārāshṭrī verulia (Sanskrit vaiḍūrya).
Japanese
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Etymology
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The spelling is an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 琉璃 (liúlí).
| For pronunciation and definitions of 琉璃 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 琉璃, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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