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to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
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to manage; to heed; to put in order to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure
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simp. and trad. (生理)
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生
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理
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Literally: “laws of life”.
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Pronunciation
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Rime
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Character
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生
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生
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理
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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1/1
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Initial (聲)
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生 (21)
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生 (21)
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來 (37)
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Final (韻)
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庚 (109)
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庚 (109)
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之 (19)
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Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
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Departing (H)
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Rising (X)
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Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Division (等)
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II
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II
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III
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Fanqie
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所庚切
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所敬切
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良士切
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Baxter
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sraeng
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sraengH
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liX
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Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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/ʃˠæŋ/
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/ʃˠæŋH/
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/lɨX/
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Pan Wuyun
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/ʃᵚaŋ/
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/ʃᵚaŋH/
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/lɨX/
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Shao Rongfen
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/ʃaŋ/
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/ʃaŋH/
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/lieX/
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Edwin Pulleyblank
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/ʂaɨjŋ/
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/ʂaɨjŋH/
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/lɨX/
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Li Rong
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/ʃɐŋ/
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/ʃɐŋH/
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/liəX/
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Wang Li
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/ʃɐŋ/
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/ʃɐŋH/
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/lĭəX/
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Bernard Karlgren
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/ʂɐŋ/
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/ʂɐŋH/
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/liX/
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Expected Mandarin Reflex
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shēng
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shèng
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lǐ
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Expected Cantonese Reflex
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sang1
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sang3
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lei5
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生理
- physiology; normal functioning of living organisms and their parts
- 生理需要 ― shēnglǐ xūyào ― biological need
- (literary) ways to maintain good health
- (literary) science of growth and propagation (of plants)
- (literary) rules of conduct
- (literary) hope of surviving
- (literary) life; living; livelihood
- (literary) work; job; profession
- (literary or Hakka, Eastern Min, Hokkien, Teochew) business; trade; buying and selling
阮阿舅佮阿妗咧做生理。 [Hokkien, trad. and simp.]- Goán a-kū kah a-kīm teh chò seng-lí. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- Our uncle and aunt are doing business.
- (literary) property; wealth
Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of
生意 (“business; trade”)
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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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生意, 買賣
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Mandarin
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Beijing
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買賣
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Taiwan
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生意
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Harbin
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買賣
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Yantai (Muping)
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買賣, 生意
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Jinan
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買兒賣兒, 買賣, 生意
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Luoyang
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買賣, 生意
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Wanrong
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買賣, 生意
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Xi'an
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買賣, 生意
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Yinchuan
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生意, 買賣
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Lanzhou
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買賣, 生意
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Xining
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生意, 買賣
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Ürümqi
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買賣, 生意
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Wuhan
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生意買賣, 生意, 買賣
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Chengdu
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生意, 買賣
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Guiyang
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生意, 買賣
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Kunming
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生意
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Guilin
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生意
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Liuzhou
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生意, 買賣
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Xuzhou
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生意, 買賣
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Yangzhou
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生意
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Nanjing
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生意
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Hefei
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生意
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Malaysia
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生意
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Singapore
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生意
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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生意
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Hong Kong
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生意
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Macau
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生意
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Dongguan
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生意
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Yangjiang
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生意
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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生意
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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生意
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Gan
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Nanchang
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生意
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Lichuan
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生意
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Pingxiang
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生意
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Hakka
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Meixian
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生理
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Wuhua (Shuizhai)
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生理
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Wuhua (Huacheng)
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生理
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Wuhua (Changbu)
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生理
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Wuhua (Mianyang)
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生理
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Jiexi
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生理
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Luhe
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生理
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Yudu
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生意
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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生理
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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生理
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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生理
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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生理
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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生理
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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生理
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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生意
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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生意, 買賣
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Xinzhou
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生意, 買賣
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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生意
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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生意, 生理
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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生理
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Xiamen (Tong'an)
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生理
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Quanzhou
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生理
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Yongchun
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生理
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Zhangzhou
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生理
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Zhangzhou (Changtai)
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生理
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Zhao'an
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生理
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Dongshan
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生理
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Taipei
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生理, 買賣
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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生理, 買賣
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Kaohsiung
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生理, 買賣
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Yilan
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生理, 買賣
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Changhua (Lukang)
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生理, 買賣
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Taichung
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生理, 買賣
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Tainan
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生理, 買賣
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Hsinchu
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生理, 買賣
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Kinmen
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生理, 買賣
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Penghu (Magong)
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生理, 買賣
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Penang (Hokkien)
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生理
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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生理
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Manila (Hokkien)
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生理
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Longyan
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生理
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Chaozhou
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生理
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Raoping
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生理
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Shantou
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生理
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Shantou (Chenghai)
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生理
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Jieyang
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生理
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Haifeng
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生理
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Phnom Penh (Teochew)
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生理
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Singapore (Teochew)
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生理
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Leizhou
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商意
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Wenchang
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生意
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Haikou
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生意
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Zhongshan Min
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Shaxi (Longdu)
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生意
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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生意, 買賣
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Wu
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Shanghai
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生意, 買賣
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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生意
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Suzhou
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生意
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Danyang
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生意
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Hangzhou
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生意
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Ningbo
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生意
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Wenzhou
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生意
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Jinhua
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生意
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Xiang
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Changsha
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生意
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Loudi
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生意, 買賣
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Shuangfeng
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生意
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Derived terms
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References
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Japanese
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Vietnamese
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