Pronunciation
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蠟燭
- candle (Classifier: 根 m; 枝 m c; 條／条 m c)
- (Wu, figurative) someone slow to pick up on hints; someone passive and imprudent
Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of
蠟燭 (“candle”)
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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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蠟燭, 蠟炬
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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蠟, 洋蠟
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| Taiwan
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蠟燭
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| Tianjin
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洋蠟 dated
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| Harbin
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洋蠟
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| Yantai (Muping)
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蠟
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| Jinan
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蠟燭, 蠟, 洋蠟
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| Luoyang
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蠟燭, 洋蠟
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| Wanrong
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蠟, 洋燭
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| Wanrong (Ronghe)
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蠟, 洋蠟
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| Xi'an
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蠟, 洋蠟
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| Yinchuan
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蠟, 洋蠟
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| Lanzhou
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蠟, 洋蠟
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| Ürümqi
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洋蠟, 蠟
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| Wuhan
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蠟燭, 洋蠟, 洋蠟燭
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| Chengdu
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蠟燭, 蠟
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| Guiyang
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蠟燭, 洋蠟燭, 燭
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| Kunming
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洋燭, 洋蠟
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| Guilin
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蠟燭
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| Liuzhou
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蠟燭, 洋蠟
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| Xuzhou
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蠟燭
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| Yangzhou
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蠟燭
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| Nanjing
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蠟燭, 洋蠟燭
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| Hefei
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蠟燭
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| Singapore
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蠟燭
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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蠟燈, 蠟
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| Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)
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蠟燈
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| Kokang
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洋蠟
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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蠟燭, 洋燭
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| Hong Kong
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蠟燭, 洋燭
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| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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蠟燭
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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蠟燭
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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蠟燭
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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蠟燭
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| Macau
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蠟燭
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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洋燭
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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洋燭
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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蠟燭, 洋燭
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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蠟燭
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| Foshan
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蠟燭
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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油燭
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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蠟燭
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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蠟燭
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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蠟燭
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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洋燭
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan)
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蠟燭
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| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
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蠟燭
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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蠟燭
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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蠟燭
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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蠟燭
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| Taishan
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蠟燭
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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蠟燭
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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蠟燭
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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洋燭
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| Dongguan
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蠟燭
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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蠟燭
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| Yangjiang
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蠟燭
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| Nanning
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蠟燭
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| Wuzhou
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蠟燭
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| Yulin
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蠟燭
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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蠟燭
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| Beihai
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蠟燭
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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蠟燭
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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蠟燭
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| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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蠟燭
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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蠟燭
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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蠟燭
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| Móng Cái
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蠟燭
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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蠟燭, 洋蠟, 洋蠟燭
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| Lichuan
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蠟燭, 燭
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| Pingxiang
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洋蠟燭, 礦燭
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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蠟燭, 洋蠟燭
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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蠟燭
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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蠟燭
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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蠟燭
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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洋燭
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| Conghua (Lütian)
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火燭
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| Yudu
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洋燭, 洋蠟燭
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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蠟燭
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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蠟燭
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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蠟燭
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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蠟燭
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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蠟燭
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| Hong Kong
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蠟燭
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| Luchuan (Daqiao)
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蠟燭
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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蠟燭
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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蠟燭, 洋蠟燭
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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蠟燭, 蠟, 洋蠟
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| Xinzhou
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蠟, 洋蠟
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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蠟燭
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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燭, 蠟燭
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| Fuqing
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燭
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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蠟燭
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| Quanzhou
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蠟燭
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| Zhangzhou
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蠟燭
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| Dongshan
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蠟燭
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| Tainan
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蠟燭
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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燭仔
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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蠟燭
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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蠟燭, 燭
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| Zhangping (Yongfu)
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蠟
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| Pingnan (Shangdu)
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蠟燭
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| Guilin (Biyange)
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蠟燭
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| Chaozhou
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蠟燭
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| Shantou
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蠟燭
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| Shantou (Chaoyang)
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燭
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| Jieyang
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蠟燭
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
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蠟燭
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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蠟燭
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| Pontianak (Teochew)
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蠟燭
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| Leizhou
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蠟燭, 燭
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| Wenchang
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蠟燭
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| Haikou
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蠟燭
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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燭
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| Xianyou
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蠟燭
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| Zhongshan Min
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Shaxi (Longdu)
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蠟燭
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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蠟燭
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| Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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蠟燭
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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蠟燭, 洋蠟燭
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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蠟燭, 專燭, 洋蠟燭
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| Suzhou
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蠟燭, 洋蠟燭
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| Danyang
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蠟燭, 洋蠟燭
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| Hangzhou
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蠟燭, 洋蠟燭
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| Ningbo
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蠟燭, 洋蠟燭, 洋燭
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| Wenzhou
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蠟燭, 洋蠟燭, 洋燭
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| Jinhua
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蠟燭, 洋蠟燭
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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蠟燭, 洋蠟燭
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| Loudi
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蠟燭
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| Shuangfeng
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蠟燭
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| Quanzhou
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蠟燭
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Coordinate terms
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(someone slow to pick up on hints): 蠟燭——勿點勿亮／蜡烛——勿点勿亮
Derived terms
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Descendants
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Japanese
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| For pronunciation and definitions of 蠟燭 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 蠟燭, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)
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