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to steal; to pilfer
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oil; sly
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grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
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| trad. (偷油婆)
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偷
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油
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婆
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| simp. #(偷油婆)
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偷
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油
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婆
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| Literally: “oil-stealing woman”.
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So named because of the shininess of its wings, which was thought to be from oil stolen from the kitchen, a common place where cockroaches are found.
偷油婆
- (chiefly Southwestern Mandarin, Xiang) cockroach (Classifier: 隻／只 m)
偷油婆他們燒來吃過的。 [MSC, trad.]
偷油婆他们烧来吃过的。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 1948, 艾蕪, 鄉愁
- Tōuyóupó tāmen shāo lái chī guò de. [Pinyin]
- They have roasted cockroaches to eat before.
偷油婆到處爬，腳上也有細菌，它爬過的東西還有臭氣，吃了要發嘔。 [MSC, trad.]
偷油婆到处爬，脚上也有细菌，它爬过的东西还有臭气，吃了要发呕。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 1958 April 7, 許川 and 白丁, 毛主席使紅光社大方紅光, in 四川日報
- Tōuyóupó dàochù pá, jiǎo shàng yě yǒu xìjūn, tā pá guò de dōngxī háiyǒu chòuqì, chī le yào fā'ǒu. [Pinyin]
- The cockroaches crawl all over the place, and there are germs on their legs. Also, things that they have crawled over have a stench, and if you eat them, you will feel like vomiting.
開冰箱時鑽進了一隻偷油婆，特別肥大，特別狡猾。 [MSC, trad.]
开冰箱时钻进了一只偷油婆，特别肥大，特别狡猾。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 2010, 马骥 and 王跃, 少城轶事, page 193
- Kāi bīngxiāng shí zuān jìn le yī zhī tōuyóupó, tèbié féidà, tèbié jiǎohuá. [Pinyin]
- When the fridge was opened, in crawled a cockroach, which was especially fat and cunning.
Dialectal synonyms of
蟑螂 (“cockroach”)
[map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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蜚蠊, 䗅蜋, 香娘子
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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蟑螂, 蜚蠊
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| Taxonomic name
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蜚蠊
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| Northeastern Mandarin
|
Beijing
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老蟑兒, 油炸豆兒
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| Taiwan
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蟑螂, 小強
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| Ulanhot
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老蟑
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| Tongliao
|
蟑螂
|
| Chifeng
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蟑螂
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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蟑螂
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| Harbin
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蟑螂, 老蟑
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| Shenyang
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老蟑
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| Malaysia
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蟑螂
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| Singapore
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蟑螂
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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蟑螂
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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蟑火螂
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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蟑螂
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| Xuzhou
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蟑螂
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Bayanhot
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蟑螂
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| Lanzhou
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蟑螂
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| Ürümqi
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蟑螂, 油蟲
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
|
偷油婆, 蟑螂
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| Chongqing
|
偷油婆
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| Wuhan
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灶馬子
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| Guiyang
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偷油婆
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| Kunming
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偷油婆
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| Liuzhou
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偷油婆, 臊甲
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| Kokang
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灶麻雞
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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蟑螂
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| Yangzhou
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蟑木蟲子
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| Nantong
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蟑木蟲兒
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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曱甴
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| Hong Kong
|
曱甴, 小強
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| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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曱甴
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
|
曱甴
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
|
曱甴
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| Macau
|
曱甴
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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曱甴
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| Taishan
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曱甴
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| Dongguan
|
曱甴
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| Shaoguan
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曱甴
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| Yangjiang
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曱甴
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| Xinyi
|
曱甴
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| Maoming (Xinpo)
|
曱甴
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| Nanning
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曱甴
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
|
曱甴
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| Penang (Guangfu)
|
曱甴
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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曱甴
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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曱甴
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| Yangon (Taishan)
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曱甴
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| Mandalay (Taishan)
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曱甴
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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煠撥子, 赤膊子
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| Pengze
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鍋灶髦
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| Lichuan
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蚻
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| Pingxiang
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油賊婆
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| Guixi
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煠撥子
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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黃蚻
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| Xingning
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黃蚻
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| Huiyang
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黃蚻
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| Huidong (Daling)
|
黃蚻
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| Wuhua (Huacheng)
|
黃蚻
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
|
蜞蚻
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| Wengyuan
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黃蚻
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| Nanxiong (Zhuji)
|
黃蚻
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
|
黃蚻
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| Liannan
|
黃蚻
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| Jiexi
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蜞蚻
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| Luhe
|
蜞蚻
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| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
|
黃蚻
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| Changting
|
黃蚻
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| Wuping
|
黃蚻
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| Wuping (Yanqian)
|
黃蚻
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| Wuping (Pingyu)
|
黃蚻
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| Liancheng
|
黃蚻
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| Ninghua
|
黃蚻
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| Yudu
|
黃蚻
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| Ningdu
|
黃蚻
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| Ruijin
|
黃蚻
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| Shicheng
|
黃蚻
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
|
黃蚻
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| Tonggu (Sandu)
|
虼蚻
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| Ganzhou (Panlong)
|
黃蚻
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| Dayu
|
黃蚻
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
|
黃蚻
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
|
黃蚻
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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蜞蚻, 蜞蚻仔
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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黃蚻
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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蜞蚻, 黃蚻
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
黃蚻
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| Hong Kong
|
黃蚻
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| Mengshan (Xihe)
|
黃蚻
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| Luchuan
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黃蚻
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
|
黃蚻
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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蜞蚻
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| Kuching (Hepo)
|
蜞蚻
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| Singkawang
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蜞蚻
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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油蟲
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| Shexian
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蟑油蟲
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| Fuliang
|
油蟲
|
| Jin
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Taiyuan
|
蟑螂
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| Taibus (Baochang)
|
蟑螂
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| Linhe
|
蟑螂
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| Jining
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蟑老財
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| Hohhot
|
蟑螂
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| Baotou
|
蟑老財
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| Dongsheng
|
蟑螂
|
| Haibowan
|
蟑螂
|
| Northern Min
|
Jian'ou
|
蚻
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| Jian'ou (Dikou)
|
蚻
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| Songxi
|
蚻
|
| Zhenghe
|
蚻
|
| Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
|
蚻
|
| Jianyang
|
蚻
|
| Wuyishan
|
蚻
|
| Pucheng (Shibei)
|
蚻
|
| Eastern Min
|
Fuzhou
|
虼蚻
|
| Fuzhou (Changle)
|
蚻母
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| Fuqing
|
虼蚻
|
| Yongtai
|
虼蚻
|
| Gutian
|
蚻母
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| Fu'an
|
蚻
|
| Ningde
|
蚻母
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| Shouning
|
蚻
|
| Zhouning
|
蚻
|
| Fuding
|
蚻, 虼蚻
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| Matsu
|
灶蚻
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| Southern Min
|
Xiamen
|
虼蚻
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
|
虼蚻
|
| Quanzhou
|
虼蚻
|
| Jinjiang
|
虼蚻
|
| Nan'an
|
虼蚻
|
| Anxi
|
虼蚻
|
| Yongchun
|
虼蚻
|
| Dehua
|
虼蚻
|
| Zhangzhou
|
虼蚻
|
| Zhangzhou (Longhai)
|
虼蚻
|
| Zhangzhou (Changtai)
|
虼蚻
|
| Hua'an
|
虼蚻
|
| Zhangpu
|
虼蚻
|
| Yunxiao
|
虼蚻
|
| Dongshan
|
虼蚻
|
| Taipei
|
虼蚻
|
| New Taipei (Sanxia)
|
虼蚻
|
| Kaohsiung
|
虼蚻
|
| Yilan
|
虼蚻
|
| Changhua (Lukang)
|
虼蚻
|
| Taichung
|
虼蚻
|
| Taichung (Wuqi)
|
虼蚻
|
| Tainan
|
虼蚻
|
| Taitung
|
虼蚻
|
| Hsinchu
|
虼蚻
|
| Kinmen
|
虼蚻
|
| Penghu (Magong)
|
虼蚻
|
| Penang (Hokkien)
|
虼蚻
|
| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
虼蚻
|
| Manila (Hokkien)
|
虼蚻
|
| Longyan
|
虼蚻
|
| Zhangping (Yongfu)
|
虼蚻仔
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| Datian
|
油蚻
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| Pingnan (Shangdu)
|
虼蚻
|
| Chaozhou
|
虼蚻
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| Shantou
|
虼蚻
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| Shantou (Chenghai)
|
虼蚻
|
| Jieyang
|
虼蚻
|
| Haifeng
|
虼蚻
|
| Bangkok (Teochew)
|
虼蚻
|
| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
虼蚻
|
| Singapore (Teochew)
|
虼蚻
|
| Leizhou
|
虼蚻
|
| Wenchang
|
虼蚻
|
| Haikou
|
虼蚻
|
| Singapore (Hainanese)
|
虼蚻
|
| Puxian Min
|
Putian
|
虼蚻
|
| Xianyou
|
虼蚻
|
| Central Min
|
Yong'an
|
蚻
|
| Sanming (Sanyuan)
|
蚻
|
| Sanming (Shaxian)
|
蚻
|
| Zhongshan Min
|
Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
|
虼蚻
|
| Southern Pinghua
|
Nanning (Tingzi)
|
臊甲
|
| Waxiang
|
Yuanling (Shaojiwan)
|
油蟲
|
| Wu
|
Shanghai
|
蟑螂, 小強
|
| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
灶鴨
|
| Suzhou
|
蟑螂
|
| Wuxi
|
蟑螂
|
| Danyang
|
蟑螂
|
| Hangzhou
|
蟑螂
|
| Ningbo
|
蟑螂
|
| Wenzhou
|
膠蚻
|
| Xiang
|
Changsha
|
偷油婆
|
| Xiangtan
|
偷油婆
|
| Loudi
|
油鹽蟲
|
| Quanzhou
|
臊甲子
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