Etymology
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The "lawyer" sense is orthographically reborrowed into Taiwanese Mandarin, Min Nan and Hakka from Japanese 弁護士 (bengoshi). Cognate with Jeju 벤호사 (benhosa) and Korean 변호사 (byeonhosa).
Pronunciation
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辯護士
- (chiefly derogatory) defender; apologist
- (Taiwan, chiefly Southern Min and Hakka, dated in Mandarin) lawyer; attorney
Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of
律師 (“lawyer”)
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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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律師
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Mandarin
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Beijing
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律師
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Taiwan
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律師
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Tianjin
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律師
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Ulanhot
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律師
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Tongliao
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律師
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Chifeng
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律師
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Bayanhot
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律師
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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律師
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Harbin
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律師
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Shenyang
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律師
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Yantai (Muping)
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律師
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Qingdao
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律師
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Jinan
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律師
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Wanrong
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律師
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Zhengzhou
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律師
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Xi'an
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律師
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Yinchuan
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律師
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Lanzhou
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律師
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Xining
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律師
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Ürümqi
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律師, 訟師 dated
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Wuhan
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律師
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Chengdu
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律師
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Guiyang
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律師
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Kunming
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律師
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Guilin
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律師
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Pingle
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律師
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Liuzhou
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律師, 師爺 dated
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Luzhai
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律師
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Xuzhou
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律師
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Yangzhou
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律師
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Nanjing
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律師, 刀筆工 dated
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Hefei
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律師
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Nantong
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律師, 訟師 dated
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Singapore
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律師
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Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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адвокат
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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律師, 狀師 dated
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Hong Kong
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律師
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Taishan
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律師
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Dongguan
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律師, 狀師 dated
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Nanning
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律師
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Wuzhou
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律師
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Yulin
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律師
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Rongxian
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律師
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Hepu (Lianzhou)
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律師, 訟師
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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律師
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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律師
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Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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律師
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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狀師
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Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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律師
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Móng Cái
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律師
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Bangkok (Guangfu)
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律師
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Betong (Rongxian)
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律師
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Gan
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Nanchang
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律師
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Lichuan
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狀師
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Pingxiang
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律師
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Hakka
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Meixian
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律師
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Yudu
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律師
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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律師, 辯護士
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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律師, 辯護士
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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律師, 辯護士
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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律師, 辯護士
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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律師, 辯護士
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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律師, 辯護士
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Luchuan (Daqiao)
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律師
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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律師
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Shexian
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律師
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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律師
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Xinzhou
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律師
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Taibus (Baochang)
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律師
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Linhe
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律師
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Jining
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律師
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Hohhot
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律師
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Baotou
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律師
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Dongsheng
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律師
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Haibowan
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律師
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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律師
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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律師
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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律師
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Quanzhou
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律師
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Zhangzhou
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律師
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Taipei
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律師
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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律師
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Kaohsiung
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律師, 辯護士
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Yilan
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律師, 辯護士
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Changhua (Lukang)
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律師, 辯護士
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Taichung
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律師, 辯護士
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Tainan
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律師, 辯護士
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Hsinchu
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律師
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Kinmen
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狀師
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Penghu (Magong)
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律師
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Penang (Hokkien)
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羅野
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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狀師, 羅野, 律師
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Manila (Hokkien)
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狀師, 律師
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Shantou
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律師
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Bangkok (Teochew)
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律師, ทนาย
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Hat Yai (Teochew)
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律師
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Singapore (Teochew)
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犁爺
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Haikou
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律師
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Central Min
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Yanping (Wangtai)
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律師
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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律師
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Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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律師
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Wu
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Shanghai
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律師
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Suzhou
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律師
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Danyang
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律師
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Hangzhou
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律師
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Ningbo
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律師, 訟師 dated
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Wenzhou
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律師
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Jinhua
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律師
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Xiang
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Loudi
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律師
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Quanzhou
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律師
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References
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Japanese
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For pronunciation and definitions of 辯護士 – see the following entry.
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(This term, 辯護士, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)
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