Etymology
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The first syllable is related to Zhuang mak (“fruit”) (You & Zhou, 1986). Compare 馬蹄／马蹄 (mǎtí).
Pronunciation
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Note:
- mâ-chhì - Miaoli, Meinong;
- ve-chî - Neipu (from Hokkien).
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Tong'an, Jinjiang, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Hsinchu, Sanxia, Yilan, Taichung, Taitung, Kinmen, Magong, Singapore)
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- (Hokkien: Tainan, Magong)
- (Hokkien: Lukang, Wuqi)
Note: bér-chî - usually written as
尾薺／尾荠.
馬薺
- (Hakka, Hokkien, Datian Min, Taishanese) Chinese water chestnut
Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of
荸薺 (“Chinese water chestnut”)
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| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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芍, 鳧茈, 鳧茨, 烏芋
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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荸薺
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| Taxonomic name
|
荸薺
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
|
荸薺
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| Taiwan
|
荸薺
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| Tianjin
|
荸薺
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| Chengde
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荸薺
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| Tangshan
|
荸薺
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| Cangzhou
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荸薺, 地梨兒
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| Baoding
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荸薺, 地梨兒
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| Shijiazhuang
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荸薺
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| Chifeng
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地梨兒
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
|
荸薺
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| Heihe
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地梨
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| Qiqihar
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地梨
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| Harbin
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荸薺
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| Baicheng
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地梨
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| Tonghua
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地梨
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| Shenyang
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荸薺
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| Dandong
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荸薺
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| Jinzhou
|
荸薺
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| Dalian
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荸薺
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| Yantai
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地梨兒
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| Yantai (Muping)
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地梨兒
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| Qingdao
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地薺
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| Lijin
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荸薺
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| Zhucheng
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地薺
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| Jinan
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荸薺
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| Jining
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荸薺
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| Luoyang
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荸薺
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| Shangqiu
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荸薺
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| Yuanyang
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荸薺
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| Zhengzhou
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荸薺
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| Lingbao
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荸薺
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| Xinyang
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地梨兒
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| Baihe
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荸薺
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| Hanzhong
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荸薺
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| Xi'an
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荸薺
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| Baoji
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荸薺
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| Yinchuan
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荸薺
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| Tianshui
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荸薺
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| Lanzhou
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荸薺
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| Dunhuang
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荸薺
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| Xining
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荸薺
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| Hami
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荸薺
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| Ürümqi
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荸薺
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| Wuhan
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荸薺
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| Huanggang
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荸薺
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| Yichang
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荸球
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| Xiangyang
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荸薺
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| Tianmen
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荸薺
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| Hong'an
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荸薺
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| Chengdu
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慈姑兒, 荸薺
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| Nanchong
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土菜瓜
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| Dazhou
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荸蒜兒
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| Hanyuan
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荸薺
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| Xichang
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荸薺
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| Zigong
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荸薺
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| Chongqing
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荸薺兒
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| Guiyang
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荸薺
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| Zunyi
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荸薺
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| Bijie
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荸薺
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| Liping
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荸薺
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| Zhaotong
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荸薺
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| Dali
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荸薺
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| Kunming
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荸薺
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| Mengzi
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荸薺
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| Guilin
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馬蹄
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| Guilin (Lingui)
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馬蹄
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| Liuzhou
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馬蹄, 蒲薺, 蒲慈 dated
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| Liuzhou (Luorong)
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馬蹄
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| Jishou
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荸薺子
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| Changde
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薺米
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| Xuzhou
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荸薺
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| Fuyang
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荸薺, 地梨子
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| Wuhu
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薺子
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| Yangzhou
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荸薺
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| Lianyungang
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荸薺
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| Nanjing
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荸薺
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| Hefei
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荸薺
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| Nantong
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荸薺
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| Singapore
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馬蹄
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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馬蹄
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| Hong Kong
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馬蹄
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| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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馬蹄
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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馬蹄
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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馬蹄
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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馬蹄
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| Macau
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馬蹄
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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馬蹄
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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馬蹄
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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馬蹄
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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馬蹄
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| Foshan
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馬蹄
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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馬蹄
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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馬蹄
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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馬蹄
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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馬蹄
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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馬蹄
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan)
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馬蹄
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| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
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馬蹄
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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馬薺
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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馬薺
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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馬薺
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| Taishan
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馬薺
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| Taishan (Guanghai)
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馬薺
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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馬薺
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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馬薺
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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馬蹄
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| Dongguan
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田薺, 馬蹄
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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馬蹄
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| Qingyuan
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馬蹄
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| Fogang
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馬薺
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| Yingde (Hanguang)
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馬蹄
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| Yangshan
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馬蹄
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| Lianshan (Butian)
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馬蹄子
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| Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)
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馬蹄
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| Shaoguan
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馬蹄
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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馬蹄
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| Renhua
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馬薺
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| Lechang
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馬蹄
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| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
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馬蹄
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| Sihui
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馬蹄
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| Guangning
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馬蹄
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| Deqing
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馬蹄
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| Huaiji
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馬蹄
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| Fengkai (Nanfeng)
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馬蹄
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| Yunfu
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馬蹄
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| Xinxing
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馬蹄
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| Luoding
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馬蹄
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| Yunan (Pingtai)
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馬蹄
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| Yangjiang
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馬蹄子
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| Xinyi
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馬蹄子
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| Maoming (Xinpo)
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馬蹄
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| Lianjiang
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馬蹄子
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| Nanning
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馬蹄
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| Wuzhou
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馬蹄
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| Yulin
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馬蹄
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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馬蹄, 馬蹄子
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| Hepu (Shatian)
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馬蹄
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| Guiping
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馬蹄
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| Mengshan (Xihe)
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馬蹄
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| Guigang (Nanjiang)
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馬蹄
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| Beiliu (Tangliao)
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馬蹄
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| Baise
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馬蹄
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| Bobai
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馬蹄
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| Lingshan
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荸薺
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| Pubei
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荸薺
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| Qinzhou
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馬蹄
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| Beihai
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馬蹄
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| Beihai (Nankang)
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馬蹄
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| Beihai (Yingpan)
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馬蹄子
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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馬蹄
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| Ningming
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馬蹄
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| Hengzhou
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馬蹄
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| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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馬蹄
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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馬蹄
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| Penang (Guangfu)
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馬蹄
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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馬蹄
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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馬蹄
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| Móng Cái
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馬蹄
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| Mandalay (Taishan)
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馬薺
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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荸救
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| Lichuan
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馬絲
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| Pingxiang
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慈姑
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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馬薺, 馬蹄
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| Xingning
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馬薺
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| Dabu (Xihe)
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馬薺
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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馬薺, 馬蹄
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| Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)
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馬蹄
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| Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)
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馬蹄
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| Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua)
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馬薺
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| Huidong (Daling)
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馬薺, 馬蹄
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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馬薺
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| Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)
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馬蹄
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| Longmen (Luxi Bendihua)
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馬薺
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| Boluo (Bendihua)
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馬蹄
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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馬蹄
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| Zengcheng (Zhengguo)
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馬蹄
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| Zhongshan (Wuguishan)
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馬蹄
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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馬蹄
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
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馬蹄
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| Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)
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馬蹄
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| Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)
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馬蹄
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| Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)
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馬薺
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| Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)
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馬薺
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| Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)
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馬蹄薺
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| Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)
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馬蹄
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| Wengyuan
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馬薺
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| Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)
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馬薺
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| Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)
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馬薺
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| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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馬蹄
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| Liannan
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馬蹄
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| Conghua (Lütian)
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馬薺
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| Jiexi
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馬薺
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| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
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薺蔥
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| Changting
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馬薺
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| Wuping
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馬薺
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| Wuping (Yanqian)
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馬薺
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| Wuping (Pingyu)
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馬薺
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| Liancheng
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馬薺
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| Ninghua
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馬薺
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| Yudu
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馬薺, 馬薺子
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| Ningdu
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馬薺子
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| Ruijin
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馬薺
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| Shicheng
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馬薺
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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荸薺
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| Tonggu (Sandu)
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馬薺
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| Ganzhou (Panlong)
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荸薺
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| Dayu
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荸薺
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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馬薺
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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馬薺
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| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
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馬薯
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| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)
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馬薺
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| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)
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馬錢
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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馬薺
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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馬薺, 脆薯
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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馬薺
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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馬薺
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| Hong Kong
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馬蹄
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| Yangxi (Tangkou)
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馬蹄子
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| Yangchun (Sanjia)
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馬蹄子
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| Xinyi (Sihe)
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馬蹄
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| Xinyi (Qianpai)
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馬蹄
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| Gaozhou (Xindong)
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馬蹄
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| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
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馬蹄
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| Huazhou (Xin'an)
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馬蹄子
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| Lianjiang (Shijiao)
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馬蹄
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| Lianjiang (Qingping)
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蹄子
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| Mengshan (Xihe)
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馬蹄
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| Luchuan
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馬蹄
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| Luchuan (Daqiao)
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馬蹄
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| Beiliu (Tang'an)
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馬蹄
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| Mashan (Pianlian)
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馬薺
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| Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)
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馬蹄
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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馬蹄
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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荸薺
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| Shexian
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荸薺
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| Tunxi
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荸薺
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| Xiuning
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荸薺
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| Yixian
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荸薺
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| Qimen
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荸薺
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| Wuyuan
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蒲薺
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| Chun'an (Qiandaohu)
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荸薺
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| Chun'an (Jiangjia)
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荸薺
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| Jiande (Meicheng)
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荸薺
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| Jiande (Shouchang)
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地荸薺
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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荸薺
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| Linfen
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地梨兒
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| Jining
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地梨
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| Hohhot
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地梨兒
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| Erenhot
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地梨兒
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| Pingshan
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地梨兒
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| Zhangjiakou
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荸薺
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| Suide
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荸薺
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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莓薺
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| Jian'ou (Dikou)
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莓薺
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| Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
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莓薺, 網薺
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| Pucheng (Shibei)
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蠓薺
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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莓薺
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| Changle
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莓薺
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| Fuqing
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莓薺
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| Yongtai
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莓薺
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| Gutian
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莓薺
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| Fu'an
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薺栗
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| Ningde
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莓薺
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| Shouning
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水薺
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| Zhouning
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莓薺
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| Fuding
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莓薺
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| Matsu
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莓薺
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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馬薺
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
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馬薺
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| Quanzhou
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馬薺
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| Jinjiang
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馬薺
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| Yongchun
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馬薺
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| Zhangzhou
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田藕
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| Zhangzhou (Longhai)
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田薺仔
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| Zhangzhou (Changtai)
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田藕
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| Pinghe
|
馬薺
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| Zhangpu
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田藕
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| Yunxiao
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錢蔥
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| Zhao'an
|
錢蔥
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| Dongshan
|
馬薺蔥
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| Taipei
|
馬薺
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| Taipei (Wanhua)
|
馬薺
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| New Taipei (Tamsui)
|
馬薺
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
|
馬薺
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| New Taipei (Pingxi)
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馬薺
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| Kaohsiung
|
馬薺
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| Kaohsiung (Cijin)
|
馬薺
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| Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)
|
馬薺
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| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
|
馬薺
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| Kaohsiung (Tianliao)
|
馬薺
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| Yilan
|
馬薺
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| Yilan (Toucheng)
|
馬薺
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| Changhua (Lukang)
|
馬薺
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| Taichung
|
馬薺
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
|
馬薺
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| Tainan
|
馬薺
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| Tainan (Anping)
|
馬薺
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| Taitung
|
馬薺
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| Hsinchu
|
馬薺
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| Kinmen
|
馬薺
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| Penghu (Magong)
|
馬薺
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| Penghu (Xiyu)
|
荸薺
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| Penang (Hokkien)
|
馬蹄
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
馬薺, 錢蔥
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| Longyan
|
田藕
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| Datian
|
馬薺, 荸薺
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| Chaozhou
|
錢蔥
|
| Raoping
|
錢蔥
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| Shantou
|
錢蔥
|
| Shantou (Chenghai)
|
錢蔥
|
| Jieyang
|
錢蔥
|
| Puning
|
錢蔥
|
| Haifeng
|
馬蹄
|
| Bangkok (Teochew)
|
錢蔥
|
| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
錢蔥
|
| Leizhou
|
馬蹄子
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| Haikou
|
馬蹄子
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| Qionghai
|
馬蹄子
|
| Puxian Min
|
Putian
|
莓薺
|
| Xianyou
|
莓薺
|
| Central Min
|
Yong'an
|
馬薺
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| Sanyuan
|
馬薺
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| Shaxian
|
馬薺
|
| Zhongshan Min
|
Shaxi (Longdu)
|
馬蹄
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| Sanxiang
|
馬蹄
|
| Southern Pinghua
|
Nanning (Tingzi)
|
馬蹄
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| Nanning (Shajing)
|
馬蹄
|
| Binyang (Xinqiao)
|
馬蹄
|
| Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
|
荸薺
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| Guilin (Chaoyang)
|
荸薺
|
| Guilin (Zhuyuan)
|
荸薺
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| Yangshuo (Jima)
|
荸薺
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| Wu
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Shanghai
|
荸薺, 地栗
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
地栗
|
| Suzhou
|
荸薺
|
| Wuxi
|
荸薺
|
| Danyang
|
荸薺
|
| Hangzhou
|
荸薺
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| Ningbo
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蒲薺, 地栗
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| Wenzhou
|
荸薺
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| Jinhua
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蒲薺
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| Jinhua (Tangxi)
|
糖蒲薺
|
| Xiang
|
Changsha
|
荸薺, 荸薺子, 慈姑子
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| Xiangtan
|
慈姑子
|
| Loudi
|
慈姑子
|
| Shuangfeng
|
慈姑子
|
| Quanzhou
|
馬蹄
|
| Guanyang (Wenshi)
|
馬蹄
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