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barbarian; recklessly; surname
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(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother
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| trad. (胡麻)
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胡
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麻
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| simp. #(胡麻)
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胡
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麻
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| Literally: “foreign hemp”.
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This word originally referred to flax (Linum usitatissimum), an import from the Western Regions, but was later confounded with sesame. For more on the background, see Laufer (1967).
胡麻
- flax (Linum usitatissimum); linseed
- sesame (Sesamum indicum)
Dialectal synonyms of
芝麻 (“sesame”)
[map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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芝麻, 胡麻
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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芝麻
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| Taiwan
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芝麻
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| Langfang
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芝麻
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| Harbin
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芝麻
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| Singapore
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芝麻
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tangshan
|
芝麻
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| Cangzhou
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芝麻
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| Baoding
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芝麻
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| Shijiazhuang
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芝麻
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| Jinan
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芝麻
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
|
芝麻
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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芝麻
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| Daming
|
芝麻
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| Wanrong
|
芝麻
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| Xi'an
|
芝麻
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| Xining
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芝麻
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| Xuzhou
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芝麻
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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芝麻
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| Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)
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芝麻
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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芝麻
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| Lanzhou
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芝麻
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| Ürümqi
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芝麻
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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芝麻
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| Wuhan
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芝麻, 麻子
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| Kunming
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芝麻
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| Guilin
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芝麻
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| Liuzhou
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芝麻, 油麻
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| Mae Salong (Lancang)
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芝麻
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| Mae Sai (Tengchong)
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芝麻
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| Pematangsiantar
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芝麻
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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芝麻
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| Yangzhou
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芝麻
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| Hefei
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芝麻
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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芝麻
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| Hong Kong
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芝麻
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| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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芝麻
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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芝麻
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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芝麻
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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芝麻
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| Macau
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芝麻
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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芝麻
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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芝麻
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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芝麻
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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芝麻
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| Foshan
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芝麻
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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芝麻
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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芝麻
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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芝麻
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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芝麻
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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芝麻
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan)
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芝麻
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| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
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芝麻
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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芝麻
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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芝麻
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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芝麻
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| Taishan
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芝麻
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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芝麻
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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芝麻
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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芝麻
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| Dongguan
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油麻
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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油麻
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| Qingyuan
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芝麻
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| Fogang
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芝麻
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| Yingde (Hanguang)
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芝麻
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| Yangshan
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芝麻
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| Lianshan (Butian)
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麻子
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| Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)
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麻子
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| Shaoguan
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芝麻
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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芝麻
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| Renhua
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芝麻
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| Lechang
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芝麻
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| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
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芝麻
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| Sihui
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芝麻
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| Guangning
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芝麻
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| Deqing
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芝麻
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| Huaiji
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芝麻
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| Fengkai (Nanfeng)
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麻仔
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| Yunfu
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油麻
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| Xinxing
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芝麻
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| Luoding
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芝麻
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| Yunan (Pingtai)
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芝麻
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| Yangjiang
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油麻
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| Xinyi
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芝麻
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| Lianjiang
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芝麻
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| Nanning
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芝麻
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| Wuzhou
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芝麻
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| Yulin
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芝麻
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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芝麻, 油麻
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| Hepu (Shatian)
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油麻
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| Beihai
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油麻
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| Beihai (Nankang)
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油麻
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| Beihai (Yingpan)
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油麻
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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芝麻, 油麻
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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芝麻
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| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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芝麻, 油麻
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| Danzhou
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油麻
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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芝麻
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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芝麻
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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芝麻
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| Móng Cái
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芝麻, 油麻
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| Bangkok (Guangfu)
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芝麻
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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芝麻
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| Lichuan
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麻仔, 芝麻
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| Pingxiang
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芝麻, 麻子
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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麻仔, 麻
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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油麻
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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油麻
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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油麻
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| Zhongshan (Wuguishan)
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油麻
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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芝麻
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| Wuhua (Shuizhai)
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麻哩
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| Wuhua (Huacheng)
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麻哩
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| Wuhua (Changbu)
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油麻哩
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| Wuhua (Mianyang)
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麻哩
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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油麻
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| Jiexi
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油麻
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| Ninghua
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麻仔
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| Yudu
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芝麻
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| Shicheng
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麻
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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麻子
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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麻仔
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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麻仔
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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麻仔
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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麻
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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麻仔
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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麻子
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| Hong Kong
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油麻
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| Luchuan (Daqiao)
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芝麻
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
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芝麻, 麻
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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油麻
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| Singkawang
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油麻
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| Bangkok (Jiexi)
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油麻
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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油麻
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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芝麻
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| Pingyao
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芝麻
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| Xinzhou
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芝麻
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| Hohhot
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芝麻
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| Zhangjiakou
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芝麻
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| Handan
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芝麻
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| Jiuxing Yumin
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Lanxi
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芝麻
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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麻仔
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| Jianyang
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麻仔
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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芝麻, 油麻
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| Fuqing
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油麻
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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麻
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| Quanzhou
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麻
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| Jinjiang
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油麻
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| Zhangzhou
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麻
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| Dongshan
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麻
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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麻
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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麻, 油麻
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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麻
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| Longyan
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油麻
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| Datian
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油麻
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| Pingnan (Shangdu)
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油麻
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| Chaozhou
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油麻
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| Shantou
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油麻
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| Shantou (Chenghai)
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油麻
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| Shantou (Chaoyang)
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油麻
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| Nan'ao (Houzhai)
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油麻
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| Nan'ao (Yun'ao)
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油麻
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| Jieyang
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油麻
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| Lufeng
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油麻
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| Haifeng
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油麻
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
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油麻
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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油麻
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| Pontianak (Teochew)
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油麻
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| Leizhou
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麻葈
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| Wenchang
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油麻
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| Haikou
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油麻
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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芝麻
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| Xianyou
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油麻
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| Central Min
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Yong'an
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麻, 油麻
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| Sanming (Sanyuan)
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麻
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| Sanming (Shaxian)
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麻
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| Zhongshan Min
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Shaxi (Longdu)
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油麻
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| Sanxiang
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油麻
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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芝麻
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| Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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油麻
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| Lingchuan (Shuangzhou)
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芝麻
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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芝麻
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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芝麻
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| Suzhou
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芝麻
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| Danyang
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芝麻
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| Hangzhou
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芝麻
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| Ningbo
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芝麻
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| Wenzhou
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芝麻
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| Jinhua
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油麻
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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芝麻
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| Loudi
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油麻籽
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| Shuangfeng
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油麻, 芝麻
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| Quanzhou
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油麻
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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
胡麻 or 胡麻 • (goma)
- sesame (Sesamum indicum), both plant and seeds
