Chinese
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old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
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outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external
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| trad. (老外)
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老
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外
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| simp. #(老外)
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老
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外
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Pronunciation
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 老外
- (colloquial, possibly derogatory or offensive) foreigner
- (informal) layman; amateur
- (Cantonese) father-in-law (wife's father)
Usage notes
The term is othering and controversial, as it may be perceived as racist. It is, however, not necessarily derogatory.
Synonyms
- (pejorative) 鬼子 (guǐzi), 洋鬼子 (yángguǐzi)
- (pejorative, chiefly Cantonese) 鬼佬 (guǐlǎo)
- (pejorative, chiefly Hakka) 紅毛／红毛 (hóngmáo), 紅毛人／红毛人, 紅毛猴／红毛猴 (hóngmáohóu), 紅毛鬼子／红毛鬼子
Dialectal synonyms of
外國人 (“foreigner”)
[map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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夷, 夷人, 外夷, 四夷, 胡人
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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外國人, 外賓, 外人, 洋人
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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老外, 色糖
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| Taiwan
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外國人, 老外
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| Tianjin
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老外
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| Harbin
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外國人, 老外
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| Yantai (Muping)
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外國人
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| Jinan
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外國人, 老外, 洋人
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| Luoyang
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老外, 洋人, 洋鬼子
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| Wanrong
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洋人
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| Xi'an
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老外, 洋人
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| Yinchuan
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洋人, 老外, 洋鬼子
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| Lanzhou
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外國人
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| Yanqi
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外國人
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| Wuhan
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外國人, 洋人
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| Chengdu
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老外, 外國人, 洋人
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| Guiyang
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外國人, 洋人
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| Kunming
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老外, 洋老咪
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| Guilin
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外國人
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| Liuzhou
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老外
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| Xuzhou
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老外
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| Yangzhou
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外國人, 老外
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| Nanjing
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外國人, 老外, 洋人, 洋鬼子
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| Singapore
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外國人
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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外國人, 夷人
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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外國人
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| Hong Kong
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外國人
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| Taishan
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老外
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| Dongguan
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番鬼佬, 鬼佬
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| Qinzhou
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鬼佬, 外國佬, 番鬼佬
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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老番鬼
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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鬼佬
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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外國人
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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鬼佬
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| Móng Cái
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外國人, 鬼佬
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| Yangon (Taishan)
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紅毛鬼, 外國人
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| Mandalay (Taishan)
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外國人
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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外國人, 洋人
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| Pengze
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外國佬
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| Lichuan
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外國人, 洋人
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| Pingxiang
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洋人
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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外國人, 番人, 番仔, 番鬼
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| Yudu
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外國人, 外國佬, 洋人
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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外國人
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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外國人
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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外國人
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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外國人
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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外國人
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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外國人
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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外國佬
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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外國人, 洋人, 洋鬼子
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| Xinzhou
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外國人
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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外國人, 番仔
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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番儂, 番囝, 番囝哥, 鬼佬
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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外國儂, 番仔
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| Quanzhou
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番仔
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| Hui'an
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外國仔
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| Zhangzhou
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番仔
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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外國儂
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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外國儂
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| Shantou
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外國儂, 番鬼, 番囝
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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外地儂, 外國儂
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| Leizhou
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番邦儂
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| Central Min
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Yanping (Wangtai)
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外國人
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| Zhongshan Min
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Sanxiang
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番鬼佬
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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外國人
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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老外, 外國人, 外頭人, 洋人
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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外國人
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| Suzhou
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外國人
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| Danyang
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老外, 洋人
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| Hangzhou
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外國佬兒
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| Wenzhou
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番人
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| Jinhua
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外國人, 外國佬, 洋鬼子兒
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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外國人, 外國佬, 洋人子, 洋人
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| Loudi
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洋人, 外國佬
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| Note
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Terms that include 鬼 and/or 番 are potentially derogatory.
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Dialectal synonyms of
岳父 (“father-in-law (wife's father)”)
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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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岳父, 岳丈
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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老丈人, 丈人
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| Taiwan
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岳父
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| Ulanhot
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老丈人
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| Tongliao
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老丈人
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| Chifeng
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老丈人
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| Bayanhot
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外父
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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老丈人
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| Harbin
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老丈人
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| Yantai (Muping)
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丈爺, 丈人
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| Jinan
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丈人, 老丈人, 岳父
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| Luoyang
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丈人
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| Wanrong
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丈人
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| Zhengzhou
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老丈人, 丈人
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| Xi'an
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丈人爸, 丈人
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| Yinchuan
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外父
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| Lanzhou
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丈人爸
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| Xining
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丈人
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| Ürümqi
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外父, 老丈人
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| Wuhan
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親爺, 老親爺, 丈人
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| Huanggang
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妻爺
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| Chengdu
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老丈人, 岳父
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| Guiyang
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老丈人, 親爺
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| Kunming
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老丈人
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| Liuzhou
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丈人老, 岳父老
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| Xuzhou
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老丈人, 老丈母爹, 丈母爹, 老岳頭兒, 老岳
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| Yangzhou
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丈人
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| Nanjing
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丈人, 老丈人
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| Hefei
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老丈人, 丈人
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| Nantong
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丈人
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| Singapore
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岳父
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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丈人
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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外父, 丈人佬, 老外, 岳父, 岳丈
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| Hong Kong
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外父, 岳父
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| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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外父, 岳父, 主人公
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| Foshan
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外父
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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外父
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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外父佬
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| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
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外父
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| Taishan
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外父
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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外父
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| Dongguan
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丈人佬
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| Shaoguan
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外父, 外父佬
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| Yunfu
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外父佬
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| Yangjiang
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外老
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| Xinyi
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外父佬
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| Lianjiang
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外父佬
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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岳父, 外父
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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岳父
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| Yangon (Taishan)
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老外, 外父
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| Mandalay (Taishan)
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外父
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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丈人, 丈人老子
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| Lichuan
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丈兒公
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| Pingxiang
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丈姨爺
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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丈人老, 岳父
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| Xingning
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丈老
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| Huidong (Daling)
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丈人老
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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丈人老
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| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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丈人老
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| Changting
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丈門老
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| Wuping
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丈人老
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| Wuping (Pingyu)
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丈人老
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| Liancheng
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丈母爺
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| Ninghua
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丈人
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| Yudu
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丈人, 丈人老
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| Ruijin
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丈人, 丈人爹
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| Shicheng
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丈人爹
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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丈人老
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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丈人老, 岳父
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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丈人老, 岳父
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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丈人老, 岳父
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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丈人老, 岳父
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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丈人老, 岳父
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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丈㜷老
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| Hong Kong
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丈人老
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
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丈人老
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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丈人老
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| Singkawang
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丈人老
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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丈人, 丈人老
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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老丈人, 丈人
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| Xinzhou
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丈人, 老丈人, 外父
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| Taibus (Baochang)
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老丈人
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| Linhe
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外父
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| Jining
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外父
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| Hohhot
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外父
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| Baotou
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外父
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| Dongsheng
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外父
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| Haibowan
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外父
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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丈人
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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丈儂
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| Changle
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丈儂
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| Fuqing
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丈儂
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| Yongtai
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丈儂
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| Gutian
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丈儂
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| Fu'an
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丈儂
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| Ningde
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丈儂
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| Shouning
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丈儂
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| Zhouning
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丈儂
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| Fuding
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丈面老
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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丈儂, 丈儂公
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| Quanzhou
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丈儂, 丈儂公
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| Jinjiang
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丈儂
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| Zhangzhou
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丈儂, 丈儂公
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| Taipei
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丈儂
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| Kaohsiung
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丈儂
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| Yilan
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丈儂, 丈儂仔
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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丈儂
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| Taichung
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丈儂
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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丈儂
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| Tainan
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丈儂, 丈儂爸
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| Taitung
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丈儂
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| Hsinchu
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丈儂
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| Penghu (Magong)
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丈儂
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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丈儂
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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丈儂
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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丈儂
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| Longyan
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丈翁老
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| Chaozhou
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丈儂
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| Shantou
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丈儂
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| Jieyang
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丈儂
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| Haifeng
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丈儂
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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丈儂
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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丈儂
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| Leizhou
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外家公, 外家公爸
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| Wenchang
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外家爸
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| Haikou
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外家爸
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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丈儂
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| Xianyou
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丈儂, 丈儂公
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| Central Min
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Yong'an
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俺人, 丈人
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| Shaojiang Min
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Shaowu
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丈人, 丈人公
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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外父老, 岳父
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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丈人, 丈人阿伯, 丈人老頭
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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丈人
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| Suzhou
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丈人
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| Danyang
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老丈人, 丈人
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| Hangzhou
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丈人老頭兒
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| Ningbo
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丈人老頭, 丈人阿伯, 丈人
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| Wenzhou
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丈人老, 丈老, 丈人
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| Jinhua
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丈人
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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岳老子, 丈人老子, 九尺五
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| Loudi
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丈人公
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| Shuangfeng
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丈人家, 丈老子, 乾爺
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See also
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