Chinese
Etymology
From Portuguese sabão, Early Modern Spanish jabón (from Old Spanish xabon) or Arabic صَابُون (ṣābūn), likely via Malay sabun or Tagalog sabon. Ultimately from Latin sāpōnem, accusative of sāpō, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ.
Pronunciation
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Yilan, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Kinmen, Philippines)
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Kinmen)
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
- (Hokkien: Lukang, Sanxia, Taipei, Magong)
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- (Hokkien: Penang)
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 雪文
- (Southern Min) soap (Classifier: 塊/块)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
肥皂 (“soap”)
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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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皂
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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肥皂
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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肥皂, 胰子
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Taiwan
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肥皂
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Langfang
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胰子
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Chengde
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肥皂
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Chifeng
|
肥皂
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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肥皂
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Heihe
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肥皂
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Qiqihar
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肥皂
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Harbin
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胰子, 大胰子, 肥皂
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Jiamusi
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肥皂
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Baicheng
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肥皂
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Changchun
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胰子
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Tonghua
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肥皂, 胰子
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Shenyang
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肥皂, 胰子, 黃胰子, 洗衣裳胰子
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Jinzhou
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肥皂, 胰子
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Malaysia
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肥皂
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Singapore
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肥皂
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Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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胰子
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Tangshan
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肥皂, 胰子
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Cangzhou
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肥皂, 胰子
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Baoding
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肥皂, 胰子
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Shijiazhuang
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肥皂, 胰子
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Lijin
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肥皂
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Jinan
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肥皂, 胰子
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Dalian
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胰子
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Dandong
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肥皂, 洗衣裳胰子
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Yantai
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胰子
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Yantai (Muping)
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胰子
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Qingdao
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肥皂, 胰子
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Zhucheng
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肥皂, 胰子
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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胰子, 洋鹼
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Lingbao
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肥皂, 洋鹼
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Jining
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肥皂, 胰子
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Daming
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胰子
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Wanrong
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洋鹼
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Linfen
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臭胰子
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Shangqiu
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肥皂, 洋鹼
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Yuanyang
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肥皂, 洋鹼
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Zhengzhou
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肥皂, 胰子, 洋鹼
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Xinyang
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肥皂, 胰子
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Baihe
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肥皂, 洋鹼
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Xi'an
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肥皂, 洋鹼
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Baoji
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肥皂, 洋鹼
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Tianshui
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肥皂, 洋鹼
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Xining
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胰子, 肥皂
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Xuzhou
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肥皂, 胰子, 粗胰子
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Fuyang
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肥皂, 胰子
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Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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胰子
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Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)
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胰子
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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洋胰子, 肥皂
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Lanzhou
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肥皂, 胰子
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Dunhuang
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肥皂, 胰子
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Hami
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肥皂
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Ürümqi
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肥皂, 胰子
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Jimsar
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胰子
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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洋鹼, 肥皂
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Nanchong
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肥皂
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Dazhou
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肥皂, 洋鹼
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Hanyuan
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肥皂, 洋鹼
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Xichang
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肥皂
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Zigong
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肥皂, 洋鹼
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Chongqing
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肥皂, 洋鹼
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Wuhan
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肥皂
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Yichang
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肥皂
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Xiangyang
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肥皂, 洋胰子
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Tianmen
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肥皂, 洋鹼
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Guiyang
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洋鹼, 肥皂, 胰子
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Zunyi
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肥皂
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Bijie
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肥皂
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Liping
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肥皂
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Zhaotong
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洋鹼
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Dali
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洋鹼
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Kunming
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肥皂, 洋鹼, 胰子
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Mengzi
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肥皂, 洋鹼
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Guilin
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肥皂, 洋鹼
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Pingle
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肥皂
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Liuzhou
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肥皂, 洋鹼, 鹼
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Luzhai
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肥皂
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Nanning (Wuming)
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肥皂
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Hechi (Yizhou)
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肥皂, 洋鹼
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Jishou
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肥皂, 洋鹼
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Changde
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肥皂, 洋鹼
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Hanzhong
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肥皂
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Dagudi (Maliba)
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草飆
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Reshuitang (Longling)
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草飆
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Mae Salong (Lancang)
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草飆
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Mae Sai (Tengchong)
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肥皂
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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洋胰子, 肥皂
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Yangzhou
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洋胰子, 肥皂
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Lianyungang
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肥皂, 洋鹼
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Lianshui
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肥皂, 胰子, 洋鹼
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Nantong
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洋鹼
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Anqing
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肥皂
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Wuhu
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肥皂
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Hefei
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肥皂, 洋胰子
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Hong'an
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肥皂, 臭肥皂, 鹼
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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番鹼, 鹼
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Hong Kong
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番鹼, 鹼
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Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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番鹼
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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番鹼
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Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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番鹼
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Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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番鹼
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Macau
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番鹼
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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番鹼
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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番鹼
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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番鹼
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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番鹼
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Foshan
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番鹼
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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番鹼
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Foshan (Shunde)
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番鹼
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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番鹼
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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番鹼
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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番鹼
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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番鹼
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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番鹼
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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番鹼
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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番鹼
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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番鹼
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Taishan
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番鹼
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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番鹼
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Enping (Niujiang)
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番鹼
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Heshan (Yayao)
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番鹼
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Dongguan
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番鹼
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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番鹼
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Shenzhen (Dapeng)
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番鹼
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Qingyuan
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番鹼
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Fogang
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番鹼
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Yingde (Hanguang)
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番鹼
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Yangshan
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番鹼
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Lianshan (Butian)
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鹼
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Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)
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番鹼
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Shaoguan
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番鹼
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Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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番鹼
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Renhua
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番鹼
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Lechang
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番鹼
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Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
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鹼
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Sihui
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番鹼
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Guangning
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番鹼
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Deqing
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番鹼
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Huaiji
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番鹼
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Fengkai (Nanfeng)
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洋鹼
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Yunfu
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番鹼
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Xinxing
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番鹼
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Luoding
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番鹼
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Yunan (Pingtai)
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鹼
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Yangjiang
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番鹼, 鹼
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Xinyi
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番鹼
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Lianjiang
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番鹼
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Nanning
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鹼
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Wuzhou
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鹼
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Yulin
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鹼
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Hepu (Lianzhou)
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鹼
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Hepu (Shatian)
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番鹼
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Guiping
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鹼
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Mengshan (Xihe)
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鹼
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Guigang (Nanjiang)
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鹼
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Beiliu (Tangliao)
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鹼
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Baise
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鹼
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Bobai
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鹼
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Lingshan
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鹼
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Pubei
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鹼
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Qinzhou
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洋鹼
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Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)
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鹼
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Beihai
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洋鹼, 鹼
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Beihai (Nankang)
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番鹼
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Beihai (Yingpan)
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鹼
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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番鹼
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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番鹼
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Ningming
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洋鹼
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Hengzhou
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鹼
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Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)
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鹼
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Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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鹼
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Danzhou
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鹼
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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番鹼
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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番鹼
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Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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番鹼
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Móng Cái
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鹼
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Yangon (Taishan)
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番鹼
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Bangkok (Guangfu)
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番鹼
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Betong (Rongxian)
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番鹼
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Gan
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Nanchang
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肥皂, 洋鹼
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Lichuan
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鹼
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Pingxiang
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肥皂, 洋鹼
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Hakka
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Meixian
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番鹼
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Xingning
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番鹼
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Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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番鹼
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Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)
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番鹼
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Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)
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番鹼
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Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua)
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番鹼
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Huidong (Daling)
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番鹼
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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番鹼
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Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)
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番鹼
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Longmen (Luxi Bendihua)
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番鹼
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Boluo (Bendihua)
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番鹼
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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番鹼
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Zengcheng (Zhengguo)
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番鹼
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Zhongshan (Wuguishan)
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番鹼
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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番鹼
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Wuhua (Huacheng)
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番鹼
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Heyuan (Bendihua)
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番鹼, 鹼
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Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)
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番鹼
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Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)
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番鹼
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Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)
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番鹼
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Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)
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番鹼
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Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)
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番鹼
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Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)
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番鹼
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Wengyuan
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番鹼
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Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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鹼
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Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)
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番鹼
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Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)
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番鹼
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Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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番鹼
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Liannan
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番鹼
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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番鹼
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Jiexi
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番鹼
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Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
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番子蠟
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Changting
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胰子
|
Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)
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番鹼, 色文
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Wuping
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洋膏, 番鹼
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Wuping (Yanqian)
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番鹼
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Wuping (Pingyu)
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番鹼
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Liancheng
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洋鹼
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Ninghua
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胰子
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Yudu
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胰子, 洋鹼
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Ningdu
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鬼子膏
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Ruijin
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胰子
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Shicheng
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肥皂
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Shangyou (Shexi)
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洋鹼
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Tonggu (Sandu)
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洋鹼
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Ganzhou (Panlong)
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胰子
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Dayu
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洋鹼
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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茶箍, 石鹼
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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茶箍, 番鹼, 石鹼
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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茶箍, 石鹼
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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茶箍, 石鹼
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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茶箍, 石鹼
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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茶箍, 石鹼
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Hong Kong
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番鹼
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Yangxi (Tangkou)
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鹼
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Yangchun (Sanjia)
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鹼
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Xinyi (Sihe)
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鹼
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Xinyi (Qianpai)
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番鹼
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Gaozhou (Xindong)
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番鹼
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Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
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番鹼
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Huazhou (Xin'an)
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洗衫鹼
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Lianjiang (Shijiao)
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肥鹼
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Lianjiang (Qingping)
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鹼
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Mengshan (Xihe)
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洋鹼
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Luchuan
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洋鹼
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Luchuan (Daqiao)
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肥皂
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Beiliu (Tang'an)
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鹼
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Mashan (Pianlian)
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洋鹼
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Pingle (Tong'an)
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洋鹼
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Yangshuo (Jinbao)
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洋鹼, 肥皂
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Sabah (Longchuan)
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番鹼
|
Senai (Huiyang)
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番鹼
|
Senai (Hepo)
|
番鹼
|
Singkawang
|
雪文
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Singapore (Meixian)
|
番鹼
|
Singapore (Dabu)
|
番鹼
|
Bangkok (Meixian)
|
番鹼, 茶箍
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Bangkok (Fengshun)
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餅藥
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Bangkok (Jiexi)
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餅藥, 雪文
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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肥皂, 肥珠, 洋肥皂, 洋肥珠
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Shexian
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肥皂, 肥珠
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Huangshan (Tunxi)
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肥皂
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Xiuning
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洋肥皂, 肥皂
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Yixian
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肥皂, 肥珠
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Qimen
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肥皂
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Wuyuan
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肥皂, 肥珠
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Fuliang
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洋肥珠
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Dexing
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洋鹼
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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胰子, 洋胰子, 肥皂
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Pingyao
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胰子
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Yangyuan
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肥皂, 胰子
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Datong
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胰子
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Xinzhou
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胰子, 洗衣裳胰子
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Lüliang (Lishi)
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肥皂, 胰子
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Changzhi
|
胰子
|
Linhe
|
肥皂
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Jining
|
肥皂
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Hohhot
|
肥皂
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Erenhot
|
肥皂
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Pingshan
|
胰子
|
Zhangjiakou
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肥皂, 胰子
|
Handan
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肥皂, 洗衣裳胰子
|
Linzhou
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肥皂
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Suide
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肥皂, 洋鹼
|
Northern Min
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Jian'ou
|
胰仔
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Jian'ou (Dikou)
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胰仔
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Songxi
|
番仔鹼
|
Zhenghe
|
胰仔
|
Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
|
胰仔
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Jianyang
|
鬼仔鹼
|
Wuyishan
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番鬼鹼
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Pucheng (Shibei)
|
鬼仔蠟
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
|
胰皂
|
Fuzhou (Changle)
|
胰皂
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Fuqing
|
胰皂
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Pingtan
|
胰皂
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Yongtai
|
胰皂
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Gutian
|
胰皂
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Fu'an
|
胰皂
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Ningde
|
胰皂
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Shouning
|
胰皂
|
Zhouning
|
胰皂
|
Fuding
|
蠟
|
Matsu
|
胰皂
|
Southern Min
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Xiamen
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雪文, 油胰
|
Xiamen (Tong'an)
|
雪文
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Quanzhou
|
雪文, 胰
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Jinjiang
|
雪文
|
Nan'an
|
雪文
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Shishi
|
雪文
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Hui'an
|
雪文
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Anxi
|
雪文
|
Yongchun
|
雪文, 鹼
|
Dehua
|
雪文
|
Zhangzhou
|
雪文
|
Zhangzhou (Longhai)
|
雪文
|
Zhangzhou (Changtai)
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雪文
|
Hua'an
|
鹼
|
Nanjing
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雪文, 番仔蠟
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Pinghe
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雪文, 番仔蠟
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Zhangpu
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雪文, 番仔蠟
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Yunxiao
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蠟, 番仔蠟
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Zhao'an
|
番仔蠟
|
Dongshan
|
番仔蠟
|
Taipei
|
雪文
|
New Taipei (Sanxia)
|
雪文
|
Kaohsiung
|
雪文
|
Yilan
|
雪文
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Changhua (Lukang)
|
雪文, 茶箍
|
Taichung
|
茶箍
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Taichung (Wuqi)
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茶箍
|
Tainan
|
雪文
|
Taitung
|
茶箍
|
Hsinchu
|
茶箍, 雪文
|
Kinmen
|
油胰, 雪文, 茶箍
|
Penghu (Magong)
|
雪文
|
Penang (Hokkien)
|
雪文
|
Singapore (Hokkien)
|
雪文
|
Manila (Hokkien)
|
雪文
|
Longyan
|
番仔鹼
|
Zhangping
|
番仔鹼, 鹼
|
Zhangping (Yongfu)
|
蠟, 洗衫蠟
|
Datian
|
蠟
|
Pingnan (Shangdu)
|
鹼
|
Chaozhou
|
餅藥
|
Shantou
|
餅藥
|
Shantou (Chenghai)
|
餅藥
|
Shantou (Chaoyang)
|
餅藥
|
Jieyang
|
餅藥
|
Lufeng
|
番鹼
|
Haifeng
|
番仔鹼
|
Bangkok (Teochew)
|
餅藥, 雪文
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Chiang Mai (Teochew)
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餅藥, 雪文
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Hat Yai (Teochew)
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雪文
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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雪文
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Singapore (Teochew)
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雪文
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Batam (Teochew)
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雪文
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Pontianak (Teochew)
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雪文
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Leizhou
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鹼, 番鬼鹼
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Wenchang
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差文, 肥皂
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Haikou
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番鬼鹼, 油糠, 番鬼油糠
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Qionghai
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差文
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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差文
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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胰皂, 胰蠟
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Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
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胰蠟
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Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
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胰蠟
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Xianyou
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胰皂, 油皂, 胰蠟, 番囝膫
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Xianyou (Fengting)
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胰蠟
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Xianyou (Youyang)
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胰蠟
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Fuding (Aoyao)
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蠟
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Central Min
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Yong'an
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番仔蠟
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Sanming (Sanyuan)
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番仔蠟
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Sanming (Shaxian)
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洋鹼
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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番鹼
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Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
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番鹼
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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鹼, 洋鹼, 洗衫鹼
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Nanning (Xinxu)
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洋鹼
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Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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肥皂, 洋鹼
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Lingchuan (Sanjie)
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洋鹼
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Waxiang
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Yuanling (Shaojiwan)
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洋鹼
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Wu
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Shanghai
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肥皂
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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肥皂
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Suzhou
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肥皂
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Wuxi
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肥皂
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Danyang
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洋鹼, 肥皂, 洋礬
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Hangzhou
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肥皂, 洋肥皂
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Ningbo
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肥皂
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Wenzhou
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洋皂, 油皂, 番皂
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Jinhua
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肥皂, 洋肥皂
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Jinhua (Tangxi)
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洋肥皂
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Xiang
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Changsha
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肥皂, 胰子油
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Loudi
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肥皂, 洋鹼
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Shuangfeng
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肥皂, 洋鹼
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Quanzhou
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洋鹼
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Xiangnan Tuhua
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Jiangyong
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洋鹼
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Derived terms
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