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Chinese
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paternal aunt
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grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
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trad. (姑婆)
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姑
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婆
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simp. #(姑婆)
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姑
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婆
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Pronunciation
Noun
姑婆
- (regional) husband's paternal aunt (sister of a woman's father-in-law)
- (regional) paternal grandaunt (paternal grandfather's sister)
- (chiefly Hokkien) spinster
- (Taiwanese Hokkien, Catholicism) nun
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
姑婆 (“husband's paternal aunt (sister of a woman's father-in-law)”)
Dialectal synonyms of
姑奶奶 (“paternal grandaunt (paternal grandfather's sister)”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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姑奶奶
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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姑奶奶
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Taiwan
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姑婆
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Chengde
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姑奶奶
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Chifeng
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姑奶奶
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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姑奶奶
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Heihe
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姑奶
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Qiqihar
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姑奶奶
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Harbin
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姑奶奶
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Jiamusi
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姑奶
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Baicheng
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姑奶
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Changchun
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姑奶
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Tonghua
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姑奶
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Shenyang
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姑奶
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Jinzhou
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姑奶
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Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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姑奶奶
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Tangshan
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姑奶
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Cangzhou
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姑奶奶
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Baoding
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姑奶奶
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Shijiazhuang
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老姑姑, 老姑
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Lijin
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老姑
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Jinan
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姑奶奶
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Dalian
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姑奶奶
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Dandong
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姑奶奶, 姑奶
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Yantai
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姑婆
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Yantai (Muping)
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姑婆
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Qingdao
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老姑
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Zhucheng
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姑嬤嬤
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Lingbao
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姑奶, 老姑
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Jining
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姑奶奶
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Wanrong
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老姑
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Linfen
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老姑
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Shangqiu
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姑奶奶
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Yuanyang
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姑奶
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Zhengzhou
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姑奶
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Xinyang
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姑奶
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Baihe
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姑奶
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Xi'an
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姑奶奶, 姑奶, 姑婆, 姑拿 Hui
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Baoji
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婆
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Tianshui
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姑娃婆
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Xining
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姑奶奶
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Xuzhou
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姑奶奶
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Fuyang
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姑奶奶
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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姑奶奶
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Lanzhou
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姑奶奶, 姑奶
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Dunhuang
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姑奶奶
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Hami
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姑奶奶
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Ürümqi
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姑奶奶, 姑奶
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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姑奶奶
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Nanchong
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姑婆
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Dazhou
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姑婆
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Hanyuan
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姑奶, 姑婆
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Xichang
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婆婆
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Zigong
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姑婆
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Chongqing
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姑婆, 婆婆
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Wuhan
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姑太
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Yichang
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姑婆
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Xiangyang
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姑奶奶, 姑奶
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Tianmen
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姑婆
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Guiyang
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姑太, 姑奶奶
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Zunyi
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姑婆, 太娘娘
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Bijie
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老瓜
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Liping
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姑婆
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Zhaotong
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姑奶奶
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Dali
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姑奶
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Kunming
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姑奶, 姑老太
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Mengzi
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姑奶
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Guilin
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姑奶
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Liuzhou
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姑奶, 姑婆
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Jishou
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姑婆
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Changde
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姑奶奶
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Hanzhong
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姑婆
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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姑奶奶, 姑奶
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Yangzhou
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姑奶奶, 姑太太
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Lianyungang
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姑奶
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Lianshui
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姑奶
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Nantong
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姑奶奶
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Anqing
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姑奶奶
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Wuhu
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姑奶奶
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Hefei
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姑奶
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Hong'an
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姑奶
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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姑婆
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Hong Kong
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姑婆
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Dongguan
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姑婆
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Gan
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Nanchang
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姑婆
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Lichuan
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姑婆
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Pingxiang
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姑婆
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Hakka
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Meixian
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姑婆
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Yudu
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姑婆
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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姑婆
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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姑婆
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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姑婆
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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姑婆
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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姑婆
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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姑婆
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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姑婆
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Shexian
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姑奶奶, 姑婆
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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姑奶奶, 姑奶
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Yangyuan
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姑奶奶, 姑奶
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Datong
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姑奶奶
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Xinzhou
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老姑姑
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Lüliang (Lishi)
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老姑兒
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Changzhi
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姑奶奶
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Linhe
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老姑姑, 老姑
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Jining
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姑奶奶
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Hohhot
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姑奶奶
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Erenhot
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姥姥
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Pingshan
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老姑姑, 老姑
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Zhangjiakou
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姑奶奶, 姑奶
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Handan
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老姑
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Linzhou
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姑奶奶
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Suide
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老姑
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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姑嫲婆
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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姑婆
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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姑婆
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Quanzhou
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姑婆
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Zhangzhou
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姑婆
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Taipei
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姑婆
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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姑婆
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Kaohsiung
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姑婆
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Yilan
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姑婆
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Changhua (Lukang)
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姑婆
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Taichung
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姑婆
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Tainan
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姑婆
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Hsinchu
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姑婆
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Kinmen
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姑婆
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Penghu (Magong)
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姑婆
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Manila (Hokkien)
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姑媽, 姑婆
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Shantou
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老姑
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Jieyang
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老姑
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Leizhou
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姑嬭, 姑婆
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Haikou
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姑婆
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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姑太
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Wu
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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姑婆
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Danyang
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姑嫚嫚
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Hangzhou
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姑婆奶奶
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Ningbo
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姑婆
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Wenzhou
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姑婆娘, 姑婆
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Jinhua
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姑婆
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Xiang
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Changsha
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姑娭毑
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Loudi
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大𱙦 >, 嫚𱙦 <
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Note
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> - older than paternal grandfather; < - younger than paternal grandfather
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Dialectal synonyms of
老處女 (“spinster; old unmarried woman”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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老處女, 老姑娘
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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老姑娘
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Taiwan
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老處女
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Chifeng
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老姑娘
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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老姑娘
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Heihe
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老姑娘
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Qiqihar
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老姑娘, 家姑老
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Harbin
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老姑娘, 老大姑娘
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Jiamusi
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老姑娘, 老閨娘, 家姑老
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Baicheng
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老姑娘, 家姑老
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Changchun
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老姑娘, 老大姑娘
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Tonghua
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老姑娘
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Shenyang
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老姑娘, 老女兒
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Jinzhou
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老姑娘, 家姑老
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Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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老姑娘, 大閨女
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Tangshan
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老姑娘, 家姑兒老
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Cangzhou
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老姑娘
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Baoding
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老姑娘, 家姑兒老
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Shijiazhuang
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老閨妮
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Lijin
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老丫頭
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Jinan
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老姑娘
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Dalian
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老姑娘
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Dandong
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老姑娘, 老女兒, 老閨女
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Yantai
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老姑娘
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Qingdao
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老大嫚兒
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Zhucheng
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老姑娘
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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老閨女, 老姑娘
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Lingbao
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老女兒
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Jining
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老姑娘
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Wanrong
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老女子
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Linfen
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老女子
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Shangqiu
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老姑娘
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Yuanyang
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老姑娘, 老閨女
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Zhengzhou
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老閨女
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Xinyang
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老姑娘
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Baihe
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老姑娘, 老女兒
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Xi'an
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老姑娘, 老處女
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Baoji
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老姑娘
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Tianshui
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老姑娘
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Xining
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老丫頭, 老姑娘
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Xuzhou
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老姑娘, 家姑老, 老閨女, 老大閨女
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Fuyang
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老姑娘
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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老姑娘, 老丫頭
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Lanzhou
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老姑娘, 老女子
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Dunhuang
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老姑娘, 老丫頭
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Hami
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老姑娘
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Ürümqi
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老丫頭, 老姑娘
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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老姑娘兒, 老女子
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Nanchong
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老姑娘, 老女子
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Dazhou
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老姑娘
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Hanyuan
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老姑娘
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Xichang
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老女兒
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Zigong
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老姑娘兒
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Chongqing
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老姑娘, 老女兒
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Wuhan
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老姑娘
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Yichang
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老姑娘
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Xiangyang
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老姑娘
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Tianmen
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老姑娘
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Guiyang
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老姑娘, 老處女
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Zunyi
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老姑娘
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Bijie
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老姑娘
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Liping
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老姑娘
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Zhaotong
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老姑娘
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Dali
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老姑娘
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Kunming
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老姑娘, 老處女
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Mengzi
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老姑娘
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Guilin
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老姑娘
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Liuzhou
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老女, 老姑娘
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Jishou
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大姑娘家兒, 老姑娘家兒
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Changde
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老姐姐
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Hanzhong
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老姑娘, 老女兒
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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老姑娘
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Yangzhou
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老姑娘
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Lianyungang
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老大閨女
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Lianshui
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老姑娘
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Nantong
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老姑娘
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Anqing
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老姑娘
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Wuhu
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老姑娘
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Hefei
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老姑娘
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Hong'an
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老姑娘
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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老姑婆
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Hong Kong
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老姑婆
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Taishan
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老姑婆
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Dongguan
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老姑婆
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Gan
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Nanchang
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老姑子
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Lichuan
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老姑娘
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Pingxiang
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老女
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Hakka
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Meixian
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老姑娘, 老姑婆
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Yudu
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老紅花女
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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老姑婆
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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老姑婆
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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老姑婆
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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老姑婆
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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老姑婆
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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老姑婆
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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老姑娘
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Shexian
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老姑娘
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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老閨女, 老姑娘
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Yangyuan
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老姑娘
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Datong
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老姑娘
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Xinzhou
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老閨女
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Lüliang (Lishi)
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老女子
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Changzhi
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老閨女
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Linhe
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大女子
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Jining
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老女兒
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Hohhot
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老姑娘
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Erenhot
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老姑娘
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Pingshan
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老女兒, 家姑兒老
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Zhangjiakou
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老姑娘
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Handan
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老姑娘, 老女兒
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Linzhou
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大閨女
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Suide
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老女子
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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公眾姑嫲婆, 老姑嫲
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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老姑婆, 姑婆
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Quanzhou
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老姑婆, 姑婆
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Zhangzhou
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老姑婆, 姑婆
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Taipei
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老姑婆
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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老姑婆
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Kaohsiung
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老姑婆
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Yilan
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老姑婆
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Changhua (Lukang)
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老姑婆
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Taichung
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老姑婆
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Tainan
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老姑婆
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Hsinchu
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老姑婆
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Kinmen
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老姑婆
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Penghu (Magong)
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老姑婆
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Jieyang
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老姑婆
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Leizhou
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老姑婆
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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老大姐
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Wu
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Shanghai
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老姑娘, 老小姐
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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老姑娘
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Suzhou
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老小姐, 老姑娘
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Danyang
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老姑娘
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Hangzhou
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老姑娘兒
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Ningbo
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老大姑娘, 老大小姐
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Wenzhou
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老院主
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Jinhua
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老姑娘
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Xiang
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Changsha
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老姑娘
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Loudi
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老嫚姎
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Dialectal synonyms of
修女 (“Catholic nun”)
Derived terms