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Chinese
Etymology
Borrowed from Pali bhikkhunī, from Sanskrit भिक्षुणी (bhikṣuṇī).
Pronunciation
Noun
比丘尼
- (Buddhism) bhikkhuni; Buddhist nun
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
尼姑 (“Buddhist nun”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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尼姑, 比丘尼
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Mandarin
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Beijing
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姑子
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Taiwan
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尼姑
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Tianjin
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姑子
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Chengde
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尼姑, 姑子
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Tangshan
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尼姑, 姑子
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Cangzhou
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姑子
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Baoding
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尼姑, 姑子
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Shijiazhuang
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姑子
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Chifeng
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尼姑, 姑子
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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姑子
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Heihe
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尼姑, 姑子
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Qiqihar
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尼姑, 姑子
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Harbin
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尼姑, 姑子
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Jiamusi
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尼姑, 姑子
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Baicheng
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尼姑, 姑子
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Changchun
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姑子
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Tonghua
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姑子
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Shenyang
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尼姑, 姑子
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Dandong
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尼姑, 姑子
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Jinzhou
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尼姑兒, 姑子
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Dalian
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姑子
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Yantai
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姑子
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Yantai (Muping)
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姑子
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Qingdao
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姑姑子
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Lijin
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姑子
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Zhucheng
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姑子
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Jinan
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尼姑, 姑子
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Jining
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姑子, 姑姑
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Luoyang
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尼姑, 姑姑兒
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Wanrong
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姑姑子
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Shangqiu
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尼姑, 姑子
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Yuanyang
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尼姑
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Zhengzhou
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尼姑, 姑姑
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Lingbao
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尼姑, 姑姑
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Xinyang
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尼姑, 姑子
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Baihe
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尼姑
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Hanzhong
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尼姑, 姑姑子
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Xi'an
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尼姑, 姑姑子
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Baoji
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尼姑, 姑姑
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Yinchuan
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尼姑, 姑姑
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Tianshui
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姑姑子
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Lanzhou
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尼姑, 姑姑, 姑姑子
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Dunhuang
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尼姑
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Xining
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尼姑, 女姑姑
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Hami
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尼姑
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Ürümqi
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尼姑, 姑子
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Wuhan
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尼姑, 姑子
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Yichang
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尼姑
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Xiangyang
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尼姑, 姑姑子
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Tianmen
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尼姑
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Hong'an
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尼姑
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Chengdu
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尼姑
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Nanchong
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尼姑
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Dazhou
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尼姑
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Hanyuan
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尼姑
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Xichang
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尼姑
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Zigong
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尼姑
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Chongqing
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尼姑
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Guiyang
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尼姑, 師公
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Zunyi
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尼姑
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Bijie
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尼姑
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Liping
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尼姑
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Zhaotong
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尼姑
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Dali
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尼姑
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Kunming
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尼姑
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Mengzi
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尼姑
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Guilin
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尼姑
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Guilin (Lingui)
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尼姑
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Liuzhou
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尼姑, 師姑, 師父
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Liuzhou (Luorong)
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尼姑
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Nanning (Wuming)
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尼姑
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Jishou
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女和尚
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Changde
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尼姑
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Anqing
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尼姑
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Xuzhou
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姑子, 尼姑, 二僧
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Fuyang
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尼姑, 姑子
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Wuhu
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尼姑
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Yangzhou
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師姑, 尼姑, 二僧
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Lianyungang
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尼姑, 姑子
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Lianshui
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尼姑
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Nanjing
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師姑, 尼姑
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Hefei
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尼姑
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Nantong
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尼姑
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Singapore
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尼姑, 師父
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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師姑
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Hong Kong
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師姑, 尼姑, 阿傅
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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尼姑
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Macau
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師姑
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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師姑
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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師姑
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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師姑
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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師姑
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Foshan
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師姑
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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師姑
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Foshan (Shunde)
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師姑
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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師姑
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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尼姑
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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師姑
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Zhuhai (Qianshan)
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師姑
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Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
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仙姑仔
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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師姑, 尼姑
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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師姑
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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尼姑
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Taishan
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尼姑, 師姑, 齋姑
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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尼姑
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Enping (Niujiang)
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尼姑
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Heshan (Yayao)
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師姑
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Dongguan
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師姑
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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師姑
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Qingyuan
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師姑
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Fogang
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師姑
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Yingde (Hanguang)
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尼姑
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Yangshan
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尼姑
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Lianshan (Butian)
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尼姑
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Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)
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尼姑
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Shaoguan
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師姑
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Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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師姑
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Renhua
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師姑
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Lechang
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尼姑, 師姑
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Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
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尼姑
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Sihui
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師姑
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Guangning
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師姑
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Deqing
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尼姑
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Huaiji
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仙姑
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Fengkai (Nanfeng)
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尼姑
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Yunfu
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師姑
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Xinxing
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尼姑
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Luoding
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尼姑
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Yunan (Pingtai)
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尼姑
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Xinyi
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尼姑
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Lianjiang
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尼姑
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Nanning
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尼姑
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Wuzhou
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尼姑, 師姑
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Yulin
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尼姑
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Hepu (Lianzhou)
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尼姑
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Guiping
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尼姑
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Mengshan (Xihe)
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尼姑
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Guigang (Nanjiang)
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尼姑
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Beiliu (Tangliao)
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尼姑
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Baise
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尼姑
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Bobai
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尼姑
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Lingshan
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尼姑
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Pubei
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尼姑
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Qinzhou
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尼姑
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Beihai
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尼姑
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Ningming
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尼姑
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Hengzhou
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尼姑
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Hezhou (Pumen)
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尼姑
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Gan
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Nanchang
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尼姑
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Pengze
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尼姑
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Lichuan
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尼姑, 女和尚
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Pingxiang
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尼姑, 齋婆
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Hakka
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Meixian
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尼姑, 齋嫲
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Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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尼姑, 師姑, 師父
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Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)
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尼姑
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Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)
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尼姑
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Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua)
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尼姑婆
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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尼姑嫲
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Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)
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尼姑
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Longmen (Luxi Bendihua)
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尼姑
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Boluo (Bendihua)
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師姑
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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尼姑嫲
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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師姑
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Heyuan (Bendihua)
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尼姑, 齋婆
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Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)
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尼姑
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Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)
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尼姑
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Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)
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尼姑
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Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)
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尼姑
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Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)
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尼姑
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Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)
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姐婆
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Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)
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尼姑
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Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)
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猜嫲
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Conghua (Lütian)
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尼姑
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Yudu
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尼姑
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Ruijin
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尼姑
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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尼姑, 齋婆, 齋姑
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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尼姑, 齋姑
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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尼姑, 齋婆, 齋姑
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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尼姑, 齋姑
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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尼姑, 齋婆, 齋姑
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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尼姑
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Luchuan (Daqiao)
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尼姑
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Beiliu (Tang'an)
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尼姑
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Mashan (Pianlian)
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尼姑
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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尼姑
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Shexian
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尼姑
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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姑子
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Pingyao
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姑子
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Yangyuan
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尼姑, 姑子
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Datong
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尼姑, 姑子
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Xinzhou
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姑子
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Lishi
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尼姑, 姑子
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Linfen
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姑姑子
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Changzhi
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姑子
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Linhe
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姑子
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Jining
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尼姑
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Hohhot
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姑子
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Erenhot
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姑子
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Pingshan
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姑子
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Zhangjiakou
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姑子
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Handan
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尼姑, 姑子
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Linzhou
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姑哦
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Suide
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姑子
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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尼姑, 尼姑囝 derogatory, 菜婆
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Fuqing
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尼姑, 師姑
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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尼姑
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Quanzhou
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尼姑
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Zhangzhou
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尼姑
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Zhao'an
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尼姑
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Taipei
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尼姑
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New Taipei (Tamsui)
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尼姑
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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尼姑
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New Taipei (Pingxi)
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尼姑
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Kaohsiung
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尼姑, 菜姑
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Kaohsiung (Cijin)
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尼姑
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Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)
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尼姑, 菜姑仔
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Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
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尼姑, 菜姑
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Kaohsiung (Tianliao)
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尼姑
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Yilan
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尼姑, 菜姑
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Yilan (Toucheng)
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尼姑, 菜姑
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Changhua (Lukang)
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尼姑
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Taichung
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尼姑
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Tainan
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尼姑, 菜姑
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Tainan (Anping)
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尼姑, 菜姑
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Hsinchu
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尼姑
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Kinmen
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尼姑
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Penghu (Magong)
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尼姑
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Penghu (Xiyu)
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尼姑, 菜姑
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Penang (Hokkien)
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尼姑, 菜姑
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Zhangping (Yongfu)
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尼姑
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Pingnan (Shangdu)
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尼姑
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Raoping
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尼姑
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Shantou
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尼姑, 師姑
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Jieyang
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齋姨, 師傅
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Haikou
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尼姑
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Puxian Min
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Putian (Donghai)
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師姑
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Xianyou
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師姑
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Central Min
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Yong'an
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尼姑
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Zhongshan Min
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Shaxi (Longdu)
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師姑
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Sanxiang
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師姑
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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尼姑
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Nanning (Shajing)
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尼姑
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Binyang (Xinqiao)
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尼姑
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Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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尼姑
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Guilin (Chaoyang)
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尼姑
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Guilin (Zhuyuan)
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尼姑
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Lingchuan (Tanxia)
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尼姑
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Wu
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Shanghai
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師姑, 尼姑
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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尼姑
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Shanghai (Jiading)
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尼姑
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Shanghai (Songjiang)
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師姑, 師太
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Suzhou
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師姑, 師太
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Danyang
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尼姑, 師姑
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Hangzhou
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尼姑, 師姑
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Ningbo
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尼姑
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Wenzhou
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師姑娘
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Jinhua
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尼姑
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Xiang
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Changsha
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尼姑
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Loudi
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齋婆
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Quanzhou
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尼姑婆
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Guanyang (Wenshi)
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尼姑
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Descendants
Japanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Pali bhikkhunī, from Sanskrit भिक्षुणी (bhikṣuṇī).
Pronunciation
Noun
比丘尼 • (bikuni)
- bhikkhuni
Derived terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Korean
Noun
比丘尼 • (biguni) (hangeul 비구니)
- Hanja form? of 비구니 (“bhikkhuni”).
Vietnamese
Noun
比丘尼
- chữ Hán form of tỉ-khâu-ni (“bhikkhuni”).