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Chinese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From the language of the ancient state of Nanzhao, likely derived ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-la (“tiger”). Compare Southern Bai lod (“tiger”), jinl bol lod (“male tiger”), Nuosu ꆿ (lat, “tiger”).
Noun
波羅
- (obsolete, chiefly Nanzhao) tiger
法駕避星回，波羅毘勇猜。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
法驾避星回，波罗毗勇猜。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Tang dynasty, 趙叔達, 星回節避風臺驃信命賦
- Fǎjià bì xīnghuí, bōluó píyǒng cāi.
- The king's chariot took shelter when the star returned , the tiger and the wild horse in mind.
俗無絲綿布帛，披波羅皮。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
俗无丝绵布帛，披波罗皮。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Tang Dynasty, Fan Chuo, Manshu, chapter 4
- Sú wú sīmián bùbó, pī bōluó pí.
- It was their custom not to use silk or cloth textiles; they draped tiger skins over themselves.
Etymology 2
Noun
波羅
- (literary) Short for 波羅蜜／波罗蜜 (bōluómì, “paramita”).
- Alternative form of 菠蘿 / 菠萝 (bōluó, “pineapple”)
- (dialectal Mandarin) wooden fish (Buddhist wooden percussion instrument)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
木魚 (“wooden fish”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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木魚
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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木魚兒, 木郎魚兒
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| Taiwan
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木魚
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| Chengde
|
木魚
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| Chifeng
|
木魚
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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木魚
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| Heihe
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木魚, 木拉魚子
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| Qiqihar
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木魚
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| Harbin
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木魚
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| Jiamusi
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木魚
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| Baicheng
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木魚
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| Changchun
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摩拉魚子
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| Tonghua
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摩拉魚子
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| Shenyang
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木魚兒, 木頭魚兒
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| Jinzhou
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木魚兒
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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木了魚兒
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| Tangshan
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木魚, 木拉魚子
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| Cangzhou
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木魚
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| Baoding
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木魚兒, 木拉魚兒
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| Shijiazhuang
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木魚兒
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| Lijin
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木魚
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| Jinan
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木魚兒, 木魚, 木頜魚子
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Dalian
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木魚子, 摩婁魚子
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| Dandong
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木魚, 木魚子
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| Yantai
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摩婁魚子
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| Qingdao
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摩婁魚子
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| Zhucheng
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木拉魚子
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
|
木魚
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| Lingbao
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木魚
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| Jining
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波老魚子
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| Linfen
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波魚子
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| Shangqiu
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木魚兒
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| Yuanyang
|
木魚
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| Zhengzhou
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木魚
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| Xinyang
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木魚兒, 木魚子
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| Baihe
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木魚
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| Xi'an
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木魚兒, 木魚, 波魚
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| Baoji
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木魚
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| Tianshui
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木魚
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| Xining
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木魚兒, 木魚
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| Xuzhou
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木魚兒, 波魚兒
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| Fuyang
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木魚
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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木魚子, 木魚
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| Lanzhou
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木魚
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| Dunhuang
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木魚, 木魚子
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| Hami
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木魚
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| Ürümqi
|
木魚
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
|
木魚
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| Nanchong
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魔魚
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| Dazhou
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木魚
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| Hanyuan
|
木魚
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| Xichang
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木魚
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| Zigong
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木魚兒
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| Chongqing
|
木魚
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| Wuhan
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木魚
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| Yichang
|
木魚
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| Xiangyang
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木魚
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| Tianmen
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木魚
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| Guiyang
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木魚
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| Zunyi
|
木魚
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| Bijie
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木魚
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| Liping
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木魚
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| Zhaotong
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木魚
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| Dali
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木魚
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| Kunming
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木魚
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| Mengzi
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木魚
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| Guilin
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木魚
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| Liuzhou
|
木魚
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| Jishou
|
木魚兒
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| Changde
|
波羅
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| Hanzhong
|
木魚
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
|
木魚, 波羅
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| Yangzhou
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木驢
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| Lianyungang
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木魚子
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| Lianshui
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木魚子
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| Nantong
|
木魚
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| Anqing
|
木魚
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| Wuhu
|
木魚
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| Hefei
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木魚
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| Hong'an
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木魚, 梆, 木耳
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| Cantonese
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Hong Kong
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木魚
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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駁魚子, 駁魚
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| Lichuan
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魚鼓
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| Pingxiang
|
木魚
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| Hakka
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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木魚
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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嘓仔
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| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
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嘓鐘仔
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| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)
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木嘓
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| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)
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木魚
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
|
木魚
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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木魚
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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木魚
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
木魚
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| Huizhou
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Shexian
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木魚
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
|
木魚, 木魚子
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| Yangyuan
|
木魚
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| Datong
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木魚兒
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| Xinzhou
|
木魚子
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| Lüliang (Lishi)
|
木魚
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| Changzhi
|
木魚
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| Linhe
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卜魚子
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| Jining
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木魚
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| Hohhot
|
木魚
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| Erenhot
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摩魚子
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| Pingshan
|
木魚兒
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| Zhangjiakou
|
木魚子
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| Handan
|
木魚
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| Linzhou
|
木魚
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| Suide
|
木魚兒
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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嗑嗑仔
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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柴嘓, 嘓仔, 木魚
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| Quanzhou
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柴嘓, 嘓仔, 木魚
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| Zhangzhou
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柴嘓, 嘓仔, 木魚
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| Taipei
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嘓
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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嘓魚
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| Kaohsiung
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木魚, 嘓魚
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| Yilan
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木魚, 嘓魚
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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嘓魚
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| Taichung
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木魚
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| Tainan
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嘓仔
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| Hsinchu
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嘓, 木魚
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| Kinmen
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嘓魚
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| Penghu (Magong)
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嘓魚
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| Longyan
|
柴嘓
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| Jieyang
|
嘓
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
|
木魚
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| Wu
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Shanghai
|
木魚
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| Danyang
|
木魚
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Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
波羅
- (archaic) melancholy