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Chinese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
- "unexpected mistake; muddled"
- Originally Cantonese. Probably from the 1940s manga 《烏龍王》 by Chinese cartoonist Louie Yu Tin, whose eponymous protagonist was a muddle-headed character.
- Common folk etymologies attribute the word to English wrong, or own (as in own goal).
Noun
烏龍
- (literally) black dragon
- (figurative, literary) dogs in general
- (figurative, literary, obsolete) horse
- (figurative, colloquial) unexpected mistake; mishap
- (～茶) oolong (tea)
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) black cricket
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
蟋蟀 (“cricket (insect)”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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蟋蟀, 促織, 蜻蛚, 蝍蛆, 蛩, 吟蛩, 秋蛩, 懶婦
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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蟋蟀
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| Taxonomic name
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蟋蟀
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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蛐蛐兒
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| Taiwan
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蟋蟀
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| Ulanhot
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蛐蛐
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| Tongliao
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蛐蛐
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| Chifeng
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蛐蛐兒
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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蛐蛐
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| Harbin
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蛐蛐兒
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| Shenyang
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蛐蛐兒
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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蛐蛐兒
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| Jinan
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蛐兒蛐兒
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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蛐蛐子
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| Qingdao
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土蚱兒
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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蛐蛐
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| Wanrong
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臭吱吱
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| Zhengzhou
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促促兒
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| Xi'an
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蛐蛐兒
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| Xining
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秋蟬兒, 蛐蛐
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| Xuzhou
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蛐兒蛐兒
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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黑油麥蚱, 蛐蛐
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| Bayanhot
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蟋蟀
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| Lanzhou
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蛐蛐, 錯翅子
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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叫雞子, 叫雞雞, 蛐蛐兒
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| Wuhan
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蛐蛐
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| Guiyang
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蛐蛐
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| Kunming
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蛐蛐兒
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| Yangshuo
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灶雞
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| Liuzhou
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蛐蛐
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| Mae Salong (Lancang)
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蛐蛐
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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蛐織
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| Yangzhou
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蛐蛐子
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| Nantong
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蛐蛐
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| Hefei
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蛐蛐, 蛐蛐子
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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織蟀, 蟀, 蟀子
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| Hong Kong
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蟋蟀, 織蟀
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| Macau
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蟋蟀
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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蟀
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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蟀
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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蟀
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| Foshan
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織蟀
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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蟀蟀
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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蟀
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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蟀
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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蟀蟀
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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織蟀
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| Zhongshan (Huancheng)
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織蟀
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang)
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織蟀
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| Zhongshan (Xiaolan)
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蟀, 蟀蟀
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| Zhongshan (Dongsheng, Xiaolan)
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蟀, 蟀蟀
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| Zhongshan (Tanbei, Xiaolan)
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蟀, 蟀蟀
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| Zhongshan (Henglan)
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蟀, 蟀蟀
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| Zhongshan (Dongfeng)
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蟀, 蟀蟀
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| Zhongshan (Nantou)
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蟀, 蟀蟀
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| Zhongshan (Fusha)
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蟀, 蟀蟀
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| Zhongshan (Shalang)
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蟀, 蟀蟀
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| Zhongshan (Gangkou)
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蟀, 蟀蟀
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| Zhongshan (Huangpu)
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蟀, 蟀蟀
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| Zhongshan (Sanjiao)
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織促
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| Zhongshan (Langwang, Minzhong)
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蟀, 蟀蟀
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| Zhongshan (Minzhong)
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蟀, 蟀蟀
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| Zhongshan (Guzhen)
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蟋蟀
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| Zhongshan (Banfu)
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蟀, 蟀蟀
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| Zhongshan (Tanzhou)
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蟀, 蟀蟀
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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足雞
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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蟋蟀
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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蟋蟀
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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酒蟀
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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蟋蟀
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| Taishan
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蟋蟀
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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蟋蟀
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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蟋蟀
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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蟋蟀
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| Dongguan
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子蟀
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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蟋蟀
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| Shaoguan
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織蟀
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| Yunfu
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促蟀
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| Yangjiang
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促蟀
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| Xinyi
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促織
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| Lianjiang
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織蟀
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| Mandalay (Taishan)
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蟋蟀
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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蛐蛐
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| Lichuan
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蟋蟀
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| Pingxiang
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蟋蟀, 蟋蟀仔
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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蟋蟀仔
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| Xingning
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土唧哩
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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蛛蟀
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| Huidong (Daling)
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草唧
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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草織
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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草織
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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蟋蟀
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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草雞子
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| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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草唧
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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草蟀
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| Changting
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草唧
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| Wuping
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草唧子
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| Wuping (Pingyu)
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草唧子
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| Liancheng
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草唧
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| Ninghua
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草虻
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| Yudu
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蟋蟀子
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| Ruijin
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山灶雞
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| Shicheng
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山灶雞子
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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蟋蟀
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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土狗仔, 草唧仔
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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土狗仔
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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土狗仔, 草唧仔
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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土狗, 草唧
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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土狗仔, 草唧仔
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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土狗
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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織織
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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蛐蛐
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| Xinzhou
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黑色兒
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| Taibus (Baochang)
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蟋蟀
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| Linhe
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秋翅兒
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| Jining
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秋鈴兒
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| Hohhot
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蛐蛐
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| Baotou
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秋鈴兒
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| Dongsheng
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秋蟬兒
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| Haibowan
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蟋蟀
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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蟋蟀
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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蟋蟀
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| Fuqing
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壁蟀
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| Gutian
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蟣立
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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蟋蟀
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| Zhangzhou
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記蟀
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| Taipei
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杜猴, 蟋蟀
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| Taipei (Wanhua)
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蟋蟀仔
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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杜猴
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| Kaohsiung
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杜伯仔, 杜猴
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| Yilan
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杜猴
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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杜猴, 蟋蟀, 烏龍
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| Taichung
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杜猴, 蟋蟀仔
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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灶雞仔
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| Tainan
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杜伯仔, 蟋蟀, 蟋蟀仔
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| Taitung
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烏龍仔
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| Hsinchu
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杜猴
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| Kinmen
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杜猴, 蟋蟀
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| Penghu (Magong)
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杜猴, 烏龍, 赤蜣, 蟋蟀
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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cengkerik
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| Chaozhou
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蟋蟀
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| Shantou
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蟋蟀
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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蝍蛛
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| Xianyou
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蝍蛛
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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蟋蟀
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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勝勝, 土狗
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| Waxiang
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Guzhang (Gaofeng)
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灶織子
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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蹔𧉆
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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蹔𧉆
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| Suzhou
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蹔𧉆
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| Danyang
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治治
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| Hangzhou
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蛐蛐兒
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| Ningbo
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蹔𧉆, 丁獅子
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| Wenzhou
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蟋蟀
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| Jinhua
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蟋蟀兒
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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蛐蛐
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| Xiangtan
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蟋蟋
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| Loudi
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蟋蟀子
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| Shuangfeng
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蟋蟀
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| Hengyang
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灶雞子
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Derived terms
Adjective
烏龍
- (chiefly Cantonese) muddled; absent-minded; silly
Derived terms
Proper noun
烏龍
- (～鄉) Wulong (a township in Wuxi, Chongqing, China)
- Name of a loyal dog owned by Jin-dynasty Zhang Ran.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Japanese 饂飩 (udon), in turn from Chinese 餛飩 (“wonton”).
Noun
烏龍
- (～麵) (chiefly Taiwan) udon (noodle)
Synonyms
Derived terms
