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Chinese
Etymology
From Prakrit words for crystal or quartz; cf. Prakrit 𑀨𑀸𑀮𑀺𑀅 (phālia) (Ji, 1998v4); from Sanskrit स्फटिक (sphaṭika). Cognate with Pali phalika (“crystal”), Thai ผลึก (pà-lʉ̀k, “crystal”), Lao ຜະລຶກ (pha lưk), ຜະລິກະ (pha li ka), Khmer ផលិក (phɑlək), etc. The meaning has been shifted to refer to glass (the material).
Pronunciation
Note: bo1 lei4 - literary, rare.
Noun
玻璃
- glass (Classifier: 張／张 m; 塊／块 m c)
- 玻璃吹製／玻璃吹制 ― bōli chuīzhì ― glassblowing
- 小心玻璃。 ― Xiǎoxīn bōli. ― Caution — glass door.
緊急時擊破玻璃。 [MSC, trad.]
紧急时击破玻璃。 [MSC, simp.]- Jǐnjí shí jīpò bōli.
- Break glass in emergency.
- generic term for any film material with glass-like transparency, such as cellophane, nylon, plastic, etc. (Classifier: 張／张 m; 塊／块 m)
- (Wuhan Mandarin, humorous) eyeglasses; spectacles
- (Sichuanese, humorous) plain boiled water
- (slang) gay person; male homosexual
Synonyms
- (glass): 琉璃 (liúlí)
- (eyeglasses):
Dialectal synonyms of
眼鏡 (“eyeglasses”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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靉靆, 眼鏡
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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眼鏡
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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眼鏡兒, 眼鏡子
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| Taiwan
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眼鏡
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| Tianjin
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眼鏡兒
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| Harbin
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眼鏡兒, 鏡子
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| Yantai (Muping)
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眼鏡
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| Jinan
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眼鏡子, 鏡子
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| Luoyang
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眼鏡兒, 二餅兒 derogatory
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| Wanrong
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眼鏡, 鏡子 dated, 二柄子 derogatory
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| Zhengzhou
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眼鏡
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| Xi'an
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眼鏡
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| Yinchuan
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眼鏡
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| Lanzhou
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眼鏡子, 鏡子, 二軲轆 humorous
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| Xining
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眼鏡兒, 眼鏡兒子
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| Ürümqi
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眼鏡子, 鏡子
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| Wuhan
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眼鏡, 鏡子 dated, 玻璃 humorous
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| Huanggang
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眼鏡兒
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| Chengdu
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眼鏡兒, 眼鏡
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| Guiyang
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眼鏡
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| Guilin
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眼鏡
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| Liuzhou
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眼鏡
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| Xuzhou
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二餅 humorous
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| Yangzhou
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眼鏡子
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| Nanjing
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眼鏡, 二餅 humorous
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| Malaysia
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眼鏡
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| Singapore
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眼鏡
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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眼鏡子
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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眼鏡, 眼枷
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| Hong Kong
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眼鏡
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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眼鏡
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| Macau
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眼鏡
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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眼鏡
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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眼鏡
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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眼鏡
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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眼鏡
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| Foshan
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眼鏡
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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眼鏡
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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眼鏡
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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眼鏡
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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眼鏡
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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眼鏡
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan)
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眼鏡
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| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
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眼鏡
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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眼鏡
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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眼鏡
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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眼鏡
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| Taishan
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眼鏡
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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眼鏡
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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眼鏡
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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眼鏡
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| Dongguan
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眼鏡, 二文錢 dated
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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眼鏡
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| Shaoguan
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眼鏡
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| Yunfu
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眼鏡
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| Xinyi
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眼鏡
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| Lianjiang
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眼鏡
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| Nanning
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眼鏡
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| Wuzhou
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眼鏡
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| Yulin
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眼鏡
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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眼鏡
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| Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)
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眼鏡
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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眼鏡
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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眼鏡子
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| Lichuan
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眼鏡
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| Pingxiang
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眼鏡
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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目鏡, 眼鏡
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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眼鏡
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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眼鏡
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
|
眼鏡
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| Wuhua (Shuizhai)
|
眼鏡
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| Wuhua (Huacheng)
|
眼鏡
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| Wuhua (Changbu)
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眼鏡
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| Wuhua (Mianyang)
|
眼鏡
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| Conghua (Lütian)
|
眼鏡
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| Jiexi
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目鏡
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| Luhe
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目鏡
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| Yudu
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眼鏡
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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目鏡
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
|
眼鏡
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| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
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目鏡
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| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)
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眼枷仔
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| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)
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眼枷仔
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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目鏡
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
|
目鏡
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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目鏡
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
目鏡
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| Luchuan (Daqiao)
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眼鏡
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
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眼鏡
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| Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)
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目鏡
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| Singkawang
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目鏡
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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眼鏡
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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眼鏡
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| Xinzhou
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眼鏡, 二餅子 derogatory
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| Hohhot
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眼鏡兒
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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眼鏡
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| Songxi
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眼鏡
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| Jianyang
|
眼鏡
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
|
眼鏡
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| Fuqing
|
眼鏡
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| Gutian
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眼鏡
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| Ningde
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眼鏡
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| Zhouning
|
眼鏡
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| Fuding
|
眼鏡
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| Matsu
|
眼鏡
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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目鏡
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| Quanzhou
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目鏡
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| Jinjiang
|
目鏡
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| Zhangzhou
|
目鏡
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| Kaohsiung
|
目鏡
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| Yilan
|
目鏡
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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目鏡
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| Taichung
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目鏡
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
|
目鏡
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| Tainan
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目鏡
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| Taitung
|
目鏡
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| Hsinchu
|
目鏡
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| Penghu (Magong)
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目鏡
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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目鏡
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
目鏡
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| Manila (Hokkien)
|
目鏡
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| Pingnan (Shangdu)
|
眼鏡
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| Chaozhou
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目鏡
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| Shantou
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目鏡
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| Shantou (Chenghai)
|
目鏡
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| Shantou (Chaoyang)
|
目鏡
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| Jieyang
|
目鏡
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| Haifeng
|
目鏡
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| Phnom Penh (Teochew)
|
目鏡
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| Singapore (Teochew)
|
目鏡
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| Leizhou
|
目鏡
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| Wenchang
|
目鏡
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| Haikou
|
目鏡
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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目鏡
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| Putian (Donghai)
|
目鏡
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| Putian (Jiangkou)
|
目鏡
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| Putian (Nanri)
|
目鏡
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| Xianyou
|
目鏡
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| Xianyou (Fengting)
|
目鏡
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| Xianyou (Youyang)
|
目鏡
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| Zhongshan Min
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Shaxi (Longdu)
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眼鏡
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| Southern Pinghua
|
Nanning (Tingzi)
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眼鏡, 眼枷
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| Northern Pinghua
|
Guilin (Dahe)
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眼鏡子
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| Wu
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Shanghai
|
眼鏡, 托力克
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
眼鏡
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| Suzhou
|
眼鏡
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| Danyang
|
眼鏡子
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| Hangzhou
|
眼鏡兒
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| Ningbo
|
蔡眼
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| Wenzhou
|
眼鏡, 眼視鏡
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| Jinhua
|
眼鏡
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| Xiang
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Changsha
|
眼鏡
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| Loudi
|
眼鏡
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| Quanzhou
|
眼鏡
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Derived terms
Descendants
Others:
References
- Duffus, William (1883) “glass”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 123
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
玻璃 • (hari)
- glass, crystal
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
