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Chinese
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silk; thread; trace
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melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash
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trad. (絲瓜)
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絲
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瓜
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simp. (丝瓜)
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丝
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瓜
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Pronunciation
Noun
絲瓜
- loofah
- (Cantonese, Hakka, Guangxi Mandarin) specifically Chinese okra (Luffa acutangula)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
絲瓜 (“(smooth) loofah”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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絲瓜
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Harbin
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絲瓜
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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絲瓜
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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絲瓜
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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絲瓜
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Wanrong
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絲瓜, 攪瓜
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Xi'an
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絲瓜子
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Xuzhou
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絲瓜
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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絲瓜
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Ürümqi
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絲瓜
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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絲瓜
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Wuhan
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絲瓜
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Guiyang
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絲瓜
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Liuzhou
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水瓜
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Nanning (Wuming)
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水瓜
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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絲瓜
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Yangzhou
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絲瓜子, 絲瓜
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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水瓜
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Hong Kong
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水瓜
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Dongguan
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水瓜
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Nanning
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水瓜
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Nanning (Tanka)
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水瓜
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Wuzhou
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水瓜
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Yulin
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水瓜
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Hepu (Lianzhou)
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水瓜
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Gan
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Nanchang
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絲瓜
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Pengze
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網瓜
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Lichuan
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紡線
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Pingxiang
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絲瓜
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Hakka
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Meixian
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滯瓜
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Dabu (Xihe)
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滯瓜
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Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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水瓜
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Wuhua (Shuizhai)
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絲瓜
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Wuhua (Huacheng)
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絲瓜
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Wuhua (Changbu)
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絲瓜
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Wuhua (Mianyang)
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滯瓜
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Jiexi
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秋瓜
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Jiexi (Huizhai)
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水瓜
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Luhe
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絲瓜
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Nanjing (Meilin)
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薍薺
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Nanjing (Tianluokeng, Shuyang)
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薍薺
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Changting
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薍薺
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Longyan (Yongding)
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薍薺
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Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)
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薍薺
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Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)
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薍薺
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Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)
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薍薺
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Wuping (Zhongshan)
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薍薺
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Liancheng (Peitian)
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絲瓜
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Liancheng (Juxi)
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薍薺
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Liancheng (Zhongbao)
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薍薺
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Liancheng (Laiyuan)
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絲瓜
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Yudu
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南瓜
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Ruijin
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亂絲
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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菜瓜
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Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)
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菜瓜
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Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)
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菜瓜
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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菜瓜仔
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Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
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菜瓜
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Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)
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菜瓜
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Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)
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菜瓜
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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菜瓜
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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菜瓜
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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菜瓜
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Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)
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菜瓜
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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薍薺
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Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)
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timun
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Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)
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秋瓜
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Singkawang
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秋瓜
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Bangkok (Fengshun)
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薍薺
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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絲瓜
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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絲瓜
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Xinzhou
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絲瓜子
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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天蘿
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Nanping (Xiayang, Yanping)
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天蘿
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Songxi
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藤蘿
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Zhenghe
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藤蘿
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Shunchang (Yangdun)
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蔓瓜
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Jianyang
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布瓜
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Wuyishan
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天蘿
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Pucheng (Shibei)
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藤蘿
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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𰱗
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Fuzhou (Changle)
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𰱗
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Fuqing
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𰱗瓜
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Yongtai
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𰱗
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Gutian
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鼎𰱗
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Fu'an
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禮瓜
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Ningde
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𰱗瓜
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Shouning
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藤蘿
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Zhouning
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藤蘿
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Fuding
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蘿瓜
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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菜瓜
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Xiamen (Tong'an)
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菜瓜
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Quanzhou
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菜瓜
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Jinjiang
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鼠瓜
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Hui'an
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鼠瓜
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Zhangzhou
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菜瓜
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Taipei
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菜瓜
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New Taipei (Tamsui)
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菜瓜
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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菜瓜
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New Taipei (Pingxi)
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菜瓜
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Kaohsiung
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菜瓜
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Kaohsiung (Cijin)
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菜瓜
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Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)
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菜瓜
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Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
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菜瓜
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Kaohsiung (Tianliao)
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菜瓜
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Yilan (Luodong)
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菜瓜
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Yilan (Toucheng)
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菜瓜
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Changhua (Yongjing)
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菜瓜
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Tainan (Anping)
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菜瓜
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Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)
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菜瓜
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Kinmen
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菜瓜
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Penghu (Magong)
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菜瓜
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Penghu (Xiyu)
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菜瓜
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Jieyang
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鼠瓜
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Haikou
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絲瓜
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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菜瓜
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Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
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菜瓜
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Xianyou
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埕瓜
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Xianyou (Fengting)
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菜瓜
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Xianyou (Youyang)
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菜瓜
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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水瓜
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Wu
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Shanghai
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絲瓜
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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絲瓜
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Suzhou
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絲瓜
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Hangzhou
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絲瓜兒
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Wenzhou
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天蘿瓜
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Jinhua
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天蘿
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Xiang
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Changsha
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絲瓜
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Loudi
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絲瓜
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Hengyang
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絲瓜子
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Dialectal synonyms of
稜角絲瓜 (“Chinese okra”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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稜角絲瓜
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Taxonomic name
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稜角絲瓜
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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澎湖絲瓜
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Liuzhou
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絲瓜, 八稜瓜
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Nanning (Wuming)
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絲瓜
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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絲瓜, 勝瓜
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Hong Kong
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絲瓜, 勝瓜
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Taishan
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絲瓜
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Dongguan
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絲瓜
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Nanning
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絲瓜
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Nanning (Tanka)
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絲瓜
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Wuzhou
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絲瓜
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Yulin
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絲瓜
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Hepu (Lianzhou)
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絲瓜
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Hakka
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Meixian
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絲瓜
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Wuhua (Huacheng)
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角瓜
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Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)
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角瓜
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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澎湖菜瓜
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Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)
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澎湖菜瓜
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Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)
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角瓜
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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澎湖個菜瓜
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Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
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澎湖菜瓜
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Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)
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澎湖菜瓜
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Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)
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澎湖菜瓜
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Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)
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澎湖菜瓜
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Southern Min
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Zhangzhou
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十捻瓜
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Taipei
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澎湖菜瓜
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New Taipei (Tamsui)
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澎湖菜瓜
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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澎湖菜瓜
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New Taipei (Pingxi)
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澎湖菜瓜
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Kaohsiung
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澎湖菜瓜
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Kaohsiung (Cijin)
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澎湖菜瓜
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Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)
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菜瓜, 十捻
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Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
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澎湖菜瓜, 十捻
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Kaohsiung (Tianliao)
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澎湖菜瓜
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Yilan
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澎湖菜瓜
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Yilan (Luodong)
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澎湖菜瓜
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Yilan (Toucheng)
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澎湖菜瓜
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Changhua (Lukang)
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澎湖菜瓜
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Changhua (Yongjing)
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澎湖菜瓜
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Taichung
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澎湖菜瓜
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Tainan
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澎湖菜瓜
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Tainan (Anping)
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澎湖菜瓜
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Hsinchu
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澎湖菜瓜
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Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)
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澎湖菜瓜
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Kinmen
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角瓜
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Penghu (Magong)
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割溝菜瓜
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Penghu (Xiyu)
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割溝菜瓜
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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絲瓜
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Wu
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Wenzhou
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八稜瓜
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Derived terms