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Chinese
Etymology 1
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old; venerable
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snake; serpent
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| trad. (老蛇)
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老
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蛇
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| simp. #(老蛇)
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老
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蛇
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| alternative forms
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佬蛇 Eastern Min
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Pronunciation
Noun
老蛇
- (Southwestern and Nanping Mandarin, Eastern and Puxian Min) snake; serpent
1901, 《新舊約全書：福州話》 [Foochow Bible], 聖書公會, 詩篇 [Psalm] 140:3; romanization from Gô Iók Ciòng Cṳ̆: Hók-ciŭ Tū-kiŏng [Foochow Colloquial Old Testament], Foochow: Dâi-ĭng Lièng Nguôi-guók Séng-cṳ̆ Huôi [British and Foreign Bible Society], 1906, Sĭ-piĕng 140:3:
伊嘴舌盡利共佬蛇一樣、伊嘴𠱀存毒蛇其毒。 [Eastern Min, trad.]
伊嘴舌尽利共佬蛇一样、伊嘴𠱀存毒蛇其毒。 [Eastern Min, simp.]- Ĭ chói-siĕk cêng lê, gâe̤ng lâu-siè siŏh-iông; Ĭ chói-puòi còng dŭk siè gì dŭk. / [Bàng-uâ-cê / IPA]
- They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper’s poison is under their lips.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
蛇 (“snake”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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蛇
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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蛇
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| Taxonomic name
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蛇
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Taiwan
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蛇
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| Chengde
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長蟲
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| Ulanhot
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長蟲
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| Tongliao
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長蟲
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| Chifeng
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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蛇, 長蟲, 大蟲
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| Heihe
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Qiqihar
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Harbin
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Jiamusi
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Baicheng
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Changchun
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長蟲
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| Tonghua
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長蟲
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| Shenyang
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Jinzhou
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Malaysia
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蛇
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| Singapore
|
蛇
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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長蟲
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| Tangshan
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Cangzhou
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長蟲
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| Baoding
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長蟲
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| Shijiazhuang
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長蟲
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| Lijin
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長蟲
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| Jinan
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長蟲, 蛇
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Dalian
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長蟲
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| Dandong
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Yantai
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長蟲
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| Yantai (Muping)
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長蟲
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| Qingdao
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長蟲
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| Zhucheng
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長蟲
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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長蟲
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| Lingbao
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Jining
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長蟲
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| Wanrong
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蛇
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| Linfen
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蛇
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| Shangqiu
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Yuanyang
|
蛇
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| Zhengzhou
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長蟲
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| Xinyang
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長蟲
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| Baihe
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Xi'an
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Baoji
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長蟲
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| Tianshui
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Xining
|
蛇
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| Xuzhou
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Fuyang
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蛇
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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蛇
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Bayanhot
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蛇
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| Lanzhou
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Dunhuang
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Hami
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長蟲
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| Ürümqi
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長蟲, 蛇
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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蛇, 梭老二, 長蟲
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| Nanchong
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蛇
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| Dazhou
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長蟲
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| Hanyuan
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蛇
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| Xichang
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蛇
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| Zigong
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蛇
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| Chongqing
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蛇, 螂雞兒
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| Wuhan
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Yichang
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蛇
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| Xiangyang
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Tianmen
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蛇
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| Guiyang
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老蛇
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| Zunyi
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蛇
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| Bijie
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老蛇
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| Liping
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蛇
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| Zhaotong
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老梭
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| Dali
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蛇
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| Kunming
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Mengzi
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蛇
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| Guilin
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蛇
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| Liuzhou
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蛇, 溜子 dated
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| Jishou
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蛇
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| Changde
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蛇
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| Hanzhong
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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蛇兒, 蛇
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| Yangzhou
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蛇
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| Lianyungang
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Lianshui
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蛇
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| Nantong
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Anqing
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蛇
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| Wuhu
|
蛇
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| Hefei
|
蛇
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| Hong'an
|
蛇
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
|
蛇
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| Hong Kong
|
蛇
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| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
|
蛇
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
|
蛇
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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蛇
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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蛇
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| Macau
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蛇
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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蛇
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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蛇
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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蛇
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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蛇
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| Foshan
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蛇
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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蛇
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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蛇
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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蛇
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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蛇
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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蛇
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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蛇
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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蛇
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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蛇
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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蛇
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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蛇
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| Taishan
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蛇
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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蛇
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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蛇
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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蛇
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| Dongguan
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蛇
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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蛇
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| Shenzhen (Dapeng)
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蛇
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| Qingyuan
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蛇
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| Fogang
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蛇
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| Yingde (Hanguang)
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蛇
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| Yangshan
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蛇
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| Lianshan (Butian)
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蛇
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| Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)
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蛇
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| Shaoguan
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蛇
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
|
蛇
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| Renhua
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蛇
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| Lechang
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蛇
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| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
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蛇
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| Sihui
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蛇
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| Guangning
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蛇
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| Deqing
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蛇
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| Huaiji
|
蛇
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| Fengkai (Nanfeng)
|
蛇
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| Yunfu
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蛇
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| Xinxing
|
蛇
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| Luoding
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蛇
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| Yunan (Pingtai)
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蛇
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| Yangjiang
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蛇
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| Xinyi
|
蛇
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| Lianjiang
|
蛇
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| Nanning
|
蛇
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| Wuzhou
|
蛇
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| Yulin
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
|
蛇
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| Danzhou
|
蛇
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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蛇
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
|
蛇
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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蛇
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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蛇
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| Lichuan
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蛇
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| Pingxiang
|
蛇
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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蛇哥
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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蛇, 蛇哥
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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蛇
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
|
蛇
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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蛇
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| Wuhua (Shuizhai)
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蛇
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| Wuhua (Huacheng)
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蛇
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| Wuhua (Changbu)
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蛇
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| Wuhua (Mianyang)
|
蛇
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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蛇
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| Jiexi
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蛇
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| Luhe
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蛇
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| Yudu
|
蛇
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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蛇哥
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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蛇哥
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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蛇, 蛇哥
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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蛇, 蛇哥
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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蛇
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
蛇
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| Hong Kong
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蛇哥
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| Luchuan (Daqiao)
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蛇
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
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蛇哥, 蛇
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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蛇
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| Singkawang
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蛇
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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蛇
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| Shexian
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蛇
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| Huangshan (Tunxi)
|
蛇
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| Xiuning
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蛇
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| Yixian
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蛇
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| Qimen
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蛇
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| Wuyuan
|
蛇
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| Fuliang
|
蛇
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| Dexing
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蛇
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
|
蛇
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| Pingyao
|
蛇
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| Yangyuan
|
蛇
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| Datong
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蛇, 皮條
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| Xinzhou
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蛇
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| Lüliang (Lishi)
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蛇
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| Changzhi
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Taibus (Baochang)
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蛇
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| Linhe
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Jining
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蛇
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| Hohhot
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蛇
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| Baotou
|
蛇
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| Dongsheng
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蛇
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| Haibowan
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蛇
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| Erenhot
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蛇
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| Pingshan
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長蟲
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| Zhangjiakou
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Handan
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Linzhou
|
蛇
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| Suide
|
蛇
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
|
蛇
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| Jian'ou (Dikou)
|
蛇
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| Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
|
蛇
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| Pucheng (Shibei)
|
蛇
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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老蛇, 蛇
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| Fuzhou (Changle)
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老蛇
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| Fuqing
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老蛇
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| Yongtai
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老蛇
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| Gutian
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老蛇
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| Fu'an
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老蛇
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| Ningde
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老蛇
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| Shouning
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老蛇
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| Zhouning
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老蛇
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| Fuding
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老蛇
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| Matsu
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老蛇
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
|
蛇
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| Quanzhou
|
蛇
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| Jinjiang
|
蛇
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| Yongchun
|
蛇
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| Zhangzhou
|
蛇
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| Dongshan
|
蛇
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| Taipei
|
蛇
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
|
蛇
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| Kaohsiung
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蛇
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| Yilan
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蛇
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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蛇
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| Taichung
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蛇
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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蛇
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| Tainan
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蛇
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| Taitung
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蛇
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| Hsinchu
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蛇
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| Kinmen
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蛇
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| Penghu (Magong)
|
蛇
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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蛇
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
蛇
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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蛇
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| Medan (Hokkien)
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蛇
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| Zhangping
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蛇
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| Zhangping (Yongfu)
|
蛇
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| Pingnan (Shangdu)
|
蛇
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| Chaozhou
|
蛇
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| Raoping
|
蛇
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| Shantou
|
蛇
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
|
蛇
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
蛇
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| Singapore (Teochew)
|
蛇
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| Leizhou
|
蛇
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| Wenchang
|
蛇
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| Haikou
|
蛇
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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大蛇, 蛇
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| Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
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大蛇, 蛇
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| Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
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老蛇
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| Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
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老蛇
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| Xianyou
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大蛇, 老蛇
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| Xianyou (Fengting)
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大蛇
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| Xianyou (Youyang)
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大蛇, 老蛇
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| Central Min
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Yong'an
|
蛇
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
|
蛇
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| Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
|
蛇
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
|
蛇
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| Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
|
蛇
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| Shehua
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Fu'an
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老蛇
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| Fuding
|
蛇
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| Luoyuan
|
蛇
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| Sanming
|
蛇
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| Shunchang
|
蛇
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| Hua'an
|
蛇
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| Guixi (Zhangping)
|
蛇
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| Cangnan
|
蛇
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| Jingning (Hexi)
|
蛇
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| Lishui
|
蛇
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| Longyou
|
蛇
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| Chaozhou
|
蛇
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| Fengshun
|
蛇
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| Waxiang
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Guzhang (Gaofeng)
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虺
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| Yuanling (Shaojiwan)
|
虺
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| Luxi (Baisha)
|
虺
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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蛇, 水蛇
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
蛇
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| Suzhou
|
蛇
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| Wuxi
|
蛇
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| Danyang
|
蛇
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| Hangzhou
|
蛇
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| Ningbo
|
蛇
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| Wenzhou
|
蛇
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| Jinhua
|
蛇
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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蛇, 溜子, 臭溜子
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| Xiangtan
|
蛇
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| Loudi
|
蛇
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| Shuangfeng
|
蛇, 溜子
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| Quanzhou
|
蛇
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| Xiangnan Tuhua
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Jiangyong
|
蛇
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| Dong'an
|
蛇
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| Yuebei Tuhua
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Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang)
|
蛇
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| Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang)
|
蛇
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| Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang)
|
蛇
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| Renhua (Zhoutian)
|
蛇
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| Renhua (Shitang)
|
蛇
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| Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou)
|
蛇
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| Lechang (Changlai)
|
蛇
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| Lechang (Beixiang)
|
蛇
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| Lechang (Huangpu)
|
蛇
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| Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi)
|
蛇
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| Lechang (Sanxi)
|
蛇呱
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Etymology 2
Calque of Ancient Greek ὁ ὄφις ὁ ἀρχαῖος (ho óphis ho arkhaîos).
Pronunciation
Noun
老蛇
- (Christianity, chiefly Hakka, Southern Min, dated in Cantonese) the Old Serpent; the Devil (Classifier: 尾 h mn)