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Chinese
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Buddhist nun; (often used in phonetic spellings)
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paternal aunt
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| trad. (尼姑)
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尼
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姑
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| simp. #(尼姑)
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尼
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姑
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| alternative forms
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妮姑
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Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “比丘尼+姑？”)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Hakka
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Tainan, Lukang, Sanxia, Yilan, Taichung)
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Lukang, Kinmen, Hsinchu)
- (Hokkien: Taipei, Magong)
- (Teochew)
- Wu
- Xiang
Noun
尼姑
- Buddhist nun
Usage notes
Although this term is the most common way to refer to Buddhist nuns, some people consider it offensive because of connotations with 三姑六婆 (sāngūliùpó). Terms like 比丘尼 (bǐqiūní), 尼師／尼师 and 女尼 are recommended.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
尼姑 (“Buddhist nun”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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尼姑, 比丘尼
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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尼姑兒, 姑子
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| Taiwan
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尼姑
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| Chengde
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尼姑, 姑子
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| Chifeng
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尼姑, 姑子
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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姑子
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| Heihe
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尼姑, 姑子
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| Qiqihar
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尼姑, 姑子
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| Harbin
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尼姑, 姑子
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| Jiamusi
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尼姑, 姑子
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| Baicheng
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尼姑, 姑子
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| Changchun
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姑子
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| Tonghua
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姑子
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| Shenyang
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尼姑, 姑子
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| Jinzhou
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尼姑兒, 姑子
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| Singapore
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尼姑, 師父
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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姑子
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| Tangshan
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尼姑, 姑子
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| Cangzhou
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姑子
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| Baoding
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尼姑, 姑子
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| Shijiazhuang
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姑子
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| Lijin
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姑子
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| Jinan
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尼姑, 姑子
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Dalian
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姑子
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| Dandong
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尼姑, 姑子
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| Yantai
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姑子
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| Yantai (Muping)
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姑子
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| Qingdao
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姑姑子
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| Zhucheng
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姑子
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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尼姑, 姑姑兒
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| Lingbao
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尼姑, 姑姑
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| Jining
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姑子, 姑姑
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| Wanrong
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姑姑子
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| Linfen
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姑姑子
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| Shangqiu
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尼姑, 姑子
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| Yuanyang
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尼姑
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| Zhengzhou
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尼姑, 姑姑
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| Xinyang
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尼姑, 姑子
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| Baihe
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尼姑
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| Xi'an
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尼姑, 姑姑子
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| Baoji
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尼姑, 姑姑
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| Tianshui
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姑姑子
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| Xining
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尼姑, 女姑姑
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| Xuzhou
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姑子, 尼姑, 二僧
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| Fuyang
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尼姑, 姑子
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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尼姑, 姑姑
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| Lanzhou
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尼姑, 姑姑, 姑姑子
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| Dunhuang
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尼姑
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| Hami
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尼姑
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| Ürümqi
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尼姑, 姑子
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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尼姑
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| Nanchong
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尼姑
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| Dazhou
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尼姑
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| Hanyuan
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尼姑
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| Xichang
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尼姑
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| Zigong
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尼姑
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| Chongqing
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尼姑
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| Wuhan
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尼姑, 姑子
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| Yichang
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尼姑
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| Xiangyang
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尼姑, 姑姑子
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| Tianmen
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尼姑
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| Guiyang
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尼姑, 師公
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| Zunyi
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尼姑
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| Bijie
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尼姑
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| Liping
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尼姑
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| Zhaotong
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尼姑
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| Dali
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尼姑
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| Kunming
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尼姑
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| Mengzi
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尼姑
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| Guilin
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尼姑
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| Guilin (Lingui)
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尼姑
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| Liuzhou
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尼姑, 師姑, 師父
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| Liuzhou (Luorong)
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尼姑
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| Nanning (Wuming)
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尼姑
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| Jishou
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女和尚
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| Changde
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尼姑
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| Hanzhong
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尼姑, 姑姑子
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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師姑, 尼姑
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| Yangzhou
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師姑, 尼姑, 二僧
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| Lianyungang
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尼姑, 姑子
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| Lianshui
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尼姑
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| Nantong
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尼姑
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| Anqing
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尼姑
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| Wuhu
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尼姑
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| Hefei
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尼姑
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| Hong'an
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尼姑
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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師姑
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| Hong Kong
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師姑, 尼姑, 阿傅
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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尼姑
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| Macau
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師姑
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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師姑
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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師姑
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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師姑
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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師姑
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| Foshan
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師姑
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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師姑
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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師姑
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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師姑
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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尼姑
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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師姑
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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師姑
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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仙姑仔
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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師姑, 尼姑
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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師姑
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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尼姑
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| Taishan
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尼姑, 師姑, 齋姑
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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尼姑
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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尼姑
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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師姑
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| Dongguan
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師姑
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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師姑
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| Qingyuan
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師姑
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| Fogang
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師姑
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| Yingde (Hanguang)
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尼姑
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| Yangshan
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尼姑
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| Lianshan (Butian)
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尼姑
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| Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)
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尼姑
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| Shaoguan
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師姑
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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師姑
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| Renhua
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師姑
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| Lechang
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尼姑, 師姑
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| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
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尼姑
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| Sihui
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師姑
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| Guangning
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師姑
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| Deqing
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尼姑
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| Huaiji
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仙姑
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| Fengkai (Nanfeng)
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尼姑
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| Yunfu
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師姑
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| Xinxing
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尼姑
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| Luoding
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尼姑
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| Yunan (Pingtai)
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尼姑
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| Xinyi
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尼姑
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| Lianjiang
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尼姑
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| Nanning
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尼姑
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| Wuzhou
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尼姑, 師姑
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| Yulin
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尼姑
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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尼姑
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| Guiping
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尼姑
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| Mengshan (Xihe)
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尼姑
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| Guigang (Nanjiang)
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尼姑
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| Beiliu (Tangliao)
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尼姑
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| Baise
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尼姑
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| Bobai
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尼姑
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| Lingshan
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尼姑
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| Pubei
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尼姑
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| Qinzhou
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尼姑
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| Beihai
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尼姑
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| Ningming
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尼姑
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| Hengzhou
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尼姑
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| Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)
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尼姑
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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尼姑
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| Pengze
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尼姑
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| Lichuan
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尼姑, 女和尚
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| Pingxiang
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尼姑, 齋婆
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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尼姑, 齋嫲
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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尼姑, 師姑, 師父
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| Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua)
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尼姑
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| Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua)
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尼姑
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| Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)
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尼姑婆
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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尼姑嫲
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| Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua)
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尼姑
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| Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)
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尼姑
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| Boluo (Bendihua)
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師姑
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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尼姑嫲
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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師姑
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
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尼姑, 齋婆
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| Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua)
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尼姑
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| Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)
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尼姑
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| Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua)
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尼姑
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| Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)
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尼姑
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| Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua)
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尼姑
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| Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)
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姐婆
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| Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua)
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尼姑
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| Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua)
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猜嫲
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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尼姑
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| Yudu
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尼姑
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| Ruijin
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尼姑
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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尼姑, 齋婆, 齋姑
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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尼姑, 齋姑
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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尼姑, 齋婆, 齋姑
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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尼姑, 齋姑
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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尼姑, 齋婆, 齋姑
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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尼姑
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| Luchuan (Daqiao)
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尼姑
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| Beiliu (Tang'an)
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尼姑
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| Mashan (Pianlian)
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尼姑
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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尼姑
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| Shexian
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尼姑
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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姑子
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| Pingyao
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姑子
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| Yangyuan
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尼姑, 姑子
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| Datong
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尼姑, 姑子
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| Xinzhou
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姑子
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| Lüliang (Lishi)
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尼姑, 姑子
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| Changzhi
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姑子
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| Linhe
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姑子
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| Jining
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尼姑
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| Hohhot
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姑子
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| Erenhot
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姑子
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| Pingshan
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姑子
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| Zhangjiakou
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姑子
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| Handan
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尼姑, 姑子
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| Linzhou
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姑哦
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| Suide
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姑子
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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尼姑, 尼姑囝 derogatory, 菜婆
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| Fuqing
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尼姑, 師姑
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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尼姑
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| Quanzhou
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尼姑
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| Zhangzhou
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尼姑
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| Zhao'an
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尼姑
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| Taipei
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尼姑
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| New Taipei (Tamsui)
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尼姑
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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尼姑
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| New Taipei (Pingxi)
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尼姑
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| Kaohsiung
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尼姑, 菜姑
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| Kaohsiung (Cijin)
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尼姑
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| Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)
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尼姑, 菜姑仔
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| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
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尼姑, 菜姑
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| Kaohsiung (Tianliao)
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尼姑
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| Yilan
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尼姑, 菜姑
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| Yilan (Toucheng)
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尼姑, 菜姑
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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尼姑
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| Taichung
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尼姑
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| Tainan
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尼姑, 菜姑
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| Tainan (Anping)
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尼姑, 菜姑
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| Hsinchu
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尼姑
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| Kinmen
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尼姑
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| Penghu (Magong)
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尼姑
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| Penghu (Xiyu)
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尼姑, 菜姑
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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尼姑, 菜姑
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| Zhangping (Yongfu)
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尼姑
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| Pingnan (Shangdu)
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尼姑
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| Raoping
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尼姑
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| Shantou
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尼姑, 師姑
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| Jieyang
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齋姨, 師傅
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| Haikou
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尼姑
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| Puxian Min
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Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
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師姑
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| Xianyou
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師姑
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| Central Min
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Yong'an
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尼姑
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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師姑
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| Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
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師姑
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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尼姑
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| Nanning (Shajing)
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尼姑
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| Binyang (Xinqiao)
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尼姑
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| Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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尼姑
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| Guilin (Chaoyang)
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尼姑
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| Guilin (Zhuyuan)
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尼姑
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| Lingchuan (Tanxia)
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尼姑
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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師姑, 尼姑
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| Shanghai (Songjiang)
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師姑, 師太
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| Shanghai (Jiading)
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尼姑
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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尼姑
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| Suzhou
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師姑, 師太
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| Danyang
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尼姑, 師姑
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| Hangzhou
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尼姑, 師姑
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| Ningbo
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尼姑
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| Wenzhou
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師姑娘
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| Jinhua
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尼姑
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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尼姑
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| Loudi
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齋婆
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| Quanzhou
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尼姑婆
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| Guanyang (Wenshi)
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尼姑
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Derived terms