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Chinese
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from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since
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6th heavenly stem; self
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simp. and trad. (自己)
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自
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己
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alternative forms
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格鬼 (gak5 gei2) Taishanese
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Pronunciation
Pronoun
自己
- self; oneself
- 逃離自己的祖國/逃离自己的祖国 ― táolí zìjǐ de zǔguó ― to flee one's home country
- 維護自己的權益/维护自己的权益 ― wéihù zìjǐ de quányì ― to uphold one's rights and interests
為自己的錯誤辯解 [MSC, trad.]
为自己的错误辩解 [MSC, simp.]- wèi zìjǐ de cuòwù biànjiě
- to be on the defensive about one’s mistakes
成為一個更好的自己 [MSC, trad.]
成为一个更好的自己 [MSC, simp.]- chéngwéi yīge gènghǎo de zìjǐ
- to become a better person; to become a better version of oneself
一個愚昧的人總以為自己是對的。 [MSC, trad.]
一个愚昧的人总以为自己是对的。 [MSC, simp.]- Yīge yúmèi de rén zǒng yǐwèi zìjǐ shì duì de.
- Ignorant people always believe they are right.
最終我們都活成了自己討厭的樣子。 [MSC, trad.]
最终我们都活成了自己讨厌的样子。 [MSC, simp.]- Zuìzhōng wǒmen dōu huó chéng le zìjǐ tǎoyàn de yàngzi.
- In the end we all lived to become people we despised.
- 食死自己 [Cantonese] ― sik6 sei2 zi6 gei2 ― to "eat oneself to death" (endanger oneself with eating habits)
Usage notes
In Mandarin Chinese, 自己 (zìjǐ) is a reflexive pronoun. The antecedent it refers to can be inferred by context, which is generally the subject of the sentence.
Synonyms
- 個人/个人 (gèrén)
- 各人 (gèrén) (dialectal)
- 本人 (běnrén)
- 本身 (běnshēn) (usually of objects and concepts)
- 本身人 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 現人/现人 (Hokkien)
- 自個/自个 (zìgě) (colloquial)
- 自家 (zìjiā) (literary or dialectal)
- 自我 (zìwǒ)
- 自身 (zìshēn)
Dialectal synonyms of
自己 (“oneself”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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己, 自己, 自家
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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自己
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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自個兒, 自己個兒, 各個兒, 一個兒
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Taiwan
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自己
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Harbin
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自家
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Malaysia
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自己
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Singapore
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自己
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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自家, 自個兒
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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自己
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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自己
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Wanrong
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各人
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Xi'an
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自個兒, 自己個兒
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Xuzhou
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自個兒
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Ürümqi
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自家
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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自家, 各人, 自己
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Wuhan
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自家, 自己
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Guiyang
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自家
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Guilin
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自己
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Liuzhou
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自己
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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自簡, 自己
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Hefei
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自家
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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自己
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Hong Kong
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自己
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Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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自己
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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自家
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Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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自己
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Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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自己
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Macau
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自己
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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自己
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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自己
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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自己
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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自己
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Foshan
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自己
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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自己
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Foshan (Shunde)
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自己
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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自己
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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自己
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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自己
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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自己
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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自己
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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自己
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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自己
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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自己
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Taishan
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自己
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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自己
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Enping (Niujiang)
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自己
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Heshan (Yayao)
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自己
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Dongguan
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自己
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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自己
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Qingyuan
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自己
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Fogang
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自己
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Yingde (Hanguang)
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自己
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Yangshan
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自己
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Lianshan (Butian)
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自己
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Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)
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自家
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Shaoguan
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自己
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Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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自己
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Renhua
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自己
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Lechang
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自己
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Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
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自己
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Sihui
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自己
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Guangning
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自己
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Deqing
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自己
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Huaiji
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自己
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Fengkai (Nanfeng)
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自己
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Yunfu
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己己
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Xinxing
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自己
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Luoding
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自己
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Yunan (Pingtai)
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自己
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Yangjiang
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自己
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Xinyi
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自己
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Maoming (Xinpo)
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自己
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Lianjiang
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自己
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Nanning
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自己
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Hepu (Lianzhou)
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自家
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Hepu (Shatian)
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自己
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Guiping
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自己
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Mengshan (Xihe)
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自己
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Guigang (Nanjiang)
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自己
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Beiliu (Tangliao)
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自己
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Baise
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自己
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Bobai
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自己
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Lingshan
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自己
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Pubei
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獨家
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Qinzhou
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自己
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Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)
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自家
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Beihai
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自己
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Beihai (Nankang)
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自家
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Beihai (Yingpan)
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自家
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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自己
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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自己
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Ningming
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自己
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Hengzhou
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自己
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Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)
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本人
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Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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自己
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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自己
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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自己
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Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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自己
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Móng Cái
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自己
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Gan
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Nanchang
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自簡
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Lichuan
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自家
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Pingxiang
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自己, 自家
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Hakka
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Meixian
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自家
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Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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自家
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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自家
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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自家
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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自家
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Wuhua (Huacheng)
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自家
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Heyuan (Bendihua)
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自己
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Wengyuan
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自家
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Liannan
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自己
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Jiexi
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自家
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Luhe
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自家
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Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
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自家
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Changting
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自家
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Wuping (Yanqian)
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自家
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Ninghua
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自家
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Yudu
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自家
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Ningdu
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自家
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Tonggu (Sandu)
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自家
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Ganzhou (Panlong)
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自家
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Dayu
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自家
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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自家
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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自家
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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自家
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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自家
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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自家
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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自家
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Hong Kong
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自家
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Yangxi (Tangkou)
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自家
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Yangchun (Sanjia)
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自己
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Xinyi (Sihe)
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自家
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Xinyi (Qianpai)
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自家
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Gaozhou (Xindong)
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自己
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Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
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自家
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Huazhou (Xin'an)
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自己
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Lianjiang (Shijiao)
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自家, 自己
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Lianjiang (Qingping)
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自己
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Mengshan (Xihe)
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自家
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Luchuan
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自家
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Beiliu (Tang'an)
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自家
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Mashan (Pianlian)
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自家
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Senai (Huiyang)
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自家
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Kuching (Hepo)
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自家
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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自家
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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自己, 自家
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Xinzhou
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自家, 各人
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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自自
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Jian'ou (Dikou)
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自自
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Songxi
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臧自
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Zhenghe
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自自
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Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
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自自
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Jianyang
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自
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Wuyishan
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自
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Pucheng (Shibei)
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獨自
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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自家
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Fuzhou (Changle)
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自家
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Lianjiang
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自家
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Fuqing
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自家
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Pingtan
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自家
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Yongtai
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自家
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Minqing
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自家
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Gutian
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自家
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Pingnan
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自家
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Luoyuan
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自家
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Fu'an
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自儕
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Ningde
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自家
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Shouning
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自儕
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Zhouning
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自儕
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Fuding
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家自
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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家己
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Xiamen (Tong'an)
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家己
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Quanzhou
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家己
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Jinjiang
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家己
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Nan'an
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家己
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Shishi
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家己
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Hui'an
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家己
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Anxi
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家己
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Yongchun
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家己
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Dehua
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家己
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Zhangzhou
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家己
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Zhangzhou (Longhai)
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家己
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Zhangzhou (Changtai)
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家己
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Hua'an
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家己
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Nanjing
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家己
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Pinghe
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家己
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Zhangpu
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家己
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Yunxiao
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家己
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Zhao'an
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家己
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Dongshan
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家己
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Taipei
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家己
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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家己
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Kaohsiung
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家己
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Kaohsiung (Cijin)
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家己
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Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)
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家己
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Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
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家己
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Yilan
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家己
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Changhua (Lukang)
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家己
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Taichung
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家己
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Tainan
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家己
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Hsinchu
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家己
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Kinmen
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家己
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Penghu (Magong)
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家己
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Penang (Hokkien)
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家己
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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家己
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Manila (Hokkien)
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家己
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Medan (Hokkien)
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家己
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Longyan
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自家
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Zhangping
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家己, 己家
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Zhangping (Yongfu)
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己家
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Datian
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家己
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Pingnan (Shangdu)
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自己
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Chaozhou
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家己, 家己儂
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Shantou
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家己
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Shantou (Chenghai)
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家己
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Shantou (Chaoyang)
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家己
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Jieyang
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家己
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Lufeng
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家己
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Haifeng
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家己
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Bangkok (Teochew)
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家己
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Phnom Penh (Teochew)
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家己
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Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew)
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家己
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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家己
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Singapore (Teochew)
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家己
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Pontianak (Teochew)
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家己
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Leizhou
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家己
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Wenchang
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家己
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Haikou
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家己
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Qionghai
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家己
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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家己
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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家己
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Xianyou
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家己
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Central Min
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Yong'an
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你儕
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Sanming (Shaxian)
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家自
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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自家
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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自己
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Shehua
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Fu'an
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自家
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Fuding
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自家
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Luoyuan
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自家
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Sanming
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自家
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Shunchang
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自家
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Hua'an
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自家
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Wu
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Shanghai
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自家
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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自家
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Suzhou
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自家
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Wuxi
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自家
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Danyang
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自家
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Hangzhou
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自家
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Ningbo
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自家
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Wenzhou
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自
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Lishui
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自
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Qingyuan
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自
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Jinhua
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自
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Xiang
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Changsha
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自家
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Loudi
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自家
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Shuangfeng
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自家, 自己
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Adverb
自己
- by oneself
- 自己拿吧! ― Zìjǐ ná ba! ― Help yourself!
要喝茶自己倒啊。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]- Yào hēchá zìjǐ dào a.
- If you want some tea, help yourself.
Synonyms
- 切身 (qièshēn)
- 手把手 (shǒubǎshǒu) (in a hands-on manner)
- 私自 (sīzì) (literary)
- 自行 (zìxíng)
- 親手/亲手 (qīnshǒu) (with one's own hands)
- 親自/亲自 (qīnzì)
- 親身/亲身 (qīnshēn)
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Noun
自己 • (jiko)
- self; oneself
Synonyms
Derived terms
Compounds
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
Korean
Noun
自己 • (jagi) (hangeul 자기)
- hanja form? of 자기 (“oneself”)
Vietnamese
Adjective
自己
- chữ Hán form of tự kỉ (“autistic; introverted”).