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Chinese
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Zoysia pungens
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(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother
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trad. (芝麻/芝蔴)
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芝
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麻/蔴
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simp. (芝麻)
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芝
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麻
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alternative forms
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脂麻
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Etymology 1
From earlier 脂麻.
Pronunciation
Noun
芝麻
- sesame
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
芝麻 (“sesame”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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芝麻, 胡麻
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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芝麻
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Taiwan
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芝麻
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Langfang
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芝麻
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Harbin
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芝麻
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Singapore
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芝麻
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Jilu Mandarin
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Tangshan
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芝麻
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Cangzhou
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芝麻
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Baoding
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芝麻
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Shijiazhuang
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芝麻
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Jinan
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芝麻
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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芝麻
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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芝麻
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Daming
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芝麻
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Wanrong
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芝麻
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Xi'an
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芝麻
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Xining
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芝麻
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Xuzhou
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芝麻
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Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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芝麻
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Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)
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芝麻
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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芝麻
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Lanzhou
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芝麻
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Ürümqi
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芝麻
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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芝麻
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Wuhan
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芝麻, 麻子
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Kunming
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芝麻
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Guilin
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芝麻
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Liuzhou
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芝麻, 油麻
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Mae Salong (Lancang)
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芝麻
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Mae Sai (Tengchong)
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芝麻
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Pematangsiantar
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芝麻
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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芝麻
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Yangzhou
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芝麻
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Hefei
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芝麻
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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芝麻
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Hong Kong
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芝麻
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Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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芝麻
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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芝麻
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Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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芝麻
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Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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芝麻
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Macau
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芝麻
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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芝麻
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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芝麻
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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芝麻
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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芝麻
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Foshan
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芝麻
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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芝麻
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Foshan (Shunde)
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芝麻
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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芝麻
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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芝麻
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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芝麻
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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芝麻
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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芝麻
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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芝麻
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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芝麻
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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芝麻
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Taishan
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芝麻
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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芝麻
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Enping (Niujiang)
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芝麻
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Heshan (Yayao)
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芝麻
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Dongguan
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油麻
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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油麻
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Qingyuan
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芝麻
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Fogang
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芝麻
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Yingde (Hanguang)
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芝麻
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Yangshan
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芝麻
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Lianshan (Butian)
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麻子
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Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)
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麻子
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Shaoguan
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芝麻
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Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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芝麻
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Renhua
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芝麻
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Lechang
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芝麻
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Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
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芝麻
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Sihui
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芝麻
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Guangning
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芝麻
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Deqing
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芝麻
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Huaiji
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芝麻
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Fengkai (Nanfeng)
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麻仔
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Yunfu
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油麻
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Xinxing
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芝麻
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Luoding
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芝麻
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Yunan (Pingtai)
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芝麻
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Yangjiang
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油麻
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Xinyi
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芝麻
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Lianjiang
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芝麻
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Nanning
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芝麻
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Wuzhou
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芝麻
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Yulin
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芝麻
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Hepu (Lianzhou)
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芝麻, 油麻
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Hepu (Shatian)
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油麻
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Beihai
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油麻
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Beihai (Nankang)
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油麻
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Beihai (Yingpan)
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油麻
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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芝麻, 油麻
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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芝麻
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Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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芝麻, 油麻
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Danzhou
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油麻
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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芝麻
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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芝麻
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Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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芝麻
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Móng Cái
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芝麻, 油麻
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Bangkok (Guangfu)
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芝麻
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Gan
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Nanchang
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芝麻
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Lichuan
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麻仔, 芝麻
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Pingxiang
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芝麻, 麻子
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Hakka
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Meixian
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麻仔, 麻
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Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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油麻
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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油麻
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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油麻
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Zhongshan (Wuguishan)
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油麻
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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芝麻
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Wuhua (Shuizhai)
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麻哩
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Wuhua (Huacheng)
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麻哩
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Wuhua (Changbu)
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油麻哩
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Wuhua (Mianyang)
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麻哩
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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油麻
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Jiexi
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油麻
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Ninghua
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麻仔
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Yudu
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芝麻
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Shicheng
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麻
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Shangyou (Shexi)
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麻子
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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麻仔
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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麻仔
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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麻仔
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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麻
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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麻仔
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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麻子
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Hong Kong
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油麻
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Luchuan (Daqiao)
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芝麻
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Sabah (Longchuan)
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芝麻, 麻
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Senai (Huiyang)
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油麻
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Singkawang
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油麻
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Bangkok (Jiexi)
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油麻
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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油麻
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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芝麻
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Pingyao
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芝麻
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Xinzhou
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芝麻
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Hohhot
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芝麻
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Zhangjiakou
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芝麻
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Handan
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芝麻
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Jiuxing Yumin
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Lanxi
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芝麻
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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麻仔
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Jianyang
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麻仔
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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芝麻, 油麻
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Fuqing
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油麻
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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麻
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Quanzhou
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麻
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Jinjiang
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油麻
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Zhangzhou
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麻
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Dongshan
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麻
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Penang (Hokkien)
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麻
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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麻, 油麻
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Manila (Hokkien)
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麻
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Longyan
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油麻
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Datian
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油麻
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Pingnan (Shangdu)
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油麻
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Chaozhou
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油麻
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Shantou
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油麻
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Shantou (Chenghai)
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油麻
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Shantou (Chaoyang)
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油麻
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Nan'ao (Houzhai)
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油麻
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Nan'ao (Yun'ao)
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油麻
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Jieyang
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油麻
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Lufeng
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油麻
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Haifeng
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油麻
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Bangkok (Teochew)
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油麻
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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油麻
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Pontianak (Teochew)
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油麻
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Leizhou
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麻葈
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Wenchang
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油麻
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Haikou
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油麻
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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蓖麻, 芝麻
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Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
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油麻
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Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
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油麻
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Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
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油麻
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Xianyou
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油麻
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Xianyou (Fengting)
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油麻
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Xianyou (Youyang)
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油麻
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Central Min
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Yong'an
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麻, 油麻
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Sanming (Sanyuan)
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麻
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Sanming (Shaxian)
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麻
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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油麻
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Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
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油麻
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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芝麻
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Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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油麻
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Lingchuan (Shuangzhou)
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芝麻
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Wu
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Shanghai
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芝麻
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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芝麻
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Suzhou
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芝麻
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Danyang
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芝麻
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Hangzhou
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芝麻
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Ningbo
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芝麻
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Wenzhou
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芝麻
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Jinhua
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油麻
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Xiang
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Changsha
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芝麻
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Loudi
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油麻籽
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Shuangfeng
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油麻, 芝麻
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Quanzhou
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油麻
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
Near homophone of 支那 (Zhīnà).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
芝麻
- (Internet slang, euphemistic) Alternative form of 支那 (Zhīnà, “China (derogatory)”)
芝麻仁沒有一個是蘑菇的! [MSC, trad.]
芝麻仁没有一个是蘑菇的! [MSC, simp.]- Zhīmá rén méiyǒu yī ge shì mógū de!
- No single Chinaman is innocent! (A meme modified from a line from My Date with a Vampire)