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Chinese
Etymology
From earlier 旁蟹 (“side + crab”), as the crab walks sideways (Piya).
Pronunciation
Noun
螃蟹
- crab (Classifier: 隻／只 m)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
螃蟹 (“crab”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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螃蟹, 蟹
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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螃蟹
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| Taiwan
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螃蟹
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| Harbin
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蟹子
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| Shenyang
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螃蟹
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| Malaysia
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螃蟹
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| Singapore
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螃蟹
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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螃蟹
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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螃蟹, 肥蟹
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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螃蟹
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| Wanrong
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螃蟹
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| Xi'an
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螃蟹
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| Xining
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螃蟹
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| Xuzhou
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螃蟹
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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螃蟹
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| Lanzhou
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螃蟹
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| Ürümqi
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螃蟹
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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螃蟹
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| Wuhan
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螃蟹, 蟹子
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| Guiyang
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螃蟹
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| Kunming
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螃蟹
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| Guilin
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螃蟹
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| Liuzhou
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螃蟹
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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螃蟹
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| Yangzhou
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螃蟹
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| Hefei
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爬蟹
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| Chuzhou
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螃蟹
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| Huanggang
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蟹子
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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蟹, 打橫
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| Hong Kong
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蟹
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| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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蟹
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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蟹
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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蟹
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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蟹
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| Macau
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蟹
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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蟹
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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蟹
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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蟹
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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蟹
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| Foshan
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蟹
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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蟹
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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蟹
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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蟹
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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蟹
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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蟹
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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蟹
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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蟹
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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蟹
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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蟹
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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蟹
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| Taishan
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蟹
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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蟹
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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蟹
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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蟹
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| Dongguan
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蟹
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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蟹
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| Shaoguan
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蟹
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| Yangjiang
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蟹
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| Xinyi
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螃鉗
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| Lianjiang
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蟹
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| Nanning
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螃蟹 large, 螃鉗 small
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| Wuzhou
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螃蟹
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| Yulin
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螃鉗
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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螃蟹
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| Beihai
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蟹
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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螃蟹
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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蟹, 青蟹
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| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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螃蟹
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| Danzhou
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蟹
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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蟹
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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蟹
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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蟹
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| Móng Cái
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蟹
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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螃蟹
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| Lichuan
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螃蟹
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| Pingxiang
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爬拐, 螃蟹
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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老蟹
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| Xingning
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老蟹
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| Dabu (Xihe)
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老蟹
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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蟹
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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老蟹
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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老蟹
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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蟹
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| Wuhua (Shuizhai)
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老蟹
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| Wuhua (Huacheng)
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老蟹
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| Wuhua (Changbu)
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老蟹
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| Wuhua (Mianyang)
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老蟹
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
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老蟹
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| Wengyuan
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老蟹
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| Jiexi
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老蟹
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| Luhe
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老蟹
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| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
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老蟹
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| Changting
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螃蟹
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| Wuping
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蟹子
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| Wuping (Yanqian)
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蟹子
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| Liancheng
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螃蟹
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| Ninghua
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螃蟹
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| Yudu
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壙蟹
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| Ningdu
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壙蟹, 螃蟹
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| Ruijin
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壙蟹
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| Shicheng
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壙蟹
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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老蟹
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| Tonggu (Sandu)
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老蟹
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| Ganzhou (Panlong)
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老蟹
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| Dayu
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老蟹
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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毛蟹
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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老蟹
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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毛蟹
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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老蟹
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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老蟹, 毛蟹
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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老蟹
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| Hong Kong
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老蟹, 蟹
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| Yangxi (Tangkou)
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蟹
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| Yangchun (Sanjia)
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老蟹
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| Xinyi (Qianpai)
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老蟹
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| Gaozhou (Xindong)
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老蟹
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| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
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老蟹
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| Huazhou (Xin'an)
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老蟹
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| Lianjiang (Shijiao)
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老蟹
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| Lianjiang (Qingping)
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老蟹
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| Mengshan (Xihe)
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螃蟹
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| Luchuan
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老蟹
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| Luchuan (Daqiao)
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老蟹
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| Bobai (Shahe)
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老蟹
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
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老蟹
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| Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)
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老蟹
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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老蟹
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| Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)
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老蟹
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| Singkawang
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老蟹
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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蟹蟹
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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螃蟹
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| Xinzhou
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螃蟹
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| Hohhot
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螃蟹
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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螃蟹
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| Songxi
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蟹
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| Zhenghe
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蟹
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| Jianyang
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蟹仔
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| Wuyishan
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蟹仔
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| Pucheng (Shibei)
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蟹仔
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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螃蟹
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| Fuzhou (Changle)
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鰻蟹
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| Yongtai
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老蟹
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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蟳仔, 蟳
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
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蟳
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| Quanzhou
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蟳仔, 蟳
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| Jinjiang
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蟳
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| Zhangzhou
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蟳仔, 蟳
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| Zhangzhou (Longhai)
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蟳
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| Zhangzhou (Changtai)
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蟳
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| Kaohsiung
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蟳仔
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| Yilan
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蟳仔
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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蟳仔
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| Taichung
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蟳仔
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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蟳仔
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| Tainan
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蟳
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| Taitung
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蟳
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| Hsinchu
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蟳仔
|
| Penghu (Magong)
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蠘仔
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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蟳
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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蟳, 蟳仔
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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蟳
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| Longyan
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肉蟹
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| Pingnan (Shangdu)
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螃蟹
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| Chaozhou
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蟹
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| Shantou
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蟹, 田蟹
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| Jieyang
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蟹
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| Haifeng
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蟹
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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蟹
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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蟹
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| Leizhou
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蟹
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| Wenchang
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蟹
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| Haikou
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蟹
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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蟹
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| Central Min
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Yong'an
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蟹
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
|
蟹
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| Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
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螃蟹
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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螃蟹
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| Shehua
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Fu'an
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蟹仔
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| Fuding
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蟹
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| Luoyuan
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老蟹
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| Sanming
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老蟹
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| Shunchang
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老蟹
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| Hua'an
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老蟹
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| Guixi (Zhangping)
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老蟹
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| Cangnan
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老蟹
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| Jingning (Hexi)
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老蟹
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| Lishui
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老蟹
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| Longyou
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老蟹
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| Chaozhou
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老蟹
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| Fengshun
|
老蟹
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| Wu
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Shanghai
|
蟹
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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蟹, 老毛蟹
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| Suzhou
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蟹
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| Wuxi
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蟹
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| Danyang
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螃蟹, 蟹
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| Hangzhou
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湖蟹
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| Ningbo
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蟹
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| Wenzhou
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蟹, 十隻腳
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| Jinhua
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蟹
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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螃蟹
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| Loudi
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螃蟹
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| Shuangfeng
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螃蟹, 螃解子
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| Quanzhou
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螃蟹
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Derived terms