Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
午時花
- (Teochew) sunflower
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) purslane (Portulaca grandiflora)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
向日葵 (“sunflower”)
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| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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向日葵, 葵花, 向陽花, 朝陽花
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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向日葵, 轉蒂蓮, 轉日蓮, 廣植蓮
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| Taiwan
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向日葵
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| Chengde
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向日葵
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| Ulanhot
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毛嗑兒
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| Tongliao
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毛嗑兒
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| Chifeng
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向日葵, 葵花
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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向日葵, 毛嗑兒
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| Heihe
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向日葵, 葵花
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| Qiqihar
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向日葵
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| Harbin
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向日葵, 葵花, 大葵花, 毛子嗑兒, 毛嗑兒
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| Jiamusi
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向日葵, 葵花
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| Baicheng
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向日葵, 葵花
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| Changchun
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向日葵
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| Tonghua
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向日葵
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| Shenyang
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向日葵, 葵花, 毛子嗑
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| Jinzhou
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向日葵, 葵花, 向日蓮, 轉日蓮
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| Singapore
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向日葵
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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轉蓮
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| Tangshan
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向日葵
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| Cangzhou
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向日葵, 爺爺轉, 轉日蓮
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| Baoding
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望日蓮
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| Shijiazhuang
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葵花
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| Lijin
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向日葵, 蒼陽花
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| Jinan
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向日葵, 朝陽花
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Dalian
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轉日蓮
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| Dandong
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向日葵, 葵花, 轉日蓮
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| Yantai
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轉日蓮
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| Yantai (Muping)
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轉日蓮, 轉家蓮
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| Qingdao
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朝陽花, 轉悠葵兒
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| Qingdao (Chengyang)
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轉日客
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| Qingdao (Jimo)
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轉悠葵, 轉日葵
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| Laixi
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轉蓮
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| Pingdu
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轉蓮葵, 朝陽花兒
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| Jiaozhou
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朝日花
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| Qingdao (Jiaonan, Huangdao)
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朝陽花
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| Zhucheng
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朝陽花
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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朝日葵, 向日葵, 葵花兒
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| Lingbao
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向日葵
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| Jining
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照照葵
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| Wanrong
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葵花
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| Wanrong (Ronghe)
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轉花
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| Linfen
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向陽葵, 葵花, 盤子
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| Shangqiu
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向日葵, 葵花
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| Yuanyang
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向日葵, 葵花兒
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| Zhengzhou
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照日葵
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| Xinyang
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葵瓜
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| Baihe
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向日葵
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| Xi'an
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向日葵, 望日葵, 葵花
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| Baoji
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葵花, 望日葵
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| Tianshui
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向日葵, 葵花
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| Xining
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向日葵, 葵花
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| Xuzhou
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轉蓮, 向日葵, 葵花
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| Pizhou
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轉蓮, 映葵
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| Lianyungang (Ganyu)
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照日葵, 照葵, 朝葵
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| Donghai
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照葵, 望葵
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| Fuyang
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向日葵, 葵花
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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向兒葵
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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向日葵, 向陽葵, 葵花
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| Bayanhot
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葵花
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| Lanzhou
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向日葵, 葵花
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| Dunhuang
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向日葵, 葵花
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| Hami
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葵花
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| Ürümqi
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葵花
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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向耳葵, 向日葵, 葵花
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| Nanchong
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向日葵
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| Dazhou
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向日葵
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| Hanyuan
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曬兒糧
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| Xichang
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向日葵
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| Zigong
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向日葵, 葵花
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| Chongqing
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向日葵, 葵花
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| Wuhan
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向日葵, 葵花
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| Yichang
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向日葵, 葵花
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| Xiangyang
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向日葵, 葵花, 日頭花
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| Tianmen
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向日葵, 葵花
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| Guiyang
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葵花
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| Zunyi
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葵花
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| Bijie
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葵花
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| Liping
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葵花
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| Zhaotong
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葵花, 朝陽子
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| Shuifu
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下兒紅
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| Daguan
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太陽花
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| Dali
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葵花
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| Kunming
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向日葵, 葵花, 朝陽餅, 朝陽餅兒
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| Mengzi
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西番蓮
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| Guilin
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向日葵, 葵花
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| Liuzhou
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向日葵
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| Jishou
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葵花
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| Changde
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向日葵
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| Hanzhong
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向日葵, 太陽花
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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葵花, 向日葵
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| Yangzhou
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向日葵, 葵花
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| Baoying
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葵花
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| Taizhou
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葵花
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| Zhenjiang
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葵花
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| Lianyungang
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望葵
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| Huai'an (Huaiyin)
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望葵
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| Lianshui
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望葵
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| Xuyi
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朝陽花
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| Nantong
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葵花
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| Rugao
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葵花
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| Yancheng
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向日葵
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| Funing
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藥葵
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| Sihong
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長花, 轉蓮
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| Anqing
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向日葵, 葵花
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| Wuhu
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向日葵, 葵花
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| Hefei
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向日葵, 葵花, 朝花, 長花
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| Hong'an
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向日葵, 葵花
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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向日葵
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| Hong Kong
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向日葵, 太陽花, 葵花
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| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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葵花
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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向日葵
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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向日葵
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| Taishan
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向日葵
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| Dongguan
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向日葵
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| Yangjiang
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向日葵
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| Nanning
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向日葵, 葵花
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| Wuzhou
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向日葵
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| Yulin
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向日葵
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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向日葵
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| Danzhou
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向日葵
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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太陽花
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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葵花
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| Lichuan
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葵花
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| Pingxiang
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拜東蓮
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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葵花, 向日葵
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| Xingning
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向日葵
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| Dabu (Xihe)
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向日葵
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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向日葵
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| Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua)
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向日葵
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| Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua)
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向日葵
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| Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)
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向日葵
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| Huidong (Daling)
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向日葵
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| Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua)
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向日葵
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| Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)
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向日葵
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| Boluo (Bendihua)
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向日葵
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| Wuhua (Shuizhai)
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向日葵
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| Wuhua (Huacheng)
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向日葵
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| Wuhua (Changbu)
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向日葵
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| Wuhua (Mianyang)
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向日葵
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
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向日葵
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| Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua)
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向日葵
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| Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)
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向日葵
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| Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua)
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向日葵
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| Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)
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向日葵
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| Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua)
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向日葵
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| Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)
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朝月蓮
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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葵花
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| Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua)
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向日葵
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| Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua)
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照月蓮
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| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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葵花子
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| Jiexi
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向日葵
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| Jiexi (Huizhai)
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向日葵
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| Luhe
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向日葵
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| Nanjing (Meilin)
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向日葵
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| Nanjing (Tianluokeng, Shuyang)
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向日葵
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| Changting
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向東蓮, 向東緣
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| Longyan (Yongding)
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向日葵
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| Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)
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葵花, 向日葵
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| Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)
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向日葵
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| Wuping
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向東蓮
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| Wuping (Zhongshan)
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向東蓮
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| Wuping (Pingyu)
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向東蓮
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| Liancheng
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照日蓮
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| Liancheng (Peitian)
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向日葵
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| Liancheng (Juxi)
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向日葵
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| Ninghua
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葵花
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| Yudu
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照日亮
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| Ruijin
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向熱蓮
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| Shicheng
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月照瓜
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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拜東蓮
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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向日葵
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| Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)
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太陽花
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| Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)
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日頭花
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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日頭花
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| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
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日頭花
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| Pingtung (Daluguan, Gaoshu; S. Sixian)
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日頭花
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| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)
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日頭花
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| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)
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葵花
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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向日葵, 葵花
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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向日葵, 葵花
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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向日葵, 葵花
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| Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)
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日頭花
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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日頭花, 葵花
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| Hong Kong
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向日葵
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| Luchuan (Daqiao)
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向日葵
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
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向日葵, 葵花
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| Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)
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向日葵
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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向日葵
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| Singkawang
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向日葵
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| Bangkok (Meixian)
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向日葵
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| Bangkok (Fengshun)
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向日葵
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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葵花
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| Shexian
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葵花, 葵花蓮
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| Huangshan (Tunxi)
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絲瓜蓮, 豬肉臉
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| Xiuning
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葵花蓮, 金桂蓮
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| Yixian
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葵花蓮
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| Qimen
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轉蓮葵兒
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| Wuyuan
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葵花
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| Dexing
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葵花
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| Jingde
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葵花
|
| Jin
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Taiyuan
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葵花
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| Pingyao
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朝陽花
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| Yangyuan
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向日葵, 葵花
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| Datong
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葵花
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| Xinzhou
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葵花花
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| Lüliang (Lishi)
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向日葵, 葵花, 碗背
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| Changzhi
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葵花, 望月花
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| Taibus (Baochang)
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朝陽花
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| Linhe
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葵花, 朝陽陽
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| Jining
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葵花, 葵花籽兒, 朝陽陽
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| Hohhot
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向日葵, 朝陽陽, 葵花
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| Baotou
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葵花籽兒, 朝陽陽
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| Dongsheng
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葵花, 陽籽花
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| Haibowan
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葵花
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| Erenhot
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向日葵, 葵花
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| Pingshan
|
日頭花
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| Zhangjiakou
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朝陽話
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| Handan
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向日葵, 葵花
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| Linzhou
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轉子蓮
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| Suide
|
向日葵
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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日頭陽
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| Jian'ou (Dikou)
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日頭貢
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| Songxi
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日頭蓮
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| Zhenghe
|
日頭花
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| Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
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瓜仔盤
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| Jianyang
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日頭葵
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| Wuyishan
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日頭花
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| Pucheng (Shibei)
|
日頭花
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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向日葵, 葵花
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| Fuqing
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葵花, 向日葵
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
|
向日葵
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| Quanzhou
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向日葵
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| Zhangzhou
|
向日葵
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| Taipei (Wanhua)
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太陽花
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| Kaohsiung
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日頭花
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| Yilan
|
日頭花
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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日頭花
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| Taichung
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日頭花
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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太陽花
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| Tainan
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太陽花
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| Taitung
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日頭花
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| Hsinchu
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太陽花
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| Penghu (Magong)
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太陽花
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| Chaozhou
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葵花
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| Haifeng
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葵花
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
日頭花
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| Wenchang
|
向日葵
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| Haikou
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向日葵
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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向日葵, 日頭花
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| Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
|
向日葵
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| Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
|
向日葵
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| Xianyou
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日頭花
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| Xianyou (Fengting)
|
日頭花
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| Xianyou (Youyang)
|
日頭花
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
|
向日葵
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| Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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朝陽花
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| Wu
|
Shanghai
|
向日葵
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
朝日頭花
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| Suzhou
|
向日葵
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| Wuxi
|
向日葵
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| Changshu
|
向日葵
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| Nantong (Haimen)
|
朝日頭花
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| Changzhou
|
葵花
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| Danyang
|
葵花
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| Nanjing (Gaochun)
|
葵花頭
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| Hangzhou
|
葵花
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| Ningbo
|
朝日頭花, 向日葵
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| Wenzhou
|
太陽佛花
|
| Jinhua
|
朝日葵
|
| Xiang
|
Changsha
|
葵花
|
| Loudi
|
向陽花
|
| Shuangfeng
|
望立莧
|
| Hengyang
|
望日蓮
|
| Quanzhou
|
葵花子
|
Dialectal synonyms of
馬齒莧 (“purslane”)
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term
|
| 午
|
時
|
花
|
ご
Grade: 2
|
じ
Grade: 2
|
か
Grade: 1
|
| on'yomi
|
goon
|
kan'on
|
Etymology
午時 (goji, “hour of the horse, noon”) + 花 (ka, “flower”)
Pronunciation
Noun
午時花 or 午時花 • (gojika)
- noon flower, scarlet mallow, Pentapetes phoenicea
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).