Chinese
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child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; ( noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight |
child
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simp. and trad.
(子囝)
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子
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囝
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Etymology
The first syllable is probably a contraction meaning "female, woman". Compare Hokkien 查某囝 (chău-kiáⁿ, chău-káⁿ, chŏ͘-kiáⁿ), Teochew 走囝 (zao2 gian2).
Pronunciation
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zo3 gyann3 / zou3 gyann3 / zer3 giann3
- Puxian Min
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: zo3 gyann3 [Phonetic: zo5 iann3]
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡so³³²⁻²¹ (k-)ĩã³³²/
- (Youyang)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: zou3 gyann3 [Phonetic: zou5 iann3]
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sou³³²⁻²¹ (k-)ĩã³³²/
- (Fengting)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: zer3 giann3 [Phonetic: zer5 iann3]
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɤ³³²⁻²¹ (k-)ĩã³³²/
Noun
子囝
- (Xianyou Puxian Min) daughter
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
女兒 (“daughter”)
[map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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女
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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女兒
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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女兒, 女花兒, 閨女, 姑娘, 丫頭
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| Taiwan
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女兒
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| Langfang
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閨妮
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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女兒
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| Harbin
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女兒, 姑娘, 閨女, 閨娘, 丫頭
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| Shenyang
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姑娘, 丫頭
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| Malaysia
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女兒
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| Singapore
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女兒
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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女兒, 閨女, 小棉襖 humorous
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| Tangshan
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閨女
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| Cangzhou
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閨女
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| Baoding
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閨女
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| Shijiazhuang
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閨女
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| Weifang (Weicheng)
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閨女
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| Weifang (Fangzi)
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閨女, 嫚兒
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| Changle
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閨女兒
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| Shouguang
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閨女
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| Wulian
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閨女, 丫頭, 嫚兒, 識字班
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| Jinan
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閨女
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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閨娘, 閨娘子, 女兒
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| Qingdao
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閨女
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| Weifang (Hanting)
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閨女
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| Changyi
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閨女, 嫚姑子
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| Gaomi
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閨女, 嫚兒, 嫚兒姑子
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| Zhucheng
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閨女
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| Anqiu
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閨女
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| Linqu
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閨女
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| Qingzhou
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閨女
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Daming
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妮兒
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| Wanrong
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女子
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| Zhengzhou
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閨女, 妞
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| Xi'an
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女, 女兒
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| Xining
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姑娘, 丫頭
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| Xuzhou
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女兒, 閨女
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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女兒, 姑娘兒
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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女兒, 丫頭
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| Bayanhot
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丫頭
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| Lanzhou
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女兒
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| Ürümqi
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女兒, 丫頭
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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女兒, 女, 姑娘兒
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| Wuhan
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姑娘, 丫頭
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| Guiyang
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姑娘, 女娃娃, 女娃兒, 幺女, 幺姑娘, 小丫頭, 小姑娘
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| Kunming
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囡兒, 姑娘
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| Guilin
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女兒
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| Liuzhou
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女, 丫頭
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| Sanjiang (Danzhou)
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妹崽
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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女兒, 姑娘
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| Yangzhou
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女兒, 姑娘
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| Nantong
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丫頭
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| Hefei
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女兒, 丫頭
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| Huanggang
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女兒
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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女
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| Hong Kong
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女, 女女, 阿女
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| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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女, 妹仔
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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女
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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阿女
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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阿女
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| Macau
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女
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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女
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
|
女
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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女
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
|
女
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| Foshan
|
女
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
|
女
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| Foshan (Shunde)
|
女
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
|
女
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
|
女
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
|
女
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
|
女
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
|
女
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
|
女
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
|
女
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
|
女
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| Taishan
|
女
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
|
女
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| Enping (Niujiang)
|
女
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| Heshan (Yayao)
|
女
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| Dongguan
|
女
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
|
女
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| Shenzhen (Dapeng)
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阿女
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| Qingyuan
|
女
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| Fogang
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女
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| Yingde (Hanguang)
|
女
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| Yangshan
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妹仔
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| Lianshan (Butian)
|
女
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| Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)
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女
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| Shaoguan
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女
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
|
女
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| Renhua
|
女
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| Lechang
|
女
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| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
|
女
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| Sihui
|
女
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| Guangning
|
女
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| Deqing
|
女
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| Huaiji
|
女
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| Fengkai (Nanfeng)
|
女
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| Yunfu
|
女
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| Xinxing
|
女
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| Luoding
|
女
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| Yunan (Pingtai)
|
女
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| Yangjiang
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桓仔, 妹仔
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| Xinyi
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女
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| Maoming (Xinpo)
|
女
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| Lianjiang
|
女
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| Wuchuan (Wuyang)
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康女兒, 夫娘儂
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| Nanning
|
女
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| Wuzhou
|
女
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| Yulin
|
女
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
|
女
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| Guiping
|
女
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| Mengshan (Xihe)
|
女
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| Guigang (Nanjiang)
|
女
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| Beiliu (Tangliao)
|
女
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| Baise
|
女
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| Bobai
|
女
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| Lingshan
|
女
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| Pubei
|
女
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| Qinzhou
|
女
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| Beihai
|
女
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| Beihai (Nankang)
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女
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| Beihai (Yingpan)
|
女
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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女, 妹仔
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| Ningming
|
女
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| Hengzhou
|
女
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| Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)
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女仔
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| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
|
女
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| Danzhou
|
女
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
|
女
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
|
女
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
|
女
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| Móng Cái
|
女
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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女, 姑娘
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| Lichuan
|
女
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| Pingxiang
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女, 妹仔
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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妹仔
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| Xingning
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妹哩
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| Dabu (Xihe)
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妹兒, 女
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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阿女
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| Huiyang
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妹子
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| Huidong (Daling)
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妹仔
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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妹主
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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妹主
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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妹子
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| Wuhua (Shuizhai)
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妹哩
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| Wuhua (Huacheng)
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妹哩
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| Wuhua (Changbu)
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妹哩
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| Wuhua (Mianyang)
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妹哩
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
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阿女
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| Wengyuan
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妹子
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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妹子
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| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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妹仔
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| Liannan
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妹子
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
|
女
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| Jiexi
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妹
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| Luhe
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妹仔, 阿女
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| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
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阿女
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| Changting
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妹子, 女
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| Wuping
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妹子
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| Wuping (Yanqian)
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女哩
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| Wuping (Pingyu)
|
妹子
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| Liancheng
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妹子娘
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| Ninghua
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女
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| Yudu
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女, 女子
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| Ningdu
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女
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| Ruijin
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女, 女子
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| Shicheng
|
女
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
|
女
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| Tonggu (Sandu)
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妹子
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| Ganzhou (Panlong)
|
女
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| Dayu
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女哩
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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妹仔, 妹子
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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妹仔, 妹子
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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妹仔, 妹子
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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妹, 妹子, 細妹
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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妹仔, 妹子
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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阿女
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| Hong Kong
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妹子
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| Yangxi (Tangkou)
|
妹子
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| Yangchun (Sanjia)
|
女
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| Xinyi (Sihe)
|
女
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| Xinyi (Qianpai)
|
女
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| Gaozhou (Xindong)
|
女
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| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
|
女
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| Huazhou (Xin'an)
|
女子
|
| Lianjiang (Shijiao)
|
妹𧊅, 女子
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| Lianjiang (Qingping)
|
女
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| Mengshan (Xihe)
|
妹子
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| Luchuan
|
女
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| Luchuan (Daqiao)
|
女
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| Bobai (Shahe)
|
女
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| Beiliu (Tang'an)
|
妹
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| Mashan (Pianlian)
|
妹子
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| Sabah (Bao'an)
|
妹子
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
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妹哩
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| Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)
|
妹
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| Senai (Huiyang)
|
妹子
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| Singkawang
|
妹子
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
|
女
|
| Shexian
|
女
|
| Huangshan (Tunxi)
|
囡, 囡囝
|
| Xiuning
|
囡兒
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| Yixian
|
囡兒
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| Qimen
|
女, 女兒
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| Wuyuan
|
女, 女兒, 囡
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| Fuliang
|
女崽
|
| Dexing
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𡚴姑
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| Jingde
|
女伲
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| Shitai (Xianyu)
|
女兒
|
| Jin
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Taiyuan
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閨女, 姑娘, 妮子
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| Pingyao
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閨女, 女子
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| Xinzhou
|
閨女
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| Hohhot
|
閨女, 女子
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| Zhangjiakou
|
閨女
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| Handan
|
閨女
|
| Northern Min
|
Jian'ou
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阿娘囝
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| Jian'ou (Dikou)
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娘囝
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| Songxi
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阿娘囝
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| Zhenghe
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阿娘囝
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| Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
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娘囝
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| Jianyang
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阿娘囝
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| Wuyishan
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阿娘囝
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| Pucheng (Shibei)
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阿娘囝
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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諸娘囝
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| Fuzhou (Changle)
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諸娘囝
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| Fuqing
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諸娘囝
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| Yongtai
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諸娘囝
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| Gutian
|
諸娘囝
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| Pingnan
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諸娘囝
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| Fu'an
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諸娘囝
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| Ningde
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諸母囝
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| Shouning
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諸母囝
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| Zhouning
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諸娘囝
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| Fuding
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諸母囝
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| Matsu
|
諸娘囝
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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查某囝, 查某仔
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| Quanzhou
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查某仔
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| Yongchun
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查某囝
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| Zhangzhou
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查某仔, 灶雞
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| Zhangzhou (Changtai)
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查某仔
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| Pinghe
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查某囝, 查某仔 Xiazhai, Jiufeng, Luxi
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| Zhangpu
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查某仔
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| Dongshan
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查囝
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| Taipei
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查某囝
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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查某囝
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| Kaohsiung
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查某囡仔, 查某囝
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| Yilan
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查某囝
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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查某囝
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| Taichung
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查某囝
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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查某囝
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| Tainan
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查某囝
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| Taitung
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查某囝
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| Hsinchu
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查某囝
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| Kinmen
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查某囡仔
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| Penghu (Magong)
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查某囝
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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查某囝, 查某仔
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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查某囝
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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查某仔, 查某囝
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| Longyan
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查某仔
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| Zhangping
|
查某仔
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| Zhangping (Yongfu)
|
查某仔
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| Datian
|
阿使
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| Pingnan (Shangdu)
|
女
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| Chaozhou
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走囝
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| Shantou
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走囝
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| Shantou (Chenghai)
|
走囝
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| Jieyang
|
走囝
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| Haifeng
|
查某囝
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
|
走囝
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
走囝
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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查某囝, 走囝
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| Batam (Teochew)
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查某囝, 走囝
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| Pontianak (Teochew)
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查某囝
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| Leizhou
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查某囝
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| Wenchang
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查某囝
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| Haikou
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查某囝, 查囝
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| Qionghai
|
查某囝
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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嬸娘囝
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| Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
|
嬸娘囝
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| Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
|
嬸娘囝
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| Xianyou
|
子囝
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| Xianyou (Fengting)
|
子囝
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| Xianyou (Youyang)
|
子囝
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| Central Min
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Yong'an
|
娘囝
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| Zhongshan Min
|
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
|
中母囝
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| Southern Pinghua
|
Nanning (Tingzi)
|
女
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| Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
|
女
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| Shehua
|
Fu'an
|
女
|
| Fuding
|
女
|
| Luoyuan
|
女
|
| Sanming
|
女
|
| Shunchang
|
女
|
| Hua'an
|
妹仔
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| Guixi (Zhangping)
|
女
|
| Cangnan
|
女
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| Jingning (Hexi)
|
女
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| Lishui
|
女
|
| Longyou
|
女
|
| Chaozhou
|
女
|
| Fengshun
|
女
|
| Wu
|
Shanghai
|
囡兒, 囡 dated, 囡兒大細 dated, 小鬼丫頭 endearing
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| Shanghai (Songjiang)
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囡兒, 囡
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| Shanghai (Chuansha, Pudong)
|
囡兒
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| Shanghai (Nanhui, Pudong)
|
囡
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| Shanghai (Fengxian)
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女小囡
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| Shanghai (Jinshan)
|
囡
|
| Shanghai (Qingpu)
|
囡兒, 囡
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| Shanghai (Jiading)
|
丫頭兒
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| Shanghai (Yuepu, Baoshan)
|
丫頭
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
丫頭
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| Suzhou
|
囡兒
|
| Wuxi
|
囡兒
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| Danyang
|
女兒
|
| Hangzhou
|
女兒
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| Ningbo
|
囡
|
| Wenzhou
|
奶兒
|
| Jinhua
|
囡兒, 囡, 女兒
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| Xiang
|
Changsha
|
女, 妹子
|
| Xiangtan
|
女, 妹唧
|
| Loudi
|
女
|
| Shuangfeng
|
女
|
| Quanzhou
|
女崽
|
| Xiangnan Tuhua
|
Jiangyong
|
女
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References
- 李如龙 [Li, Ru-long], 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu], 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying], 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019) “975 女儿”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN.