Chinese
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silk; thread; trace
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melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash |
| trad. (絲瓜)
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絲
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瓜
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| simp. (丝瓜)
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丝
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瓜
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Pronunciation
Noun
絲瓜
- loofah
- (Cantonese, Hakka, Guangxi Mandarin) specifically Chinese okra (Luffa acutangula)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 絲瓜 (“(smooth) loofah”) [map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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絲瓜
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Harbin
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絲瓜
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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絲瓜
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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絲瓜
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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絲瓜
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| Wanrong
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絲瓜, 攪瓜
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| Xi'an
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絲瓜子
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| Xuzhou
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絲瓜
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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絲瓜
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| Ürümqi
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絲瓜
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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絲瓜
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| Wuhan
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絲瓜
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| Guiyang
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絲瓜
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| Liuzhou
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水瓜
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| Nanning (Wuming)
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水瓜
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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絲瓜
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| Yangzhou
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絲瓜子, 絲瓜
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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水瓜
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| Hong Kong
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水瓜
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| Dongguan
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水瓜
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| Nanning
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水瓜
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| Nanning (Tanka)
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水瓜
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| Wuzhou
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水瓜
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| Yulin
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水瓜
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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水瓜
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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絲瓜
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| Pengze
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網瓜
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| Lichuan
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紡線
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| Pingxiang
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絲瓜
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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滯瓜
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| Dabu (Xihe)
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滯瓜
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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水瓜
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| Wuhua (Shuizhai)
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絲瓜
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| Wuhua (Huacheng)
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絲瓜
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| Wuhua (Changbu)
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絲瓜
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| Wuhua (Mianyang)
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滯瓜
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| Jiexi
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秋瓜
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| Jiexi (Huizhai)
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水瓜
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| Luhe
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絲瓜
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| Nanjing (Meilin)
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薍薺
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| Nanjing (Tianluokeng, Shuyang)
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薍薺
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| Changting
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薍薺
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| Longyan (Yongding)
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薍薺
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| Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)
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薍薺
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| Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)
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薍薺
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| Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)
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薍薺
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| Wuping (Zhongshan)
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薍薺
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| Liancheng (Peitian)
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絲瓜
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| Liancheng (Juxi)
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薍薺
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| Liancheng (Zhongbao)
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薍薺
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| Liancheng (Laiyuan)
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絲瓜
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| Yudu
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南瓜
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| Ruijin
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亂絲
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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菜瓜
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| Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)
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菜瓜
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| Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)
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菜瓜
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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菜瓜仔
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| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
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菜瓜
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| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)
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菜瓜
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| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)
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菜瓜
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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菜瓜
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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菜瓜
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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菜瓜
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| Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)
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菜瓜
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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薍薺
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| Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)
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timun
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| Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)
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秋瓜
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| Singkawang
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秋瓜
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| Bangkok (Fengshun)
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薍薺
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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絲瓜
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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絲瓜
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| Xinzhou
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絲瓜子
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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天蘿
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| Nanping (Xiayang, Yanping)
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天蘿
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| Songxi
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藤蘿
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| Zhenghe
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藤蘿
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| Shunchang (Yangdun)
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蔓瓜
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| Jianyang
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布瓜
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| Wuyishan
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天蘿
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| Pucheng (Shibei)
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藤蘿
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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𰱗
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| Fuzhou (Changle)
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𰱗
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| Fuqing
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𰱗瓜
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| Yongtai
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𰱗
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| Gutian
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鼎𰱗
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| Fu'an
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禮瓜
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| Ningde
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𰱗瓜
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| Shouning
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藤蘿
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| Zhouning
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藤蘿
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| Fuding
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蘿瓜
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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菜瓜
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
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菜瓜
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| Quanzhou
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菜瓜
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| Jinjiang
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鼠瓜
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| Hui'an
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鼠瓜
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| Zhangzhou
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菜瓜
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| Taipei
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菜瓜
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| New Taipei (Tamsui)
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菜瓜
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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菜瓜
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| New Taipei (Pingxi)
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菜瓜
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| Kaohsiung
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菜瓜
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| Kaohsiung (Cijin)
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菜瓜
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| Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)
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菜瓜
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| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
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菜瓜
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| Kaohsiung (Tianliao)
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菜瓜
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| Yilan (Luodong)
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菜瓜
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| Yilan (Toucheng)
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菜瓜
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| Changhua (Yongjing)
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菜瓜
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| Tainan (Anping)
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菜瓜
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| Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)
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菜瓜
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| Kinmen
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菜瓜
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| Penghu (Magong)
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菜瓜
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| Penghu (Xiyu)
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菜瓜
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| Jieyang
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鼠瓜
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| Haikou
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絲瓜
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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菜瓜
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| Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
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菜瓜
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| Xianyou
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埕瓜
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| Xianyou (Fengting)
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菜瓜
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| Xianyou (Youyang)
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菜瓜
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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水瓜
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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絲瓜
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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絲瓜
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| Suzhou
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絲瓜
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| Hangzhou
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絲瓜兒
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| Wenzhou
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天蘿瓜
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| Jinhua
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天蘿
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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絲瓜
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| Loudi
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絲瓜
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| Hengyang
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絲瓜子
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Dialectal synonyms of
稜角絲瓜 (“Chinese okra”)
[map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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稜角絲瓜
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| Taxonomic name
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稜角絲瓜
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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澎湖絲瓜
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Liuzhou
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絲瓜, 八稜瓜
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| Nanning (Wuming)
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絲瓜
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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絲瓜, 勝瓜
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| Hong Kong
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絲瓜, 勝瓜
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| Taishan
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絲瓜
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| Dongguan
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絲瓜
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| Nanning
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絲瓜
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| Nanning (Tanka)
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絲瓜
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| Wuzhou
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絲瓜
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| Yulin
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絲瓜
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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絲瓜
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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絲瓜
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| Wuhua (Huacheng)
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角瓜
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| Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)
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角瓜
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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澎湖菜瓜
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| Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)
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澎湖菜瓜
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| Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)
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角瓜
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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澎湖個菜瓜
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| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
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澎湖菜瓜
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| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)
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澎湖菜瓜
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| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)
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澎湖菜瓜
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| Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)
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澎湖菜瓜
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| Southern Min
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Zhangzhou
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十捻瓜
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| Taipei
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澎湖菜瓜
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| New Taipei (Tamsui)
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澎湖菜瓜
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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澎湖菜瓜
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| New Taipei (Pingxi)
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澎湖菜瓜
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| Kaohsiung
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澎湖菜瓜
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| Kaohsiung (Cijin)
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澎湖菜瓜
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| Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)
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菜瓜, 十捻
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| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
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澎湖菜瓜, 十捻
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| Kaohsiung (Tianliao)
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澎湖菜瓜
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| Yilan
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澎湖菜瓜
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| Yilan (Luodong)
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澎湖菜瓜
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| Yilan (Toucheng)
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澎湖菜瓜
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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澎湖菜瓜
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| Changhua (Yongjing)
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澎湖菜瓜
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| Taichung
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澎湖菜瓜
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| Tainan
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澎湖菜瓜
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| Tainan (Anping)
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澎湖菜瓜
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| Hsinchu
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澎湖菜瓜
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| Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)
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澎湖菜瓜
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| Kinmen
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角瓜
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| Penghu (Magong)
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割溝菜瓜
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| Penghu (Xiyu)
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割溝菜瓜
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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絲瓜
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| Wu
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Wenzhou
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八稜瓜
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Derived terms