Chinese
Etymology 1
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old; venerable
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snake; serpent
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| trad. (老蛇)
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老
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蛇
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| simp. #(老蛇)
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老
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蛇
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| alternative forms
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佬蛇 Eastern Min
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Pronunciation
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: lâu-siè
- Sinological IPA (key): /l̃au²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ (s-)lie⁵³/
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: lao5 syor2 [Phonetic: lao5 lyor2]
- Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: lāu-sió̤
- Sinological IPA (key): /lau¹¹ (ɬ-)lyɒ¹³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: lao5 sya2
- Sinological IPA (key): /lau²¹ ɬya²⁴/
Noun
老蛇
- (Southwestern and Nanping Mandarin, Eastern and Puxian Min) snake; serpent
1901, 《新舊約全書：福州話》 [Foochow Bible], 聖書公會, 詩篇 [Psalm] 140:3; romanization from Gô Iók Ciòng Cṳ̆: Hók-ciŭ Tū-kiŏng [Foochow Colloquial Old Testament], Foochow: Dâi-ĭng Lièng Nguôi-guók Séng-cṳ̆ Huôi [British and Foreign Bible Society], 1906, Sĭ-piĕng 140:3:
伊嘴舌盡利共佬蛇一樣、伊嘴𠱀存毒蛇其毒。 [Eastern Min, trad.]
伊嘴舌尽利共佬蛇一样、伊嘴𠱀存毒蛇其毒。 [Eastern Min, simp.]- Ĭ chói-siĕk cêng lê, gâe̤ng lâu-siè siŏh-iông; Ĭ chói-puòi còng dŭk siè gì dŭk. / [i⁵⁵ t͡sʰui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ (s-)lieʔ⁵ t͡sɛiŋ²⁴² l̃ɛi²⁴² kɔyŋ²⁴² l̃au²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ (s-)lie⁵³ suoʔ⁵⁻²¹ yɔŋ²⁴² i⁵⁵ t͡sʰui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ (pʰ-)βui⁵³ t͡souŋ⁵³ tuʔ⁵ sie⁵³ ki⁵³ tuʔ⁵] [Bàng-uâ-cê / IPA]
- They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper’s poison is under their lips. [World English Bible]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
蛇 (“snake”)
[map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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蛇, 巴
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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蛇
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| Taxonomic name
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蛇
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Taiwan
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蛇
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| Langfang
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長蟲
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| Chengde
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長蟲
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| Ulanhot
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長蟲
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| Tongliao
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長蟲
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| Chifeng
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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蛇, 長蟲, 大蟲
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| Heihe
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Qiqihar
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Harbin
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Jiamusi
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Baicheng
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Changchun
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長蟲
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| Tonghua
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長蟲
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| Shenyang
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Jinzhou
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Malaysia
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蛇
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| Singapore
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蛇
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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長蟲
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| Tangshan
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Cangzhou
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長蟲
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| Baoding
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長蟲
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| Shijiazhuang
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長蟲
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| Lijin
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長蟲
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| Jinan
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長蟲, 蛇
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Dalian
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長蟲
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| Dandong
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Yantai
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長蟲
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| Yantai (Muping)
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長蟲
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| Rongcheng
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長蟲, 長長
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| Qingdao
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長蟲
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| Zhucheng
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長蟲
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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長蟲
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| Lingbao
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Jining
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長蟲
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| Daming
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長蟲
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| Wanrong
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蛇
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| Linfen
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蛇
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| Shangqiu
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Yuanyang
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蛇
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| Zhengzhou
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長蟲
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| Xinyang
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長蟲
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| Baihe
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Xi'an
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Baoji
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長蟲
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| Yanchi
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長蟲
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| Guyuan
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長蟲
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| Longde
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長蟲
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| Jingyuan
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長蟲
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| Tianshui
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Xining
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蛇
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| Xuzhou
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Pizhou
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長蟲
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| Lianyungang (Ganyu)
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長蟲, 蛇
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| Donghai
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長蟲
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| Fuyang
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蛇
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)
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長蟲
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Wuzhong
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長蟲
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| Zhongwei
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長蟲
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| Bayanhot
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蛇
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| Lanzhou
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Dunhuang
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Hami
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長蟲
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| Ürümqi
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長蟲, 蛇
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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蛇, 梭老二, 梭登子, 老梭, 梭梭兒, 乾黃鱔, 長客, 長蟲, 金串子
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| Chengdu (Xindu)
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梭老二, 梭針子, 長客
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| Chengdu (Pidu)
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梭老二, 梭梭
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| Chengdu (Wenjiang)
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梭老二, 梭二爺, 梭匠
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| Chengdu (Shuangliu)
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梭老二, 梭梭, 乾黃鱔, 長居士
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| Chengdu (Xinjin)
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梭老二, 梭梭, 梭梭兒
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| Jintang
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梭老二, 梭針子, 梭二娃, 老梭, 乾黃鱔, 長客, 長蟲
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| Pengzhou
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梭老二, 梭梭, 梭梭兒, 梭老兒, 乾黃鱔
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| Dujiangyan
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梭老二, 乾黃鱔, 長客
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| Chongzhou
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梭老二, 梭二爺, 乾黃鱔, 長客, 排打排
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| Dayi
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梭二爺, 乾黃鱔
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| Pujiang
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梭二爺, 梭梭, 乾黃鱔
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| Qionglai
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梭二爺, 梭二哥, 梭梭, 長客, 長居士
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| Guangyuan
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長蟲
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| Meishan
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梭老二, 乾黃鱔
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| Luzhou
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乾黃鱔, 金串子
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| Leshan
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乾黃鱔, 長蟲
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| Suining
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梭老二
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| Nanchong
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蛇
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| Dazhou
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長蟲
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| Hanyuan
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蛇
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| Xichang
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蛇, 老梭, 梭老二
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| Zigong
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Rongxian
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梭老二, 長蟲
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| Chongqing
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蛇, 螂雞兒
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| Wuhan
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Yichang
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蛇
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| Xiangyang
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Tianmen
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蛇
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| Guiyang
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老蛇
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| Zunyi
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蛇
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| Bijie
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老蛇
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| Liping
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蛇
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| Zhaotong
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老梭
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| Daguan
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麻蛇, 長蟲, 老梭
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| Dali
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蛇
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| Kunming
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Mengzi
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蛇
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| Guilin
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蛇
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| Liuzhou
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蛇, 溜子 dated
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| Nanning (Wuming)
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Jishou
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蛇
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| Changde
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蛇
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| Hanzhong
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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蛇兒, 蛇
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| Yangzhou
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蛇
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| Baoying
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蛇
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| Taizhou
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蛇
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| Zhenjiang
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蛇
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| Lianyungang
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Huai'an (Huaiyin)
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蛇
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| Lianshui
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蛇
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| Xuyi
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蛇
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| Nantong
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Rugao
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蛇
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| Yancheng
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蛇, 錢龍
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| Funing
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蛇
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| Sihong
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長蟲
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| Anqing
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蛇
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| Wuhu
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蛇
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| Hefei
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蛇
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| Hong'an
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蛇
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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蛇
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| Hong Kong
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蛇
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| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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蛇
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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蛇
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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蛇
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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蛇
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| Macau
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蛇
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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蛇
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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蛇
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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蛇
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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蛇
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| Foshan
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蛇
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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蛇
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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蛇
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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蛇
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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蛇
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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蛇
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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蛇
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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蛇
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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蛇
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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蛇
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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蛇
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| Taishan
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蛇
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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蛇
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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蛇
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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蛇
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| Dongguan
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蛇
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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蛇
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| Shenzhen (Dapeng)
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蛇
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| Qingyuan
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蛇
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| Fogang
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蛇
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| Yingde (Hanguang)
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蛇
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| Yangshan
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蛇
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| Lianshan (Butian)
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蛇
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| Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)
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蛇
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| Shaoguan
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蛇
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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蛇
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| Renhua
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蛇
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| Lechang
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蛇
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| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
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蛇
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| Sihui
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蛇
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| Guangning
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蛇
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| Deqing
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蛇
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| Huaiji
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蛇
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| Fengkai (Nanfeng)
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蛇
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| Yunfu
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蛇
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| Xinxing
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蛇
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| Luoding
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蛇
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| Yunan (Pingtai)
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蛇
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| Yangjiang
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蛇
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| Xinyi
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蛇
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| Gaozhou
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蛇
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| Lianjiang
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蛇
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| Nanning
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蛇
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| Nanning (Tanka)
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蛇
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| Wuzhou
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蛇
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| Yulin
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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蛇
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| Hepu (Shatian)
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蛇
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| Guiping
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蛇
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| Guiping (Mule)
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蛇
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| Pingnan
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蛇
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| Guigang (Gangcheng)
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蛇
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| Guigang (Pingdong)
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蛇
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| Beihai
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蛇
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| Beihai (Nankang)
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蛇
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| Beihai (Yingpan)
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蛇
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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蛇
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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蛇
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| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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蛇
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| Danzhou
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蛇
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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蛇
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| Ipoh (Guangfu)
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蛇
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| Sarikei (Xinhui)
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蛇
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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蛇
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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蛇
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| Móng Cái
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蛇
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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蛇
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| Lichuan
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蛇
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| Pingxiang
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蛇
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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蛇哥
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| Xingning
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蛇哥哩
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| Dabu (Xihe)
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蛇哥
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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蛇, 蛇哥
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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蛇
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| Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)
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蛇
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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蛇
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| Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng)
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蛇
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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蛇
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| Wuhua (Shuizhai)
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蛇
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| Wuhua (Huacheng)
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蛇
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| Wuhua (Changbu)
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蛇
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| Wuhua (Mianyang)
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蛇
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| Nanxiong (Zhuji)
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蛇
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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蛇
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| Jiexi
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蛇
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| Jiexi (Huizhai)
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蛇
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| Luhe
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蛇
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| Nanjing (Meilin)
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蛇
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| Nanjing (Tianluokeng, Shuyang)
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蛇
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| Changting
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蛇
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| Longyan (Yongding)
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蛇
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| Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)
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蛇, 蛇哥
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| Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)
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蛇
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| Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)
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蛇
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| Wuping (Zhongshan)
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蛇
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| Liancheng (Peitian)
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蛇
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| Liancheng (Juxi)
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蛇
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| Liancheng (Zhongbao)
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蛇
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| Liancheng (Laiyuan)
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蛇
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| Yudu
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蛇
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| Ruijin
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蛇
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| Tonggu
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溜哥, 蛇
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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蛇哥, 蛇, 土龍
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| Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian)
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蛇
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| Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian)
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蛇
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| Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian)
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蛇哥
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| Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian)
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蛇哥
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| Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian)
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蛇哥
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| Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian)
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蛇哥
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| Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)
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蛇
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| Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)
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蛇
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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蛇哥, 土龍
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| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
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蛇哥
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| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)
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蛇哥
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| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)
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蛇哥, 長長個
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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蛇, 蛇哥
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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蛇, 蛇哥
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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蛇
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| Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)
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蛇
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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蛇
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| Hong Kong
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蛇哥
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| Fumian (Xisha, Xinqiao)
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蛇
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| Luchuan (Daqiao)
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蛇
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| Luchuan (Sihe, Hengshan)
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蛇
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| Bobai (Cuntou, Xintian)
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蛇
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| Beiliu (Mumian, Xilang)
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蛇
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| Xingye (Gaofeng)
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蛇
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| Rongxian (Xiandi)
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蛇
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| Chengdu (Longtan)
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蛇
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| Chengdu (Shiling)
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蛇, 梭老二
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| Chengdu (Longwang)
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梭老二
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| Chengdu (Shibantan)
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蛇, 梭老二
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| Chengdu (Hexingchang)
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蛇, 梭老二
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| Weiyuan (Guanyingtan)
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蛇, 梭老二
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| Yilong (Ma'an)
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Xichang (Huanglianguan)
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蛇
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
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蛇哥, 蛇
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| Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)
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蛇
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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蛇
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| Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)
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蛇
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| Singkawang
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蛇
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| Singapore (Meixian)
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蛇哥
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| Singapore (Dabu)
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蛇哥
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| Bangkok (Meixian)
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蛇哥
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| Bangkok (Fengshun)
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蛇哥
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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蛇
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| Shexian
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蛇
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| Huangshan (Tunxi)
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蛇
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| Xiuning
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蛇
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| Yixian
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蛇
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| Qimen
|
蛇
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| Wuyuan
|
蛇
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| Fuliang
|
蛇
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| Dexing
|
蛇
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
|
蛇
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| Pingyao
|
蛇
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| Yangyuan
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蛇
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| Datong
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蛇, 皮條
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| Xinzhou
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蛇
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| Lüliang (Lishi)
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蛇
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| Changzhi
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Taibus (Baochang)
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蛇
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| Linhe
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Jining
|
蛇
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| Hohhot
|
蛇
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| Baotou
|
蛇
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| Dongsheng
|
蛇
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| Haibowan
|
蛇
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| Erenhot
|
蛇
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| Pingshan
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長蟲
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| Zhangjiakou
|
蛇, 長蟲
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| Handan
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蛇, 長蟲
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| Linzhou
|
蛇
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| Suide
|
蛇
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| Jiuxing Yumin
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Lanxi
|
蛇
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| Northern Min
|
Jian'ou
|
蛇
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| Jian'ou (Dikou)
|
蛇
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| Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
|
蛇
|
| Pucheng (Shibei)
|
蛇
|
| Eastern Min
|
Fuzhou
|
老蛇, 蛇
|
| Fuzhou (Changle)
|
老蛇
|
| Fuqing
|
老蛇
|
| Yongtai
|
老蛇
|
| Gutian
|
老蛇
|
| Fu'an
|
老蛇
|
| Ningde
|
老蛇
|
| Shouning
|
老蛇
|
| Zhouning
|
老蛇
|
| Fuding
|
老蛇
|
| Matsu
|
老蛇
|
| Southern Min
|
Xiamen
|
蛇
|
| Quanzhou
|
蛇
|
| Jinjiang
|
蛇
|
| Yongchun
|
蛇
|
| Zhangzhou
|
蛇
|
| Zhao'an
|
蛇
|
| Dongshan
|
蛇
|
| Taipei
|
蛇
|
| Taipei (Wanhua)
|
蛇
|
| New Taipei (Tamsui)
|
蛇, 溜
|
| New Taipei (Sanxia)
|
蛇
|
| New Taipei (Pingxi)
|
蛇
|
| Kaohsiung
|
蛇, 溜
|
| Kaohsiung (Cijin)
|
蛇, 溜
|
| Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)
|
蛇
|
| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
|
蛇
|
| Kaohsiung (Tianliao)
|
蛇, 溜
|
| Yilan
|
蛇
|
| Yilan (Luodong)
|
蛇, 溜
|
| Yilan (Toucheng)
|
蛇
|
| Changhua (Lukang)
|
蛇
|
| Changhua (Yongjing)
|
蛇
|
| Taichung
|
蛇
|
| Taichung (Wuqi)
|
蛇
|
| Tainan
|
蛇
|
| Tainan (Anping)
|
蛇
|
| Taitung
|
蛇
|
| Hsinchu
|
蛇
|
| Miaoli (Houlong)
|
蛇
|
| Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)
|
蛇
|
| Kinmen
|
蛇
|
| Penghu (Magong)
|
蛇
|
| Penghu (Xiyu)
|
蛇
|
| Penang (Hokkien)
|
蛇
|
| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
蛇
|
| Manila (Hokkien)
|
蛇
|
| Medan (Hokkien)
|
蛇
|
| Longyan
|
蛇
|
| Zhangping
|
蛇
|
| Zhangping (Yongfu)
|
蛇
|
| Datian
|
蛇
|
| Pingnan (Shangdu)
|
蛇
|
| Pingnan (Sijie)
|
蛇
|
| Pingle (Zhoutang)
|
蛇
|
| Lechang (Tatou)
|
蛇
|
| Yingde (Yuzui)
|
蛇
|
| Yunan (Liantan)
|
蛇
|
| Chaozhou
|
蛇
|
| Raoping
|
蛇
|
| Shantou
|
蛇
|
| Jieyang
|
蛇
|
| Haifeng
|
蛇
|
| Bangkok (Teochew)
|
蛇
|
| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
蛇
|
| Singapore (Teochew)
|
蛇
|
| Leizhou
|
蛇
|
| Wenchang
|
蛇
|
| Haikou
|
蛇
|
| Puxian Min
|
Putian
|
大蛇, 蛇
|
| Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
|
大蛇, 蛇
|
| Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
|
老蛇
|
| Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
|
老蛇
|
| Xianyou
|
大蛇, 老蛇
|
| Xianyou (Fengting)
|
大蛇
|
| Xianyou (Youyang)
|
大蛇, 老蛇
|
| Central Min
|
Yong'an
|
蛇
|
| Shaojiang Min
|
Shaowu
|
蛇
|
| Zhongshan Min
|
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
|
蛇
|
| Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
|
蛇
|
| Southern Pinghua
|
Nanning (Tingzi)
|
蛇
|
| Northern Pinghua
|
Guilin (Dahe)
|
蛇
|
| Shehua
|
Fu'an
|
老蛇
|
| Fuding
|
蛇
|
| Luoyuan
|
蛇
|
| Sanming
|
蛇
|
| Shunchang
|
蛇
|
| Hua'an
|
蛇
|
| Guixi (Zhangping)
|
蛇
|
| Cangnan
|
蛇
|
| Jingning (Hexi)
|
蛇
|
| Lishui
|
蛇
|
| Longyou
|
蛇
|
| Chaozhou
|
蛇
|
| Fengshun
|
蛇
|
| Waxiang
|
Guzhang (Gaofeng)
|
虺
|
| Yuanling (Shaojiwan)
|
虺
|
| Luxi (Baisha)
|
虺
|
| Wu
|
Shanghai
|
蛇, 水蛇
|
| Shanghai (Songjiang)
|
蛇, 長頭
|
| Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong)
|
蛇
|
| Shanghai (Jiading)
|
蛇
|
| Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan)
|
蛇
|
| Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan)
|
蛇
|
| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
蛇
|
| Suzhou
|
蛇
|
| Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang)
|
蛇
|
| Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang)
|
蛇
|
| Wuxi
|
蛇
|
| Changshu
|
蛇
|
| Kunshan
|
蛇
|
| Nantong (Haimen)
|
蛇
|
| Jiaxing
|
蛇
|
| Changzhou
|
蛇
|
| Liyang
|
蛇
|
| Changzhou (Jintan)
|
蛇
|
| Yixing
|
蛇
|
| Danyang
|
蛇
|
| Danyang (Tongjiaqiao)
|
蛇
|
| Jingjiang
|
蛇
|
| Jiangyin
|
蛇
|
| Nanjing (Gaochun)
|
蛇
|
| Huzhou (Shuanglin)
|
蛇
|
| Hangzhou
|
蛇
|
| Shaoxing
|
蛇
|
| Zhuji (Wangjiajing)
|
蛇
|
| Shengzhou (Chongren)
|
蛇
|
| Shengzhou (Taiping)
|
蛇
|
| Ningbo
|
蛇
|
| Yuyao
|
蛇
|
| Taizhou (Huangyan)
|
蛇
|
| Wenzhou
|
蛇
|
| Quzhou
|
蛇
|
| Jinhua
|
蛇
|
| Yongkang
|
蛇
|
| Xiang
|
Changsha
|
蛇, 溜子, 臭溜子
|
| Xiangtan
|
蛇
|
| Loudi
|
蛇
|
| Shuangfeng
|
蛇, 溜子
|
| Quanzhou
|
蛇
|
| Xiangnan Tuhua
|
Jiangyong
|
蛇
|
| Dong'an
|
蛇
|
| Yuebei Tuhua
|
Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang)
|
蛇
|
| Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang)
|
蛇
|
| Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang)
|
蛇
|
| Renhua (Zhoutian)
|
蛇
|
| Renhua (Shitang)
|
蛇
|
| Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou)
|
蛇
|
| Lechang (Changlai)
|
蛇
|
| Lechang (Beixiang)
|
蛇
|
| Lechang (Huangpu)
|
蛇
|
| Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi)
|
蛇
|
| Lechang (Sanxi)
|
蛇呱
|
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Calque of Ancient Greek ὁ ὄφις ὁ ἀρχαῖος (ho óphis ho arkhaîos).
Pronunciation
Noun
老蛇
- (Christianity, chiefly Hakka, Southern Min, dated in Cantonese) the Old Serpent; the Devil (Classifier: 尾 h mn)
Further reading
- 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “老蛇”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 349.