Chinese
Etymology 1
From earlier 脂麻.
Pronunciation
Noun
芝麻
- sesame
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 芝麻 (“sesame”) [map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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芝麻, 胡麻
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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芝麻
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| Taiwan
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芝麻
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| Langfang
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芝麻
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| Harbin
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芝麻
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| Singapore
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芝麻
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tangshan
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芝麻
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| Cangzhou
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芝麻
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| Baoding
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芝麻
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| Shijiazhuang
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芝麻
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| Jinan
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芝麻
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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芝麻
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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芝麻
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| Daming
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芝麻
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| Wanrong
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芝麻
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| Xi'an
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芝麻
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| Xining
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芝麻
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| Xuzhou
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芝麻
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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芝麻
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| Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)
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芝麻
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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芝麻
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| Lanzhou
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芝麻
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| Ürümqi
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芝麻
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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芝麻
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| Wuhan
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芝麻, 麻子
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| Kunming
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芝麻
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| Guilin
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芝麻
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| Liuzhou
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芝麻, 油麻
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| Mae Salong (Lancang)
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芝麻
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| Mae Sai (Tengchong)
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芝麻
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| Pematangsiantar
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芝麻
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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芝麻
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| Yangzhou
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芝麻
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| Hefei
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芝麻
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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芝麻
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| Hong Kong
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芝麻
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| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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芝麻
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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芝麻
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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芝麻
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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芝麻
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| Macau
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芝麻
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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芝麻
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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芝麻
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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芝麻
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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芝麻
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| Foshan
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芝麻
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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芝麻
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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芝麻
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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芝麻
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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芝麻
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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芝麻
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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芝麻
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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芝麻
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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芝麻
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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芝麻
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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芝麻
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| Taishan
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芝麻
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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芝麻
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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芝麻
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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芝麻
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| Dongguan
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油麻
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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油麻
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| Qingyuan
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芝麻
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| Fogang
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芝麻
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| Yingde (Hanguang)
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芝麻
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| Yangshan
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芝麻
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| Lianshan (Butian)
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麻子
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| Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)
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麻子
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| Shaoguan
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芝麻
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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芝麻
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| Renhua
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芝麻
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| Lechang
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芝麻
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| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
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芝麻
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| Sihui
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芝麻
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| Guangning
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芝麻
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| Deqing
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芝麻
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| Huaiji
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芝麻
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| Fengkai (Nanfeng)
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麻仔
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| Yunfu
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油麻
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| Xinxing
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芝麻
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| Luoding
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芝麻
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| Yunan (Pingtai)
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芝麻
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| Yangjiang
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油麻
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| Xinyi
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芝麻
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| Lianjiang
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芝麻
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| Nanning
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芝麻
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| Wuzhou
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芝麻
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| Yulin
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芝麻
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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芝麻, 油麻
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| Hepu (Shatian)
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油麻
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| Beihai
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油麻
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| Beihai (Nankang)
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油麻
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| Beihai (Yingpan)
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油麻
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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芝麻, 油麻
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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芝麻
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| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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芝麻, 油麻
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| Danzhou
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油麻
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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芝麻
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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芝麻
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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芝麻
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| Móng Cái
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芝麻, 油麻
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| Bangkok (Guangfu)
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芝麻
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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芝麻
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| Lichuan
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麻仔, 芝麻
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| Pingxiang
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芝麻, 麻子
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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麻仔, 麻
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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油麻
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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油麻
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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油麻
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| Zhongshan (Wuguishan)
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油麻
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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芝麻
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| Wuhua (Shuizhai)
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麻哩
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| Wuhua (Huacheng)
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麻哩
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| Wuhua (Changbu)
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油麻哩
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| Wuhua (Mianyang)
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麻哩
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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油麻
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| Jiexi
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油麻
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| Ninghua
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麻仔
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| Yudu
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芝麻
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| Shicheng
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麻
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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麻子
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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麻仔
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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麻仔
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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麻仔
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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麻
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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麻仔
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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麻子
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| Hong Kong
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油麻
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| Luchuan (Daqiao)
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芝麻
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
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芝麻, 麻
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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油麻
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| Singkawang
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油麻
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| Bangkok (Jiexi)
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油麻
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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油麻
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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芝麻
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| Pingyao
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芝麻
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| Xinzhou
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芝麻
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| Hohhot
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芝麻
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| Zhangjiakou
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芝麻
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| Handan
|
芝麻
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| Jiuxing Yumin
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Lanxi
|
芝麻
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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麻仔
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| Jianyang
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麻仔
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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芝麻, 油麻
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| Fuqing
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油麻
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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麻
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| Quanzhou
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麻
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| Jinjiang
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油麻
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| Zhangzhou
|
麻
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| Dongshan
|
麻
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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麻
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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麻, 油麻
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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麻
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| Longyan
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油麻
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| Datian
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油麻
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| Pingnan (Shangdu)
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油麻
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| Chaozhou
|
油麻
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| Shantou
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油麻
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| Shantou (Chenghai)
|
油麻
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| Shantou (Chaoyang)
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油麻
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| Nan'ao (Houzhai)
|
油麻
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| Nan'ao (Yun'ao)
|
油麻
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| Jieyang
|
油麻
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| Lufeng
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油麻
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| Haifeng
|
油麻
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
|
油麻
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
油麻
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| Pontianak (Teochew)
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油麻
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| Leizhou
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麻葈
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| Wenchang
|
油麻
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| Haikou
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油麻
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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蓖麻, 芝麻
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| Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
|
油麻
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| Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
|
油麻
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| Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
|
油麻
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| Xianyou
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油麻
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| Xianyou (Fengting)
|
油麻
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| Xianyou (Youyang)
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油麻
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| Central Min
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Yong'an
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麻, 油麻
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| Sanming (Sanyuan)
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麻
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| Sanming (Shaxian)
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麻
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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油麻
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| Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
|
油麻
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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芝麻
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| Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
|
油麻
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| Lingchuan (Shuangzhou)
|
芝麻
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| Wu
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Shanghai
|
芝麻
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
芝麻
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| Suzhou
|
芝麻
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| Danyang
|
芝麻
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| Hangzhou
|
芝麻
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| Ningbo
|
芝麻
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| Wenzhou
|
芝麻
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| Jinhua
|
油麻
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| Xiang
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Changsha
|
芝麻
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| Loudi
|
油麻籽
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| Shuangfeng
|
油麻, 芝麻
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| Quanzhou
|
油麻
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Derived terms
- 大缸裡翻油，沿路拾芝麻 / 大缸里翻油，沿路拾芝麻
- 整簍灑油，滿地撿芝麻 / 整篓洒油，满地捡芝麻
- 滿地撿芝麻，整簍灑油 / 满地捡芝麻，整篓洒油
- 芝麻官 (zhīmaguān)
- 芝麻小事 (zhīmaxiǎoshì)
- 芝麻油 (zhīmayóu)
- 芝麻灣 / 芝麻湾 (Zhīmawān)
- 芝麻球 (zhīmaqiú)
- 芝麻秸
- 芝麻糊 (zhīmahù)
- 芝麻綠豆 / 芝麻绿豆 (zhīma lǜdòu)
- 芝麻菜 (zhīmacài)
- 芝麻街 (Zhīmajiē)
- 芝麻醬 / 芝麻酱 (zhīmajiàng)
- 野芝麻
- 陳年爛芝麻 / 陈年烂芝麻
- 陳穀子爛芝麻 / 陈谷子烂芝麻 (chén gǔzi làn zhīma)
- 陳芝麻爛穀子 / 陈芝麻烂谷子 (chén zhīma làn gǔzi)
- 黑芝麻 (hēizhīma)
Etymology 2
Near homophone of 支那 (Zhīnà).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
芝麻
- (Internet slang, euphemistic) alternative form of 支那 (Zhīnà, “China (derogatory)”)
芝麻仁沒有一個是蘑菇的！ [MSC, trad.]
芝麻仁没有一个是蘑菇的！ [MSC, simp.]- Zhīmá rén méiyǒu yī ge shì mógū de! [Pinyin]
- No single Chinaman is innocent! (A meme modified from a line from My Date with a Vampire)