Chinese
Etymology
From insect prefix 馬／螞 + 蟻 (“ant”).
Pronunciation
Noun
螞蟻
- ant (Classifier: 隻／只 m c)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 螞蟻 (“ant”) [map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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蟻, 螞蟻
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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螞蟻
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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螞蟻
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| Taiwan
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螞蟻
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| Chengde
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螞蟻
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| Ulanhot
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螞蟻
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| Tongliao
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螞蟻
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| Chifeng
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螞蟻
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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螞蟻
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| Heihe
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螞蟻
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| Qiqihar
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螞蟻
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| Harbin
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螞蟻
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| Jiamusi
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螞蟻
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| Baicheng
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螞蟻
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| Changchun
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螞蟻
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| Tonghua
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螞蟻
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| Shenyang
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螞蟻
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| Jinzhou
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螞蟻
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| Malaysia
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螞蟻
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| Singapore
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螞蟻
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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螞蟻
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| Tangshan
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螞蟻, 垤蜉
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| Cangzhou
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螞蟻, 米蛘
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| Baoding
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蚍蜉
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| Shijiazhuang
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螞蟻
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| Lijin
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米蛘
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| Jinan
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螞蟻, 米蛘
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Dalian
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螞蟻
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| Dandong
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螞蟻, 螞蟣蛘子
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| Yantai
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螞蟣蛘子
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| Yantai (Muping)
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蟣螞蛘子, 螞蟣蛘子
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| Weihai
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蟻
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| Qingdao
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螞蟻蛘
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| Zhucheng
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螞蟻蛘, 蟻蛘
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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螞蟻
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| Lingbao
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螞蟻
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| Jining
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螞蟻
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| Wanrong
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螞螞蚍蜉
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| Linfen
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螞螞蟲兒
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| Shangqiu
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螞蟻
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| Yuanyang
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螞蟻
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| Zhengzhou
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螞蟻
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| Xinyang
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螞蟻
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| Baihe
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螞蟻
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| Xi'an
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螞蟻, 蚍蜉螞
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| Baoji
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螞蟻
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| Tianshui
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蚍蜉螞螞
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| Xining
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螞蟻, 螞蟻蟲兒
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| Xuzhou
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螞蟻
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| Fuyang
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螞蟻
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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螞蟻
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| Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)
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螞蟻蟲子
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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螞蟻
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| Bayanhot
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螞蟻
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| Lanzhou
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螞蟻, 螞蟻蟲兒
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| Dunhuang
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螞蟻
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| Hami
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螞蟻
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| Ürümqi
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螞蟻
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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螞蟻兒, 螞蟻子
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| Chengdu (Xindu)
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螞蟻兒
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| Chengdu (Pidu)
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螞蟻兒, 螞蟻子
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| Chengdu (Wenjiang)
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螞蟻兒, 螞蟻子
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| Chengdu (Shuangliu)
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螞蟻兒
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| Chengdu (Xinjin)
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螞蟻子
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| Jintang
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螞蟻兒
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| Pengzhou
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螞蟻兒
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| Dujiangyan
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螞蟻兒, 螞蟻子
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| Chongzhou
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螞蟻兒
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| Dayi
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螞蟻子
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| Pujiang
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螞蟻子
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| Qionglai
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螞蟻子
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| Nanchong
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螞蟻
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| Dazhou
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螞蟻
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| Hanyuan
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螞蟻子
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| Xichang
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螞蟻
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| Zigong
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螞蟻
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| Chongqing
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螞蟻子, 螞英子
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| Wuhan
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螞蟻, 螞印子, 螞燕子
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| Yichang
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螞蟻
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| Xiangyang
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螞蟻
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| Tianmen
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螞蟻, 螞蜒子
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| Guiyang
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螞蟻
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| Zunyi
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螞蟻子
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| Bijie
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螞蟻
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| Liping
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螞蟻
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| Zhaotong
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螞蟻子
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| Dali
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螞蟻
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| Kunming
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螞蟻
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| Mengzi
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螞蟻
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| Guilin
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螞蟻
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| Liuzhou
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螞蟻
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| Jishou
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螞娘子
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| Changde
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螞蟻
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| Hanzhong
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螞蟻
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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螞蟻
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| Yangzhou
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螞蟻
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| Lianyungang
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螞蟻
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| Lianshui
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螞蟻
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| Nantong
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螞蟻, 螞米
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| Anqing
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螞蟻
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| Wuhu
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螞蟻子
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| Hefei
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螞蟻
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| Hong'an
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螞蟻
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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蟻
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| Hong Kong
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蟻, 螞蟻
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| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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蟻
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| Macau
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蟻
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| Taishan
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蟻
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| Dongguan
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蟻
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| Yangjiang
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蟻
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| Xinyi
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蟻
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| Wuchuan (Wuyang)
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蟻
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| Beihai
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蟻仔
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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蟻
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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蟻
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| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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蟻
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| Danzhou
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蟻仔
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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蟻
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| Penang (Guangfu)
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蟻
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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蟻
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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蟻
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| Móng Cái
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蟻
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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螞蟻, 螞印子
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| Lichuan
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螞蟻
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| Pingxiang
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螞蟻子
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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蟻公, 蟻仔
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| Xingning
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咪公
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| Huiyang
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蟻子
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| Huidong (Daling)
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蟻
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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蟻
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| Wuhua (Huacheng)
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蟻公
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
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蟻
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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蟻公
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| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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蟻公
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| Liannan
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蟻公
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| Jiexi
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蟻公
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| Luhe
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蟻仔
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| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
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蟻子
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| Changting
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蟻公
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| Wuping
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蟻公
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| Wuping (Yanqian)
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蟻公
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| Wuping (Pingyu)
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蟻公
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| Liancheng
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蟻公
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| Ninghua
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蟻公, 蟻子
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| Yudu
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螞蟻
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| Ningdu
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蟻公
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| Ruijin
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蟻公子, 螞蟻
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| Shicheng
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蟻公
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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螞蟻
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| Tonggu (Sandu)
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蟻公
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| Ganzhou (Panlong)
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螞蟻
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| Dayu
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螞蟻
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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蟻公
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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蟻公
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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蟻公
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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蟻公
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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蟻仔, 蟻公
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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蟻子
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| Hong Kong
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蟻公, 蟻子
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| Mengshan (Xihe)
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蟻公
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| Luchuan
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蟻
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
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螞蟻, 蟻公
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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蟻
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| Singkawang
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蟻, 蟻公
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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螞蟻
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| Shexian
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螞蟻
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| Huangshan (Tunxi)
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螞蟻
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| Xiuning
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螞蟻
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| Qimen
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螞蟻
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| Wuyuan
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螞蟻
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| Fuliang
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螞蟻
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| Dexing
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螞蟻
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| Jingde
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王眼的
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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螞蚍蜉, 螞蚍蜉兒, 螞蟻
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| Pingyao
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螞蚍蜉
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| Yangyuan
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螞蚍蜉子
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| Datong
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螞螞蚍蜉兒
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| Xinzhou
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螞蚍蜉
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| Lüliang (Lishi)
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螞蟻, 螞蚍蜉
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| Changzhi
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螞蟻
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| Taibus (Baochang)
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螞蟻
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| Linhe
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螞蟻, 螞蟻兒
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| Jining
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螞蟻
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| Hohhot
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螞蟻, 螞蚍蜉兒, 螞蟻官兒
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| Baotou
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螞蟻
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| Dongsheng
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螞蟻
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| Haibowan
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螞蟻
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| Erenhot
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螞蟻
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| Pingshan
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蚍蜉
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| Zhangjiakou
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螞蟻
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| Handan
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螞蟻
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| Linzhou
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螞蟻
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| Suide
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螞蟻兒
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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蟻稚仔
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| Songxi
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蟻蠍嫲
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| Zhenghe
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真蟻仔
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| Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
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宗蟻仔
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| Jianyang
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蟻仔
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| Wuyishan
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蟻仔
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| Pucheng (Shibei)
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蟻仔
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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紅蟻
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| Fuzhou (Changle)
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黃蟻
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| Fuqing
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黃蟻, 紅蟻
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| Yongtai
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黃蟻
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| Gutian
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蟻
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| Fu'an
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蟻
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| Ningde
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黃蟻
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| Shouning
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蟻
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| Zhouning
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蟻
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| Fuding
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蟻
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| Matsu
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黃蟻
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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狗蟻
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
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狗蟻
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| Quanzhou
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狗蟻
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| Yongchun
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蟻
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| Dehua
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草蟻
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| Zhangzhou
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狗蟻
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| Zhangzhou (Longhai)
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狗蟻
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| Zhangzhou (Changtai)
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狗蟻仔
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| Hua'an
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狗蟻
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| Nanjing
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狗蟻
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| Pinghe
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狗蟻
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| Zhangpu
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狗蟻
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| Zhao'an
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狗蟻
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| Dongshan
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狗蟻
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| Taipei
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狗蟻
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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狗蟻
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| Kaohsiung
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狗蟻
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| Yilan
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狗蟻
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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狗蟻
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| Taichung
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狗蟻
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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狗蟻
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| Tainan
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狗蟻
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| Taitung
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狗蟻
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| Hsinchu
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狗蟻
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| Kinmen
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狗蟻
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| Penghu (Magong)
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狗蟻
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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蟻
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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狗蟻
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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狗蟻, 蟻
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| Medan (Hokkien)
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狗蟻
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| Longyan
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蟻翁
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| Zhangping
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蟻
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| Zhangping (Yongfu)
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蟻
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| Datian
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蟻
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| Chaozhou
|
蟻
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| Shantou
|
蟻
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| Shantou (Chenghai)
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蟻
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| Jieyang
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蟻, 狗蟻
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| Haifeng
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狗蟻
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
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溝蟻
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
蟻
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| Singapore (Teochew)
|
蟻
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| Pontianak (Teochew)
|
蟻
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| Leizhou
|
蟻
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| Wenchang
|
蟻
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| Haikou
|
蟻
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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蟻
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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蟻婆
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| Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
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蟻婆
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| Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
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蟻婆
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| Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
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蟻婆
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| Xianyou
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蟻, 蟻婆, 蟻公
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| Xianyou (Fengting)
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蟻, 蟻婆
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| Xianyou (Youyang)
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蟻, 蟻婆
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| Fuding (Aoyao)
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蟻
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| Central Min
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Yong'an
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蟻
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
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蟻
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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螞蟻
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| Shehua
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Fu'an
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黃蟻
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| Fuding
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黃蟻
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| Luoyuan
|
黃蟻
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| Sanming
|
蟻
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| Shunchang
|
蟻
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| Hua'an
|
蟻
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| Guixi (Zhangping)
|
蟻
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| Cangnan
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黃蟻
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| Jingning (Hexi)
|
蟻
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| Lishui
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蟻
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| Longyou
|
蟻
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| Chaozhou
|
蟻
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| Fengshun
|
蟻仔
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| Wu
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Shanghai
|
螞蟻
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| Shanghai (Songjiang)
|
螞蟻
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| Shanghai (Jiading)
|
螞蟻
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
螞蟻
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| Suzhou
|
螞蟻
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| Wuxi
|
螞蟻
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| Danyang
|
螞蟻
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| Hangzhou
|
螞蟻
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| Ningbo
|
螞粉, 螞轟, 螞蟻
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| Wenzhou
|
火蟻
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| Jinhua
|
戽我, 螞蟻
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| Xiang
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Changsha
|
螞蟻子, 螞蟻
|
| Loudi
|
螞蟻子, 螞蟻
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| Shuangfeng
|
螞蟻子
|
| Hengyang
|
螞蟻子
|
Derived terms
- 急得有如熱鍋中的螞蟻 / 急得有如热锅中的蚂蚁
- 熱鍋上螞蟻 / 热锅上蚂蚁
- 白螞蟻 / 白蚂蚁 (báimǎyǐ)
- 螞蟻上樹 / 蚂蚁上树 (mǎyǐshàngshù)
- 螞蟻啃骨頭 / 蚂蚁啃骨头
- 螞蟻搬泰山 / 蚂蚁搬泰山
- 螞蟻窩 / 蚂蚁窝 (mǎyǐwō)
- 螞蟻緣槐 / 蚂蚁缘槐
- 螞蟻章 / 蚂蚁章 (“The Ant, the twenty-seventh sura of the Qur'an”)
- 鏊盤上螞蟻 / 鏊盘上蚂蚁