Chinese
Etymology
From the gecko's supposed habit of eating scorpions.
Pronunciation
Noun
蠍虎
- gecko, especially the flat-tailed house gecko (Hemidactylus platyurus)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
壁虎 (“gecko; house lizard”)
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| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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蝘蜓, 守宮
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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壁虎
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| Taxonomic name
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壁虎
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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蠍虎子, 蠍了虎子, 蠍拉虎子
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| Taiwan
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壁虎, 守宮
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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蠍拉虎子
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| Harbin
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蠍虎子
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| Shenyang
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馬舌子
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| Malaysia
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壁虎
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| Singapore
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壁虎
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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蠍拉虎子
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| Jinan
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蠍虎子, 蠍虎簾子, 壁虎
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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蠍虎子
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| Qingdao
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蠍虎子
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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蠍虎
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| Wanrong
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蛇虎子, 蠍虎子
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| Wanrong (Ronghe)
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蛇兒子
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| Zhengzhou
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蠍虎
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| Xi'an
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蠍虎子, 蛇夫子
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| Xining
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麻蛇子, 蠍虎子
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| Xuzhou
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蠍虎子
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| Pizhou
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蠍虎子
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| Lianyungang (Ganyu)
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蠍虎子
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| Donghai
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蠍虎子
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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巴壁虎兒, 四腳蛇
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| Wuhan
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壁虎子
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| Guiyang
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巴壁虎
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| Kunming
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壁虎
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| Guilin
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壁虎
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| Liuzhou
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壁虎, 四腳蛇
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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壁虎
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| Yangzhou
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壁虎子
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| Baoying
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壁虎子
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| Taizhou
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壁虎子
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| Zhenjiang
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壁虎兒
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| Lianyungang
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蠍虎子
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| Huai'an (Huaiyin)
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蠍虎子
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| Xuyi
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蠍虎
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| Nantong
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壁虎子
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| Yancheng
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壁虎蛇
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| Funing
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壁虎蛇
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| Sihong
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壁虎, 蠍虎子
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| Hefei
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蠍虎子, 四腳蛇
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| Huanggang
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壁虎兒
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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檐蛇
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| Hong Kong
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檐蛇, 壁虎, 四腳蛇, 四腳爬爬
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| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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檐蛇
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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檐蛇
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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壁蛇仔
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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壁蛇仔
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| Macau
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檐蛇
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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檐蛇
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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檐蛇
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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偷鹽蛇
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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檐蛇
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| Foshan
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檐蛇
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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檐蛇
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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檐蛇
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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舔鹽蛇
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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蠅虎
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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檐蛇
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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偷鹽蛇
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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四腳蛇
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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偷鹽蛇
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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四腳蛇
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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四腳蛇
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| Taishan
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四腳蛇
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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四腳蛇
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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檐蛇
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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蠄虎
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| Dongguan
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檐蛇, 炮公魚
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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百公蛇
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| Shaoguan
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檐蛇
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| Yunfu
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偷鹽蛇
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| Yangjiang
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檐頭蛇, 懶飯蛇
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| Xinyi
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偷鹽蛇
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| Lianjiang
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偷鹽蛇
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| Nanning
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檐蛇
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| Wuzhou
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檐蛇
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| Yulin
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草檐鼠
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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檐蛇
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| Penang (Guangfu)
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檐蛇
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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檐蛇
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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檐蛇
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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壁蛇子, 壁蛇
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| Lichuan
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壁虎
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| Pingxiang
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蜘虎
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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檐蛇仔, 檐蛇
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| Xingning
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壁蛇
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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檐蛇
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| Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)
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壁蛇, 檐蛇
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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壁蛇
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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壁蛇
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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檐蛇
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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四腳蛇
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| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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狗嫲臊
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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檐蛇
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| Changting
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螭虎
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| Wuping
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壁
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| Wuping (Pingyu)
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壁蛇子
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| Liancheng
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壁虎子
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| Ninghua
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壁虎子
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| Yudu
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壁虎, 血子, 壁蛇子
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| Ruijin
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壁蛇子
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| Shicheng
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伏壁, 狗婆蛇
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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壁蛇子
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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壁蛇, 檐蛇
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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壁蛇, 壁蛇仔, 黏蛇仔
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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壁蛇
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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壁蛇
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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壁蛇
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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飛蒂仔, 貼壁蛇
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| Hong Kong
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壁蛇
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
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壁蛇
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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壁蛇
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| Kuching (Hepo)
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檐蛇
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| Singkawang
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檐蛇
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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壁虎
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| Shexian
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壁壁虎
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| Wuyuan
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壁虎
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| Fuliang
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壁虎哩
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| Dexing
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壁虎
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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蠍虎兒
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| Pingyao
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蠍虎兒
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| Xinzhou
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蠍虎兒
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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壁哩蜥
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| Songxi
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厝貼
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| Zhenghe
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厝鐵
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| Jianyang
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木客仔
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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𧕇
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| Fuzhou (Changle)
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五爪龍
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| Fuqing
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𧕇
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| Yongtai
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檐鼠
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| Gutian
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𧕇
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| Fu'an
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牆魚
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| Ningde
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𧕇虎
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| Shouning
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牆魚
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| Zhouning
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杜靛
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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蟮蟲
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
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蟮蟲
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| Quanzhou
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蟮蟲
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| Jinjiang
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蟮蟲
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| Zhangzhou
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蟮蟲
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| Zhangzhou (Longhai)
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蟮蟲
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| Zhangzhou (Changtai)
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蟮蟲
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| Zhao'an
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蟮蟲
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| Taipei
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蟮蟲仔, 守宮
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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蟮蟲仔
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| Kaohsiung
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蟮蟲
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| Yilan
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蟮蟲, 壁虎
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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蟮蟲
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| Taichung
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蟮蟲仔
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| Tainan
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蟮蟲仔
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| Hsinchu
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蟮蟲
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| Kinmen
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蟮蟲
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| Penghu (Magong)
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蟮蟲
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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蟮蟲, cicak
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
蟮蟲
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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蟮蟲
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| Pingnan (Shangdu)
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檐蛇
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| Chaozhou
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檐龍
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| Shantou
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檐龍
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| Shantou (Chenghai)
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檐龍
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| Shantou (Chaoyang)
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蟮蟲
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| Jieyang
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檐龍, 胡蠅虎
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| Puning
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檐龍, 神龍
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| Haifeng
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檐蛇
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
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檐龍
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
檐龍
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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檐龍
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| Pontianak (Teochew)
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檐龍
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| Leizhou
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孫龍
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| Wenchang
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神郎
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| Haikou
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龍船
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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神郎
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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爬豆
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
|
頭毛檐蛇, 跤毛檐蛇, 檐蛇
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
|
檐蛇
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| Northern Pinghua
|
Guilin (Dahe)
|
檐蛇子
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| Wu
|
Shanghai
|
壁虎, 四腳蛇
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
壁虎
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| Suzhou
|
壁虎子, 四腳蛇 southern suburbs
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| Wuxi
|
壁虎
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| Changshu
|
壁虎
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| Nantong (Haimen)
|
壁虎
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| Changzhou
|
壁虎
|
| Danyang
|
壁虎則, 壁虎, 四腳蛇
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| Nanjing (Gaochun)
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四腳蛇
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| Hangzhou
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壁虎兒, 壁虎
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| Ningbo
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壁虎, 壁老虎, 四腳蛇
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| Wenzhou
|
五爪龍, 白蟻龍
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| Jinhua
|
蠍壁虎, 蠍壁虎兒
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| Xiang
|
Changsha
|
壁虎, 壁虎子, 巴壁虎
|
| Shuangfeng
|
痴虎, 壁虎子
|
| Hengyang
|
西虎
|
| Quanzhou
|
壁虎
|
Derived terms