Chinese
Etymology 1
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to show; to reveal; to expose to show; to reveal; to expose; dew |
aquatic snail
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| trad. (露螺)
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露
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螺
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| simp. #(露螺)
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露
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螺
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| alternative forms
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路螺
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Pronunciation
Noun
露螺
- (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, Zhao'an Hakka) snail
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
蝸牛 (“land snail”)
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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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蝸蜒
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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蝸牛
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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水牛兒, 牛兒
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| Taiwan
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蝸牛
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| Langfang
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蝸牛
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| Chifeng
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蝸牛
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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蛤蜊牛
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| Harbin
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蝸牛, 水摸牛兒
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| Shenyang
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蝸牛, 水牛兒
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| Singapore
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蝸牛
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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蝸牛
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| Tangshan
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蝸牛, 牛磨磨兒
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| Cangzhou
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蝸牛
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| Baoding
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牛兒
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| Shijiazhuang
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蝸牛兒, 劉劉出門兒
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| Jinan
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蛤拉蚰, 蛤拉蚰子
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Qingdao
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蝸牛
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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蝸子
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| Daming
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蝸牛兒
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| Wanrong
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蝸牛
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| Zhengzhou
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阿子
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| Xi'an
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蝸蝸牛, 蝸蝸牛兒
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| Xining
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拔牛兒
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| Xuzhou
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蝸牛, 烏斗牛兒, 烏斗牛
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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蝸牛
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| Lanzhou
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蝸蝸牛, 蝸牛
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| Ürümqi
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蝸蝸牛兒, 蝸蝸牛, 蝸蝸子
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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牛牛兒, 牛牛, 蝸牛
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| Chongqing
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山螺螄, 牛牛兒
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| Wuhan
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蝸牛, 天螺螄
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| Guiyang
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蝸牛
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| Kunming
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蝸牛
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| Guilin
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蝸牛
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| Liuzhou
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蝸牛
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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蝸牛
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| Yangzhou
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蝸牛
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| Nantong
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蝸牛
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| Hefei
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旱螺螄, 蝸牛
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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蝸牛, 田螺摩, 田螺蟲
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| Hong Kong
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蝸牛
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| Taishan
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緣牛, 蝸牛
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| Dongguan
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蝸牛
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| Yangjiang
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蝸牛
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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鼻涕蟲
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| Hepu (Shatian)
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屎坑螺
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| Beihai
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蝸牛
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| Beihai (Nankang)
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蝸牛
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| Beihai (Yingpan)
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山螺
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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蝸牛
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| Lichuan
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蝸牛
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| Pingxiang
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天螺頭
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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螔螺哥, 螔螺仔
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| Wuhua (Huacheng)
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螔螺哩
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| Yudu
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蝸牛
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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螔螺仔
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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螔螺仔
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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蝓螺
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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蝓螺
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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蝓螺
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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露螺
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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蜒蚰
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| Shexian
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螺螄
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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蝸牛
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| Xinzhou
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蝸牛, 海螺子
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| Linhe
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蝸牛
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| Jining
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蝸牛
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| Hohhot
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蝸牛
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| Zhangjiakou
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蝸牛, 水牛
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| Handan
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蝸牛, 巴牛, 牤牛
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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鉗螺
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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牛母牛囝
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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露螺
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| Zhangzhou
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鼻痕螺, 鼻痕
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| Zhao'an
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𧌄花螺
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| Dongshan
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紅螺螺
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| Taipei
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露螺
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| New Taipei (Tamsui)
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露螺
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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露螺
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| New Taipei (Pingxi)
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露螺
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| Kaohsiung
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露螺
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| Kaohsiung (Cijin)
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露螺
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| Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)
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露螺
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| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
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露螺
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| Kaohsiung (Tianliao)
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露螺
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| Yilan
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露螺
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| Yilan (Toucheng)
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露螺
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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露螺
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| Taichung
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露螺
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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露螺
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| Tainan
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露螺
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| Tainan (Anping)
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露螺
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| Taitung
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露螺
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| Hsinchu
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露螺
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| Kinmen
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露螺
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| Penghu (Magong)
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露螺
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| Penghu (Xiyu)
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露螺
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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露螺
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| Chaozhou
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庵螺
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| Shantou (Chaoyang)
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庵螺蟲
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| Jieyang
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庵螺
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
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蝸牛
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| Leizhou
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麻露螺
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| Wenchang
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過路螺
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| Haikou
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毛露螺
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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蝸牛
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
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咚咚螺, 狗囝螺螺
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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螺螄蟲
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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蝸牛
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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蝸牛
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| Suzhou
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蝸牛, 背包蜒蚰
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| Hangzhou
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蝸牛
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| Ningbo
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蜒蚰螺, 蜒螺
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| Wenzhou
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蜒蚰螺
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| Jinhua
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蚰蚰螺
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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蝸牛, 天螺陀
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| Loudi
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山螺頭
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| Shuangfeng
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蝸牛, 山田螺
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from English Rolex, possibly via Japanese ロレックス (rorekkusu).
Pronunciation
Noun
露螺
- (Taiwanese Hokkien, slang) Rolex
1995, “OK情歌”, performed by 羅大佑 ft. OK男女合唱團:
不知東時來的七仔魁 頭殼秀逗雙手掛露螺 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
不知东时来的七仔魁 头壳秀逗双手挂露螺 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]- m̄ chai tang-sî lâi ê chhit-á-khoe, thâu-khak siò͘-to͘h siang-chhiú kòa Lō͘-lê [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- This playboy that came no one knows when is muddleheaded and wears Rolexes on both his hands
2000, “臺灣話 [Táiwānhuà]”, performed by 陳雷:
大人只甘那顧著面底皮 比七仔比車比厝比路螺 [Hokkien, trad.]
大人只甘那顾着面底皮 比七仔比车比厝比路螺 [Hokkien, simp.]- tāi-jîn chí kan-na kò͘-tio̍h bīn-té-phôe, pí chhit-á pí chhia pí chhù pí Lō͘-lê [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- The grown-ups only care about their face [reputation]; they just compare their girlfriends, cars, houses and Rolexes.
2001, “不爽 [bùshuǎng]”, in 吳永吉 (lyrics), 董事長.tw Chairmans 2[1], performed by 董事長樂團:
駛著賓士擱掛著勞力士 我是欲拿啥咪甲伊比 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
驶着宾士搁挂着劳力士 我是欲拿啥咪甲伊比 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]- sái-tio̍h Biàn-luh koh kòa-tio̍h Lō͘-lê, góa sī beh the̍h siáⁿ-mih kah i pí [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- [He] drives a Mercedes and wears a Rolex; what could I use to match up to him?
2006, “錢四腳人兩腳”, 黃明洲 (lyrics)[2]performed by 方瑞娥 and 高向鵬:
有人開米連ㄝ 嘛有人掛勞力 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
有人开米连ㄝ 嘛有人挂劳力 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]- ū-lâng khui Bí-leng--ê, mā ū-lâng kòa Lō͘-lê [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- Some people drive BMWs, and some wear Rolexes
2020, “叫爸爸 [Call me Daddy]”[3]performed by 黃昺翔:
ROLEX攏無當掛 二四小時攏綴你行 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
ROLEX拢无当挂 二四小时拢缀你行 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]- Lō͘-lê lóng bô-tàng kòa, lī-sì sió-sî lóng tòe lí kiâⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- Rolexes I cannot wear, following you around twenty-four seven
Synonyms