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Chinese
Etymology
Bauer (1987) suggests that the suffix 菇 is derived from an Austro–Tai word for “head” (compare Thai หัว (hǔua), Zhuang gyaeuj, Bouyei jauc, Hlai ghwous); also compare Cantonese 哥 in 膝頭哥/膝头哥 (“knee”), 鼻哥 (“nose”).
Pronunciation
Noun
奶菇
- (Hakka) breast
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
乳房 (“breast”)
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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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乳
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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乳房
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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咂兒, 咂咂兒, 咂兒咂兒, 媽媽, 奶膀子, 奶子, 㜷㜷
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Taiwan
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奶子, 咪咪 slang, 長輩 slang
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Langfang
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咂咂兒
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Ulanhot
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咂兒, 奶頭, 媽媽
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Tongliao
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咂兒, 奶頭
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Chifeng
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乳房
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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咂咂兒
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Harbin
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奶子, 奶膀子, 咂兒, 咂咂兒, 媽兒媽兒
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Singapore
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乳房
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Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)
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奶膀子
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Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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個個
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Tangshan
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悶兒
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Cangzhou
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媽媽
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Baoding
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媽媽
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Shijiazhuang
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媽媽
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Jinan
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媽媽, 奶
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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奶子
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Qingdao
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奶子
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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奶
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Daming
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媽媽
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Wanrong
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奶
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Zhengzhou
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媽
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Xi'an
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奶頭, 奶
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Xining
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奶頭
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Xuzhou
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媽媽
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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高高
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Bayanhot
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高高, 奶頭
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Lanzhou
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苶苶
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Ürümqi
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奶子, 高高
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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奶奶, 包子 humorous
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Wuhan
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媽, 媽媽, 奶
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Guiyang
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咪咪, 奶
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Kunming
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奶
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Guilin
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奶
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Liuzhou
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奶
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Mae Salong (Lancang)
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奶
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Mae Sai (Tengchong)
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奶
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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奶兒, 奶子
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Yangzhou
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奶子
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Nantong
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奶子
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Hefei
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奶頭
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Chuzhou
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媽頭子
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Mandarin
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Nanping (Yanping)
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奶奶
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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𢆡
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Hong Kong
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𢆡, 胸, 波, 車頭燈
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Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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媽仔
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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媽仔
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Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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𢆡姑
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Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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𢆡姑
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Macau
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奶
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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𢆡, 奶
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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𢆡
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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𢆡
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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𢆡
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Foshan
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𢆡
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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奶
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Foshan (Shunde)
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乳房
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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𢆡
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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𢆡
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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𢆡
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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𢆡, 呢仔
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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𢆡, 奄
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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𢆡
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
|
奶
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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𢆡
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Taishan
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𢆡
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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𢆡
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Enping (Niujiang)
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𢆡
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Heshan (Yayao)
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𢆡
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Dongguan
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𢆡, 奶
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Shaoguan
|
奶
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Yunfu
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𢆡
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Yangjiang
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𢆡
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Xinyi
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𢆡
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Nanning
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奶
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Wuzhou
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奶
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Yulin
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𢆡
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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𢆡, 奶
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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波
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Gan
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Nanchang
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奶
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Lichuan
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奶
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Pingxiang
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奶
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Hakka
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Meixian
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奶菇, 奶牯
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Xingning
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奶菇, 奶
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Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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奶
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Huiyang
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奶菇
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Huidong (Daling)
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奶菇, 奶
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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奶牯
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Boluo (Bendihua)
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奶
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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奶牯
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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奶
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Wuhua (Huacheng)
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奶菇
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Heyuan (Bendihua)
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奶
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Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)
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奶牯
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Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)
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奶
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Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)
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奶牯
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Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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奶
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Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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奶房, 奶
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Liannan
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奶
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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奶
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Jiexi
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奶菇
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Changting
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奶
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Wuping
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奶菇
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Wuping (Pingyu)
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奶菇
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Ninghua
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奶菇
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Yudu
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奶
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Ruijin
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奶
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Shicheng
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奶菇, 奶
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Shangyou (Shexi)
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波
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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奶菇
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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奶菇
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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奶菇
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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奶菇
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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奶菇
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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奶
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Hong Kong
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奶菇
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Luchuan
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奶
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Luchuan (Daqiao)
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奶
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Sabah (Longchuan)
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奶
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Senai (Huiyang)
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奶菇
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Singkawang
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奶, 奶菇
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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奶, 奶脯
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Shexian
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奶, 媽
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Huangshan (Tunxi)
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奶
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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奶, 奶奶
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Xinzhou
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奶, 奶奶, 奶牛, 奶牛牛
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Taibus (Baochang)
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奶
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Linhe
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奶頭
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Jining
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奶
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Hohhot
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牛牛
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Baotou
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奶
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Dongsheng
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奶
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Haibowan
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奶頭
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Zhangjiakou
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媽媽
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Handan
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妹妹
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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奶, 奶脬, 奶座
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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奶奶, 奶
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Fuzhou (Changle)
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奶奶
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Fuqing
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奶奶
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Yongtai
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奶
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Gutian
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奶
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Fu'an
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奶
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Ningde
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奶
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Shouning
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奶
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Zhouning
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奶
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Fuding
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奶
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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奶, 奶仔
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Quanzhou
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奶, 奶仔
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Zhangzhou
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奶, 奶仔
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Taipei
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奶
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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奶仔
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Kaohsiung
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奶
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Yilan
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奶
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Changhua (Lukang)
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奶
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Taichung
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奶
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Taichung (Wuqi)
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奶
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Tainan
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奶
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Taitung
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奶
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Hsinchu
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奶
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Kinmen
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奶
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Penghu (Magong)
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奶
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Penang (Hokkien)
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奶
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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奶, 奶仔, 奶奶
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Manila (Hokkien)
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奶仔
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Pingnan (Shangdu)
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奶
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Chaozhou
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奶
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Shantou
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奶
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Jieyang
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奶
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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奶
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Singapore (Teochew)
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奶
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Wenchang
|
奶
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Haikou
|
奶
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Puxian Min
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Putian
|
奶
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Xianyou
|
奶
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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𢆡
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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奶頭
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Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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奶
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Wu
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Shanghai
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奶, 奶奶
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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奶
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Suzhou
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奶奶
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Danyang
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奶奶
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Hangzhou
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奶奶
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Ningbo
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奶奶脯, 奶脯, 奶奶
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Wenzhou
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奶奶, 奶
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Jinhua
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奶, 奶窠
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Xiang
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Changsha
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奶子, 奶, 奶唧唧 childish, 唧唧 childish
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Xiangtan
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奶痣婆
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Loudi
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奶婆
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Shuangfeng
|
奶婆
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Quanzhou
|
奶婆, 奶
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