From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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fast; quick; swift
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dish (type of food); vegetables
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trad. (快菜)
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快
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菜
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simp. #(快菜)
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快
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菜
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alternative forms
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筷菜
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Sailors' euphemism for 韭菜. Due to homophony of 韭 and 久 (“long (time)”), 韭 is replaced with 快 (“fast; quick”). Compare 筷子 (kuàizi, “chopsticks”).
快菜
- (dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, dated in Gan, euphemistic) Chinese leek; Chinese chives (Allium tuberosum)
Dialectal synonyms of
韭菜 (“garlic chives”)
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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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韭
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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韭菜
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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韭菜
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Taiwan
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韭菜
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Chengde
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韭菜
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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韭菜
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Heihe
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韭菜
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Qiqihar
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韭菜
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Harbin
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韭菜
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Jiamusi
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韭菜
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Baicheng
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韭菜
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Changchun
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韭菜
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Tonghua
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韭菜
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Shenyang
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韭菜
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Jinzhou
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韭菜
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Malaysia
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韭菜
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Singapore
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韭菜
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Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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韭菜
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Tangshan
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韭菜
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Cangzhou
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韭菜
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Baoding
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韭菜
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Shijiazhuang
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韭菜
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Lijin
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韭菜
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Jinan
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韭菜
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Dalian
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韭菜
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Dandong
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韭菜
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Yantai
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韭菜
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Yantai (Muping)
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韭菜
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Qingdao
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韭菜
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Zhucheng
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韭菜
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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韭菜
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Lingbao
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韭菜
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Jining
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韭菜
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Wanrong
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韭菜
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Linfen
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韭菜
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Shangqiu
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韭菜
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Yuanyang
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韭菜
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Zhengzhou
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韭菜
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Xinyang
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韭菜
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Baihe
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韭菜
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Xi'an
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韭菜
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Baoji
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韭菜
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Tianshui
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韭菜
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Xining
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韭菜
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Xuzhou
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韭菜
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Fuyang
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韭菜
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Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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韭菜
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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韭菜
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Lanzhou
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韭菜
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Dunhuang
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韭菜
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Hami
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韭菜
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Ürümqi
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韭菜
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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韭菜
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Nanchong
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韭菜
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Dazhou
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韭菜
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Hanyuan
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韭菜
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Xichang
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韭菜
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Zigong
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韭菜
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Chongqing
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韭菜
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Wuhan
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韭菜
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Yichang
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韭菜
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Xiangyang
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韭菜
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Tianmen
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韭菜
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Guiyang
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韭菜
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Zunyi
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韭菜
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Bijie
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韭菜
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Liping
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韭菜
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Zhaotong
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韭菜
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Dali
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韭菜
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Kunming
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韭菜
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Mengzi
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韭菜
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Guilin
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韭菜
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Liuzhou
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韭菜, 扁菜
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Nanning (Wuming)
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扁菜
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Jishou
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韭菜
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Changde
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韭菜
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Hanzhong
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韭菜
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Dagudi (Maliba)
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韭菜
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Reshuitang (Longling)
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韭菜
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Mae Salong (Lancang)
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韭菜
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Mae Sai (Tengchong)
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韭菜
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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韭菜
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Yangzhou
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韭菜
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Lianyungang
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韭菜
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Lianshui
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韭菜
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Nantong
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韭菜
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Anqing
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韭菜
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Wuhu
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韭菜
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Hefei
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韭菜
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Huanggang
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韭菜
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Hong'an
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韭菜
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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韭菜
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Hong Kong
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韭菜
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Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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韭菜
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Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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韭菜
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Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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韭菜
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Macau
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韭菜
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Macau (Tanka)
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韭菜
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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韭菜
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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韭菜
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Taishan
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韭菜
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Taishan (Guanghai)
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韭菜
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Dongguan
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韭菜
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Yangjiang
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韭菜
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Maoming (Xinpo)
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韭菜
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Gaozhou
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快菜
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Nanning
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扁菜
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Nanning (Tanka)
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扁菜
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Wuzhou
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快菜
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Yulin
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韭菜
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Rongxian
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韭菜
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Hepu (Lianzhou)
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韭菜
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Hepu (Shatian)
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韭菜
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Guiping
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快菜, 扁菜
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Guiping (Mule)
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快菜
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Pingnan
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韭菜
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Guigang (Gangcheng)
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韭菜
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Guigang (Pingdong)
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韭菜
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Beihai
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韭菜
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Beihai (Nankang)
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韭菜
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Beihai (Yingpan)
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韭菜
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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韭菜
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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韭菜
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Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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韭菜
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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韭菜
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Ipoh (Guangfu)
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韭菜
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Sarikei (Xinhui)
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韭菜
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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韭菜
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Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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韭菜
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Móng Cái
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快菜, 韭菜
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Mandalay (Taishan)
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韭菜
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Bangkok (Guangfu)
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韭菜
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Betong (Rongxian)
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韭菜
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Gan
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Nanchang
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韭菜, 快菜 dated
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Pengze
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韭菜
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Lichuan
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韭菜
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Pingxiang
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韭菜
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Hakka
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Meixian
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韭菜, 快菜
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Xingning
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快菜
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Dabu (Xihe)
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韭菜
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Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng)
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韭菜
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Zhongshan (Wuguishan)
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韭菜
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Wuhua (Shuizhai)
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韭菜, 快菜
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Wuhua (Huacheng)
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快菜
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Wuhua (Changbu)
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韭菜
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Wuhua (Mianyang)
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韭菜
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Jiexi
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韭菜
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Luhe
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韭菜
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Nanjing (Meilin)
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韭菜
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Nanjing (Tianluokeng, Shuyang)
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韭菜
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Changting
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韭菜
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Longyan (Yongding)
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韭菜
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Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)
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韭菜
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Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)
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韭菜
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Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)
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韭菜
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Liancheng (Peitian)
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韭菜
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Liancheng (Laiyuan)
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韭菜
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Yudu
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韭菜, 快菜 sailors
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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韭菜
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Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)
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快菜
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Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)
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韭菜
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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快菜
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Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
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快菜
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Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)
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快菜
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Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)
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快菜
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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韭菜
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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韭菜
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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韭菜
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Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)
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韭菜
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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韭菜
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Hong Kong
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韭菜
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Fumian (Xisha, Xinqiao)
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韭菜
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Luchuan (Daqiao)
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韭菜
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Luchuan (Sihe, Hengshan)
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韭菜
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Bobai (Cuntou, Xintian)
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韭菜, 快菜
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Beiliu (Mumian, Xilang)
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韭菜
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Xingye (Gaofeng)
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韭菜
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Rongxian (Xiandi)
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韭菜
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Sabah (Longchuan)
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韭菜
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Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)
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韭菜
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Senai (Huiyang)
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韭菜
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Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)
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快菜, 韭菜
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Singkawang
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快菜
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Bangkok (Meixian)
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韭菜, 快菜
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Bangkok (Fengshun)
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韭菜
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Bangkok (Jiexi)
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韭菜
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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韭菜
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Shexian
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韭菜
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Fuliang
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韭菜
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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韭菜
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Yangyuan
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韭菜
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Datong
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韭菜
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Xinzhou
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韭菜
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Lüliang (Lishi)
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韭菜
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Changzhi
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韭菜
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Linhe
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韭菜
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Jining
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韭菜
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Hohhot
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韭菜
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Erenhot
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韭菜
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Pingshan
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韭菜
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Zhangjiakou
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韭菜
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Handan
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韭菜
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Linzhou
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韭菜
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Suide
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韭菜
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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韭仔
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Wuyishan
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韭仔
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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韭菜
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Fuqing
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韭菜
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Matsu
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韭菜
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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韭菜
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Quanzhou
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韭菜
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Zhangzhou
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韭菜
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Zhao'an
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韭菜
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Taipei
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韭菜
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New Taipei (Tamsui)
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韭菜
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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韭菜
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New Taipei (Pingxi)
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韭菜
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Kaohsiung
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韭菜
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Kaohsiung (Cijin)
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韭菜
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Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)
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韭菜
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Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
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韭菜
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Kaohsiung (Tianliao)
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韭菜
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Yilan (Luodong)
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韭菜
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Yilan (Toucheng)
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韭菜
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Changhua (Yongjing)
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韭菜
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Tainan (Anping)
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韭菜
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Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)
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韭菜
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Kinmen
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韭菜
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Kinmen (Jinsha)
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韭菜
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Penghu (Magong)
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韭菜
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Penghu (Xiyu)
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韭菜
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Penang (Hokkien)
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韭菜
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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韭菜
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Manila (Hokkien)
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韭菜
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Zhangping (Yongfu)
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韭菜
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Datian
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韭菜仔
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Pingnan (Shangdu)
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韭菜
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Chaozhou
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韭菜
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Bangkok (Teochew)
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韭菜
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Chiang Mai (Teochew)
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韭菜
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Hat Yai (Teochew)
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韭菜
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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韭菜
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Haikou
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韭菜
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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韭菜
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Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
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韭菜
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Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
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韭菜
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Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
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韭菜
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Xianyou
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韭菜
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Xianyou (Fengting)
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韭菜
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Xianyou (Youyang)
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韭菜
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Central Min
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Yong'an
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韭菜
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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扁菜, 韭菜
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Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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韭菜
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Wu
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Shanghai
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韭菜
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Shanghai (Songjiang)
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韭菜
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Shanghai (Jiading)
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韭菜
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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韭菜
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Suzhou
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韭菜
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Danyang
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韭菜
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Hangzhou
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韭菜
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Ningbo
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韭菜
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Wenzhou
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韭菜
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Jinhua
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韭菜
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Xiang
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Changsha
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韭菜
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Loudi
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韭菜
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Shuangfeng
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韭菜
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Quanzhou
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韭菜
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