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金蕉
- (Hokkien, including Taipei Hokkien, Lukang Hokkien, Singapore Hokkien) banana (Classifier: 條/条; 弓)
Dialectal synonyms of
香蕉 (“banana”)
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Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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香蕉
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Taxonomic name
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香蕉
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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香蕉
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Taiwan
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香蕉
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Malaysia
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香蕉
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Singapore
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香蕉
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Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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香蕉
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Jinan
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香蕉
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Wanrong
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香蕉
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Xi'an
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香蕉
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Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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香蕉
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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香蕉
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Wuhan
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香蕉
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Dagudi (Maliba)
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香蕉
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Reshuitang (Longling)
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香蕉
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Mae Salong (Lancang)
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香蕉
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Mae Sai (Tengchong)
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香蕉
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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香蕉
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Hefei
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香蕉
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Mandarin
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Fuzhou (Qinjiang, Changle)
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芭蕉果
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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香蕉, 蕉
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Hong Kong
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蕉, 香蕉
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Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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牙蕉
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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香蕉, 蕉
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Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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香蕉, 牙蕉
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Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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牙蕉
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Macau
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蕉, 香蕉
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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香蕉, 蕉
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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香蕉
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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蕉仔
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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蕉, 香蕉, 香牙蕉
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Foshan
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香蕉, 蕉
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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蕉
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Foshan (Shunde)
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蕉, 香蕉
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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香蕉
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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香蕉
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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蕉, 香蕉
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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蕉, 香蕉
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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香蕉
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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蕉果
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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蕉
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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蕉
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Taishan
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香蕉, 蕉果
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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香蕉
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Enping (Niujiang)
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香蕉
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Heshan (Yayao)
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蕉果
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Dongguan
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蕉, 香蕉
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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牙蕉
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Shaoguan
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香蕉
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Yunfu
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香蕉
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Yangjiang
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蕉子
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Xinyi
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香蕉, 蕉子, 粉蕉
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Lianjiang
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蕉子, 香蕉
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Nanning
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香蕉
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Wuzhou
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香蕉
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Yulin
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香蕉
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Hepu (Lianzhou)
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香蕉
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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香蕉, 弓蕉
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Penang (Guangfu)
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弓蕉
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Ipoh (Guangfu)
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香蕉, 弓蕉
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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香蕉
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Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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香牙蕉
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Gan
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Nanchang
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香蕉
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Hakka
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Meixian
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香蕉, 弓蕉
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Dabu (Xihe)
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香蕉, 弓蕉
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Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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香蕉
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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蕉
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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香蕉
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Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng)
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牙蕉, 蕉
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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香蕉
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Wuhua (Shuizhai)
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弓蕉
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Wuhua (Huacheng)
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蕉哩
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Wuhua (Changbu)
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弓蕉
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Wuhua (Mianyang)
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弓蕉
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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蕉
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Jiexi
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弓蕉
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Luhe
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弓蕉
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Raoping (Xinfeng)
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弓蕉
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Changting
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香蕉
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Longyan (Yongding)
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牙蕉
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Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)
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弓蕉
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Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)
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牙蕉
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Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)
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牙蕉
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Liancheng
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香蕉
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Liancheng (Peitian)
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香蕉
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Liancheng (Zhongbao)
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香蕉
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Liancheng (Laiyuan)
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香蕉
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Ninghua
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牙蕉
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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弓蕉
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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弓蕉
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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弓蕉
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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弓蕉
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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弓蕉
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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弓蕉
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Hong Kong
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牙蕉
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Sabah (Longchuan)
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蕉
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Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)
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弓蕉
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Senai (Huiyang)
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弓蕉
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Bangkok (Meixian)
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弓蕉
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Bangkok (Fengshun)
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弓蕉
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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香蕉
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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香蕉
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Pingyao
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香蕉
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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香蕉, 芭蕉果
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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芭蕉, 芭蕉果
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Matsu
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芭蕉果
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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弓蕉
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Xiamen (Tong'an)
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弓蕉
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Quanzhou
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弓蕉
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Jinjiang
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弓蕉
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Hui'an
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弓蕉
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Anxi
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弓蕉
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Yongchun
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弓蕉
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Zhangzhou
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弓蕉, 牙蕉, 蕉
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Zhangzhou (Longhai)
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牙蕉
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Zhangzhou (Changtai)
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蕉
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Pinghe
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牙蕉
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Zhangpu
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牙蕉
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Yunxiao
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牙蕉
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Zhao'an
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牙蕉
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Dongshan
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牙蕉
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Taipei
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金蕉, 弓蕉
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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弓蕉
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Kaohsiung
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弓蕉
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Yilan
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弓蕉
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Changhua (Lukang)
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金蕉, 弓蕉
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Taichung
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弓蕉
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Tainan
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弓蕉
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Hsinchu
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弓蕉
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Kinmen
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弓蕉
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Penghu (Magong)
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弓蕉
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Penang (Hokkien)
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弓蕉
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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弓蕉, 金蕉
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Manila (Hokkien)
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弓蕉
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Medan (Hokkien)
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弓蕉
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Longyan
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蕉弓
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Zhangping
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蕉弓
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Zhangping (Yongfu)
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蕉弓
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Datian
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弓蕉
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Pingnan (Shangdu)
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香蕉
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Chaozhou
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弓蕉
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Raoping
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弓蕉
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Shantou
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弓蕉
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Shantou (Chenghai)
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弓蕉
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Jieyang
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弓蕉
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Puning
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弓蕉
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Haifeng
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弓蕉
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Bangkok (Teochew)
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弓蕉
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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弓蕉
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Singapore (Teochew)
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弓蕉
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Leizhou
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蕉
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Wenchang
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香蕉
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Haikou
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牙蕉
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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芭蕉
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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弓蕉
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Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
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蕉祖
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Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
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弓蕉
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Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
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弓蕉
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Xianyou
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蕉祖
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Xianyou (Fengting)
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蕉祖
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Xianyou (Youyang)
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蕉祖
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Fuding (Aoyao)
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番蕉
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Central Min
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Yong'an
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香蕉
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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香蕉
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Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
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香蕉
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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香蕉
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Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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香蕉
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Shehua
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Fu'an
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蕉仔
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Fuding
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香蕉
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Luoyuan
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香蕉
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Sanming
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香蕉
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Shunchang
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香蕉
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Hua'an
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蕉
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Guixi (Zhangping)
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香蕉
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Cangnan
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香蕉
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Jingning (Hexi)
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香蕉
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Lishui
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香蕉
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Longyou
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香蕉
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Chaozhou
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香蕉
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Fengshun
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香蕉
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Wu
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Shanghai
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香蕉
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Suzhou
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香蕉
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Wuxi
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香蕉
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Danyang
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香蕉
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Hangzhou
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香蕉
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Ningbo
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香蕉
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Wenzhou
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香蕉
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Jinhua
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香蕉
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Xiang
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Changsha
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香蕉
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Shuangfeng
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香蕉
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Quanzhou
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香蕉
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