番薯

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Chinese

 
(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign
(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign; surname; place name
potato; yam
trad. (番薯/番藷) /
simp. (番薯)
alternative forms 蕃薯
蕃藷蕃薯
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Etymology 1

Pronunciation


Note:
  • huang1 ze5 - Shantou;
  • huêng1 ze5 - Chaozhou;
  • huang1 zu5 - Chaoyang.

    Noun

    番薯

    1. sweet potato
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    Sino-Xenic (番薯, 番藷, 蕃薯, 蕃藷番薯, 番薯, 蕃薯, 蕃薯):

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    Etymology 2

    Phono-semantic matching of English fans.

    Pronunciation


    Noun

    番薯

    1. (Cantonese, humorous) fan (e.g. of music, movies, celebrities)

    References

    • 曾子凡 (2008) 《香港粵語慣用語研究》 [A Study of Idiomatic Expressions in Hong Kong Cantonese] (in Chinese), Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong Press, →ISBN