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banana; broadleaf plants Stroke count: 16
Level: 2
Radical: 艸 (#140)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 12856 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46 |
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香蕉 hoeng1 ziu1 = banana 香蕉蘋果 hoeng1 ziu1 ping4 gwo2 = banana-apple 大蕉 daai6 ziu1 = a plantain 香蕉水 hoeng1 ziu1 seoi2 = paint thinner; "banana oil" 香蕉仔 hoeng1 ziu1 zai2 = overseas born Chinese youngsters 粵 香蕉船 hoeng1 ziu1 syun4 = a banana split (lit., "banana boat") 公蕉 gung1 ziu1 = banana 粵 香蕉共和國 hoeng1 ziu1 gung6 wo4 gwok3 = a banana republic; the brand name Banana Republic 帶兩梳蕉 daai3 loeng5 so1 ziu1 = visit sb. empty-handed; neglect to bring a gift when visiting sb. 粵 香蕉球 hoeng1 ziu1 kau4 = banana kick 蕉嶺 ziu1 ling5 = Jiaoling (place in Guangdong) |
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Showing all 3 examples containing 蕉
我買咗一梳蕉 粵
I bought a hand of bananas. [Lit. I buy already one hand bananas. ['Hand' is another term for 'bunch'.]]
食完香蕉之後,要掉咗塊蕉皮 粵
Throw away the peel after you've finished the banana. [Lit. eat-finish banana afterwards, need throw-[particle used in imperatives] [counter] banana-skin. Classifier 塊 is optional if the object (蕉皮) consists of two characters. But 塊 would be mandatory if followed by single character 皮. ] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |