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香蕉
hoeng1 ziu1
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banana  Level: 2 Google Frequency: 3,320,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 12867 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 16th Jul 2004 19:23 and last edited on 15th Nov 2008 18:51 |
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Characters in this word:香 hoeng1 - fragrant; aromatic蕉 ziu1 - banana 6 compounds containing this word:香蕉蘋果 - banana-apple香蕉水 - paint thinner; "banana oil" 香蕉仔 - overseas born Chinese youngsters 香蕉船 - a banana split (lit., "banana boat") 香蕉共和國 - a banana republic; the brand name Banana Republic 香蕉球 - banana kick |
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Showing all 2 examples containing 香蕉 
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. ] |
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