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香蕉仔

hoeng1 ziu1 zai2

overseas born Chinese youngsters - yellow outside, white inside; Chinese appearance, white in essence.

synonym: 竹升仔

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 3

香蕉仔

香 hoeng1 xiang1 - fragrant; aromatic
蕉 ziu1 ciu4 qiao2 jiao1 - [1] the banana [2] the plantain
仔 zai2 zi2 zai3 zi1 - son; child; small animal

This word was added by 14K Guy on 2nd Apr 2007 and last edited on 15th Mar 2008

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