番薯 [－－]

Jyutping faan1 syu2
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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (dialect) sweet potato
  2. yam
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    植物​名​，​亦​指其塊​根
    sweet potato
  2. 參看
    蕃薯
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    sweet potato
    (syn.) 白芋, 薯薯兒, 番苕, 藷藇, 芋頭, 玉枕薯, 薯子, 地蘿蔔, 苕, 薯藥, 山薯, 山藷, 金薯, 葛薯, 番葛, 甘薯, 蘿蔔薯, 白番苕, 番芋, 窩薯, 紅番薯, 藷, 紅芋, 薯蕷, 山藥, 外國薯, 紅苕, 飯薯, 飯芋, 薯, 土瓜, 番薯哩, 地瓜, 番薯, 白薯, 紅薯, 山芋
  2. noun, Cantonese, humorous
    fan (e.g. of music, movies, celebrities)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 地瓜
  2. 白薯
  3. 紅薯 – 红薯
  4. 甘薯
  5. 蕃薯
Definitions (兩岸三地生活差異詞語彙編—Two Shores Three Places)
  1. 蔬果：臺
    地瓜、番薯
  2. 蔬果：陸
    白薯、地瓜、紅薯
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    番薯
    番薯
    faan1 syu2
    • sweet potato
  2. Cantonese
    鬼鬼鼠鼠偷番薯
    鬼鬼鼠鼠偷番薯
    gwai2 gwai2 syu2 syu2 tau1 faan1 syu2
    • looks sneaky and steals sweet potato
  3. Cantonese
    佢成嚿大番薯咁，解释极都唔明。
    佢成嚿大番薯咁，解釋極都唔明。
    keoi5 sing4 gau6 daai6 faan1 syu2 gam2, gaai2 sik1 gik6 dou1 m4 ming4.
    • He's like an idiot. He couldn't understand why I am saying no matter how many times I explained to him.
  4. Cantonese
    煨番薯
    煨番薯
    wui1 faan1 syu2
    • roasted sweet potato