香蕉

Chinese

		fragrant; incense; (of food) savory fragrant; incense; (of food) savory; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular	banana
trad. (香蕉)		香	蕉
simp. ^#(香蕉)		香	蕉

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiāngjiāo

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤㄐㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoeng¹ ziu¹
Gan (Wiktionary): xiong¹ 'jieu¹
Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): hiong¹ jiau¹
Jin (Wiktionary): xion¹ jiau¹
Min Dong (BUC): hiŏng-ciĕu
Min Nan (POJ): hiuⁿ-chio / hiong-chio
Wu (Wiktionary): xian jiau (T1)
Xiang (Wiktionary): xian¹ jiau¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: xiāngjiāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤㄐㄧㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiangjiau
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoeng¹ ziu¹
  - Yale: hēung jīu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoeng¹ dziu¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hêng¹ jiu¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: xiong¹ 'jieu¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕiɔŋ⁴² ˈt͡ɕiɛu⁴²/
Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: hiong¹ jiau¹
  - IPA: /çiɔŋ⁴⁴ t͡ɕiau⁴⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: xion¹ jiau¹
  - IPA (old-style): /ɕiɒ̃¹¹ t͡ɕiau¹¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: hiŏng-ciĕu
  - IPA ^(key): /hyoŋ⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)ʒieu⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiuⁿ-chio
  - Tâi-lô: hiunn-tsio
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hviucioy
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕio⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiɤ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiong-chio
  - Tâi-lô: hiong-tsio
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hiongcioy
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiɤ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕio⁴⁴/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: xian jiau (T1)
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕiã⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɔ²¹/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: xian¹ jiau¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕiæn³³ t͡ɕiɒu³³/

Noun

香蕉

banana (fruit) (Classifier: 隻／只 m c; 根 m; 條／条 m c)
(slang, derogatory) “banana”, i.e. a person of Asian descent who has assimilated into Western culture or married a Caucasian

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 香蕉 (“banana”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		香蕉
Mandarin	Beijing	香蕉
	Taiwan	香蕉
	Tianjin	香蕉
	Jinan	香蕉
	Jiedian	香蕉
	Xi'an	香蕉
	Wuhan	香蕉
	Chengdu	香蕉
	Yangzhou	香蕉
	Hefei	香蕉
Cantonese	Guangzhou	香蕉, 蕉
	Hong Kong	蕉, 香蕉
	Foshan	香蕉, 蕉
	Shunde	蕉, 香蕉
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	蕉, 香蕉
	Doumen (Shangheng Tanka)	香蕉
	Taishan	香蕉, 蕉果
	Kaiping (Chikan)	香蕉
	Dongguan	香蕉
	Shaoguan	香蕉
	Yunfu	香蕉
	Yangjiang	蕉子
	Xinyi	香蕉, 蕉子, 粉蕉
	Lianjiang	蕉子, 香蕉
	Nanning	香蕉
	Wuzhou	香蕉
	Yulin	香蕉
	Hepu	香蕉
	Kuala Lumpur	香蕉, 弓蕉
Gan	Nanchang	香蕉
Hakka	Meixian	香蕉, 弓蕉
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	弓蕉
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	弓蕉
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	弓蕉
	Dongshi (Dabu)	弓蕉
	Hsinchu (Raoping)	弓蕉
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	弓蕉
	Senai	弓蕉
Huizhou	Jixi	香蕉
Jin	Taiyuan	香蕉
Min Bei	Jian'ou	香蕉, 芭蕉果
Min Dong	Fuzhou	芭蕉, 芭蕉果
Min Dong	Matsu	芭蕉果
Min Nan	Xiamen	弓蕉
	Quanzhou	弓蕉
	Zhangzhou	弓蕉, 牙蕉, 蕉
	Taipei	金蕉, 弓蕉
	Kaohsiung	弓蕉
	Tainan	弓蕉
	Taichung	弓蕉
	Hsinchu	弓蕉
	Lukang	金蕉, 弓蕉
	Sanxia	弓蕉
	Yilan	弓蕉
	Kinmen	弓蕉
	Magong	弓蕉
	Penang	弓蕉
	Philippines (Manila)	弓蕉
	Pingnan	香蕉
	Chaozhou	弓蕉
	Johor Bahru	弓蕉
	Haikou	牙蕉
Pinghua	Nanning	香蕉
Pinghua	Guilin	香蕉
Wu	Shanghai	香蕉
	Suzhou	香蕉
	Wenzhou	香蕉
Xiang	Changsha	香蕉
	Shuangfeng	香蕉
	Quanzhou	香蕉

Derived terms

香蕉人 (xiāngjiāorén)
香蕉共和國／香蕉共和国 (xiāngjiāo gònghéguó)
香蕉水 (xiāngjiāoshuǐ)

香蕉油
香蕉麵包／香蕉面包 (xiāngjiāo miànbāo)

香蕉

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