弓蕉

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Chinese

a bow (weapon) banana
trad. (弓蕉)
simp. #(弓蕉)
alternative forms 芎蕉
荊蕉荆蕉
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Etymology

Referring to the banana's curved, bow-like shape.

Pronunciation


Note: gêng1 ziê1 - Chaozhou.

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 弓蕉

  1. (Hakka, Southern Min, Puxian Min, Malaysia Cantonese) banana (Classifier: ;  mn;  mn)

Synonyms

References

  • Entry #538”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.
  • Duffus, William (1883) “bananas”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 17