香蕉

Chinese

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

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): xiāngjiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄠ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): щёнҗё (xi͡onži͡o, I-I)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoeng¹ ziu¹

• Gan (Wiktionary): xiong¹ 'jieu¹
• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): hiong¹ jiau¹
• Jin (Wiktionary): xion¹ jiau¹
• Eastern Min (BUC): hiŏng-ciĕu
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiuⁿ-chio / hiong-chio
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹shian-ciau
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): xian¹ jiau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngjiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siangjiao
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang¹-chiao¹
    • Yale: syāng-jyāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiangjiau
    • Palladius: сянцзяо (sjanczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: щёнҗё (xi͡onži͡o, I-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiɑŋ²⁴ t͡ɕiɔː²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoeng¹ ziu¹
    • Yale: hēung jīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoeng¹ dziu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hêng¹ jiu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: xiong¹ 'jieu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiɔŋ⁴² ˈt͡ɕiɛu⁴²/
• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: hiong¹ jiau¹
    • Sinological IPA: /hiɔŋ⁴⁴ t͡siau⁴⁴/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: xion¹ jiau¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕiɒ̃¹¹ t͡ɕiau¹¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: hiŏng-ciĕu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hyoŋ⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)ʒieu⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiuⁿ-chio
    • Tâi-lô: hiunn-tsio
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hviucioy
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sio⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɤ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiong-chio
    • Tâi-lô: hiong-tsio
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiongcioy
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sio⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɤ⁴⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹shian-ciau
    • MiniDict: shian^平 ciau
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹xian-jiau
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕiã⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɔ²¹/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: xian¹ jiau¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯æn³³ t͡ɕi̯ɒu̯³³/

Noun

香蕉

香蕉

1. banana (fruit) (Classifier: 隻／只 m c; 根 m; 條／条 m c; 串 m; 梳 c)

   香蕉熟了沒？／香蕉熟了没？  ―  Xiāngjiāo shóu le méi?  ―  Have the bananas ripened?

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 香蕉 (“banana”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		香蕉
Taxonomic name		香蕉
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	香蕉
	Taiwan	香蕉
	Malaysia	香蕉
	Singapore	香蕉
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	香蕉
	Jinan	香蕉
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	香蕉
	Xi'an	香蕉
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	香蕉
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	香蕉
	Wuhan	香蕉
	Dagudi (Maliba)	香蕉
	Reshuitang (Longling)	香蕉
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	香蕉
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	香蕉
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	香蕉
	Hefei	香蕉
Mandarin	Fuzhou (Qinjiang, Changle)	芭蕉果
Cantonese	Guangzhou	香蕉, 蕉
	Hong Kong	蕉, 香蕉
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	牙蕉
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	香蕉, 蕉
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	香蕉, 牙蕉
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	牙蕉
	Macau	蕉, 香蕉
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	香蕉, 蕉
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	香蕉
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	蕉仔
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	蕉, 香蕉, 香牙蕉
	Foshan	香蕉, 蕉
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	蕉
	Foshan (Shunde)	蕉, 香蕉
	Foshan (Sanshui)	香蕉
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	香蕉
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	蕉, 香蕉
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	蕉, 香蕉
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	香蕉
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	蕉果
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	蕉
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	蕉
	Taishan	香蕉, 蕉果
	Kaiping (Chikan)	香蕉
	Enping (Niujiang)	香蕉
	Heshan (Yayao)	蕉果
	Dongguan	蕉, 香蕉
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	牙蕉
	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 (Lianzhou)	香蕉
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	香蕉, 弓蕉
	Penang (Guangfu)	弓蕉
	Ipoh (Guangfu)	香蕉, 弓蕉
	Singapore (Guangfu)	香蕉
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	香牙蕉
Gan	Nanchang	香蕉
Hakka	Meixian	香蕉, 弓蕉
	Dabu (Xihe)	香蕉, 弓蕉
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	香蕉
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	蕉
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	香蕉
	Zengcheng (Zhengguo)	牙蕉, 蕉
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	香蕉
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	弓蕉
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	蕉哩
	Wuhua (Changbu)	弓蕉
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	弓蕉
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	蕉
	Jiexi	弓蕉
	Luhe	弓蕉
	Raoping (Xinfeng)	弓蕉
	Changting	香蕉
	Longyan (Yongding)	牙蕉
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	弓蕉
	Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)	牙蕉
	Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)	牙蕉
	Liancheng	香蕉
	Liancheng (Peitian)	香蕉
	Liancheng (Zhongbao)	香蕉
	Liancheng (Laiyuan)	香蕉
	Ninghua	牙蕉
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	弓蕉
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	弓蕉
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	弓蕉
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	弓蕉
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	弓蕉
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	弓蕉
	Hong Kong	牙蕉
	Sabah (Longchuan)	蕉
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	弓蕉
	Senai (Huiyang)	弓蕉
	Bangkok (Meixian)	弓蕉
	Bangkok (Fengshun)	弓蕉
Huizhou	Jixi	香蕉
Jin	Taiyuan	香蕉
	Pingyao	香蕉
Northern Min	Jian'ou	香蕉, 芭蕉果
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	芭蕉, 芭蕉果
	Matsu	芭蕉果
Southern Min	Xiamen	弓蕉
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	弓蕉
	Quanzhou	弓蕉
	Jinjiang	弓蕉
	Hui'an	弓蕉
	Anxi	弓蕉
	Yongchun	弓蕉
	Zhangzhou	弓蕉, 牙蕉, 蕉
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	牙蕉
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	蕉
	Pinghe	牙蕉
	Zhangpu	牙蕉
	Yunxiao	牙蕉
	Zhao'an	牙蕉
	Dongshan	牙蕉
	Taipei	金蕉, 弓蕉
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	弓蕉
	Kaohsiung	弓蕉
	Yilan	弓蕉
	Changhua (Lukang)	金蕉, 弓蕉
	Taichung	弓蕉
	Tainan	弓蕉
	Hsinchu	弓蕉
	Kinmen	弓蕉
	Penghu (Magong)	弓蕉
	Penang (Hokkien)	弓蕉
	Singapore (Hokkien)	弓蕉, 金蕉
	Manila (Hokkien)	弓蕉
	Medan (Hokkien)	弓蕉
	Longyan	蕉弓
	Zhangping	蕉弓
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	蕉弓
	Datian	弓蕉
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	香蕉
	Chaozhou	弓蕉
	Raoping	弓蕉
	Shantou	弓蕉
	Shantou (Chenghai)	弓蕉
	Jieyang	弓蕉
	Puning	弓蕉
	Haifeng	弓蕉
	Bangkok (Teochew)	弓蕉
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	弓蕉
	Singapore (Teochew)	弓蕉
	Leizhou	蕉
	Wenchang	香蕉
	Haikou	牙蕉
	Singapore (Hainanese)	芭蕉
Puxian Min	Putian	弓蕉
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	蕉祖
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	弓蕉
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	弓蕉
	Xianyou	蕉祖
	Xianyou (Fengting)	蕉祖
	Xianyou (Youyang)	蕉祖
	Fuding (Aoyao)	番蕉
Central Min	Yong'an	香蕉
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	香蕉
	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	香蕉
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	香蕉
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	香蕉
Shehua	Fu'an	蕉仔
	Fuding	香蕉
	Luoyuan	香蕉
	Sanming	香蕉
	Shunchang	香蕉
	Hua'an	蕉
	Guixi (Zhangping)	香蕉
	Cangnan	香蕉
	Jingning (Hexi)	香蕉
	Lishui	香蕉
	Longyou	香蕉
	Chaozhou	香蕉
	Fengshun	香蕉
Wu	Shanghai	香蕉
	Suzhou	香蕉
	Wuxi	香蕉
	Danyang	香蕉
	Hangzhou	香蕉
	Ningbo	香蕉
	Wenzhou	香蕉
	Jinhua	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)

 

See also

• 芭蕉 (bājiāo)