番薯 (faan1 syu2) — sweet potato | [普]: 白薯 in Cantonese
faanˉ¹番syuˊ²薯Mandarin Pinyin: fan1 shu3
Meaning of 番薯
nounsweet potato | [普]: 白薯
Example Sentences with 番薯
ngoˏ₅我soengˊ²想sikˍ₆食faanˉ¹番syuˊ²薯tongˎ₄糖。
I want to eat sweet potato candy.
aa˗₃阿maaˉ¹媽zingˊ²整faanˉ¹番syuˊ²薯tongˎ₄糖。
Mom is making sweet potato candy.
maaiˏ₅買diˉ¹啲faanˉ¹番syuˊ²薯tongˎ₄糖。
Buy some sweet potato candy.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度jauˏ₅有faanˉ¹番syuˊ²薯tongˎ₄糖。
There is sweet potato candy here.
sai˗₃細louˊ²路houˊ²好oi˗₃愛faanˉ¹番syuˊ²薯tongˎ₄糖。
Kids really love sweet potato candy.
Characters in 番薯
Words Containing 番薯
大番薯daai6 faan1 syu2
a stupid person (lit., "big sweet potato") | [普]: 笨蛋
番薯糖水faan1 syu2 tong4 seoi2
sweet soup with sweet potatoes
番薯糖faan1 syu5 tong4 seoi2
sweet potato soup
番薯頭faan1 syu2 / syu4 tau4
a stupid person; an idiot [colloquial]
番薯兵faan1 syu2 bing1
criminals from Mainland China who goes to Hong Kong or Macau to commit crimes [colloquial]
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