蕉扇

Chinese

		banana	fan; to fan; (a measure word for doors, windows, etc.)
trad. (蕉扇)		蕉	扇
simp. #(蕉扇)		蕉	扇

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāoshàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠ ㄕㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ziu¹ sin³
• Northern Min (KCR): ciáu-si̿ng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāoshàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠ ㄕㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiaoshàn
    • Wade–Giles: chiao¹-shan⁴
    • Yale: jyāu-shàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiaushann
    • Palladius: цзяошань (czjaošanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ziu¹ sin³
    • Yale: jīu sin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dziu¹ sin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: jiu¹ xin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ siːn³³/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ciáu-si̿ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siau⁵⁴ siŋ³³/

Noun

蕉扇

1. palm fan (fan made from a whole Chinese fan palm leaf)

Synonyms

• 蒲扇 (púshàn)
• 芭蕉扇 (bājiāoshàn)
• 葵扇 (kuíshàn)