fān
shǔ

dialect
noun

Meaning of 番薯

番薯 means sweet potato; yam. Pronounced fān shǔ.

  • sweet potato; yam

Definitions & Examples

Guǎng广
dōng
rén
huan
yòng
fān
shǔ
zhǔ
táng
shuǐ
 

Cantonese people like to cook sweet potato in a sweet soup.

Jiē
biān
xiǎo
fàn
mài
kǎo
fān
shǔ
 

The street vendor sells roasted sweet potatoes.

Zhè
zhǒng
fān
shǔ
hěn
tián
 

This type of sweet potato is very sweet.

Fān
shǔ
chī
 

Sweet potato leaves are also edible.

qián
fān
shǔ
shì
zhòng
yào
de
liáng
shi
 

In the past, sweet potatoes were an important staple food.

Measure Words

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Primary
/ gēn
/ kuài
/ jīn