WordTaiwan frequency #22,794
蕃薯
ㄈㄢˊ ㄕㄨˇ
“sweet potato; yam; Taiwan slang for a native Taiwanese person”
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- 馬鈴薯ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨˇpotato; a tuber widely used as a staple food and vegetable.
- 番薯ㄈㄢ ㄕㄨˇsweet potato; an edible root vegetable with orange, white, or yellow flesh; also used for making starch, alcohol, and vinegar.
- 蕃人ㄈㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊindigenous people; aboriginal people; ethnic minority; (historical) foreigner or non-Han person.
- 薯條ㄕㄨˇ ㄊㄧㄠˊfried potato strips; french fries
- 蕃社ㄈㄢˊ ㄕㄜˋhistorical term for an indigenous Taiwanese village or settlement
- 蕃地ㄈㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋindigenous territory; aboriginal land; historically, uncultivated or non-Han regions
- 蕃茄ㄈㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄝˊtomato; red edible berry of the tomato plant, used as a vegetable in cooking