粵

蕃faan4薯syu4

faan4 syu4faan1 syu2fān shǔ

English

  1. sweet potato
  2. sweet potato

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一種藤本植物;多數指佢嘅塊莖,紅色皮,深黃色肉,含豐富澱粉,甜味,係一種主食;唔同品種以佢嘅肉顏色稱呼,如紅薯、紫薯、白薯

Examples

  • 透過現今的生物科技,蕃薯燒酒已經變得十分容易入口了,因為那種難聞的蕃薯味道大部分已經被去除了。

    It's very easy to drink potato shochu now that the potato-like smell has been reduced to a low level through use of the latest biotechnology.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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