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芭蕉

Mandarin · pinyin bā jiāo

Japanese banana (Musa basjoo)

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芭: bā · plantain or banana palm; fragrant
蕉: jiāo · banana; plantain

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1–1 · ba1 jiao1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

baa1 ziu1

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noun

Japanese banana (Musa basjoo) (Classifier: 隻／只 m c; 根 m; 條／条 m c)
(～屬) Musa
(～科) Musaceae
(Luchuan Cantonese, Dungan, Eastern Min) banana
(informal) plantain; banana

name

(～侗族鄉) Bajiao (a township in Enshi, Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China)

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