蕃薯

Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 蕃薯 – see 番薯 (“sweet potato; the hell; etc.”).
(This term is a variant form of 番薯).

Etymology 2

flourishing; to reproduce potato; yam
trad. (蕃薯) 蕃 薯
simp. #(蕃薯) 蕃 薯

Pronunciation

Proper noun

蕃薯

  1. (～里) Fanshu (an urban village in Tamsui district, New Taipei City, Taiwan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蕃 薯
ばん
Jinmeiyō 		しょ
Hyōgai
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
蕃藷
For pronunciation and definitions of 蕃薯 – see the following entry.
【蕃藷ばんしょ】
[noun] synonym of 薩摩芋 (Satsuma imo, “sweet potato”)
(This term, 蕃薯, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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