# 香蕉
## Chinese
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): xiāngjiāo
       (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄠ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): щёнҗё (xi͡onži͡o, I-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hoeng$^1$ ziu$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): xiong$^1$ 'jieu$^1$
* Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): hiong$^1$ jiau$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): xion$^1$ jiau$^1$
* Eastern Min (BUC): hiŏng-ciĕu
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiuⁿ-chio / hiong-chio
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$shian-ciau
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): xian$^1$ jiau$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngjiāo
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄠ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siangjiao
*** Wade–Giles: hsiang$^1$-chiao$^1$
*** Yale: syāng-jyāu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiangjiau
*** Palladius: сянцзяо (sjanczjao)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$相交 香蕉
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: щёнҗё (xi͡onži͡o, I-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕiɑŋ²⁴ t͡ɕiɔː²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hoeng$^1$ ziu$^1$
*** Yale: hēung jīu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hoeng$^1$ dziu$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hêng$^1$ jiu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /hœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: xiong$^1$ 'jieu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕiɔŋ⁴² ˈt͡ɕiɛu⁴²/
* Hakka
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: hiong$^1$ jiau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /hiɔŋ⁴⁴ t͡siau⁴⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: xion$^1$ jiau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕiɒ̃¹¹ t͡ɕiau¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: hiŏng-ciĕu
*** Sinological IPA : /hyoŋ⁵⁵ $^{(t͡s-)}$ʒieu⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiuⁿ-chio
*** Tâi-lô: hiunn-tsio
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hviucioy
*** IPA (Taipei): /hiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sio⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɤ⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiong-chio
*** Tâi-lô: hiong-tsio
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hiongcioy
*** IPA (Taipei): /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sio⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɤ⁴⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$shian-ciau
*** MiniDict: shian$^平$ ciau
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$xian-jiau
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕiã⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɔ²¹/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: xian$^1$ jiau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯æn³³ t͡ɕi̯ɒu̯³³/

### Noun

香蕉
* banana (fruit) (Classifier: 隻／只 m c; 根 m; 條／条 m c; 串 m; 梳 c)
    香蕉熟了沒？／香蕉熟了没？ ― Xiāngjiāo shóu le méi? ― Have the bananas ripened?

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 香蕉 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 香蕉 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 香蕉 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 香蕉 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 香蕉 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 香蕉 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 香蕉 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 香蕉 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 香蕉 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 香蕉 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 香蕉 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 香蕉 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 香蕉 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 香蕉 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 香蕉 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 香蕉 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 香蕉 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 香蕉 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 香蕉 |
| Mandarin | Fuzhou (Qinjiang, Changle) | 芭蕉果 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 香蕉, 蕉 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 蕉, 香蕉 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 牙蕉 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 香蕉, 蕉 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 香蕉, 牙蕉 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 牙蕉 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 蕉, 香蕉 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 香蕉, 蕉 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 香蕉 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 蕉仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 蕉, 香蕉, 香牙蕉 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 香蕉, 蕉 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 蕉 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 蕉, 香蕉 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 香蕉 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 香蕉 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 蕉, 香蕉 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 蕉, 香蕉 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 香蕉 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 蕉果 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 蕉 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 蕉 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 香蕉, 蕉果 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 香蕉 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 香蕉 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 蕉果 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 蕉, 香蕉 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 牙蕉 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 香蕉 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 香蕉 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 蕉子 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 香蕉, 蕉子, 粉蕉 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 蕉子, 香蕉 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 香蕉 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 香蕉 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 香蕉 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 香蕉 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 香蕉, 弓蕉 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 弓蕉 |
| Cantonese | Ipoh (Guangfu) | 香蕉, 弓蕉 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 香蕉 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 香牙蕉 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 香蕉 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 香蕉, 弓蕉 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 香蕉, 弓蕉 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 香蕉 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 蕉 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 香蕉 |
| Hakka | Zengcheng (Zhengguo) | 牙蕉, 蕉 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 香蕉 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 弓蕉 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 蕉哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 弓蕉 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 弓蕉 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 蕉 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 弓蕉 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 弓蕉 |
| Hakka | Raoping (Xinfeng) | 弓蕉 |
| Hakka | Changting | 香蕉 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Yongding) | 牙蕉 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) | 弓蕉 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding) | 牙蕉 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding) | 牙蕉 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 香蕉 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Peitian) | 香蕉 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Zhongbao) | 香蕉 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Laiyuan) | 香蕉 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 牙蕉 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 弓蕉 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 弓蕉 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 弓蕉 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 弓蕉 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 弓蕉 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 弓蕉 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 牙蕉 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 蕉 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 弓蕉 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 弓蕉 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 弓蕉 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Fengshun) | 弓蕉 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 香蕉 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 香蕉 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 香蕉 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 香蕉, 芭蕉果 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 芭蕉, 芭蕉果 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 芭蕉果 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 弓蕉, 牙蕉, 蕉 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 牙蕉 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 蕉 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 牙蕉 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 牙蕉 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 牙蕉 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 牙蕉 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 牙蕉 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 金蕉, 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 金蕉, 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 弓蕉, 金蕉 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Medan (Hokkien) | 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 蕉弓 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 蕉弓 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 蕉弓 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 香蕉 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Raoping | 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 弓蕉 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 蕉 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 香蕉 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 牙蕉 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 芭蕉 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 弓蕉 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 蕉祖 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 弓蕉 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 弓蕉 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 蕉祖 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 蕉祖 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 蕉祖 |
| Puxian Min | Fuding (Aoyao) | 番蕉 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 香蕉 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 香蕉 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 香蕉 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 香蕉 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 香蕉 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 蕉仔 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 香蕉 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 香蕉 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 香蕉 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 香蕉 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 蕉 |
| Shehua | Guixi (Zhangping) | 香蕉 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 香蕉 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 香蕉 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 香蕉 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 香蕉 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 香蕉 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 香蕉 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 香蕉 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 香蕉 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 香蕉 |
| Wu | Danyang | 香蕉 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 香蕉 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 香蕉 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 香蕉 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 香蕉 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 香蕉 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 香蕉 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 香蕉 |

#### Derived terms

* 香蕉人 (xiāngjiāorén)
* 香蕉共和國／香蕉共和国 (xiāngjiāo gònghéguó)
* 香蕉水 (xiāngjiāoshuǐ)
* 香蕉油
* 香蕉麵包／香蕉面包 (xiāngjiāo miànbāo)

#### See also

* 芭蕉 (bājiāo)