# 番薯
## Chinese

* 番薯 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 番薯 (Cantonese)
* Han-chî (Southern Min)
* Fân-sù (Hakka)

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): fānshǔ
    (Zhuyin): ㄈㄢ ㄕㄨˇ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): faan$^1$ syu$^{4-2}$ / faan$^1$ syu$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): fan$^1$ si$^{3*}$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): fân-sù
    (Hailu, HRS): fan$^ˋ$ shu
    (Meixian, Guangdong): fan$^1$ su$^2$
* Northern Min (KCR): huáing-ṳ̌
* Eastern Min (BUC): huăng-sṳ̀
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): han-chî / han-chû / hoan-chî / hoan-chû / han-chîr / an-chîr
    (Teochew, Peng'im): huang$^1$ ze$^5$ / huêng$^1$ ze$^5$ / huang$^1$ zu$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: fānshǔ
*** Zhuyin: ㄈㄢ ㄕㄨˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: fanshǔ
*** Wade–Giles: fan$^1$-shu$^3$
*** Yale: fān-shǔ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fanshuu
*** Palladius: фаньшу (fanʹšu)
*** Sinological IPA : /fän⁵⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: faan$^1$ syu$^{4-2}$ / faan$^1$ syu$^4$
*** Yale: fāan syú / fāan syùh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: faan$^1$ sy$^{4-2}$ / faan$^1$ sy$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: fan$^1$ xu$^{4-2}$ / fan$^1$ xu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /faːn⁵⁵ syː²¹⁻³⁵/, /faːn⁵⁵ syː²¹/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: fan$^1$ si$^{3*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /fan³³ si²²⁻²²⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fân-sù
*** Hakka Romanization System: fan$^ˊ$ su$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: fan$^1$ su$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /fan²⁴ su¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: fan$^ˋ$ shu
*** Sinological IPA: /fan⁵³ ʃu⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: fan$^1$ su$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /fan⁴⁴⁻³⁵ su¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: huáing-ṳ̌
*** Sinological IPA : /xuaiŋ⁵⁴ y²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: huăng-sṳ̀
*** Sinological IPA : /huaŋ⁵⁵ $^{(s-)}$ny⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Taichung, Hsinchu, Yilan, Jinjiang, Philippines, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: han-chî
*** Tâi-lô: han-tsî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hancii
*** IPA (Singapore): /han⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /han⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si²³/
*** IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /han³³ t͡si²⁴/
*** IPA (Yilan): /han⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Tainan, Magong, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: han-chû
*** Tâi-lô: han-tsû
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hanzuu
*** IPA (Taipei, Tainan): /han⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su²⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Singapore): /han⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoan-chî
*** Tâi-lô: huan-tsî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hoancii
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /huan⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si¹³/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Penang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoan-chû
*** Tâi-lô: huan-tsû
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hoanzuu
*** IPA (Xiamen): /huan⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su²⁴/
*** IPA (Penang): /huan³³⁻²¹ t͡su²³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Sanxia, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: han-chîr
*** Tâi-lô: han-tsîr
*** IPA (Singapore): /han⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sɯ²⁴/
*** IPA (Lukang): /han³³ t͡sɨ²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /han³³ t͡sɯ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Tong'an, Kinmen, Hsinchu)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: an-chîr
*** Tâi-lô: an-tsîr
*** IPA (Tong'an, Kinmen): /an⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sɯ²⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: huang$^1$ ze$^5$ / huêng$^1$ ze$^5$ / huang$^1$ zu$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huang tsṳ̂ / hueng tsṳ̂ / huang tsû
*** Sinological IPA : /huaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sɯ⁵⁵/, /hueŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sɯ⁵⁵/, /huaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡su⁵⁵/
* huang1 ze5 - Shantou, Jieyang;
* huêng1 ze5 - Chaozhou;
* huang1 zu5 - Chaoyang.

#### Noun

番薯
* sweet potato
* (Mainland China Hokkien) the hell (usually in a question in mild disdain)

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 薯, 藷, 藷藇, 薯蕷, 薯藥, 山藷, 金薯, 玉枕薯 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 甘薯 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 甘薯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 白薯, 紅薯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 地瓜, 番薯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 紅薯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 地瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 地瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 紅薯, 地瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 地瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 地瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 地瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 地瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 地瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 地瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 地瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 地瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 地瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 紅薯, 地瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 番薯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 番薯 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 山芋, 山藥 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 白薯 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 紅薯, 山芋 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 山藥 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 山藥 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 地瓜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 地瓜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 地瓜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 地瓜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 地瓜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 地瓜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 地瓜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 地瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 苕, 紅薯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 紅薯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 地瓜, 芋頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 紅薯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 紅薯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 紅薯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 白薯, 紅薯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 紅薯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 紅薯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 紅苕, 紅芋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 紅薯, 紅苕, 紅芋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 紅苕 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 紅薯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 白芋, 紅芋, 地瓜, 山芋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 紅芋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 紅苕 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 紅苕 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 紅薯, 山芋 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 紅苕, 紅薯, 白薯 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 紅薯 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 紅薯, 紅苕 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 紅苕, 番苕 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 紅苕 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 紅苕 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 紅苕 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 紅苕 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 紅苕 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 紅苕 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 苕, 紅苕, 地瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 白薯, 紅薯, 地瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 紅薯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 苕 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 飯薯, 紅薯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 紅苕, 地蘿蔔 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 紅苕 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 薯子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 山藥 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 紅薯, 土瓜, 山藥 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 白薯, 紅薯, 山藥 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 白薯, 山藥 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 紅薯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 紅薯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 番薯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 紅薯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 紅薯 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 紅薯, 紅苕 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 山芋 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 山芋 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 地瓜, 山芋 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 山芋 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 番芋 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 紅薯, 山芋 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 山芋 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 山芋, 芋頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 甘薯 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 紅芋, 紅苕, 苕 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 葛薯 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 番薯, 葛薯 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 紅薯 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 薯 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 番薯 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 番薯 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 蘿蔔薯, 薯 |
| Gan | Pengze | 白薯 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 番薯 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua) | 番薯, 紅薯 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 番薯, 紅薯 |
| Hakka | Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Changting | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 番薯, 窩薯 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 番薯, 薯子 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 番薯哩 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 紅番薯, 紅薯 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 番薯 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 番薯 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 飯芋, 山芋 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 山芋 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 紅薯 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 山芋, 紅薯 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 白番苕 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 紅薯 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 番薯 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 紅薯 |
| Huizhou | Dexing | 番薯 |
| Huizhou | Jingde | 番薯 |
| Huizhou | Shitai (Xianyu) | 薯薯兒 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 紅薯 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 紅薯 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 白薯, 紅薯 |
| Jin | Datong | 紅薯 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 紅薯 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 紅薯 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 紅薯 |
| Jin | Linhe | 紅薯 |
| Jin | Jining | 紅薯 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 紅薯 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 紅薯 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 山藥 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 白薯, 紅薯 |
| Jin | Handan | 白薯, 紅薯 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 紅薯 |
| Jin | Suide | 紅薯 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 番薯 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 番薯 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 番薯 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 番薯 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 番薯 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 番薯 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 番薯 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 番薯 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 番薯 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 番薯 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 番薯 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 番薯 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 番薯 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 番薯 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 番薯 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 番薯 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 番薯 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 地瓜, 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 番薯, 紅薯 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 番薯, 番葛 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 番薯, 番葛 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 番薯, 番葛 |
| Southern Min | Nan'ao (Houzhai) | 番薯, 番葛 |
| Southern Min | Nan'ao (Yun'ao) | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 番薯, 番葛 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 番薯, 番葛 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 番薯, 薯 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 番薯, 番葛 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 番薯 |
| Southern Min | Tunchang | 番葛 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 番薯 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 番薯 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 番薯 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 番薯 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 番薯 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 番薯 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 番薯 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 番薯 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 番薯 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 番薯 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 紅薯 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 番薯 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 番薯 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 番薯 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 番薯 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 番薯 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 番薯 |
| Shehua | Guixi (Zhangping) | 番薯 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 番薯 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 番薯 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 番薯 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 番薯 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 番薯 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 番薯 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 白苕, 苕 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 苕 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 山芋 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 山芋 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 番芋 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 山芋, 山薯 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 山芋 |
| Wu | Danyang | 山芋 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 番芋, 番薯 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 番薯 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 番薯 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 番芋 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 紅薯 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 紅薯 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 紅薯 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 紅薯 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 紅薯, 外國薯 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 紅薯 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang) | 黃薯 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang) | 薯哩 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang) | 番薯 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Zhoutian) | 薯哩 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Shitang) | 番薯 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou) | 番薯 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Changlai) | 番薯 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Beixiang) | 番薯 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Huangpu) | 紅薯 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi) | 紅薯 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Sanxi) | 紅薯 |
* (the hell): 鬼 (guǐ); (Hokkien) 碗糕, 骨頭／骨头, 骨

##### Derived terms

* 大番薯
* 時到時擔當，無米才煮番薯湯／时到时担当，无米才煮番薯汤 (Min Nan)
* 番仔番薯 (Min Nan)
* 番薯丸
* 番薯仔囝 (Min Nan)
* 番薯椪餅／番薯椪饼
* 番薯毋驚落土爛，只求枝葉代代湠／番薯毋惊落土烂，只求枝叶代代湠 (Min Nan)
* 番薯礤仔 (Min Nan)
* 番薯稜／番薯棱 (Min Nan)
* 番薯箍 (Min Nan)
* 番薯簽／番薯签 (Min Nan)
* 番薯粉
* 番薯糋 (Min Nan)
* 番薯糖水 (fānshǔ tángshuǐ)
* 番薯葉／番薯叶
* 硩番薯 (Min Nan)

##### Descendants

* → Japanese: 蕃藷(ばんしょ) (bansho)
* → Korean: 번저(蕃藷) (beonjeo)

#### See also

* 紫薯 (zǐshǔ)

### Etymology 2

Phono-semantic matching of English fans.

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): faan$^1$ syu$^{4-2}$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: faan$^1$ syu$^{4-2}$
*** Yale: fāan syú
*** Cantonese Pinyin: faan$^1$ sy$^{4-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: fan$^1$ xu$^{4-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /faːn⁵⁵ syː²¹⁻³⁵/

#### Noun

番薯
* (Cantonese, humorous) fan (e.g. of music, movies, celebrities)

### References

* 曾子凡 [Tsang Chi Fan] (2008) 《香港粵語慣用語研究》 [A Study of Idiomatic Expressions in Hong Kong Cantonese] (in Chinese), Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong Press, →ISBN