# 弓蕉
## Chinese

* kin-chio (Southern Min)

### Etymology

Referring to the banana's curved, bow-like shape.

### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): gung$^1$ ziu$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): kiûng-chêu
    (Hailu, HRS): giung$^ˋ$ ziau$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): giung$^1$ jiau$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): keng-chio / geng-chio / kheng-chio / kin-chio / kirn-chio
    (Teochew, Peng'im): gêng$^1$ zio$^1$ / gêng$^1$ ziê$^1$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gung$^1$ ziu$^1$
*** Yale: gūng jīu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gung$^1$ dziu$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gung$^1$ jiu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiûng-chêu
*** Hakka Romanization System: giung$^ˊ$ zeu$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: giung$^1$ zeu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ki̯uŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡seu̯²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: giung$^ˋ$ ziau$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /kiuŋ⁵³ t͡siau⁵³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: giung$^1$ jiau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /kiʊŋ⁴⁴ t͡siau⁴⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Tong'an, Hui'an, Lukang, Kinmen, Magong, Singapore, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-chio
*** Tâi-lô: king-tsio
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kengcioy
*** IPA (Taipei): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sio⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Lukang, Philippines): /kiɪŋ³³ t͡sio³³/
*** IPA (Singapore): /keŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sio⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Hui'an): /keŋ³³ t͡sio³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Tong'an, Kinmen): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sio⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: geng-chio
*** Tâi-lô: ging-tsio
*** Phofsit Daibuun: gengcioy
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ɡiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sio⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kheng-chio
*** Tâi-lô: khing-tsio
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qengcioy
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /kʰiɪŋ³³ t͡sio³³/
** (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Yilan, Lukang, Sanxia, Hsinchu, Penang, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kin-chio
*** Tâi-lô: kin-tsio
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kincioy
*** IPA (Penang): /kin³³⁻²¹ t͡sio³³/
*** IPA (Lukang): /kin³³ t͡sio³³/
*** IPA (Yilan): /kin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sio⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Singapore): /kin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sio⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung, Tainan): /kin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɤ⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Sanxia)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kirn-chio
*** Tâi-lô: kirn-tsio
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: gêng$^1$ zio$^1$ / gêng$^1$ ziê$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: keng tsio / keng tsie
*** Sinological IPA : /keŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sio³³/, /keŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sie³³/

### Noun

弓蕉
* (Hakka, Southern Min, Puxian Min, Malaysian Cantonese) banana (Classifier: 條／条 mn; 莢／荚 mn; 子 mn; 弓 mn)

#### 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 | Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng) | 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 |

### References

* “弓蕉”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
* Duffus, William (1883) “bananas”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 17