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番
pun1
Mandarin: fan1
Definitions
  1. 1 used as part of a place name
  2. 2 # adapted from cc-cedict
Words containing 番
剩番
zing6 faan1
remaining; left (spoken)
好番
hou2 faan1
verb; to recover (sickness)
番鬼仔
faan1 gwai2 zai2
(noun) a Western boy
群番
kwan4 faan1
to join with again; to associate with again [colloquial]
番鬼佬月餅
faan1 gwai2 lou2 jyut6 beng2
(homophone) boring
老番睇榜第一
lou5 faan1 tai2 bong2 dai6 jat1
come last (slang)
留番
lau4 faan1
(verb) keep; Maintain
番鬼蒲桃
faan1 gwai2 pou4 tou2
southern fruits; wax apple | Jambu air (a type of fruit)
番茄
faan1 ke4*2
tomato [Var.] 蕃茄
番石榴
faan1 sek6 lau4*2
the guava fruit | Some Cant. dialects: 雞屎果 | Scientific name: Psidium guaj
番薯
faan1 syu4*2
sweet potato | [普]: 白薯
番地
faan1 dei6
foreigner place
生番
saang1 faan1
a savage, cannibal
番鬼荔枝
faan1 gwai2 lai6 zi1
sugar-apple (fruit)
留番拜山先講
lau4 faan1 baai3 saan1 sin1 gong2
let's not talk about that now (to express that one is not interested in a topic
番梘
faan1 gaan2
(noun) soap
番書仔
faan1 syu1 zai2
student who studied abroad (spoken)
番鬼佬涼茶
faan1 gwai2 lou2 loeng4 caa4
(metaphor) beer
跌咗落地嗱番乍沙
dit3 zo2 lok6 dei6 naa4 faan1 zaa3 saa1
to give poor excuse to cover up one's faults | mistakes | failure inorder to sav
慳番啖氣
haan1 faan1 daam6 hei3
saving one's breath (spoken)
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