芭蕉扇

Chinese

			fan; to fan; (a measure word for doors, windows, etc.)
trad. (芭蕉扇)		芭蕉	扇
simp. ^#(芭蕉扇)		芭蕉	扇

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bājiāoshàn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚㄐㄧㄠㄕㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baa¹ ziu¹ sin³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹po-ciau-soe; ¹pa-ciau-soe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bājiāoshàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚㄐㄧㄠㄕㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bajiaoshàn
  - Wade–Giles: pa¹-chiao¹-shan⁴
  - Yale: bā-jyāu-shàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bajiaushann
  - Palladius: бацзяошань (baczjaošanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂän⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: baa¹ ziu¹ sin³
  - Yale: bā jīu sin
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baa¹ dziu¹ sin³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ba¹ jiu¹ xin³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paː⁵⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ siːn³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹po-ciau-soe; ¹pa-ciau-soe
  - MiniDict: po^平 ciau soe; pa^平 ciau soe
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹po-jiau-soe; ¹pa-jiau-soe
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /po⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɔ³³ sø²¹/, /pa⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɔ³³ sø²¹/

Noun

芭蕉扇

palm fan (fan made from a whole Chinese fan palm leaf)

Synonyms

蒲扇 (púshàn)
蕉扇 (jiāoshàn)
葵扇 (kuíshàn)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
芭	蕉	扇
ば Jinmeiyō	しょう Jinmeiyō	せん Grade: S
kan'yōon	on'yomi	on'yomi

Etymology

芭蕉(ばしょう) (bashō, “Japanese banana”) + 扇(せん) (sen, “fan”)

Noun

芭(ば)蕉(しょう)扇(せん) • (bashōsen) ^{←ばせうせん (baseusen)^?}

round fan in the shape of the leaf-sheath of a banana plant