<p>it means bananas (香蕉)! But if people say "食蕉" to you in a foul way, it means "eat shit", because a banana and shit are similar in shape i guess...</p>

<p>i am from HK and i speak Cantonese
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2015-10-05T13:55:29.410Z
Doesn't 食蕉 mean something to do with fellatio?
Mou某
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2015-10-05T14:00:57.340Z
that usage is also possible but relatively rare in my life experience
Chu Wa Tim Tim
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Chu Wa Tim Tim
<p>if people say "食蕉" to you in a foul way, it means "suck dick" and not eat shit!</p>

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igdaonta
<p>I've seen 蕉 translated into Mandarin (and dubbed into Mandarin) as 肏.</p>

<p><a href="http://cccanto.org/" rel="nofollow">CC-CANTO</a> doesn't really give anything much for <a href="http://cccanto.org/search.php?q=%E8%95%89" rel="nofollow">蕉</a> in Cantonese.</p>

<p><a href="http://words.hk/zidin/%E8%95%89" rel="nofollow">words.hk</a> doesn't give any results, either.</p>

<p>I'm guessing 蕉 just fits the pronunciation <code>ziu1</code> but is not the actual character for whatever it is supposed to mean, but I have no way of knowing for sure.</p>

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2015-10-02T08:02:45.027Z
It means 'banana' literally. But it can be used as swear words for its shape.
Lin Wanfei
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What does 蕉 mean in Cantonese?
# What does 蕉 mean in Cantonese?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-10-02)

I've seen 蕉 translated into Mandarin (and dubbed into Mandarin) as 肏.

[CC-CANTO](http://cccanto.org/) doesn't really give anything much for [蕉](http://cccanto.org/search.php?q=%E8%95%89) in Cantonese.

[words.hk](http://words.hk/zidin/%E8%95%89) doesn't give any results, either.

I'm guessing 蕉 just fits the pronunciation `ziu1` but is not the actual character for whatever it is supposed to mean, but I have no way of knowing for sure.

* What does 蕉 mean in Cantonese?

**Tags:** meaning, topolect
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It means 'banana' literally. But it can be used as swear words for its shape.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-10-04. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

it means bananas (香蕉)! But if people say "食蕉" to you in a foul way, it means "eat shit", because a banana and shit are similar in shape i guess...

i am from HK and i speak Cantonese
.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Doesn't 食蕉 mean something to do with fellatio?  
> **username_2**: that usage is also possible but relatively rare in my life experience  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2019-03-25. Score: 1

if people say "食蕉" to you in a foul way, it means "suck dick" and not eat shit!


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