大番薯

Chinese

 
big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
sweet potato; fan
trad. (大番薯) 番薯
simp. #(大番薯) 番薯

Etymology

The Philippine Hokkien term is possibly due to being a calque of Tagalog kamote ((slang) act of performing badly on a task). See also Hokkien ka-mú-tī.

Pronunciation


Noun

大番薯

  1. (Cantonese, Hakka, Philippine Hokkien) fool; idiot

Synonyms

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