芭蕉扇

bā jiāo shàn

Dictionary entry

palm-leaf fan

What does 芭蕉扇 mean?

芭蕉扇 (bā jiāo shàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1palm-leaf fan

Character breakdown

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芭bāan unidentified fragrant plant mentioned in the Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞[Chu3 ci2] · used in 芭蕉[ba1 jiao1]蕉jiāobanana 扇shānto fan · to slap sb on the face

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芭蕉扇

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