potato

Fruits/Vegetables
工同 gang1 dang5
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Alternates: 蕳砃

These characters were chosen because they match phonetically, and it has nothing to do with the meaning of the individual characters
番薯 huang1 jeu5

gang1 dang5 is apparently derived from the Malay word for potato, kentang. Other Teochew people might pronounce this slightly differently and with different tones, but this is what is closest to how my aunt pronounces it.

huang1 jeu5 is technically the term for sweet potato, but my mom says she uses it for all kinds of potatoes, even non-sweet ones, so I've included it here. It seems like most people use huang1 jeu5 only for sweet potatoes.

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