水瓜
Chinese
water; river | melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash | ||
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trad. (水瓜) | 水 | 瓜 | |
simp. #(水瓜) | 水 | 瓜 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐguā
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shuěigua
- Wade–Giles: shui3-kua1
- Yale: shwěi-gwā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeigua
- Palladius: шуйгуа (šujgua)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: seoi2 gwaa1
- Yale: séui gwā
- Cantonese Pinyin: soey2 gwaa1
- Guangdong Romanization: sêu2 gua1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɵy̯³⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chúi-koe
- Tâi-lô: tsuí-kue
- Phofsit Daibuun: zuy'koef
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
水瓜
- (regional) smooth loofah (Luffa aegyptiaca)
- (Sabah Hakka) watermelon
Synonyms
- (loofah):
Dialectal synonyms of 絲瓜 (“(smooth) loofah”) [map]
- (watermelon):
Dialectal synonyms of 西瓜 (“watermelon”) [map]
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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水 | 瓜 |
すい Grade: 1 (ateji) |
か Jinmeiyō |
on'yomi |
For pronunciation and definitions of 水瓜 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 水瓜, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |