翠玉瓜

Chinese

		jadeite; jade	melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash
trad. (翠玉瓜)		翠玉	瓜
simp. ^#(翠玉瓜)		翠玉	瓜
alternative forms		翠肉瓜脆肉瓜

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cuìyùguā

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄟˋ ㄩˋ ㄍㄨㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi³ juk⁶ gwaa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cuìyùguā
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄟˋ ㄩˋ ㄍㄨㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cuèiyùgua
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻui⁴-yü⁴-kua¹
  - Yale: tswèi-yù-gwā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsueyyuhgua
  - Palladius: цуйюйгуа (cujjujgua)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹ ku̯ä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceoi³ juk⁶ gwaa¹
  - Yale: cheui yuhk gwā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey³ juk⁹ gwaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêu³ yug⁶ gua¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯³³ jʊk̚² kʷaː⁵⁵/

Noun

翠玉瓜

(chiefly Hong Kong) zucchini; courgette (Classifier: 條／条 c)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 西葫蘆 (“zucchini; courgette”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	櫛瓜, 夏南瓜
Cantonese	Hong Kong	翠玉瓜