通瓜

Chinese

go through; know well; to connect
go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open
 
melon; claw; gourd
melon; claw; gourd; squash
 
trad. (通瓜)
simp. #(通瓜)

Pronunciation


  • Puxian Min
    • (Putian)
      • Pouseng Ping'ing: torng1 gua1 [Phonetic: torng5 ngua1]
      • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: to̤ng-gua
      • Sinological IPA (key): /tʰɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ (k-)ŋua⁵³³/

Noun

通瓜

  1. (Putian Puxian Min) pumpkin; winter squash (plant of the genus Cucurbita or its fruit)

Synonyms

References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “通瓜”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 544.