香瓜
Chinese
fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular |
melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (香瓜) | 香 | 瓜 | |
| simp. #(香瓜) | 香 | 瓜 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngguā
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sianggua
- Wade–Giles: hsiang1-kua1
- Yale: syāng-gwā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianggua
- Palladius: сянгуа (sjangua)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hoeng1 gwaa1
- Yale: hēung gwā
- Cantonese Pinyin: hoeng1 gwaa1
- Guangdong Romanization: hêng1 gua1
- Sinological IPA (key): /hœːŋ⁵⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hiông-kôa
- Hakka Romanization System: hiongˊ guaˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: hiong1 gua1
- Sinological IPA: /hi̯oŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ku̯a²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: hiongˋ guaˋ
- Sinological IPA: /hioŋ⁵³ kua⁵³/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Jin
Noun
香瓜
- oriental melon
- muskmelon; cantaloupe
- (Northern Min, Xianyou Puxian Min) cucumber
- (Wuhua Hakka, Taiwanese Hokkien) chayote
Synonyms
- (oriental melon): 梨仔瓜; 美濃瓜/美浓瓜 (měinóngguā)
- (muskmelon): 蜜瓜 (mìguā), 甜瓜 (tiánguā), 洋香瓜; (Hokkien) 芳瓜
- (cucumber):
Dialectal synonyms of 黃瓜 (“cucumber”) [map]
- (chayote):
Dialectal synonyms of 佛手瓜 (“chayote”) [map]