麵瓜
Chinese
| flour; noodles | melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (麵瓜/麪瓜) | 麵/麪 | 瓜 | |
| simp. (面瓜) | 面 | 瓜 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: miànguā
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: miàngua
- Wade–Giles: mien4-kua1
- Yale: myàn-gwā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mianngua
- Palladius: мяньгуа (mjanʹgua)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mi̯ɛn⁵¹ ku̯ä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
麵瓜
- (dialectal Mandarin) pumpkin
- (figurative, derogatory) weak, useless or irresolute person
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 南瓜 (“pumpkin”) [map]