瓜 (gwaa1 | gua1) : gourd; melon

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瓜

gwaa1

gua1

[1] gourd; melon; cucumber
[2] [粵] [slang] die

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Level: 2

Radical: 瓜 (#97)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

瓜

Don't confuse with:
爪

This word has been viewed 15962 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Jun 2010 04:00

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西瓜 sai1 gwaa1 xi1 gua1 = watermelon

黃瓜 wong4 gwaa1 huang2 gua5 = cucumber

青瓜 ceng1 gwaa1 = cucumber 粵

木瓜 muk6 gwaa1 = papaya; paw paw

矮瓜 ai2 gwaa1 = eggplant 粵

南瓜 naam4 gwaa1 nan2 gua1 = pumpkin

冬瓜 dung1 gwaa1 dong1 gua1 = wax gourd; wintermelon

瓜子 gwaa1 zi2 gua1 zi3 = melon seeds

茄瓜 ke4 gwaa1 qie2 gua1 = eggplant 粵

西瓜刀 sai1 gwaa1 dou1 xi1 gua1 dao1 = a kind of long and thin knife 粵

蜜瓜 mat6 gwaa1 = honeydew melon; [粵]: slang for big breasted

蜜瓜汁 mat6 gwaa1 zap1 = honeydew melon juice

哈蜜瓜 haa1 mat6 gwaa1 = cantaloupe

傻瓜 so4 gwaa1 sha3 gua1 = fool; idiot; simpleton; blockhead

厄瓜多爾 aak1 gwaa1 do1 ji5 e4 gua1 duo1 er3 = Ecuador (common formation)

佛手瓜 fat6 sau2 gwaa1 fo2 shou3 gua1 = chayote

瓜無滾圓,人無十全 gwaa1 mou4 gwan2 jyun4 jan4 mou4 sap6 cyun4 gua1 wu2 gun3 yuan2 ren2 wu2 shi2 quan2 = Nothing is perfect

苦瓜 fu2 gwaa1 ku3 gua1 = bitter gourd; bitter melon

絲瓜絡 si1 gwaa1 lok3*2 si1 gua1 luo4 = loofah, luffa

小黃瓜 siu2 wong4 gwaa1 xiao3 huang2 gua1 = gherkin

瓜分 gwaa1 fan1 gua1 fen1 = to divide up

香瓜 hoeng1 gwaa1 xiang1 gua1 = cantaloupe, muskmelon

瓜葛 gwaa1 got3 gua1 ge3 = association; connection; involvement

番瓜 faan1 gwaa1 = pumpkin, papaya

涼瓜 loeng4 gwaa1 = bitter gourd; bitter melon 粵

勝瓜 sing3 gwaa1 = sponge gourd; angled luffa; Chinese okra [國]: 絲瓜粵

水瓜 seoi2 gwaa1 = smooth luffa; sponge gourd; water gourd

節瓜 zit3 gwaa1 = hairy gourd; fuzzy melon

絲瓜 si1 gwaa1 si1 gua1 = angled luffa; sponge gourd; ten-ridged gourd; a sponge cucumber; Chinese okra

蒲瓜 pou4 gwaa1 = hairy/bottle gourd

傻瓜機 so4 gwaa1 gei1 = a "foolproof" camera; a point-and-shoot camera; an instamatic

葵瓜子 kwai4 gwaa1 zi2 = edible sunflower seeds

頂瓜瓜 ding2 gwaa1 gwaa1 = variant of 頂呱呱

瓜仁 gwaa1 jan4 = the kernel of a melon seed

毛瓜 mou4 gwaa1 = fuzzy gourd; fuzzy melon; hairy marrow; hairy cucumber

腳瓜 goek3 gwaa1 = the calf (part of the lower leg) 粵

拗手瓜 aau2 sau2 gwaa1 = arm wrestling; compete 粵

大傻瓜 daai6 so4 gwaa1 = arrant fool

地瓜 dei6 gwaa1 di4 gua1 = sweet potato

地瓜粉 dei6 gwaa1 fan2 di4 gua1 fen3 = sweet potato starch

意大利青瓜 ji3 daai6 lei6 ceng1 gwaa1 yi4 da4 li4 qing1 gua1 = zucchini, courgette (lit., "Italian cucumber")

哈密瓜 haa1 mat6 gwaa1 ha1 mi4 gua1 = Hami melon (a variety of muskmelon)

魚翅瓜 jyu4 ci3 gwaa1 = shark fin melon

腳瓜瓤 goek3 gwaa1 nong1 = the calf (part of the lower leg) 粵

手瓜 sau2 gwaa1 = [n] the arm (of the body) 粵

阿瓜 aa3 gwaa1 = black sheep (spendthrift) of the family (also 瓜四)

瓜四 gwaa1 sei3 = black sheep (spendthrift) of the family

瓜皮帽 gwaa1 pei4 mou6*2 = a skullcap (lit., melon skin hat)

扑瓜 bok1 gwaa1 = to beat up badly or to death

煲冬瓜 bou1 dung1 gwaa1 = a winter melon; pun on the word Putonghua (普通話) 粵

大冬瓜 daai6 dung1 gwaa1 = a big, clumsy, useless person

冬瓜豆腐 dung1 gwaa1 dau6 fu6 = an emergency or crisis such as death 粵

苦瓜噉嘅面 fu2 gwaa1 gam2 ge3 min6 = to look miserable 粵

苦瓜噉面 fu2 gwaa1 gam2 min6 = to look miserable 粵

苦瓜乾 fu2 gwaa1 gon1 = sourpuss 粵

苦瓜乾噉樣 fu2 gwaa1 gon1 gam2 joeng6*2 = to look miserable 粵

苦瓜乾噉口面 fu2 gwaa1 gon1 gam2 hau2 min6 = to look miserable 粵

苦瓜噉口面 fu2 gwaa1 gam2 hau2 min6 = to look miserable 粵

瓜老襯 gwaa1 lou5 can3 = fail; die 粵

瓜殼 gwaa1 hok3 = a coffin

瓜得 gwaa1 dak1 = terrible, awful

瓜柴 gwaa1 caai4 = to collapse completely; to die 粵

瓜子金 gwaa1 zi2 gam1 = Polygala sibirica (mountain polygala)

白瓜 baak6 gwaa1 = white cucumber

瓜剖豆分 gwaa1 fau2 dau2 fan1 gua1 pou1 dou4 fen1 = (of a county) to be divided or split like a melon or a bean; to be partitioned

豆剖瓜分 dau6*2 fau2 gwaa1 fan1 dou4 pou1 gua1 fen1 = collapsed and crumbling (e.g., with respect to carved up territories)

瓜臍 gwaa1 ci4 gua1 qi2 = the umbilicus of a melon

瓜代 gwaa1 doi6 gua1 dai4 = a change-over of personnel; a new shift; lit. replacement for soldier on leave for the melon picking season

刨冬瓜 paau4*2 dung1 gwaa1 = pun on the word Putonghua ( 普通話 ) 粵

金瓜 gam1 gwaa1 jin1 gua1 = pumpkin

倭瓜 wo1 gwaa1 wo1 gua1 = pumpkins, gourds, squash plants

藤㨢瓜瓜㨢藤 tang4 nang3 gwaa1 gwaa1 nang3 tang4 = intertwined, interwoven, inter-related, correlated 粵

瓜咗 gwaa1 zo2 = to be dead; to have died 粵

酸黃瓜 syun1 wong4 gwaa1 suan1 huang2 gua1 = a pickle

酸黃瓜醬 syun1 wong4 gwaa1 zoeng3 suan1 huang2 gua1 jiang4 = relish (a condiment of chopped sweet pickle)

蒸生瓜 zing1 saang1 gwaa1 = an inelegant immature female 粵

南瓜車 aam4 gwaa1 ce1 nan2 gua1 che1 = pumpkin carriage

滾瓜爛熟 gwan2 gwaa1 laan6 suk6 gun3 gua1 lan4 shu2 = to thoroughly memorize sth.

手瓜硬 sau2 gwaa1 ngaang6 shou3 gua1 ying4 = tremendous strength of either a person or enterprise etc. 粵

做瓜 zou6 gwaa1 zuo4 gua1 = to kill 粵

翠玉瓜 ceoi3 juk6 gwaa1 = zucchini 粵

電瓜 din6 gwaa1 dian4 gua1 = be electrocuted; be killed by an electric shock 粵

絲瓜刨 si1 gwaa1 paau4*2 si1 gua1 pao2 = fruit peeler 粵

安提瓜和巴布達 on1 tai4 gwaa1 wo4 baa1 bou3 daat6 an1 ti2 gua1 he2 ba1 bu4 da2 = Antigua and Barbuda

尼加拉瓜 nei4 gaa1 laai1 gwaa1 ni2 jia1 la1 gua1 = Nicaragua

安提瓜島 on1 tai4 gwaa1 dou2 an1 ti2 gua1 dao3 = Antigua

瓜衫 gwaa1 saam1 gua1 shan1 = Japanese threadfin bream

水瓜打狗，唔見噉橛 seoi2 gwaa1 daa2 gau2 m4 gin3 gam2 gyut6 = losing a chunk of something 粵

瓜田李下 gwaa1 tin4 lei5 haa6 gua1 tian2 li3 xia4 = in suspicious circumstances or surroundings

瓜地馬拉 gwaa1 dei6 maa5 laai1 gua1 di4 ma3 la1 = Guatemala

Showing all 4 examples containing 瓜

我很喜歡喝西瓜汁。國
I like to drink watermelon juice.

國王認為他是傻瓜國
The king believed he was a fool.
[ie: another man was a fool, not the king!]

啲西瓜倒瓤咯！粵
The water melons are overly ripe (and spoilt)!

呢兩件事根本就係藤㨢瓜瓜㨢藤分唔開㗎粵
These two matters are deeply entangled together. There is no way to separate them apart.

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