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涼瓜

loeng4 gwaa1

bitter gourd; bitter melon

The original name was 苦瓜. But Cantonese avoid the use of the original name because 苦 means "bitter”, which is considered as inauspicious. So 涼, which means "cool, refreshing" is chosen to replace 苦.

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

涼瓜

This word was added by bybell on 23rd Oct 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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涼 loeng4 liang2 liang4 - cool, chilly, cold; disappointed
瓜 gwaa1 gua1 - melon

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