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佛手瓜

fat6 sau2 gwaa1

fo2 shou3 gua1

chayote squash (Sechium edule) - 佛手瓜 is literally, "Buddhist hand melon," so named because its shape resembles two fists clasped together in prayer.

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 55,800

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

佛手瓜

This word was added by claw on 30th Jan 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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佛 fat6 fat1 fo2 - Buddha; Buddhist; Buddhism
手 sau2 shou3 - hand
瓜 gwaa1 gua1 - melon

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