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The Chinese word for cucumber is
黄瓜

huáng guā



cucumber

Chinese Definition


cucumber
     1. 黄瓜
Components
     1. Variant of 黃
     1. melon; gourd; squash
           西瓜 - watermelon
           南瓜 - pumpkin
           冬瓜 - winter melon
     2. (Cantonese, slang) to die
     3. (Mainland, slang) storyful news
           今年 最大 的 瓜 - the most storyful news this year
     4. (Singapore, colloquial) fellow; dude



Translations for and their definitions

黃瓜
     1. n. cucumber
     2. n. (Hakka, Fengshun Shehua) pumpkin
     3. n. (Puxian Min) (vern, yellow croaker)


黄瓜
     1. Simplified form of 黃瓜


青瓜
     1. n. (regional, dialectal) cucumber


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Pronunciation

pronunciation
huáng guā

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