Chinese Word of the Day

南瓜
nán guā

pumpkin

Definitions

Chinese > English
南瓜	nánguā
1. n. pumpkin; winter squash (plant of the genus Cucurbita or its fruit)
English > Chinese
pumpkin
1. 南瓜,南瓜藤
Components
南	nán
1. south; southern
2. Only used in 南無
瓜	guā
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