The Chinese word for cucumber is
黄瓜
huáng guāChinese Definition
cucumber | |
1. 黄瓜 | |
Components | |
黄 | |
1. Variant of 黃 | |
瓜 | |
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 瓜 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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