"毛瓜" meaning in Chinese

See 毛瓜 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mɑʊ̯³⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /mou̯²¹ kʷaː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /mɑʊ̯³⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/, /mou̯²¹ kʷaː⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: máoguā [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄇㄠˊ ㄍㄨㄚ [Mandarin, bopomofo], mou⁴ gwaa¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], máoguā [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], máogua [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], mao²-kua¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], máu-gwā [Mandarin, Yale], maugua [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], маогуа [Mandarin, Palladius], maogua [Mandarin, Palladius], mòuh gwā [Cantonese, Yale], mou⁴ gwaa¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], mou⁴ gua¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: Named for its fuzziness. Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 毛瓜
  1. hairy gourd; fuzzy melon (Benincasa hispida var. chieh-qua) Related terms: 冬瓜 (dōngguā), 夏南瓜 (xiànánguā)
    Sense id: en-毛瓜-zh-noun-t83iE~IB Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Synonyms: 節瓜 [formal, Standard-Chinese], 節瓜 [Southwestern-Mandarin, Liuzhou], 節瓜 [Cantonese, Guangzhou], 毛瓜 [Cantonese, Guangzhou], 節瓜 [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], 節瓜 [Cantonese, Taishan], 節瓜 [Cantonese, Chikan, Kaiping], 節瓜 [Cantonese, Dongguan], 毛瓜 [Cantonese, Dongguan], 節瓜 [Cantonese, Yangjiang], 節瓜 [Cantonese, Nanning], 節瓜 [Cantonese], 節瓜 [Hakka, Huizhou], 節瓜 [Southern-Pinghua, Nanning, Tingzi], 節瓜, Liuzhou, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Taishan, Kaiping [Chikan], Dongguan, Yangjiang, Nanning, Wuzhou, Huizhou (alt: Huicheng; Bendihua), Nanning [Tingzi]
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          "ref": "1955 March 25, “新出毛瓜上市 青瓜陸續運來”, in 大公報, page 5:",
          "roman": "san¹ ceot¹ mou⁴ gwaa¹ ji⁵ jau⁵ wan⁶ dou³, daan⁶ sou³ loeng⁶ bing⁶ bat¹ do¹, zok⁶ tin¹ zi² jau⁵ ji⁶, saam¹ baak³ gan¹ soeng⁵ si⁵.",
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          "ref": "1955 March 25, “新出毛瓜上市 青瓜陸續運來”, in 大公報, page 5:",
          "roman": "san¹ ceot¹ mou⁴ gwaa¹ ji⁵ jau⁵ wan⁶ dou³, daan⁶ sou³ loeng⁶ bing⁶ bat¹ do¹, zok⁶ tin¹ zi² jau⁵ ji⁶, saam¹ baak³ gan¹ soeng⁵ si⁵.",
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        {
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            "Tingzi"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "máoguā"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄠˊ ㄍㄨㄚ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ gwaa¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "máoguā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "máogua"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mao²-kua¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "máu-gwā"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "maugua"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "маогуа"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "maogua"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɑʊ̯³⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mòuh gwā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ gwaa¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ gua¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ kʷaː⁵⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɑʊ̯³⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ kʷaː⁵⁵/"
    }
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}
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          "ref": "1955 March 25, “新出毛瓜上市 青瓜陸續運來”, in 大公報, page 5:",
          "roman": "san¹ ceot¹ mou⁴ gwaa¹ ji⁵ jau⁵ wan⁶ dou³, daan⁶ sou³ loeng⁶ bing⁶ bat¹ do¹, zok⁶ tin¹ zi² jau⁵ ji⁶, saam¹ baak³ gan¹ soeng⁵ si⁵.",
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          "roman": "san¹ ceot¹ mou⁴ gwaa¹ ji⁵ jau⁵ wan⁶ dou³, daan⁶ sou³ loeng⁶ bing⁶ bat¹ do¹, zok⁶ tin¹ zi² jau⁵ ji⁶, saam¹ baak³ gan¹ soeng⁵ si⁵.",
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ gwaa¹"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "máoguā"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "máogua"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mao²-kua¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "máu-gwā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "maugua"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "маогуа"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "maogua"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɑʊ̯³⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Yale"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ gwaa¹"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ gua¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ kʷaː⁵⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/mɑʊ̯³⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/"
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        "Liuzhou"
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        "Guangzhou"
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