pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
瓜
瓜
gua1
melon; gourd; squash
strokes
5
radical
strokes after radical
0
阿空加瓜
阿空加瓜
a1 kong1 jia1 gua1
Cerro Aconcagua, mountain in the Americas
阿空加瓜山
阿空加瓜山
a1 kong1 jia1 gua1 shan1
Mount Aconcagua, Argentina, the highest point in the Western Hemisphere
矮瓜
矮瓜
ai3 gua1
eggplant (Cantonese)
安提瓜岛
安提瓜島
an1 ti2 gua1 dao3
Antigua
安提瓜和巴布达
安提瓜和巴布達
an1 ti2 gua1 he2 ba1 bu4 da2
Antigua and Barbuda
白兰瓜
白蘭瓜
bai2 lan2 gua1
honeydew melon
笨瓜
笨瓜
ben4 gua1
fool; blockhead
菜瓜
菜瓜
cai4 gua1
snake melon; loofah
打瓜
打瓜
da3 gua1
a smaller variety of watermelon, with big, edible seeds
呆瓜
呆瓜
dai1 gua1
idiot; fool
地瓜
地瓜
di4 gua1
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas); yam (family Dioscoreaceae)
地瓜面
地瓜麵
di4 gua1 mian4
sweet potato or yam noodles
冬瓜
冬瓜
dong1 gua1
wax gourd (Cucurbitaceae, Benincasa hispida); white gourd; white hairy melon; Chinese squash
厄瓜多
厄瓜多
e4 gua1 duo1
Ecuador (Tw)
厄瓜多尔
厄瓜多爾
e4 gua1 duo1 er3
Ecuador
番瓜
番瓜
fan1 gua1
(dialect) pumpkin
番木瓜
番木瓜
fan1 mu4 gua1
papaya
佛手瓜
佛手瓜
fo2 shou3 gua1
chayote or alligator pear (Sechium edule)
瓜菜
瓜菜
gua1 cai4
fruit and vegetables
瓜达尔
瓜達爾
gua1 da2 er3
Gwadar, free trade port city in Pakistani province of Baluchistan
瓜达尔港
瓜達爾港
gua1 da2 er3 gang3
Gwadar Port on Arabian Sea in Pakistani province of Baluchistan
瓜达卡纳尔岛
瓜達卡納爾島
gua1 da2 ka3 na4 er3 dao3
Guadalcanal Island
瓜达卡纳尔战役
瓜達卡納爾戰役
gua1 da2 ka3 na4 er3 zhan4 yi4
battle of Guadalcanal of late 1942, the turning point of the war in the Pacific
瓜达拉哈拉
瓜達拉哈拉
gua1 da2 la1 ha1 la1
Guadalajara
瓜达拉马
瓜達拉馬
gua1 da2 la1 ma3
Sierra de Guadarrama (mountain range across Iberia, passing north of Madrid)
瓜达拉马山
瓜達拉馬山
gua1 da2 la1 ma3 shan1
Sierra de Guadarrama (mountain range across Iberia, passing north of Madrid)
瓜代
瓜代
gua1 dai4
a changeover of personnel; a new shift; (lit.) replacement for soldier on leave for the melon-picking season
瓜德罗普
瓜德羅普
gua1 de2 luo2 pu3
Guadeloupe
瓜蒂
瓜蒂
gua1 di4
stem or pedicel of a melon
瓜地马拉
瓜地馬拉
gua1 di4 ma3 la1
Guatemala (Tw)
瓜分
瓜分
gua1 fen1
to partition; to divide up
瓜葛
瓜葛
gua1 ge2
intertwined (as melon and vine plants); interconnected; association (of two things)
瓜果
瓜果
gua1 guo3
fruit (plural sense); melons and fruit
瓜拉丁加奴
瓜拉丁加奴
gua1 la1 ding1 jia1 nu2
Kuala Terengganu, capital of Terengganu state, Malaysia
瓜拿纳
瓜拿納
gua1 na2 na4
guarana (Paullinia cupana)
瓜农
瓜農
gua1 nong2
melon farmer
瓜皮帽
瓜皮帽
gua1 pi2 mao4
Chinese skullcap resembling the skin of half a watermelon
瓜脐
瓜臍
gua1 qi2
the umbilicus of a melon
瓜熟蒂落
瓜熟蒂落
gua1 shu2 di4 luo4
when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time
瓜田不纳履,李下不整冠
瓜田不納履,李下不整冠
gua1 tian2 bu4 na4 lv3 - li3 xia4 bu4 zheng3 guan1
lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom); fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion; innocent acts may be misconstrued
瓜田李下
瓜田李下
gua1 tian2 li3 xia4
abbr. for 瓜田不納履,李下不整冠|瓜田不纳履,李下不整冠
瓜无滚圆,人无十全
瓜無滾圓,人無十全
gua1 wu2 gun3 yuan2 - ren2 wu2 shi2 quan2
no gourd is perfectly round, just as no man is perfect (proverb)
瓜州
瓜州
gua1 zhou1
Guazhou county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
瓜州县
瓜州縣
gua1 zhou1 xian4
Guazhou county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
瓜子
瓜子
gua1 zi3
melon seeds
瓜子脸
瓜子臉
gua1 zi3 lian3
oval face
滚瓜烂熟
滾瓜爛熟
gun3 gua1 lan4 shu2
lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. to know fluently; to know sth inside out; to know sth by heart
滚瓜溜圆
滾瓜溜圓
gun3 gua1 liu1 yuan2
(of animals) round and fat
哈密瓜
哈密瓜
ha1 mi4 gua1
Hami melon (a variety of muskmelon); honeydew melon; cantaloupe
哈蜜瓜
哈蜜瓜
ha1 mi4 gua1
Hami melon (a variety of muskmelon); honeydew melon; cantaloupe; also written 哈密瓜
海瓜子
海瓜子
hai3 gua1 zi3
Tellina iridescens (a bivalve mollusc); any similar small clam
合掌瓜
合掌瓜
he2 zhang3 gua1
see 佛手瓜
胡瓜
胡瓜
hu2 gua1
cucumber
胡瓜鱼
胡瓜魚
hu2 gua1 yu2
smelt (family Osmeridae)
瓠瓜
瓠瓜
hu4 gua1
bottle gourd
黄瓜
黃瓜
huang2 gua1
cucumber
机哩瓜拉
機哩瓜拉
ji1 li1 gua1 la1
(Taiwan) see 嘰哩咕嚕|叽哩咕噜
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
撿了芝麻丟了西瓜
jian3 le5 zhi1 ma5 diu1 le5 xi1 gua1
to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
酱瓜
醬瓜
jiang4 gua1
pickled cucumber
金瓜
金瓜
jin1 gua1
pumpkin (Gymnopetalum chinense); a mace with a brass head resembling a pumpkin
金瓜石
金瓜石
jin1 gua1 shi2
Jinguashi, town in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, noted for its historic gold and copper mines, used as a prisoner-of-war camp by the Japanese (1942-1945)
苦瓜
苦瓜
ku3 gua1
bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber)
苦瓜脸
苦瓜臉
ku3 gua1 lian3
sour expression on one's face
老王卖瓜,自卖自夸
老王賣瓜,自賣自誇
lao3 wang2 mai4 gua1 - zi4 mai4 zi4 kua1
every potter praises his own pot (idiom); all one's geese are swans
麻瓜
麻瓜
ma2 gua1
Muggles (Harry Potter)
马拿瓜
馬拿瓜
ma3 na2 gua1
Managua, capital of Nicaragua (Tw)
马那瓜
馬那瓜
ma3 na4 gua1
Managua, capital of Nicaragua
面瓜
面瓜
mian4 gua1
(dialect) pumpkin; (fig.) oaf
木瓜
木瓜
mu4 gua1
papaya (Carica papaya); genus Chaenomeles of shrubs in the family Rosaceae; Chinese flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa)
南瓜
南瓜
nan2 gua1
pumpkin
南瓜灯
南瓜燈
nan2 gua1 deng1
jack-o'-lantern
脑瓜
腦瓜
nao3 gua1
skull; brain; head; mind; mentality; ideas
脑瓜儿
腦瓜兒
nao3 gua1 er5
erhua variant of 腦瓜|脑瓜
脑瓜子
腦瓜子
nao3 gua1 zi5
see 腦瓜|脑瓜
尼加拉瓜
尼加拉瓜
ni2 jia1 la1 gua1
Nicaragua
努瓜娄发
努瓜婁發
nu3 gua1 lou2 fa1
Nuku'alofa, capital of Tonga (Tw)
破瓜
破瓜
po4 gua1
(of a girl) to lose one's virginity; to deflower a virgin; to reach the age of 16; (of a man) to reach the age of 64
蒲瓜
蒲瓜
pu2 gua1
white flowered gourd or calabash (family Crescentia)
青瓜
青瓜
qing1 gua1
cucumber
傻瓜
傻瓜
sha3 gua1
idiot; fool
傻瓜相机
傻瓜相機
sha3 gua1 xiang4 ji1
point-and-shoot camera; compact camera
顺藤摸瓜
順藤摸瓜
shun4 teng2 mo1 gua1
lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon; to track sth following clues
丝瓜
絲瓜
si1 gua1
luffa (loofah)
糖瓜
糖瓜
tang2 gua1
malt sugar candy, a traditional offering to the kitchen god Zaoshen 灶神
甜瓜
甜瓜
tian2 gua1
muskmelon
歪瓜劣枣
歪瓜劣棗
wai1 gua1 lie4 zao3
ugly; repulsive; also written 歪瓜裂棗|歪瓜裂枣
歪瓜裂枣
歪瓜裂棗
wai1 gua1 lie4 zao3
ugly; repulsive
王婆卖瓜,自卖自夸
王婆賣瓜,自賣自誇
wang2 po2 mai4 gua1 - zi4 mai4 zi4 kua1
every potter praises his own pot (idiom); all one's geese are swans
倭瓜
倭瓜
wo1 gua1
(dialect) pumpkin
西瓜
西瓜
xi1 gua1
watermelon
香瓜
香瓜
xiang1 gua1
cantaloupe melon
小黄瓜
小黃瓜
xiao3 huang2 gua1
gherkin
腌黄瓜
醃黃瓜
yan1 huang2 gua1
pickle
意大利青瓜
意大利青瓜
yi4 da4 li4 qing1 gua1
zucchini
鱼翅瓜
魚翅瓜
yu2 chi4 gua1
spaghetti squash (Cucurbita pepo)
越瓜
越瓜
yue4 gua1
snake melon
种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆
種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆
zhong4 gua1 de2 gua1 - zhong4 dou4 de2 dou4
lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap.; One must live with the consequences of one's actions.; You've made your bed, now must lie on it.