毛瓜

Chinese

		hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar	melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash
trad. (毛瓜)		毛	瓜
simp. ^#(毛瓜)		毛	瓜

Etymology

Named for its fuzziness.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): máoguā

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄠˊ ㄍㄨㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ gwaa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: máoguā
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˊ ㄍㄨㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: máogua
  - Wade–Giles: mao²-kua¹
  - Yale: máu-gwā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maugua
  - Palladius: маогуа (maogua)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯³⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁴ gwaa¹
  - Yale: mòuh gwā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ gwaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ gua¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ kʷaː⁵⁵/

Noun

毛瓜

hairy gourd; fuzzy melon (Benincasa hispida var. chieh-qua)

Synonyms

節瓜／节瓜 (jiéguā)

See also

冬瓜 (dōngguā)
夏南瓜 (xiànánguā)

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