北瓜
Chinese
| north | melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (北瓜) | 北 | 瓜 | |
| simp. #(北瓜) | 北 | 瓜 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: běiguā → běigua (toneless final syllable variant)
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄚ → ㄅㄟˇ ˙ㄍㄨㄚ (toneless final syllable variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: běiguå
- Wade–Giles: pei3-kua5
- Yale: běi-gwa
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beei.gua
- Palladius: бэйгуа (bɛjgua)
- Sinological IPA (key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ä⁵⁵/ → /peɪ̯²¹⁴ g̊u̯ä⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Gan
- Wu
Noun
北瓜
- (dialectal) pumpkin
- (obsolete) a kind of watermelon
- (Shanghainese) squash
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 南瓜 (“pumpkin”) [map]
- (watermelon): 西瓜 (xīguā)