瓠子瓜

Chinese

gourd
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
melon; claw; gourd
melon; claw; gourd; squash
 
trad. (瓠子瓜)
simp. #(瓠子瓜)

Pronunciation


  • Xiang
    • (Hengyang)
      • Wiktionary: fu5* zr gua1
      • Sinological IPA (key): /v̥u²¹³⁻³¹ t͡sz̩³ ku̯ä⁴⁴⁵/

Noun

瓠子瓜

  1. (Hengyang Xiang) a certain variety of Lagenaria siceraria whose fruit is long and slender and cylindrical in shape, and whose flowers are white and bloom at night

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