越瓜
Chinese
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more ... the more |
melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (越瓜) | 越 | 瓜 | |
| simp. #(越瓜) | 越 | 瓜 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yuèguā
- Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yuègua
- Wade–Giles: yüeh4-kua1
- Yale: ywè-gwā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehgua
- Palladius: юэгуа (juegua)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɥɛ⁵¹ ku̯ä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyut6 gwaa1
- Yale: yuht gwā
- Cantonese Pinyin: jyt9 gwaa1
- Guangdong Romanization: yud6 gua1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyːt̚² kʷaː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
越瓜
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 菜瓜 (“snake melon”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 菜瓜, 越瓜 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 地黃瓜, 菜瓜 |
| Xining | 菜瓜 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 菜瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 菜瓜 |
| Liuzhou | 菜瓜 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 菜瓜 |
| Yangzhou | 菜瓜 | |
| Hakka | Yudu | 菜瓜, 梨瓜 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 菜瓜 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 菜瓜 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 腌瓜 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 菜瓜 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 菜瓜, 生瓜 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 菜瓜 | |
| Suzhou | 菜瓜, 生瓜 | |
| Danyang | 菜瓜 | |
| Hangzhou | 菜瓜 | |
| Ningbo | 菜瓜 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 菜瓜 |
| Hengyang | 菜瓜子 | |