白瓜
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Chinese
white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous |
melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (白瓜) | 白 | 瓜 | |
| simp. #(白瓜) | 白 | 瓜 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄍㄨㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: báigua
- Wade–Giles: pai2-kua1
- Yale: bái-gwā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairgua
- Palladius: байгуа (bajgua)
- Sinological IPA (key): /paɪ̯³⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baak6 gwaa1
- Yale: baahk gwā
- Cantonese Pinyin: baak9 gwaa1
- Guangdong Romanization: bag6 gua1
- Sinological IPA (key): /paːk̚² kʷaː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
白瓜
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 白 | 瓜 |
| しろ Grade: 1 |
うり Jinmeiyō |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
From 白 (shiro, “white”) + 瓜 (uri, “gourd, melon”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Derived terms
- 白瓜貝 (shirourigai)