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Chinese
bitter; intensely; miserable
bitter; intensely; miserable; painful
melon; claw; gourd
melon; claw; gourd; squash
trad. (苦瓜 )
苦
瓜
simp. # (苦瓜 )
苦
瓜
苦瓜
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : kǔguā
(Zhuyin ) : ㄎㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄚ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : ku3 gua1
(Xi'an , Guanzhong Pinyin ) : kùgua
(Nanjing , Nanjing Pinyin ) : kǔguà
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : fu2 gwaa1
(Dongguan , Jyutping++ ) : fu2 gwaa1
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : fu2 ga1-4
Gan (Wiktionary ) : 'ku3 gua1
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : fú-kôa
(Hailu , HRS ) : fuˊ guaˋ
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : fu3 gua1
Jin (Wiktionary ) : ku2 gua1
Northern Min (KCR ) : kǔ-guá
Eastern Min (BUC ) : kū-guă
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : khó͘-koe / khó͘-koa
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : kou2 guê1
Southern Pinghua (Nanning , Jyutping++ ) : hu2 gwaa1
Wu (Wugniu )
(Northern ) : 5 khu-ko1 / 3 khou-ko1 / 3 khu-kua1 / 3 khu-kuo1
(Jinhua ) : 3 khu-kua1
Xiang
(Changsha , Wiktionary ) : ku3 gua1
(Loudi , Wiktionary ) : ku3 go1*
(Hengyang , Wiktionary ) : ku3 gua1
Noun
苦瓜
bitter melon ; bitter gourd
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
苦瓜 (“bitter melon”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
苦瓜
Taxonomic name
苦瓜
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
苦瓜 , 癩瓜兒
Taiwan
苦瓜
Langfang
苦瓜
Chengde
苦瓜
Chifeng
苦瓜
Hulunbuir (Hailar)
苦瓜
Heihe
苦瓜
Qiqihar
苦瓜
Harbin
苦瓜 , 癩瓜
Jiamusi
苦瓜
Baicheng
苦瓜
Changchun
苦瓜 , 癩瓜
Tonghua
苦瓜
Shenyang
苦瓜 , 癩瓜
Jinzhou
癩瓜兒
Malaysia
苦瓜
Singapore
苦瓜
Jilu Mandarin
Tianjin
苦瓜
Tangshan
苦瓜 , 癩不頭
Cangzhou
苦瓜
Baoding
苦瓜
Shijiazhuang
苦瓜
Lijin
苦瓜
Jinan
苦瓜
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Dalian
癩瓜兒
Dandong
苦瓜
Yantai
苦瓜
Qingdao
苦瓜
Zhucheng
苦瓜
Central Plains Mandarin
Luoyang
苦瓜
Lingbao
苦瓜
Jining
苦瓜
Daming
苦瓜
Linfen
苦瓜
Shangqiu
苦瓜
Yuanyang
苦瓜
Zhengzhou
苦瓜
Xinyang
苦瓜
Baihe
苦瓜
Xi'an
苦瓜
Baoji
苦瓜
Tianshui
苦瓜
Xining
苦瓜
Xuzhou
苦瓜
Fuyang
苦瓜
Lanyin Mandarin
Yinchuan
苦瓜
Lanzhou
苦瓜
Dunhuang
苦瓜
Hami
苦瓜
Ürümqi
苦瓜
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
苦瓜
Nanchong
苦瓜
Dazhou
苦瓜
Hanyuan
苦瓜
Xichang
苦瓜
Zigong
苦瓜兒
Chongqing
苦瓜
Wuhan
苦瓜
Yichang
苦瓜
Xiangyang
苦瓜
Tianmen
苦瓜 , 苦瓜子
Guiyang
苦瓜
Zunyi
苦瓜
Bijie
苦瓜
Liping
苦瓜
Zhaotong
苦瓜
Dali
苦瓜
Kunming
苦瓜
Mengzi
苦瓜
Guilin
苦瓜
Liuzhou
苦瓜
Jishou
苦瓜
Changde
苦瓜
Hanzhong
苦瓜
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
癩葡萄 , 苦瓜
Yangzhou
苦瓜 , 癩葡萄
Lianyungang
苦瓜
Lianshui
苦瓜
Nantong
苦瓜
Anqing
苦瓜
Wuhu
苦瓜
Hefei
苦瓜
Hong'an
苦瓜
Cantonese
Guangzhou
苦瓜 , 涼瓜 , 菩薘 dated
Hong Kong
苦瓜 , 涼瓜 , 菩薘 dated
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
菩薘
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
苦瓜
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
菩薘
Taishan
苦瓜
Kaiping (Chikan)
涼瓜
Dongguan
苦瓜 , 涼瓜 , 菩薘
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
菩薘
Yangjiang
苦瓜
Nanning
苦瓜
Wuzhou
苦瓜
Yulin
苦瓜
Hepu (Lianzhou)
苦瓜
Gan
Nanchang
苦瓜
Pengze
苦瓜
Lichuan
苦瓜
Pingxiang
苦瓜
Hakka
Meixian
苦瓜
Zengcheng (Zhengguo)
苦瓜
Yudu
苦瓜
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
苦瓜
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
苦瓜
Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
苦瓜
Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)
苦瓜
Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)
苦瓜仔
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
苦瓜
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
苦瓜
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
苦瓜
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
苦瓜
Hong Kong
苦瓜
Luchuan (Daqiao)
苦瓜
Huizhou
Shexian
苦瓜
Jin
Taiyuan
苦瓜
Yangyuan
苦瓜
Datong
苦瓜
Xinzhou
苦瓜
Lüliang (Lishi)
苦瓜
Changzhi
苦瓜
Linhe
苦瓜
Jining
苦瓜
Hohhot
苦瓜
Erenhot
苦瓜
Pingshan
苦瓜
Zhangjiakou
苦瓜
Handan
苦瓜
Linzhou
苦瓜
Suide
苦瓜
Northern Min
Jian'ou
苦瓜
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
苦瓜
Fuqing
苦瓜
Southern Min
Xiamen
苦瓜
Zhao'an
苦瓜
Taipei
苦瓜
New Taipei (Tamsui)
苦瓜
New Taipei (Sanxia)
苦瓜
New Taipei (Pingxi)
苦瓜
Kaohsiung
苦瓜
Kaohsiung (Cijin)
苦瓜
Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)
苦瓜
Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
苦瓜
Kaohsiung (Tianliao)
苦瓜
Yilan (Luodong)
苦瓜
Yilan (Toucheng)
苦瓜
Tainan
苦瓜
Tainan (Anping)
苦瓜
Kinmen
苦瓜
Penghu (Magong)
苦瓜
Penghu (Xiyu)
苦瓜
Penang (Hokkien)
苦瓜
Singapore (Hokkien)
苦瓜
Zhangping (Yongfu)
苦瓜
Datian
苦瓜
Pingnan (Shangdu)
苦瓜
Haifeng
苦瓜
Haikou
苦瓜
Puxian Min
Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
苦瓜
Central Min
Yong'an
苦瓜
Zhongshan Min
Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
菩督
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
苦瓜
Northern Pinghua
Guilin (Dahe)
苦瓜
Wu
Shanghai
苦瓜
Shanghai (Songjiang)
金蓮子
Shanghai (Jiading)
錦荔子
Suzhou
苦瓜
Danyang
癩葡萄瓜
Hangzhou
苦瓜
Ningbo
苦瓜
Wenzhou
紅瓤
Jinhua
苦瓜
Xiang
Changsha
苦瓜
Loudi
苦瓜
Hengyang
苦瓜
Quanzhou
苦瓜
Derived terms
Descendants
Others:
Further reading
Japanese
Etymology
苦 ( niga , “ bitter ” ) + 瓜 ( uri , “ gourd ” )
Pronunciation
Noun
苦( にが ) 瓜( うり ) or 苦瓜( ニガウリ ) • (nigauri )
(alternative reading hiragana にがごい , rōmaji nigagoi ) ( Kagoshima dialect )
(alternative reading hiragana にがごり , rōmaji nigagori ) ( Miyazaki dialect )
bitter melon ; bitter gourd
Synonyms
Okinawan
Noun
苦瓜( ごーやー ) (gōyā )
ごーやー : bitter melon ; bitter gourd ; crippled feet
Vietnamese
Noun
苦瓜
chữ Hán form of khổ qua ( “ bitter melon ; bitter gourd ” ) .