苦瓜

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Chinese

bitter; intensely; miserable
bitter; intensely; miserable; painful
 
melon; claw; gourd
melon; claw; gourd; squash
 
trad. (苦瓜)
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Pronunciation


Noun

苦瓜

  1. bitter melon; bitter gourd

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (苦瓜):
  • Korean: 고과(苦瓜) (gogwa)
  • Vietnamese: khổ qua (苦瓜)

Others:

Further reading

Japanese

Kanji in this term
にが
Grade: 3
うり
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

(niga, bitter) +‎ (uri, gourd)

Pronunciation

Noun

(にが)(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)

  1. bitter melon; bitter gourd

Synonyms

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
Grade: 3 Jinmeiyō

Noun

苦瓜(ごーやー) (gōyā

  1. ごーやー: bitter melon; bitter gourd; crippled feet

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

苦瓜

  1. chữ Hán form of khổ qua (bitter melon; bitter gourd).