合掌瓜

合掌瓜

Chinese

		to put one's hands together to pray; to press one's palms together	melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash
simp. and trad. (合掌瓜)		合掌	瓜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hézhǎngguā

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ㄓㄤˇ ㄍㄨㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hap⁶ zoeng² gwaa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: hézhǎngguā
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄓㄤˇ ㄍㄨㄚ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: herjaanggua
    • Tongyong Pinyin: héjhǎnggua
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kwä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hap⁶ zoeng² gwaa¹
    • Yale: hahp jéung gwā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hap⁹ dzoeng² gwaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: heb⁶ zêng² gua¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐp̚² t͡ʃœ̽ːŋ³⁵ kʷäː⁵⁵/

Noun

合掌瓜

1. chayote

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 佛手瓜 (“chayote”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		佛手瓜, 合手瓜, 合掌瓜, 隼人瓜, 菜肴梨
Mandarin	Beijing	佛手瓜
	Taiwan	佛手瓜
	Guiyang	捧瓜, 佛手瓜
Cantonese	Hong Kong	合掌瓜
Hakka	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	香櫞瓜
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	香瓜
	Wuhua (Changbu)	香藤瓜
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	香櫞瓜
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	香櫞瓜
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	香櫞瓜
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	香櫞瓜
	Dongshi (Dabu)	香櫞瓜
	Hsinchu (Raoping)	香櫞瓜
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	香櫞瓜
Min Nan	Taipei	佛手瓜
	Kaohsiung	佛手瓜
	Penang	佛手瓜
	Singapore	佛手瓜
	Chaozhou	香櫞瓜