絲瓜

絲瓜

Chinese

		silk; thread; trace	melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash
trad. (絲瓜)		絲	瓜
simp. (丝瓜)		丝	瓜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sīguā

  (Zhuyin): ㄙ ㄍㄨㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ gwaa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: sīguā
    • Zhuyin: ㄙ ㄍㄨㄚ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sygua
    • IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ ku̯a̠⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: si¹ gwaa¹
    • Yale: sī gwā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ gwaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ gua¹
    • IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵/

Noun

絲瓜

1. loofah
   1. (Cantonese) specifically Luffa acutangula

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 暑瓜
• (Luffa acutangula): 勝瓜／胜瓜 (shèngguā)