瓜子

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Chinese

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Etymology 1

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melon; claw; gourd
melon; claw; gourd; squash
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
trad. (瓜子)
simp. #(瓜子)
alternative forms 瓜籽

Pronunciation

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Noun

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瓜子

  1. melon seed (Classifier: m;  m)
  2. any edible seed consumed as a snack, e.g. watermelon seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, etc. (Classifier: m;  m)
    瓜子  ―  guāzǐ  ―  to eat melon seeds
  3. (specifically) sunflower seed
Synonyms
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  • (sunflower seed):
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Burmese: ကွာစေ့ (kwace.)
  • Indonesian: kuaci
  • Macanese: quachí
  • Thai: กวยจี๊ (guai-jíi) (snack)

Etymology 2

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melon; claw; gourd
melon; claw; gourd; squash
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
trad. (瓜子)
simp. #(瓜子)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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瓜子

  1. (obsolete, colloquial) strike with two fingers on someone's arm as a punishment
  2. (obsolete or Central Plains and Lanyin Mandarin) stupid person; idiot
  3. (in compounds) A diminutive suffix for a round object, especially the head or the brain.
Derived terms
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