毛瓜
Chinese
hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar | melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash | ||
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trad. (毛瓜) | 毛 | 瓜 | |
simp. #(毛瓜) | 毛 | 瓜 |
Etymology
Named for its fuzziness.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˊ ㄍㄨㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: máogua
- Wade–Giles: mao2-kua1
- Yale: máu-gwā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maugua
- Palladius: маогуа (maogua)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɑʊ̯³⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mou4 gwaa1
- Yale: mòuh gwā
- Cantonese Pinyin: mou4 gwaa1
- Guangdong Romanization: mou4 gua1
- Sinological IPA (key): /mou̯²¹ kʷaː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 毛瓜