瓜子

Chinese

		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)		瓜	子
simp. #(瓜子)		瓜	子
alternative forms		瓜籽 “seed”

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guāzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄚ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaa¹ zi²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): koe-chí / ke-chí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guāzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guazǐh
    • Wade–Giles: kua¹-tzŭ³
    • Yale: gwā-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guatzyy
    • Palladius: гуацзы (guaczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guāzǐr
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚ ㄗˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guazǐhr
    • Wade–Giles: kua¹-tzŭ³-ʼrh
    • Yale: gwā-dzǐr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guatzeel
    • Palladius: гуацзыр (guaczyr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwaa¹ zi²
    • Yale: gwā jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwaa¹ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gua¹ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷaː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koe-chí
    • Tâi-lô: kue-tsí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koecie
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kue³³ t͡si⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kue⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kue⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kue⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke-chí
    • Tâi-lô: ke-tsí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kecie
    • IPA (Taipei): /ke⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ke⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴¹/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 瓜子

1. melon seed (Classifier: 粒 m; 顆／颗 m)
2. any edible seed consumed as a snack

   嗑瓜子  ―  kè guāzǐ  ―  to eat melon seeds

Descendants

• → Thai: กวยจี๊ (guai-jíi) (snack)

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guāzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄚ ˙ㄗ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guāzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guazi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: kua¹-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: gwā-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gua.tzy
    • Palladius: гуацзы (guaczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ä⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 瓜子

1. (obsolete, colloquial) strike with two fingers on someone's arm as a punishment
2. (obsolete or Central Plains Mandarin, 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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