菜瓜蒲

Chinese

		snake melon; cucumber	calamus
trad. (菜瓜蒲)		菜瓜	蒲
simp. #(菜瓜蒲)		菜瓜	蒲

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhài-koe-pô͘ / chhài-koa-pô͘

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhài-koe-pô͘
    • Tâi-lô: tshài-kue-pôo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhae'koe'poo
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ kue⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ kue⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ²³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhài-koa-pô͘
    • Tâi-lô: tshài-kua-pôo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhae'koa'poo
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ kua⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ¹³/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 菜瓜蒲

1. (Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) towel gourd sponge; loofah

Synonyms

• 絲瓜絡／丝瓜络 (sīguāluò)
• (Min Nan) 菜瓜摖, 暑瓜摖