勝瓜

Chinese

		victorious; able to do; competent enough to	melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash
trad. (勝瓜)		勝	瓜
simp. (胜瓜)		胜	瓜

Etymology

Euphemistic form of 絲瓜, since 絲 (si1) is nearly homophonous to 輸 (syu1, “to lose”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shèngguā

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ gwaa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shèngguā
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenqgua
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ku̯a̠⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing³ gwaa¹
  - Yale: sing gwā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ gwaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing³ gua¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ kʷɑː⁵⁵/

Noun

勝瓜

(chiefly Cantonese) loofah

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