匏瓜

Chinese

		bottle gourd; Lagenaria vulgaris	melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash
simp. and trad. (匏瓜)		匏	瓜

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): páoguā

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄠˊ ㄍㄨㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): paau⁴ gwaa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: páoguā
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˊ ㄍㄨㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: paurgua
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ku̯a̠⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: paau⁴ gwaa¹
  - Yale: pàauh gwā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: paau⁴ gwaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: pao⁴ gua¹
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰɑːu̯²¹ kʷɑː⁵⁵/

Noun

匏瓜

Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. var. depressa (Ser.) Hara
(obsolete) Lagenaria siceraria (calabash)
(obsolete) name of a star
(figuratively) an unmarried man who lives alone

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