破瓜
Chinese
to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out |
melon; claw; gourd; squash | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (破瓜) |
破 | 瓜 | |
Etymology
The shape of the character 瓜 can be decomposed into two 八 (“eight”), thus “breaking 瓜” is used to euphemistically refer to reaching the age of 8+8 (=16) for girls, and 8×8 (=64) for men.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄚ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pohgua
- IPA (key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ ku̯a̠⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
破瓜
- (literary, of a girl) to reach the age of 16
- (literary, figuratively, of a girl) to lose one's virginity
- (literary, of a man) to reach the age of 64
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 破 | 瓜 |
| は Grade: 5 |
か Jinmeiyō |
| on’yomi | |
Noun
- breaking of the hymen by sexual intercourse
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