勝瓜
Chinese
[edit]| 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
[edit]Euphemistic form of 絲瓜, since 絲 (si1) is nearly homophonous to 輸 (syu1, “to lose”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shènggua
- Wade–Giles: shêng4-kua1
- Yale: shèng-gwā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenqgua
- Palladius: шэнгуа (šɛngua)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ku̯ä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sing3 gwaa1
- Yale: sing gwā
- Cantonese Pinyin: sing3 gwaa1
- Guangdong Romanization: xing3 gua1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɪŋ³³ kʷaː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]勝瓜
- (chiefly Cantonese) Chinese okra (Luffa acutangula)