瓠子瓜

Chinese

		gourd	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight	melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash
trad. (瓠子瓜)		瓠	子	瓜
simp. #(瓠子瓜)		瓠	子	瓜

Pronunciation

• Xiang (Hengyang, Wiktionary): fu^5* zr gua¹

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• Xiang
  • (Hengyang)
    • Wiktionary: fu^5* zr gua¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /v̥u²¹³⁻³¹ t͡sz̩³ ku̯ä⁴⁴⁵/

Noun

瓠子瓜

1. (Hengyang Xiang) a certain variety of Lagenaria siceraria whose fruit is long and slender and cylindrical in shape, and whose flowers are white and bloom at night

Synonyms

• 瓠瓜 (hùguā)
• 瓠子 (hùzi)
• (Wu) 夜開花／夜开花