Chinese

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cool; cold
melon; claw; gourd
melon; claw; gourd; squash
 
trad. (涼瓜)
simp. (凉瓜)

Etymology

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Refers to the "coldness" of the melon according to traditional Chinese medicine. Reportedly arising from taboo of mentioning the (fu2, “bitter; misery”) in 苦瓜 (fu2 gwaa1, “bitter melon”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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涼瓜

  1. (Cantonese) bitter melon
    涼瓜牛肉凉瓜牛肉 [Cantonese]  ―  loeng4 gwaa1 caau2 ngau4 juk6 [Jyutping]  ―  stir-fried beef with bitter melon

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