菜瓜摖

Chinese

		snake melon; cucumber
trad. (菜瓜摖)		菜瓜	摖
simp. #(菜瓜摖)		菜瓜	摖

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhài-koe-chhòe / chhài-koe-chhè

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhài-koe-chhòe
    • Tâi-lô: tshài-kue-tshuè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhae'koezhoex
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ kue⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰue¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ kue⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰue²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhài-koe-chhè
    • Tâi-lô: tshài-kue-tshè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhae'koezhex
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ kue⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰe²¹/

Noun

菜瓜摖

1. (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) towel gourd sponge; loofah

Synonyms

• 絲瓜絡／丝瓜络 (sīguāluò)
• (Hokkien) 暑瓜摖, 菜瓜蒲