絲瓜

Chinese

		silk; thread; trace	melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash
trad. (絲瓜)		絲	瓜
simp. (丝瓜)		丝	瓜

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sīguā

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄍㄨㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ gwaa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: sīguā
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄍㄨㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sygua
  - IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ ku̯a̠⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: si¹ gwaa¹
  - Yale: sī gwā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ gwaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi¹ gua¹
  - IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵/

Noun

絲瓜

loofah
1. (Cantonese) specifically Luffa acutangula

Synonyms

(Min Nan) 暑瓜
(Luffa acutangula): 勝瓜／胜瓜 (shèngguā)

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