冬瓜

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Chinese

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winter
melon; claw; gourd
melon; claw; gourd; squash
 
trad. (冬瓜)
simp. #(冬瓜)
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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冬瓜

  1. winter melon; ash gourd; wax gourd; tallow gourd (Benincasa hispida) (Classifier: m c)
  2. (Hakka, Quanzhou Hokkien) pumpkin

Synonyms

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  • (winter melon):
  • (pumpkin):

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: tung qua

See also

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
とう
Grade: 2
がん
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi irregular
 トウガン on Japanese Wikipedia

Noun

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冬瓜, winter melon

(とう)(がん) or 冬瓜(トウガン) (tōgan

  1. winter melon, Benincasa pruriens f. hispida

Usage notes

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As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).