hā mì guā
Hami melon (a variety of muskmelon)
honeydew melon
cantaloupe
kǔ guā
bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber)
dōng guā
wax gourd (Cucurbitaceae, Benincasa hispida)
white gourd
white hairy melon
Chinese squash
guā fēn
to partition
to divide up
xī guā
watermelon
CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4],個|个[ge5]
mù guā
papaya (Carica papaya)
genus Chaenomeles of shrubs in the family Rosaceae
Chinese flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa)
dì guā
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
yam (family Dioscoreaceae)
guā gé
intertwined (as melon and vine plants)
interconnected
association (of two things)
guā guǒ
fruit (plural sense)
melons and fruit
shùn téng mō guā
lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon
to track sth following clues
nǎo guā
skull
brain
head
mind
mentality
ideas
Guā zhōu
Guazhou county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
gǔn guā làn shú
lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. to know fluently
to know sth inside out
to know sth by heart
guā shú dì luò
when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time
hā mì guā
Hami melon (a variety of muskmelon)
honeydew melon
cantaloupe
also written 哈密瓜
dà shǎ guā
a fool
a jerk
lit. a silly big melon
zhòng guā dé guā , zhòng dòu dé dòu
lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap.
One must live with the consequences of one's actions.
You've made your bed, now must lie on it.
fó shǒu guā
chayote or alligator pear (Sechium edule)
kǔ guā liǎn
sour expression on one's face
Guā zhōu xiàn
Guazhou county in Jiuquan 酒泉[Jiu3 quan2], Gansu
guā dì
stem or pedicel of a melon
guā pí mào
Chinese skullcap resembling the skin of half a watermelon
wáng pó mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
all one's geese are swans
táng guā
malt sugar candy, a traditional offering to the kitchen god Zaoshen 灶神
guā dài
a change-over of personnel
a new shift
lit. replacement for soldier on leave for the melon picking season
Ā kōng jiā guā
Cerro Aconcagua, mountain in the Americas
lǎo wáng mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
all one's geese are swans
pú guā
white flowered gourd or calabash (family Crescentia)
guā ná nà
guarana (Paullinia cupana)
Guā lā Dīng jiā nú
Kuala Terengganu, capital of Terengganu state, Malaysia
guā tián bù nà lǚ
lit. don't tie your shoe-laces in a melon-patch; fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
innocent acts may be misconstrued
nǎo guā r
erhua variant of 腦瓜|脑瓜[nao3 gua1]
dì guā miàn
sweet potato or yam noodles
Ā kōng jiā guā shān
Cerro Aconcagua, mountain in the Americas
Guā dá lā mǎ
Sierra de Guadarrama (mountain range across Iberia, passing north of Madrid)
yú chì guā
spaghetti squash (Cucurbita pepo)
Guā dá lā mǎ shān
Sierra de Guadarrama (mountain range across Iberia, passing north of Madrid)
Guā dá kǎ nà ěr zhàn yì
battle of Guadalcanal of late 1942, the turning point of the war in the Pacific
pò guā
(of a girl) to lose one's virginity
to deflower a virgin
to reach the age of 16
(of a man) to reach the age of 64
zhòng guā dé guā , zhòng dòu dé dòu
lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap.
One must live with the consequences of one's actions.
You've made your bed, now must lie on it.
Lǎo Wáng mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
all one's geese are swans
jīn guā
pumpkin (Gymnopetalum chinense)
a mace with a brass head resembling a pumpkin
Jīn guā shí
Jinguashi, town in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, noted for its historic gold and copper mines, used as a prisoner-of-war camp by the Japanese (1942-1945)
Ā kōng jiā guā Shān
Mount Aconcagua, Argentina, the highest point in the Western Hemisphere
miàn guā
(dialect) pumpkin
(fig.) oaf
Mǎ ná guā
Managua, capital of Nicaragua (Tw)
Mǎ nà guā
Managua, capital of Nicaragua
Guā dá ěr Gǎng
Gwadar Port on Arabian Sea in Pakistani province of Baluchistan
Guā dá ěr
Gwadar, free trade port city in Pakistani province of Baluchistan
guā tián lǐ xià
abbr. for 瓜田不納履,李下不整冠|瓜田不纳履,李下不整冠[gua1 tian2 bu4 na4 lu:3 , li3 xia4 bu4 zheng3 guan1]
shǎ guā xiàng jī
point-and-shoot camera
compact camera
Nǔ guā lóu fā
Nuku'alofa, capital of Tonga (Tw)
dì guā miàn
sweet potato or yam noodles
dǎ guā
a smaller variety of watermelon, with big, edible seeds
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā
to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
jī lī guā lā
(Taiwan) see 嘰哩咕嚕|叽哩咕噜[ji1 li5 gu1 lu1]
wāi guā liè zǎo
ugly
repulsive
also written 歪瓜裂棗|歪瓜裂枣[wai1 gua1 lie4 zao3]
hǎi guā zǐ
Tellina iridescens (a bivalve mollusc)
any similar small clam
gǔn guā liū yuán
(of animals) round and fat
wáng pó mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
all one's geese are swans
guā wú gǔn yuán , rén wú shí quán
no gourd is perfectly round, just as no man is perfect (proverb)