瓜子 [－－]

Jyutping gwaa1 zi2
Pinyin guā zi

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    stupid person; idiot
  2. noun, colloquial, obsolete
    strike with two fingers on someone's arm as a punishment
  3. noun, in-compounds
    A diminutive suffix for a round object, especially the head or the brain.
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #1435

瓜子 [－－]

Jyutping gwaa1 zi2
Pinyin guā zǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. melon seed
  2. seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) Refer to oval face, which is a shape of face "瓜子臉"
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    炒香​咗​嘅​瓜​類​或者​花​嘅​種​子​（​量​詞​：​粒​）
    fried melon or flower seeds, a popular delicacy
    • 剝 瓜子
      剥 瓜子
      mok1 gwaa1 zi2
      to dehull sunflower seeds
    • 啲瓜子好好食喎，邊度買㗎？
      啲瓜子好好食㖞，边度买㗎？
      di1 gwaa1 zi2 hou2 hou2 sik6 wo3, bin1 dou6 maai5 gaa3?
      These melon seeds taste really good. Where did you get them?
  2. 參看
    瓜籽
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    melon seed (Classifier: 粒 m; 顆／颗 m)
  2. noun
    any edible seed consumed as a snack, e.g. watermelon seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, etc. (Classifier: 粒 m; 顆／颗 m)
    • 嗑瓜子
      嗑瓜子
      kè guā zǐ
      to crack melon seeds
    • 他居然沒有給客人準備煙、酒、飲料、糖、瓜子或茶葉。
      他居然没有给客人准备烟、酒、饮料、糖、瓜子或茶叶。
      tā jū rán méi yǒu gěi kè rén zhǔn bèi yān ， jiǔ ， yǐn liào ， táng ， guā zǐ huò chá yè ．
      Unexpectedly, he hadn't prepared cigarettes, liquor or other beverages, sweets, melon seeds, or tea for the guests.
  3. noun, specifically
    sunflower seed
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他们一边嗑瓜子，一边打牌。
    他們一邊嗑瓜子，一邊打牌。
    tā men yī biān kē guā zǐ ， yī biān dǎ pái 。
    • They eat sunflower seeds while playing cards.
    • They eat melon seeds while they play cards.
  2. Mandarin
    他们一边嗑香瓜子，一边打牌。
    他們一邊嗑香瓜子，一邊打牌。
    tā men yī biān kē xiāng guā zi ， yī biān dǎ pái 。
    • They eat sunflower seeds while playing cards.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢啲瓜子系太阳花嘅种子。
    呢啲瓜子係太陽花嘅種子。
    ni1 di1 gwaa1 zi2 hai6 taai3 joeng4 faa1 ge3 zung2 zi2
    • These are the seeds of sunflower.
  2. Cantonese
    瓜子面顾名思义，就系一个人嘅面型好似瓜子咁样。
    瓜子面顧名思義，就係一個人嘅面型好似瓜子咁樣。
    gwaa1 zi2 min6 gu3 ming4 si1 ji6, zau6 hai6 jat1 go3 jan4 ge3 min6 jing4 hou2 ci5 gwaa1 zi2 gam2 joeng2.
    • As the name suggest, an oval face means that one's face has shape of an oval.
  3. Cantonese
    剥 瓜子
    剝 瓜子
    mok1 gwaa1 zi2
    • to dehull sunflower seeds
  4. Cantonese
    啲瓜子好好食㖞，边度买㗎？
    啲瓜子好好食喎，邊度買㗎？
    di1 gwaa1 zi2 hou2 hou2 sik6 wo3, bin1 dou6 maai5 gaa3?
    • These melon seeds taste really good. Where did you get them?
  5. Cantonese
    睇佢瓜子口面，点知原来下身咁肥。
    睇佢瓜子口面，點知原來下身咁肥。
    tai2 keoi5 gwaa1 zi2 hau2 min6, dim2 zi1 jyun4 loi4 haa6 san1 gam3 fei4.
    • Apparently she has a small face and pointed chin, can't believe she is so fat on the lower body.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    嗑瓜子
    嗑瓜子
    kè guā zǐ
    • to crack melon seeds
    • to eat melon seeds
  2. Mandarin
    他居然没有给客人准备烟、酒、饮料、糖、瓜子或茶叶。
    他居然沒有給客人準備煙、酒、飲料、糖、瓜子或茶葉。
    tā jū rán méi yǒu gěi kè rén zhǔn bèi yān ， jiǔ ， yǐn liào ， táng ， guā zǐ huò chá yè ．
    • Unexpectedly, he hadn't prepared cigarettes, liquor or other beverages, sweets, melon seeds, or tea for the guests.