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Jyutping fu2 gwaa1
Pinyin kǔ guā

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) someone who is miserable
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    蔬果​,​外表​橢圓形​或者​長​條形​,​皺皮​,​有​白色​同綠色​,​味道​苦得​嚟​甘
    bitter melon; bitter gourd
  2. 近義詞
    半生瓜、涼瓜
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    bitter melon; bitter gourd
    (syn.) 癩葡萄, 苦瓜, 癩瓜, 涼瓜, 菩薘 dated, 苦瓜仔, 菩督, 菩薘, 癩葡萄瓜, 癩不頭, 紅瓤
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他顶着一张苦瓜脸。
    他頂着一張苦瓜臉。
    tā dǐng zhe yī zhāng kǔ guā liǎn 。
    • He's got a face like a month of wet Sundays.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你地两个做咩苦瓜干噉样嘅?
    你地兩個做咩苦瓜乾噉樣嘅?
    nei5 dei6 loeng5 go3 zou6 me1 fu2 gwaa1 gon1 gam2 joeng2 ge2?
    • Why both of you look so sad?
  2. Cantonese
    唔好成日苦瓜干噉嘅面口。
    唔好成日苦瓜乾噉嘅面口。
    m4 hou2 seng4 jat6 fu2 gwaa1 gon1 gam2 ge3 min6 hau2
    • Don't put on a long face all the time.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    「因为喺古巴好似冇苦瓜卖噉呀,而家?」「湾城乜都冇。」 [Cantonese, trad.]“因为喺古巴好似冇苦瓜卖噉呀,而家?”“湾城乜都冇。”
    「因爲喺古巴好似冇苦瓜賣噉呀,而家?」「灣城乜都冇。」 [Cantonese, trad.]“因为喺古巴好似冇苦瓜卖噉呀,而家?”“湾城乜都冇。”
    “jan1 wai4 hai2 gu2 baa1 hou2 ci5 mou5 fu2 gwaa1 maai6 gam2 aa3, ji4 gaa1?” “waan1 sing4 mat1 dou1 mou5.”
    • "It seems like no one sells bittermelons in Cuba now, right?" "Havana has nothing."