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fu2 gwaa1
Pinyin
kǔ guā
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
(noun) someone who is miserable
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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
近義詞
半生瓜、涼瓜
Definitions (Wiktionary)
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)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
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)
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?
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)
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."