南瓜

Chinese

		south	melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash
trad. (南瓜)		南	瓜
simp. #(南瓜)		南	瓜

南瓜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): nánguā

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄚ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): nan² gua¹

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): нангуа (nangua, I-II)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): naam⁴ gwaa¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): nam³ ga¹

• Jin (Wiktionary): nan¹ gua¹
• Eastern Min (BUC): nàng-guă
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): lâm-koe / lâm-koa

  (Teochew, Peng'im): nam⁵ guê¹

• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶noe-ko₁ / ²naen-kua₁
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): lan² gua¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nánguā → nángua (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄚ → ㄋㄢˊ ˙ㄍㄨㄚ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nánguå
    • Wade–Giles: nan²-kua⁵
    • Yale: nán-gwa
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nan.gua
    • Palladius: наньгуа (nanʹgua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nän³⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/ → /nän³⁵ g̊u̯ä³/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: nan² gua¹
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: langua
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nan²¹ kua⁵⁵/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: нангуа (nangua, I-II)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /næ̃²⁴ kua⁵¹/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: naam⁴ gwaa¹
    • Yale: nàahm gwā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: naam⁴ gwaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: nam⁴ gua¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /naːm²¹ kʷaː⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: nam³ ga¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ⁿdam²² ka³³/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: nan¹ gua¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /næ̃¹¹ kua¹¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: nàng-guă
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nˡaŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ^(k-)ŋua⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lâm-koe
    • Tâi-lô: lâm-kue
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lamkoef
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lam²⁴⁻²² kue³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lam²⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lâm-koa
    • Tâi-lô: lâm-kua
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lamkoaf
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lam¹³⁻²² kua⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: nam⁵ guê¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nâm kue
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kue³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶noe-ko₁
    • MiniDict: noe^去 ko^平
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³noe-ko₁
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /nø²² ko⁴⁴/
  • (Northern: Hangzhou)
    • Wugniu: ²naen-kua₁
    • MiniDict: naen^平 kua^平
    • Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /nẽ̞²² kua³⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: lan² gua¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃an¹³ ku̯a̠³³/

Noun

南瓜

1. pumpkin; winter squash (plant of the genus Cucurbita or its fruit)
2. (Yudu Hakka) loofah

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 南瓜 (“pumpkin”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		南瓜
Taxonomic name		南瓜
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	南瓜, 倭瓜, 老倭瓜, 北瓜
	Taiwan	南瓜
	Chengde	南瓜
	Ulanhot	倭瓜
	Tongliao	倭瓜
	Chifeng	南瓜, 倭瓜
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	倭瓜
	Heihe	南瓜, 倭瓜
	Qiqihar	倭瓜
	Harbin	倭瓜
	Jiamusi	倭瓜, 麵瓜
	Baicheng	南瓜
	Changchun	南瓜, 倭瓜
	Tonghua	倭瓜
	Shenyang	南瓜, 倭瓜
	Jinzhou	倭瓜
	Singapore	南瓜
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	南瓜
	Tangshan	南瓜
	Cangzhou	南瓜, 倭瓜
	Baoding	南瓜, 金瓜
	Shijiazhuang	南瓜, 北瓜
	Lijin	南瓜
	Jinan	南瓜, 倭瓜, 北瓜
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	倭瓜
	Yantai	南瓜, 倭瓜
	Yantai (Muping)	芋瓜
	Qingdao	南瓜
	Zhucheng	南瓜
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	南瓜, 倭瓜
	Lingbao	枕頭番瓜
	Jining	南瓜
	Wanrong	北瓜, 倭瓜, 六水瓜
	Wanrong (Ronghe)	南瓜
	Linfen	倭瓜
	Shangqiu	南瓜, 倭瓜
	Yuanyang	南瓜
	Zhengzhou	南瓜, 倭瓜
	Xinyang	北瓜
	Baihe	南瓜
	Xi'an	倭瓜, 南瓜, 番瓜
	Baoji	南瓜
	Tianshui	南瓜
	Xining	南瓜
	Xuzhou	南瓜
	Fuyang	南瓜, 倭瓜
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	南瓜, 倭瓜
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	南瓜, 倭瓜, 麵瓜
	Bayanhot	倭瓜, 葫蘆
	Lanzhou	南瓜, 倭瓜
	Dunhuang	南瓜, 倭葫蘆
	Hami	南瓜
	Ürümqi	倭瓜, 南瓜
	Jimsar	倭瓜
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	南瓜
	Nanchong	南瓜
	Dazhou	南瓜
	Hanyuan	南瓜, 胡瓜
	Xichang	南瓜
	Zigong	南瓜兒
	Chongqing	南瓜
	Wuhan	南瓜
	Yichang	南瓜
	Xiangyang	南瓜
	Tianmen	南瓜
	Guiyang	南瓜
	Zunyi	南瓜, 荒瓜
	Bijie	老瓜
	Liping	南瓜
	Zhaotong	南瓜, 倭瓜
	Dali	南瓜, 嫩瓜
	Kunming	南瓜, 墨瓜
	Mengzi	南瓜
	Guilin	南瓜
	Liuzhou	南瓜
	Jishou	南瓜
	Changde	南瓜
	Hanzhong	南瓜
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	北瓜, 老北瓜, 南瓜
	Yangzhou	南瓜, 番瓜
	Lianyungang	番瓜
	Lianshui	番瓜
	Nantong	番瓜
	Anqing	南瓜
	Wuhu	南瓜
	Hefei	南瓜
	Hong'an	南瓜
Mandarin	Nanping (Yanping)	金瓜
Cantonese	Guangzhou	番瓜, 南瓜, 金瓜
	Hong Kong	番瓜, 南瓜, 金瓜
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	番瓜, 南瓜
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	番瓜, 紅瓜, 甜瓜
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	金瓜
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	金瓜
	Macau	番瓜
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	番瓜, 南瓜
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	番瓜
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	南瓜
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	棚瓜
	Foshan	南瓜, 番瓜
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	針瓜
	Foshan (Shunde)	番瓜
	Foshan (Sanshui)	砧瓜
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	砧瓜
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	番瓜
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	金瓜
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	番瓜
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	盒瓜
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	盒瓜
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	盒瓜
	Taishan	番瓜, 南瓜
	Kaiping (Chikan)	番瓜
	Enping (Niujiang)	番瓜
	Heshan (Yayao)	金瓜
	Dongguan	番瓜, 南瓜
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	甜瓜
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	金瓜
	Qingyuan	番瓜
	Fogang	番蒲
	Yingde (Hanguang)	番瓜
	Yangshan	番瓜
	Lianshan (Butian)	番瓜
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	南瓜
	Shaoguan	番瓜
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	番瓜
	Renhua	番蒲
	Lechang	番瓜
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	金瓜
	Sihui	金瓜
	Guangning	金瓜
	Deqing	南瓜
	Huaiji	南瓜
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	金瓜
	Yunfu	金瓜, 節瓜 small
	Xinxing	金瓜
	Luoding	金瓜
	Yunan (Pingtai)	金瓜
	Yangjiang	金瓜
	Xinyi	番瓜
	Maoming (Xinpo)	金瓜
	Lianjiang	金瓜, 南瓜
	Nanning	南瓜
	Wuzhou	金瓜
	Yulin	金瓜, 四月菜
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	金瓜
	Danzhou	金瓜
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	金瓜, 番瓜
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	南瓜
Gan	Nanchang	北瓜
	Pengze	北瓜
	Lichuan	南瓜
	Pingxiang	金瓜
Hakka	Meixian	冬瓜, 金瓜
	Xingning	冬瓜
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	金瓜
	Huiyang	金瓜
	Huidong (Daling)	金瓜
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	金瓜
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	金瓜
	Zengcheng (Zhengguo)	金瓜
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	番瓜
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	冬瓜
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	冬瓜
	Wuhua (Changbu)	番瓜, 弓瓜
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	弓瓜
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	番瓠
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	番瓜
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	番瓜
	Changting	番瓠
	Wuping	番瓠
	Wuping (Pingyu)	番瓠
	Liancheng	金瓜
	Ninghua	番瓠
	Yudu	番瓠, 金瓜
	Ruijin	斑瓠
	Shicheng	番瓠
	Shangyou (Shexi)	番瓠
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	番瓜, 黃瓜, 黃瓠
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	番瓜, 金瓜
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	黃瓠, 番瓜
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	黃瓜
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	黃瓠, 金瓜
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	金瓜
	Hong Kong	金瓜
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	南瓜
	Sabah (Longchuan)	金瓜
	Senai (Huiyang)	金瓜
	Singkawang	黃瓠
Huizhou	Jixi	南瓜, 北瓜
	Shexian	南瓜, 布瓜
	Fuliang	北瓜
Jin	Taiyuan	南瓜, 番瓜
	Pingyao	南瓜
	Yangyuan	倭瓜
	Datong	倭瓜
	Xinzhou	南瓜
	Lüliang (Lishi)	南瓜, 雲瓜
	Changzhi	南瓜, 番瓜
	Taibus (Baochang)	倭瓜
	Linhe	南瓜, 倭瓜
	Jining	南瓜, 倭瓜
	Hohhot	南瓜, 倭瓜, 番瓜
	Baotou	倭瓜
	Dongsheng	倭瓜
	Haibowan	麵瓜
	Erenhot	南瓜, 倭瓜
	Pingshan	南瓜, 金瓜, 北瓜
	Zhangjiakou	南瓜, 北瓜, 番瓜
	Handan	南瓜, 北瓜
	Linzhou	南瓜
	Suide	南瓜, 雲瓜
Northern Min	Jian'ou	金瓜
	Songxi	金瓠
	Zhenghe	金瓜
	Jianyang	南瓜
	Wuyishan	南瓜
	Pucheng (Shibei)	金瓜
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	金瓜, 南瓜
	Fuzhou (Changle)	金瓜
	Fuqing	金瓜
	Yongtai	金匏
	Gutian	金匏
	Fu'an	金匏
	Ningde	金匏
	Shouning	金瓜
	Zhouning	金匏
	Fuding	金瓜
	Matsu	金瓜
Southern Min	Xiamen	金瓜
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	金瓜
	Quanzhou	冬瓜, 金瓜
	Jinjiang	匏, 冬瓜
	Hui'an	冬瓜
	Anxi	金瓜
	Yongchun	匏
	Zhangzhou	金瓜
	Zhangpu	金瓜
	Yunxiao	金瓜
	Zhao'an	金瓜
	Dongshan	金瓜
	Taipei	金瓜
	Kaohsiung	金瓜
	Yilan	金瓜
	Changhua (Lukang)	金瓜
	Taichung	金瓜
	Taichung (Wuqi)	金瓜
	Tainan	金瓜
	Taitung	金瓜
	Hsinchu	金瓜
	Penghu (Magong)	金瓜
	Penang (Hokkien)	金瓜
	Singapore (Hokkien)	金瓜
	Manila (Hokkien)	金瓜
	Longyan	番匏
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	烏匏
	Datian	番匏
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	南瓜
	Pingnan (Pingtian)	南瓜
	Guiping (Xiaowen)	南瓜, 金瓜
	Guilin (Biyange)	金瓜
	Chaozhou	番瓜
	Shantou	番瓜, 南瓜, 金瓜
	Shantou (Chenghai)	番瓜
	Jieyang	番瓜
	Haifeng	金瓜
	Bangkok (Teochew)	南瓜
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	金瓜
	Singapore (Teochew)	金瓜
	Pontianak (Teochew)	labu
	Leizhou	金瓜
	Wenchang	南瓜, 盒瓜
	Haikou	南瓜
Puxian Min	Putian	通瓜, 金瓜, 南瓜
	Xianyou	匏
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	番瓜, 南瓜
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	金瓜, 南瓜
	Binyang	南瓜
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	金瓜
Shehua	Fu'an	金瓠
	Fuding	金瓜
	Sanming	番瓠
	Shunchang	番瓠
	Hua'an	金瓜
	Guixi (Zhangping)	金瓠
	Cangnan	金瓜
	Jingning (Hexi)	金瓜
	Lishui	金瓜
	Longyou	金瓜
	Chaozhou	金瓜
	Fengshun	黃瓜
Wu	Shanghai	南瓜, 飯瓜
	Shanghai (Chongming)	番瓜
	Suzhou	南瓜
	Wuxi	南瓜
	Danyang	番瓜
	Hangzhou	南瓜
	Ningbo	飯瓜, 南瓜
	Linhai	金瓜
	Wenzhou	金瓜
	Jinhua	金瓜
	Jinhua (Tangxi)	花蒲
Xiang	Changsha	南瓜, 北瓜 suburbs
	Loudi	南瓜
	Shuangfeng	番瓜, 南瓜
	Quanzhou	南瓜

Dialectal synonyms of 絲瓜 (“(smooth) loofah”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		絲瓜
Northeastern Mandarin	Harbin	絲瓜
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	絲瓜
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	絲瓜
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	絲瓜
	Wanrong	絲瓜, 攪瓜
	Xi'an	絲瓜子
	Xuzhou	絲瓜
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	絲瓜
	Ürümqi	絲瓜
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	絲瓜
	Wuhan	絲瓜
	Guiyang	絲瓜
	Liuzhou	水瓜
	Nanning (Wuming)	水瓜
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	絲瓜
	Yangzhou	絲瓜子, 絲瓜
Cantonese	Guangzhou	水瓜
	Hong Kong	水瓜
	Dongguan	水瓜
	Nanning	水瓜
	Nanning (Tanka)	水瓜
	Wuzhou	水瓜
	Yulin	水瓜
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	水瓜
Gan	Nanchang	絲瓜
	Lichuan	紡線
	Pingxiang	絲瓜
Hakka	Meixian	滯瓜
	Dabu (Xihe)	滯瓜
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	水瓜
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	絲瓜
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	絲瓜
	Wuhua (Changbu)	絲瓜
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	滯瓜
	Jiexi	秋瓜
	Jiexi (Huizhai)	水瓜
	Luhe	絲瓜
	Nanjing (Meilin)	薍薺
	Nanjing (Tianluokeng, Shuyang)	薍薺
	Changting	薍薺
	Longyan (Yongding)	薍薺
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	薍薺
	Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)	薍薺
	Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)	薍薺
	Wuping (Zhongshan)	薍薺
	Liancheng (Peitian)	絲瓜
	Liancheng (Juxi)	薍薺
	Liancheng (Zhongbao)	薍薺
	Liancheng (Laiyuan)	絲瓜
	Yudu	南瓜
	Ruijin	亂絲
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	菜瓜
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	菜瓜
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	菜瓜
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	菜瓜仔
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	菜瓜
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	菜瓜
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	菜瓜
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	菜瓜
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	菜瓜
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	菜瓜
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	菜瓜
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	薍薺
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	timun
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	秋瓜
	Singkawang	秋瓜
	Bangkok (Fengshun)	薍薺
Huizhou	Jixi	絲瓜
Jin	Taiyuan	絲瓜
	Xinzhou	絲瓜子
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	𰱗
	Fuzhou (Changle)	𰱗
	Fuqing	𰱗瓜
	Yongtai	𰱗
	Gutian	鼎𰱗
	Fu'an	禮瓜
	Ningde	𰱗瓜
	Shouning	藤蘿
	Zhouning	藤蘿
	Fuding	蘿瓜
Southern Min	Xiamen	菜瓜
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	菜瓜
	Quanzhou	菜瓜
	Jinjiang	鼠瓜
	Hui'an	鼠瓜
	Zhangzhou	菜瓜
	Taipei	菜瓜
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	菜瓜
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	菜瓜
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	菜瓜
	Kaohsiung	菜瓜
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	菜瓜
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	菜瓜
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	菜瓜
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	菜瓜
	Yilan (Luodong)	菜瓜
	Yilan (Toucheng)	菜瓜
	Changhua (Yongjing)	菜瓜
	Tainan (Anping)	菜瓜
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	菜瓜
	Kinmen	菜瓜
	Penghu (Magong)	菜瓜
	Penghu (Xiyu)	菜瓜
	Jieyang	鼠瓜
	Haikou	絲瓜
Puxian Min	Putian	菜瓜
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	菜瓜
	Xianyou	埕瓜
	Xianyou (Fengting)	菜瓜
	Xianyou (Youyang)	菜瓜
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	水瓜
Wu	Shanghai	絲瓜
	Shanghai (Chongming)	絲瓜
	Suzhou	絲瓜
	Hangzhou	絲瓜兒
	Wenzhou	天羅瓜
	Jinhua	天羅
Xiang	Changsha	絲瓜
	Loudi	絲瓜

Derived terms

• 中國南瓜／中国南瓜
• 傑克南瓜燈／杰克南瓜灯 (jiékè-nánguādēng)
• 南瓜子 (nánguāzǐ)
• 南瓜批
• 南瓜派 (nánguāpài)
• 南瓜燈／南瓜灯 (nánguādēng)
• 印度南瓜
• 美洲南瓜

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (南瓜):

• → Korean: 남과(南瓜) (namgwa)

Others:

• → Mongolian: ᠯᠠᠩᠭ᠋ᠤᠸᠠ (langɣuwa) / лангуа (langua)
• → Zhuang: namzgva

Japanese

Kanji in this term
南	瓜
かぼちゃ
Grade: 2	Jinmeiyō
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
カボチャ

Etymology

From Portuguese Camboja (“Cambodia”). The kanji is jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 南瓜 (nánguā). Doublet of カンボジア.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) カボチャ [kàbóchá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠bo̞t͡ɕa̠]

Noun

南瓜(かぼちゃ) or 南瓜(カボチャ) • (kabocha) 

1. pumpkin; squash

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

• 唐茄子(とうなす) (tōnasu)
• 南(なん)京(きん) (nankin)

See also

• カンボジア (Kanbojia)

Korean

Hanja in this term
南	瓜

Noun

南瓜 • (namgwa) (hangeul 남과)

1. hanja form^? of 남과 (“pumpkin”)