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dungˉ¹gwaaˉ¹
Pinyin
dong1 gua1
Translations
noun
wax gourd; wintermelon
bouˉ¹dungˉ¹gwaaˉ¹
Pinyin
bao1 dong1 gua1
Translations
noun
a winter melon; pun on the word Putonghua (普通話)
noun
a pun on the word 'Putonghua' (Mandarin); literally 'to boil a winter melon'
paauˊ²dungˉ¹gwaaˉ¹
Pinyin
pao2 dong1 gua1
Translations
noun
pun on the word Putonghua ( 普通話 )
daaiˍ₆dungˉ¹gwaaˉ¹
Pinyin
da4 dong1 gua1
Translations
noun
a big, clumsy, useless person
noun
original meaning: a big winter melon; can be used to describe a stupid or clumsy person; an oaf
douˊ²nongˎ₄dungˉ¹gwaaˉ¹
Pinyin
dao4 rang2 dong1 gua1
Translations
noun
one who has the looks or pretend to be knowledgable, but actually without substance
tongˎ₄dungˉ¹gwaaˉ¹
Pinyin
tang2 dong1 gua1
Translations
noun
Sweetened winter melon
dungˉ¹gwaaˉ¹dauˍ₆fuˍ₆
Pinyin
dong1 gua1 dou4 fu5
Translations
noun
an emergency or crisis such as death (lit., "winter melon and tofu"). Also 衫長褲短
noun
(phrase) used when one speculates that someone may encounter fatal accidents in the future; mishaps
ziˊ²dungˉ¹gwaaˉ¹waaˍ₆wuˎ₄louˊ²
(指冬瓜话葫芦)
Pinyin
zhi3 dong1 gua1 hua4 hu2 lu5
Translations
noun
verb; literally: pointing at the winter melon but talk about gourd. It means abuse a person by ostensibly pointing to someone else
jauˏ₅meˉ¹dungˉ¹gwaaˉ¹dauˍ₆fuˍ₆
Pinyin
you3 mie1 dong1 gua1 dou4 fu5
Translations
noun
if anything unfortunate happens
dungˉ¹gwaaˉ¹zungˉ¹
Pinyin
dong1 gua1 zhong1
Translations
noun
winter melon soup served in an urn