guā

melon; gourd; squash

(slang) a piece of gossip

a picture of 瓜 → a melon hanging from its vine

The ancient form showed a round fruit hanging from curling vines, a common sight in fields and gardens. That image of something dangling and ripe is where the slang sense of juicy gossip quietly grew.

这个很甜,你要吃吗?

zhè ge guā hěn tián, nǐ yào chī ma?

This melon is very sweet, do you want to eat some?

她说有个大,大家都想知道是什么。

tā shuō yǒu ge dà guā, dàjiā dōu xiǎng zhīdào shì shénme.

She said there is a big piece of gossip, and everyone wants to know what it is.

Words with 瓜

瓜菜

guā cài

fruit and vegetables

酸黄瓜

suān huáng guā

pickle; pickled cucumber

腌黄瓜

yān huáng guā

pickle; pickled cucumber

酱瓜

jiàng guā

pickled cucumber

金瓜

jīn guā

pumpkin (Gymnopetalum chinense)

金瓜石

jīn guā shí

Jinguashi, town in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, noted for its historic gold and copper mines, used as a prisoner-of-war camp by the Japanese (1942-1945)

阿空加瓜

ā kōng jiā guā

see 阿空加瓜山[A1 kong1 jia1 gua1 Shan1]

阿空加瓜山

ā kōng jiā guā shān

Mount Aconcagua, Argentina, the highest point in the Western Hemisphere

雨女无瓜

yǔ nǚ wú guā

(neologism) (slang) it's none of your business (imitation of an accented pronunciation of 與你無關|与你无关[yu3 ni3 wu2 guan1])

青瓜

qīng guā

(dialect) cucumber

顺藤摸瓜

shùn téng mō guā

lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon

香瓜

xiāng guā

oriental melon (Cucumis melo Makuwa Group)

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