西瓜 - Wikiwand

More information west, melon; claw; gourdmelon; claw; gourd; squash ...

	west	melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash
trad. (西瓜)	西	瓜
simp. ^#(西瓜)	西	瓜
Literally: “western melon”.

Wikipedia has articles on:

西瓜 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
西瓜 (Cantonese)
西瓜 (Classical)
Să̤-guă (Eastern Min)
Si-koe (Southern Min)
西瓜 (Wu)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): xīguā

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄍㄨㄚ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xi¹ gua¹

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): sìguà

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): щигуа (xigua, I-II)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sai¹ gwaa¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): lhai¹ ga¹
Gan (Wiktionary): 'xi¹ gua¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): sî-kôa

(Hailu, HRS): si^ˋ gua^ˋ

(Meixian, Guangdong): xi¹ gua¹
Jin (Wiktionary): xi¹ gua¹
Northern Min (KCR): sí-guá
Eastern Min (BUC): să̤-guă
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): se¹ gua¹ / se¹ guo¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): si-koe / se-koe / si-koa / sai-koe

(Teochew, Peng'im): si¹ guê¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹shi-ko
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): si¹ gua¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīguā → xīgua (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄍㄨㄚ → ㄒㄧ ˙ㄍㄨㄚ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siguå
  - Wade–Giles: hsi¹-kua⁵
  - Yale: syī-gwa
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shi.gua
  - Palladius: сигуа (sigua)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/ → /ɕi⁵⁵ g̊u̯ä²/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: xi¹ gua¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xigua
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ kua⁵⁵/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: sìguà [Phonetic: sīguà]
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): si¹ gua¹ [Phonetic: si⁴ gua¹]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /si³¹⁻³³ kua³¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: щигуа (xigua, I-II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi²⁴ kua⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai¹ gwaa¹
  - Yale: sāi gwā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ gwaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei¹ gua¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: lhai¹ ga¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬai³³ ka³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: 'xi¹ gua¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈɕi⁴² kua⁴²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sî-kôa
  - Hakka Romanization System: xi^ˊ gua^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xi¹ gua¹
  - Sinological IPA: /si²⁴⁻¹¹ ku̯a²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: si^ˋ gua^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /si⁵³ kua⁵³/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: xi¹ gua¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ɕi⁴⁴ kua⁴⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: xi¹ gua¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕi¹¹ kua¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sí-guá
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /si⁵⁴ kua⁵⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: să̤-guă
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛ⁵⁵ ^(k-)ua⁵⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: se¹ gua¹ [Phonetic: se⁵ ua¹]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: sa̤-gua
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬe⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^(k-)ua⁵³³/
- (Xianyou, Fengting)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: se¹ gua¹ [Phonetic: se⁵ ua¹]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬe⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^(k-)ua⁵⁴⁴/
- (Youyang)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: se¹ gua¹ [Phonetic: se⁵ ua¹]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /θe⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^(k-)ua⁵⁴⁴/
- (Jiangkou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: se¹ guo¹ [Phonetic: se⁵ uo¹]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬe⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^(k-)uo⁵³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Hsinchu, Yilan, Lukang, Singapore, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si-koe
  - Tâi-lô: si-kue
  - Phofsit Daibuun: si'koef
  - IPA (Xiamen, Singapore): /si⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Lukang, Philippines): /si³³ kue³³/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan): /si⁴⁴⁻³³ kue⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Sanxia, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: se-koe
  - Tâi-lô: se-kue
  - Phofsit Daibuun: se'koef
  - IPA (Xiamen): /se⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /se³³ kue³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si-koa
  - Tâi-lô: si-kua
  - Phofsit Daibuun: si'koaf
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /si⁴⁴⁻²² kua⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Penang): /si³³⁻²¹ kua³³/
- (Hokkien: rare in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sai-koe
  - Tâi-lô: sai-kue
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sai'koef
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /sai⁴⁴⁻³³ kue⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: si¹ guê¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: si kue
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /si³³⁻²³ kue³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹shi-ko
  - MiniDict: shi^平 ko
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹xi-ko
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕi⁵⁵ ko²¹/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: si¹ gua¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /si³³ ku̯a̠³³/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /ɕi³³ ku̯a̠³³/

Noun

西瓜

watermelon (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 c)

Synonyms

More information Variety, Location ...

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)	西瓜
Taxonomic name	西瓜
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	西瓜
Taiwan	西瓜
Chengde	西瓜
Chifeng	西瓜
Hulunbuir (Hailar)	西瓜
Heihe	西瓜
Qiqihar	西瓜
Harbin	西瓜
Jiamusi	西瓜
Baicheng	西瓜
Changchun	西瓜
Tonghua	西瓜
Shenyang	西瓜
Jinzhou	西瓜
Singapore	西瓜
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	西瓜
Tangshan	西瓜
Cangzhou	西瓜
Baoding	西瓜
Shijiazhuang	西瓜
Lijin	西瓜
Jinan	西瓜
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	西瓜
Dandong	西瓜
Yantai	西瓜
Yantai (Muping)	西瓜
Qingdao	西瓜
Zhucheng	西瓜
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	西瓜
Lingbao	西瓜
Jining	西瓜
Wanrong	西瓜
Linfen	西瓜
Shangqiu	西瓜
Yuanyang	西瓜
Zhengzhou	西瓜
Xinyang	西瓜
Baihe	西瓜
Xi'an	西瓜
Baoji	西瓜
Tianshui	西瓜
Xining	西瓜
Xuzhou	西瓜
Fuyang	西瓜
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	西瓜
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	西瓜
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	西瓜
Lanzhou	西瓜
Dunhuang	西瓜
Hami	西瓜
Ürümqi	西瓜
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	西瓜
Nanchong	西瓜
Dazhou	西瓜
Hanyuan	西瓜
Xichang	西瓜
Zigong	西瓜
Chongqing	西瓜
Wuhan	西瓜
Yichang	西瓜, 瓜
Xiangyang	西瓜, 瓜
Tianmen	西瓜
Guiyang	西瓜
Zunyi	西瓜
Bijie	西瓜
Liping	西瓜
Zhaotong	西瓜
Dali	西瓜
Kunming	西瓜
Mengzi	西瓜
Guilin	西瓜
Guilin (Lingui)	西瓜
Liuzhou	西瓜
Liuzhou (Luorong)	西瓜
Nanning (Wuming)	西瓜
Jishou	西瓜
Changde	西瓜
Hanzhong	西瓜
Dagudi (Maliba)	西瓜
Reshuitang (Longling)	西瓜
Mae Salong (Lancang)	西瓜
Mae Sai (Tengchong)	西瓜
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	西瓜
Yangzhou	西瓜
Lianyungang	西瓜
Lianshui	西瓜
Nantong	西瓜
Anqing	西瓜
Wuhu	西瓜
Hefei	西瓜
Hong'an	西瓜
Cantonese	Guangzhou	西瓜, 天然白虎湯 humorous
Hong Kong	西瓜
Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	西瓜
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	西瓜
Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	西瓜
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	西瓜
Macau	西瓜
Guangzhou (Panyu)	西瓜
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	西瓜
Guangzhou (Conghua)	西瓜
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	西瓜
Foshan	西瓜
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	西瓜
Foshan (Shunde)	西瓜
Foshan (Sanshui)	西瓜
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	西瓜
Zhongshan (Shiqi)	西瓜
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	西瓜
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	西瓜
Zhuhai (Doumen)	西瓜
Jiangmen (Baisha)	西瓜
Jiangmen (Xinhui)	西瓜
Taishan	西瓜
Taishan (Guanghai)	西瓜
Kaiping (Chikan)	西瓜
Enping (Niujiang)	西瓜
Heshan (Yayao)	西瓜
Dongguan	西瓜
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	西瓜
Qingyuan	西瓜
Fogang	西瓜
Yingde (Hanguang)	西瓜
Yangshan	西瓜
Lianshan (Butian)	西瓜
Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	西瓜
Shaoguan	西瓜
Shaoguan (Qujiang)	西瓜
Renhua	西瓜
Lechang	西瓜
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	西瓜
Sihui	西瓜
Guangning	西瓜
Deqing	西瓜
Huaiji	西瓜
Fengkai (Nanfeng)	西瓜
Yunfu	西瓜
Xinxing	西瓜
Luoding	西瓜
Yunan (Pingtai)	西瓜
Yangjiang	西瓜
Xinyi	西瓜
Lianjiang	西瓜
Nanning	西瓜
Wuzhou	西瓜
Yulin	西瓜
Hepu (Lianzhou)	西瓜
Hepu (Shatian)	西瓜
Guiping	西瓜
Mengshan (Xihe)	西瓜
Guigang (Nanjiang)	西瓜
Beiliu (Tangliao)	西瓜
Baise	西瓜
Bobai	西瓜
Lingshan	西瓜
Pubei	西瓜
Qinzhou	西瓜
Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)	西瓜
Beihai	西瓜
Beihai (Nankang)	西瓜
Beihai (Yingpan)	西瓜
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	西瓜
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	西瓜
Ningming	西瓜
Hengzhou	西瓜
Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)	西瓜
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	西瓜
Danzhou	西瓜
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	西瓜
Singapore (Guangfu)	西瓜
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	西瓜
Móng Cái	西瓜
Mandalay (Taishan)	西瓜
Gan	Nanchang	西瓜
Lichuan	西瓜
Pingxiang	西瓜
Hakka	Meixian	西瓜
Dabu (Xihe)	西瓜
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	西瓜
Dongguan (Qingxi)	西瓜
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	西瓜
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	西瓜
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	西瓜
Yudu	西瓜
Miaoli (N. Sixian)	西瓜
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	西瓜
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	西瓜
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	西瓜
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	西瓜
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	西瓜
Hong Kong	西瓜
Luchuan (Daqiao)	西瓜
Beiliu (Tang'an)	西瓜
Mashan (Pianlian)	西瓜
Sabah (Longchuan)	水瓜
Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	西瓜
Senai (Huiyang)	西瓜
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	西瓜
Singkawang	西瓜, 水西瓜
Huizhou	Jixi	西瓜
Shexian	西瓜
Huangshan (Tunxi)	西瓜
Jin	Taiyuan	西瓜
Pingyao	西瓜
Yangyuan	西瓜
Datong	西瓜
Xinzhou	西瓜
Lüliang (Lishi)	西瓜
Changzhi	西瓜
Linhe	西瓜
Jining	西瓜
Hohhot	西瓜
Erenhot	西瓜
Pingshan	西瓜
Zhangjiakou	西瓜
Handan	西瓜
Linzhou	西瓜
Suide	西瓜
Northern Min	Jian'ou	西瓜
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	西瓜
Fuqing	西瓜
Matsu	西瓜
Southern Min	Xiamen	西瓜
Quanzhou	西瓜
Zhangzhou	西瓜
Taipei	西瓜
New Taipei (Sanxia)	西瓜
Kaohsiung	西瓜
Yilan	西瓜
Changhua (Lukang)	西瓜
Taichung	西瓜
Tainan	西瓜
Hsinchu	西瓜
Kinmen	生瓜
Penghu (Magong)	生瓜
Penang (Hokkien)	西瓜
Singapore (Hokkien)	西瓜
Manila (Hokkien)	西瓜
Pingnan (Shangdu)	西瓜
Chaozhou	西瓜
Haifeng	西瓜
Bangkok (Teochew)	西瓜
Johor Bahru (Teochew)	西瓜
Singapore (Teochew)	西瓜
Leizhou	西瓜
Wenchang	西瓜
Haikou	西瓜
Singapore (Hainanese)	西瓜
Puxian Min	Putian	西瓜
Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	西瓜
Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	西瓜
Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	紅瓜
Xianyou	西瓜, 紅瓜
Xianyou (Fengting)	西瓜
Xianyou (Youyang)	西瓜
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	西瓜
Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	西瓜
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	西瓜
Nanning (Shajing)	西瓜
Binyang (Xinqiao)	西瓜
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	西瓜
Guilin (Chaoyang)	西瓜
Guilin (Zhuyuan)	西瓜
Lingchuan (Tanxia)	西瓜
Shehua	Chaozhou	西瓜
Wu	Shanghai	西瓜
Shanghai (Songjiang)	西瓜
Shanghai (Chongming)	西瓜
Suzhou	西瓜
Danyang	西瓜
Hangzhou	西瓜
Ningbo	西瓜
Wenzhou	西瓜
Jinhua	西瓜
Xiang	Changsha	西瓜
Loudi	西瓜
Shuangfeng	西瓜
Quanzhou	西瓜
Guanyang (Wenshi)	西瓜

Dialectal synonyms of 西瓜 (“watermelon”) [map]

Derived terms

揀了芝麻，丟了西瓜 / 拣了芝麻，丢了西瓜
王梨頭，西瓜尾 / 王梨头，西瓜尾
西瓜倚大爿
西瓜子 (xīguāzǐ)
西瓜帽 (xīguāmào)
西瓜效應 / 西瓜效应
西瓜波
西瓜皮
西瓜蟲 / 西瓜虫
西瓜霜
西瓜頭 / 西瓜头 (xīguātóu)
鳳梨頭，西瓜尾 / 凤梨头，西瓜尾

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (西瓜):

→ Japanese: 西瓜(すいか) (suika)
→ Korean: 서과(西瓜) (seogwa)

Others:

→ Brunei Malay: sikoi
→ English: xigua
→ Mongolian: шийгуа (šiigua)
→ Tagalog: sikoy
→ Zhuang: sihgvah, sae'gva

References

李如龙 [Li, Ru-long], 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu], 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying], 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019) “412 西瓜”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 331.

西瓜

Chinese

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Japanese

Korean

Okinawan

Wikiwand - on