DictionaryCommon words絲瓜

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絲瓜

sī guā·ㄙㄍㄨㄚ

“A long, slender gourd vegetable eaten when tender; its mature fibrous interior, called loofah, is used for scrubbing or medicine.”

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Silk; thread; fine thread-like strips used in cooking; a tiny trace or small amount; a classifier for such traces or amounts.

guā·ㄍㄨㄚ

Melon; gourd; squash; a general term for plants in the Cucurbitaceae family; also used as a slang term for gossip.