| 瓜 | 1170C50 90.83 | 部居  | 畫數 5 | ㄍㄨㄚ [gua1] | ||
| N. | (1) (Bot.) any kind of melon or gourd: 西瓜 the watermelon; 甜瓜，香瓜 the muskmelon; 冬瓜 the wax gourd; 絲瓜 the vegetable sponge, dish-cloth gourd; 南瓜 the pumpkin; 黃瓜，胡瓜 the cucumber; 瓜果 melons and fruits; 瓜熟蒂落 (fig.) at the right time everything comes easy, (lit., “a melon falls when it is ripe”); 瓜田李下 see 10.00; 瓜田不納履 don't bend to tie shoes on a melon patch--to avoid suspicion. (2) A stupid person: 傻瓜 a simpleton; 蠢瓜 a fool; 笨瓜 a stupid fellow; 破瓜 (of girl) sixteen years of age, lose virginity. | |||||
| Words | 1. 瓜期 [gua1qi1], n., a term of service. 2. 瓜代 [gua1dai4], n., (allu.) change of personnel between terms of service. 3. 瓜瓞 [gua1die2], n., (term of eulogy)  瓜瓞 may your family grow and prosper like spreading melon-vines!4. 瓜分 [gua1fen1], n. & v.t., to partition, divide (a country) 豆剖瓜分 divide up s. t. just as one separates pea-pods or cuts melons into slices. 5. 瓜葛 [gua1ge2], n., complications, involvement in dispute, interrelations, distant relatives. 6. 瓜撓 (兒) (子) ([gua1nao2] ([er0]) ([zi0]), n., a peeler. 7. 瓜皮 [gua1pi2], n., (1) melon skin; (2) anything that looks like melon skin: 瓜皮帽 a skull cap; 瓜皮艇 a small, light boat, canoe. 8. 瓜瓤 [gua1rang2], n., the pulp of a melon. 9. 瓜仁 (兒) [gua1ren2] ( 10. 瓜子 [gua1zi3], n., melon seeds. | |||||