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瓜子
Mandarin · pinyin guā zǐ
Meanings
- melon seed
- seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack
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1–3 · gua1 zi3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gwaa1 zi2
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noun · Etymology 1
- melon seed (Classifier: 粒 m; 顆／颗 m)
- any edible seed consumed as a snack, e.g. watermelon seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, etc. (Classifier: 粒 m; 顆／颗 m)
- (specifically) sunflower seed
noun · Etymology 2
- (obsolete, colloquial) strike with two fingers on someone's arm as a punishment
- (obsolete or Central Plains and Lanyin Mandarin) stupid person; idiot
- (in compounds) A diminutive suffix for a round object, especially the head or the brain.
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