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黃瓜

简黄瓜 · 繁黃瓜

Mandarin · pinyin huáng guā

cucumber
Classifier: 條 tiáo

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黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
瓜: guā · melon, gourd, cucumber; Kangxi radical 97
黄: huáng · yellow; surname

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2–1 · huang2 gua1

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wong4 gwaa1

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noun

cucumber (Classifier: 根 m; 條／条 c)
(Hakka, Fengshun Shehua) pumpkin
(Eastern Min, Puxian Min) yellow croaker (Larimichthys)

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