WordTaiwan frequency #12,935
苦瓜
ㄎㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄚ
“bitter melon; a gourd-family vine with deeply lobed leaves, yellow flowers, and warty, bitter fruit eaten as a vegetable in Taiwan”
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- 痛苦ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨˇphysical or mental pain; suffering; anguish; distress.
- 辛苦ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨˇhard; exhausting; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; (polite) thank you for your efforts; used as a greeting to acknowledge someone's hard work
- 西瓜ㄒㄧ ㄍㄨㄚwatermelon; a large round or oval fruit with green rind and sweet red or yellow flesh; a trailing vine that produces this fruit
- 苦難ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄢˋsuffering; hardship; pain and distress; misery
- 苦惱ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄠˇvexed; distressed; worried and troubled; feeling deep annoyance or mental suffering
- 艱苦ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇdifficult and strenuous; hard; arduous; involving great effort or hardship
- 傻瓜ㄕㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄚidiot; fool; (Taiwan) short for point-and-shoot camera.
- 吃苦ㄔ ㄎㄨˇto endure hardship; to suffer through difficulty; to bear pain or privation
- 訴苦ㄙㄨˋ ㄎㄨˇto complain about one's troubles; to vent grievances; to tell others about one's hardships
- 貧苦ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄨˇpoverty-stricken; very poor; living in hardship; suffering from extreme poverty
- 刻苦ㄎㄜˋ ㄎㄨˇhardworking; diligent and enduring hardship; frugal; thrifty in daily life.
- 瓜子ㄍㄨㄚ ㄗˇmelon seed; seeds of pumpkin, watermelon, sunflower, etc., roasted and flavored, eaten as a snack