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
- 地瓜ㄉㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄚsweet potato; yam bean; (TCM) digua fig
- 南瓜ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄚpumpkin; a large, round, orange or yellow fruit with thick skin, used as a vegetable; also refers to the vine plant that produces it
- 苦難ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄢˊsuffering; hardship; pain and distress; misery
- 苦惱ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄠˇvexed; distressed; worried and troubled; feeling deep annoyance or mental suffering
- 苦笑ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋto force a smile; a bitter laugh; a strained smile made when unhappy or helpless.
- 受苦ㄕㄡˋ ㄎㄨˇto suffer hardship; to endure pain or distress; to go through 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.
- 木瓜ㄇㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄚpapaya; a tropical fruit with orange flesh and sweet taste; a deciduous shrub or small tree with oval leaves and pink or white flowers; a poem in the Book of Songs