佛手瓜

Chinese

Buddha's hand; fingered citron
 
melon; claw; gourd; squash
simp. and trad.
(佛手瓜)
佛手

Pronunciation


Noun

佛手瓜

  1. chayote

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 佛手瓜 (“chayote”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 佛手瓜, 合手瓜, 合掌瓜, 隼人瓜, 菜肴梨
Mandarin Beijing 佛手瓜
Taiwan 佛手瓜
Cantonese Hong Kong 合掌瓜
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 香櫞瓜
Liudui (S. Sixian) 香櫞瓜
Hsinchu (Hailu) 香櫞瓜
Dongshi (Dabu) 香櫞瓜
Hsinchu (Raoping) 香櫞瓜
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 香櫞瓜
Min Nan Taipei 佛手瓜
Kaohsiung 佛手瓜
Penang 佛手瓜
Singapore 佛手瓜
Chaozhou 香櫞瓜

See also

  • (not to be confused with) 佛手 (fóshǒu)
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