苦瓜臉

See also: 苦瓜脸

Chinese

		bitter melon; bitter gourd	face
trad. (苦瓜臉)		苦瓜	臉
simp. (苦瓜脸)		苦瓜	脸
Literally: “bitter melon face”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǔguāliǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄚㄌㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fu² gwaa¹ lim⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kǔguāliǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄚㄌㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuugualean
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kǔgualiǎn
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kwä⁵⁵ ljɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fu² gwaa¹ lim⁵
  - Yale: fú gwā líhm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fu² gwaa¹ lim⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: fu² gua¹ lim⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /fuː³⁵ kʷäː⁵⁵ liːm¹³/

Noun

苦瓜臉

a person's face that shows a condition of sadness caused by unrelieved suffering and hardship
a person's face that appears very serious

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