pumpkin (dialect)
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
pumpkin; winter squash
dialectA dialectal term for pumpkin, primarily used in regions such as parts of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai. The standard Mandarin term is 南瓜 (nánguā).
Ā阿
pó婆
yòng用
zì自
jiā家
zhòng种
de的
fàn饭
guā瓜
shāo烧
le了
yī一
guō锅
tāng汤
。
Grandma cooked a pot of soup with pumpkins she grew herself.
Zhè这
kuài块
gāo糕
shì是
ná拿
fàn饭
guā瓜
zuò做
de的
。
This cake is made with pumpkin.
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Xiǎo小
chén辰
guāng光
，
wǒ我
lǎo老
xǐ喜
huān欢
chī吃
táng糖
fàn饭
guā瓜
。
When I was little, I really liked eating candied pumpkin.
Jīn今
zhāo朝
cài菜
chǎng场
lǐ里
fàn饭
guā瓜
mán蛮
pián便
yi宜
de的
。
Pumpkins are quite cheap at the market today.