snake gourd; snake bean
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
snake gourd plant (Trichosanthes anguina)
technicalScientific name: Trichosanthes anguina. Native to South Asia. The vine can grow several meters long and climbs using tendrils.
Shé蛇
guā瓜
yuán原
chǎn产
yú于
Yìn印
dù度
hé和
Dōng东
nán南
yà亚
dì地
qū区
。
Snake gourd is native to India and Southeast Asia.
Nóng农
mín民
zài在
cài菜
yuán园
lǐ里
dā搭
le了
jià架
zi子
ràng让
shé蛇
guā瓜
pān攀
pá爬
。
The farmer built trellises in the vegetable garden for the snake gourd to climb.
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Shé蛇
guā瓜
de的
téng藤
wàn蔓
kě可
yǐ以
zhǎng长
dào到
wǔ五
mǐ米
duō多
cháng长
。
The snake gourd vine can grow to over five meters long.
noun
snake gourd; the long cylindrical fruit used as vegetable
Also known as 蛇豆. The fruit is typically harvested when young and tender, before it becomes fibrous. It can grow over 1 meter in length but is usually eaten when 30-50 cm long.
Mā妈
ma妈
mǎi买
le了
liǎng两
gēn根
shé蛇
guā瓜
zhǔn准
bèi备
qīng清
chǎo炒
。
Mom bought two snake gourds to stir-fry.
Shé蛇
guā瓜
chǎo炒
ròu肉
shì是
yī一
dào道
jiā家
cháng常
cài菜
。
Stir-fried snake gourd with pork is a common home-style dish.
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Zhè这
gēn根
shé蛇
guā瓜
zhǎng长
le了
yī一
mǐ米
duō多
，
yǐ已
jīng经
tài太
lǎo老
le了
bù不
néng能
chī吃
。
This snake gourd grew to over a meter long; it's already too old to eat.
Shé蛇
guā瓜
tāng汤
qīng清
dàn淡
kě可
kǒu口
，
shì适
hé合
xià夏
tiān天
hē喝
。
Snake gourd soup is light and tasty, perfect for summer.