黃瓜 / 黄瓜
huángguā
The English word cucumber is 黃瓜 / 黄瓜 (huángguā) in Chinese. Wiktionary also lists 青瓜 (qīngguā).
Meaning: edible fruit (noun)
Ways to say it
| Chinese | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| 黃瓜 / 黄瓜 | huángguā |
| 青瓜 | qīngguā |
The term refers to the edible fruit known as a cucumber.
How do you pronounce it?
huángguā
Did you know?
- Chinese cuisine often uses a 'smashing' technique for 黃瓜, where the fruit is beaten with a cleaver to break the fibers and allow sauces to soak in better.
- The character 瓜 is a pictograph that originally depicted the vines and the fruit of a gourd hanging from a plant.
- In Traditional Chinese Medicine, 黃瓜 is considered a 'cold' food, meaning it is eaten to clear heat from the body during hot summer months.
Example sentences for Chinese are not verified yet.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cucumber” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
