zit3 gwaa1毛瓜
Jyutpingzit3 gwaa1
Yalejit gwā
Definition
Hairy gourd; fuzzy melon.
colloquialfood
How it's used
毛瓜 is a common term for 節瓜 in many households, especially when referring to the vegetable in its raw, unpeeled state. While 節瓜 is the standard name used in supermarkets and recipes, older generations and market vendors frequently use 毛瓜 to highlight the fine, fuzzy hairs covering the skin of the young gourd. It is essentially interchangeable with 節瓜 in everyday cooking contexts.
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tiu4條tìuhExamples
Go to the market and buy a hairy gourd to steam with meat patty.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
