# 胡瓜
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): húguā
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄚ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): wu$^4$ gwaa$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: húguā
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: húgua
*** Wade–Giles: hu$^2$-kua$^1$
*** Yale: hú-gwā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwugua
*** Palladius: хугуа (xugua)
*** Sinological IPA : /xu³⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: wu$^4$ gwaa$^1$
*** Yale: wùh gwā
*** Cantonese Pinyin: wu$^4$ gwaa$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wu$^4$ gua$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /wuː²¹ kʷaː⁵⁵/

### Noun

胡瓜
* cucumber

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 胡瓜, 黃瓜 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 黃瓜, 胡瓜 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 黃瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 黃瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 黃瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 黃瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 黃瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 黃瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 黃瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 黃瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 黃瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 黃瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 黃瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 黃瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 黃瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 黃瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 黃瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 黃瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 黃瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 黃瓜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 黃瓜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 黃瓜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 黃瓜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 黃瓜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 黃瓜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 黃瓜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 黃瓜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 黃瓜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 黃瓜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 黃瓜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 黃瓜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 黃瓜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 黃瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 黃瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 黃瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 黃瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 黃瓜, 刺黃瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 黃瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 黃瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 黃瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 黃瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 黃瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 黃瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 黃瓜, 梢瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 黃瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yanchi | 黃瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Guyuan | 黃瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Longde | 黃瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jingyuan | 黃瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 黃瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 黃瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 黃瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 黃瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 黃瓜 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 黃瓜 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Wuzhong | 黃瓜 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Zhongwei | 黃瓜 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 黃瓜 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 黃瓜 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 黃瓜 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 黃瓜 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 黃瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 黃瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 黃瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 黃瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 黃瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 黃瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 黃瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 黃瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 黃瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 黃瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 黃瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 黃瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 黃瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 黃瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 黃瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 黃瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 黃瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 黃瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 黃瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 黃瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 黃瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 黃瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 黃瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 黃瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 黃瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yongzhou | 黃瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 黃瓜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 黃瓜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 黃瓜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 黃瓜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 黃瓜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 黃瓜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 黃瓜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 黃瓜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 黃瓜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 黃瓜 |
| Mandarin | Nanping (Yanping) | 菜瓜 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 黃瓜, 青瓜 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 青瓜 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 青瓜 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 黃瓜, 青瓜 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 黃瓜 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 黃瓜 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 黃瓜 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 青瓜, 黃瓜, 沙瓜 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 黃瓜 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 黃瓜 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 黃瓜 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 黃瓜 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 青瓜, 梢瓜 not prickly, 𠢠瓜 prickly |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 黃瓜 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 黃瓜, 青瓜 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Mule) | 黃瓜, 青瓜 |
| Cantonese | Pingnan | 黃瓜 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Gangcheng) | 黃瓜 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Pingdong) | 黃瓜 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 黃瓜 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 黃瓜 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 黃瓜 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 黃瓜 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 黃瓜 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 黃瓜 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 黃瓜 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 黃瓜, 青瓜 |
| Cantonese | Sarikei (Xinhui) | 黃瓜 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 青瓜, 黃瓜 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 黃瓜 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 青瓜 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 黃瓜 |
| Gan | Pengze | 黃瓜 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 胡瓜 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 𠢠瓜 |
| Gan | Jianning | 𠢠瓜 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 青瓜, 黃瓜 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 青瓜 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 吊瓜 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 黃瓜 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng) | 黃瓜 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 𠢠瓜哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 𠢠瓜哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 𠢠瓜 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 𠢠瓜 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 黃瓜 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 吊瓜 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 𠢠瓜 |
| Hakka | Raoping (Xinfeng) | 吊瓜 |
| Hakka | Changting | 𠢠瓜 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Yongding) | 𠢠瓜 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) | 𠢠瓜 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding) | 黃瓜, 𠢠瓜 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding) | 𠢠瓜 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 𠢠瓜 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Zhongshan) | 𠢠瓜 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 瓜子 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 𠢠瓜 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Peitian) | 𠢠瓜 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Juxi) | 𠢠瓜 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Zhongbao) | 𠢠瓜 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 𠢠瓜 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 黃瓜, 𠢠瓜 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 𠢠瓜, 黃瓜 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 𠢠瓜 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 𠢠瓜 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 黃瓜仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 黃瓜仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 黃瓜仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 𠢠瓜, 黃皮瓜 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 黃瓜 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 梨仔瓜 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 黃瓜 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 黃瓜 |
| Hakka | Chengdu (Xindu Subdistrict) | 黃瓜 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 黃瓜 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 黃瓜 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 黃瓜 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 吊瓜 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 吊瓜 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 青瓜 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Fengshun) | 吊瓜 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Jiexi) | 青瓜 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 攙瓜 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 黃瓜 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 黃瓜兒 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 黃瓜 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 黃瓜 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 黃瓜 |
| Jin | Datong | 黃瓜 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 黃瓜 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 黃瓜 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 黃瓜 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 黃瓜 |
| Jin | Linhe | 黃瓜 |
| Jin | Jining | 黃瓜 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 黃瓜 |
| Jin | Baotou | 黃瓜 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 黃瓜 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 黃瓜 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 黃瓜 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 黃瓜 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 黃瓜 |
| Jin | Handan | 黃瓜 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 黃瓜 |
| Jin | Suide | 黃瓜 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 香瓜 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 𠢠瓜 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 𠢠瓜 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 菜瓜, 黃瓜 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 菜瓜 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 刺瓜 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 刺瓜 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 刺瓜 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 刺瓜 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 刺瓜 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 菜瓜, 消瓜 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 刺瓜 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 刺瓜 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 刺瓜 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 刺瓜 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 刺瓜仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 刺瓜仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 刺瓜仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 刺瓜仔 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 刺瓜仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 刺瓜 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 刺瓜 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 刺瓜 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 刺瓜 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | timun |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 吊瓜, 刺瓜, timun |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 菜瓜, 刺瓜 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 青瓜 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 刺瓜 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 黃瓜 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 吊瓜 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 吊瓜, 黃瓜 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 吊瓜 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 吊瓜 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 吊瓜, 刺瓜 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 黃瓜 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 吊瓜 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 吊瓜, timun |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 吊瓜, timun |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 刺瓜 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 青瓜, 金瓜 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 黃瓜 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 香瓜 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 𠢠瓜 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 𠢠瓜 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shaowu | 𠢠瓜 |
| Shaojiang Min | Mingxi | 𠢠瓜 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 黃瓜 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 黃瓜 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong) | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan) | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan) | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang) | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang) | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Changshu | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Kunshan | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Jiaxing | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Changzhou | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Liyang | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Yixing | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Danyang | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Danyang (Tongjiaqiao) | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Jingjiang | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Jiangyin | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Huzhou (Shuanglin) | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 黃瓜兒 |
| Wu | Shaoxing | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Zhuji (Wangjiajing) | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Shengzhou (Chongren) | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Shengzhou (Taiping) | 付黃瓜 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Yuyao | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Taizhou (Huangyan) | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 黃瓜, 刺瓜兒 |
| Wu | Quzhou | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 黃瓜 |
| Wu | Jinhua (Tangxi) | 刺瓜 |
| Wu | Yongkang | 黃瓜 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 黃瓜 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 黃瓜 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 黃瓜 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 黃瓜 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang) | 𠢠瓜, 黃瓜 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang) | 𠢠瓜, 黃瓜 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang) | 黃瓜 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Zhoutian) | 𠢠瓜 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Shitang) | 𠢠瓜 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou) | 𠢠瓜 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Changlai) | 黃瓜 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Beixiang) | 黃瓜 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Huangpu) | 黃瓜 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi) | 黃瓜, 水瓜 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Sanxi) | 黃瓜 |

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 胡 | 瓜 |
| きゅうり ||
| Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō |
| irregular | kun'yomi |
* Alternative spelling
* 黄瓜
/kiuri/ → /kɨːri/
Sound shift of kiuri, above (きう → きゅう). Now the modern Japanese word for "cucumber".

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) きゅうり [kyúꜜùrì] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [kʲɨːɾʲi]

#### Noun

胡瓜(きゅうり) or 胡瓜(キュウリ) • (kyūri)
* cucumber
    Synonym: 河童 (kappa)

##### Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as キュウリ.

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 胡 | 瓜 |
| Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō |

#### Noun

胡瓜(きゅい) • (kyui)
* (Kagoshima) cucumber

### Etymology 3

Kanji in this term :
| 胡 | 瓜 |
| そばうり ||
| Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō |
| irregular | kun'yomi |
Probably a compound of 側(そば) (soba, “side”) + 瓜(うり) (uri, “gourd”). (Can this etymology be sourced?)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [so̞ba̠ɯ̟ɾʲi]

#### Noun

胡瓜(そばうり) • (sobauri)
* (obsolete) cucumber

### Further reading

* “きうい【胡瓜・黄瓜】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
* “きゅい【胡瓜】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Kikai

Kanji in this term :
| 胡 | 瓜 |
| Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō |
* Alternative spelling
* 黄瓜

### Noun

胡瓜(きうい) (kiui)
* cucumber

### References

* “きうい【胡瓜・黄瓜】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.

## Okinawan

Kanji in this term :
| 胡 | 瓜 |
| きー Jinmeiyō | うい Jinmeiyō |
| irregular | kun'yomi |
* Alternative spelling
* 黄瓜

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kiːʔui]

### Noun

胡(きー)瓜(うい) (kīui)
* cucumber

### References

* “きーうい【胡瓜・黄瓜】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
* “キーウィ（きーうぃ）” in Okinawan Dialect Dictionary - Ajima.
* “キーウイ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).