# 西瓜
## Chinese

* 西瓜 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 西瓜 (Cantonese)
* 西瓜 (Classical)
* Să̤-guă (Eastern Min)
* Si-koe (Southern Min)
* 西瓜 (Wu)

### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): xīguā
       (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄍㄨㄚ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xi$^1$ gua$^1$
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): sìguà
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): щигуа (xigua, I-II)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sai$^1$ gwaa$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhai$^1$ ga$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): 'xi$^1$ gua$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): sî-kôa
    (Hailu, HRS): si$^ˋ$ gua$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): xi$^1$ gua$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): xi$^1$ gua$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): sí-guá
* Eastern Min (BUC): să̤-guă
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): si-koe / se-koe / si-koa / sai-koe
    (Teochew, Peng'im): si$^1$ guê$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$shi-ko
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): si$^1$ gua$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xīguā → xīgua (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄍㄨㄚ → ㄒㄧ ˙ㄍㄨㄚ (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siguå
*** Wade–Giles: hsi$^1$-kua$^5$
*** Yale: syī-gwa
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shi.gua
*** Palladius: сигуа (sigua)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/ → /ɕi⁵⁵ g̊u̯ä²/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: xi$^1$ gua$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xigua
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi⁵⁵ kua⁵⁵/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: sìguà [Phonetic: sīguà]
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): si$^1$ gua$^1$ [Phonetic: si$^4$ gua$^1$]
*** Sinological IPA : /si³¹⁻³³ kua³¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: щигуа (xigua, I-II)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi²⁴ kua⁵¹/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sai$^1$ gwaa$^1$
*** Yale: sāi gwā
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sai$^1$ gwaa$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sei$^1$ gua$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɐi̯⁵⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: lhai$^1$ ga$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬai³³ ka³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: 'xi$^1$ gua$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ˈɕi⁴² kua⁴²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sî-kôa
*** Hakka Romanization System: xi$^ˊ$ gua$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: xi$^1$ gua$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /si²⁴⁻¹¹ ku̯a²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: si$^ˋ$ gua$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /si⁵³ kua⁵³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: xi$^1$ gua$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /si⁴⁴ kua⁴⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: xi$^1$ gua$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕi¹¹ kua¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sí-guá
*** Sinological IPA : /si⁵⁴ kua⁵⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: să̤-guă
*** Sinological IPA : /sɛ⁵⁵ $^{(k-)}$ua⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Hsinchu, Yilan, Lukang, Singapore, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si-koe
*** Tâi-lô: si-kue
*** Phofsit Daibuun: si'koef
*** IPA (Xiamen, Singapore): /si⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Lukang, Philippines): /si³³ kue³³/
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan): /si⁴⁴⁻³³ kue⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Sanxia, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: se-koe
*** Tâi-lô: se-kue
*** Phofsit Daibuun: se'koef
*** IPA (Xiamen): /se⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /se³³ kue³³/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Penang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si-koa
*** Tâi-lô: si-kua
*** Phofsit Daibuun: si'koaf
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /si⁴⁴⁻²² kua⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Penang): /si³³⁻²¹ kua³³/
** (Hokkien: rare in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sai-koe
*** Tâi-lô: sai-kue
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sai'koef
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /sai⁴⁴⁻³³ kue⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: si$^1$ guê$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: si kue
*** Sinological IPA : /si³³⁻²³ kue³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$shi-ko
*** MiniDict: shi$^平$ ko
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$xi-ko
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕi⁵⁵ ko²¹/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: si$^1$ gua$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /si³³ ku̯a̠³³/
*** Sinological IPA (new-style): /ɕi³³ ku̯a̠³³/

### Noun

西瓜
* watermelon (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 c)

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 西瓜 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 西瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 西瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 西瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 西瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 西瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 西瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 西瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 西瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 西瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 西瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 西瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 西瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 西瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 西瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 西瓜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 西瓜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 西瓜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 西瓜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 西瓜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 西瓜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 西瓜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 西瓜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 西瓜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 西瓜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 西瓜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 西瓜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 西瓜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 西瓜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 西瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 西瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 西瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 西瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 西瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 西瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 西瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 西瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 西瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 西瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 西瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 西瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 西瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 西瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 西瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 西瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 西瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 西瓜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 西瓜 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 西瓜 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 西瓜 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 西瓜 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 西瓜 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 西瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 西瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 西瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 西瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 西瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 西瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 西瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 西瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 西瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 西瓜, 瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 西瓜, 瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 西瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 西瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 西瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 西瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 西瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 西瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 西瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 西瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 西瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 西瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin (Lingui) | 西瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 西瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou (Luorong) | 西瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 西瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 西瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 西瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 西瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 西瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 西瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 西瓜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 西瓜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 西瓜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 西瓜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 西瓜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 西瓜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 西瓜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 西瓜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 西瓜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 西瓜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 西瓜, 天然白虎湯 humorous |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Taishan (Guanghai) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Nanjiang) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu (Tangliao) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Lingshan | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Pubei | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Hezhou (Pumen, Babu) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 西瓜 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 西瓜 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 西瓜 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 西瓜 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 西瓜 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 西瓜 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 西瓜 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 西瓜 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 西瓜 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 西瓜 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 西瓜 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 西瓜 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 西瓜 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 西瓜 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 西瓜 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 西瓜 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 西瓜 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 西瓜 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 西瓜 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 西瓜 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 西瓜 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Tang'an) | 西瓜 |
| Hakka | Mashan (Pianlian) | 西瓜 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 水瓜 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 西瓜 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 西瓜 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 西瓜 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 西瓜, 水西瓜 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 西瓜 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 西瓜 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 西瓜 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 西瓜 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 西瓜 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 西瓜 |
| Jin | Datong | 西瓜 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 西瓜 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 西瓜 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 西瓜 |
| Jin | Linhe | 西瓜 |
| Jin | Jining | 西瓜 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 西瓜 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 西瓜 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 西瓜 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 西瓜 |
| Jin | Handan | 西瓜 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 西瓜 |
| Jin | Suide | 西瓜 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 西瓜 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 西瓜 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 西瓜 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 西瓜 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 西瓜 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 西瓜 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 西瓜 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 西瓜 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 西瓜 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 西瓜 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 西瓜 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 西瓜 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 西瓜 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 西瓜 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 西瓜 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 生瓜 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 生瓜 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 西瓜 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 西瓜 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 西瓜 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 西瓜 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 西瓜 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 西瓜 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 西瓜 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 西瓜 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 西瓜 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 西瓜 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 西瓜 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 西瓜 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 西瓜 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 西瓜 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 西瓜 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 西瓜 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 紅瓜 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 西瓜, 紅瓜 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 西瓜 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 西瓜 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 西瓜 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 西瓜 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 西瓜 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Shajing) | 西瓜 |
| Southern Pinghua | Binyang (Xinqiao) | 西瓜 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 西瓜 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Chaoyang) | 西瓜 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Zhuyuan) | 西瓜 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Tanxia) | 西瓜 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 西瓜 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 西瓜 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 西瓜 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 西瓜 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 西瓜 |
| Wu | Danyang | 西瓜 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 西瓜 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 西瓜 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 西瓜 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 西瓜 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 西瓜 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 西瓜 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 西瓜 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 西瓜 |
| Xiang | Guanyang (Wenshi) | 西瓜 |

#### Derived terms

* 揀了芝麻，丟了西瓜 / 拣了芝麻，丢了西瓜
* 王梨頭，西瓜尾 / 王梨头，西瓜尾
* 西瓜倚大爿
* 西瓜子 (xīguāzǐ)
* 西瓜帽 (xīguāmào)
* 西瓜效應 / 西瓜效应
* 西瓜波
* 西瓜皮
* 西瓜蟲 / 西瓜虫
* 西瓜霜
* 西瓜頭 / 西瓜头 (xīguātóu)
* 鳳梨頭，西瓜尾 / 凤梨头，西瓜尾

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 西瓜(すいか) (suika)
* → Korean: 서과(西瓜) (seogwa)
Others:
* → Brunei Malay: sikoi
* → English: xigua
* → Mongolian: шийгуа (šiigua)
* → Tagalog: sikoy
* → Zhuang: sihgvah, sae'gva

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 西 | 瓜 |
| すい Grade: 2 | か Jinmeiyō |
| tōon | kan'on |
* Alternative spelling
* 水瓜

### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 西瓜 (MC sej kwae, literally “west melon”). Compare modern Mandarin 西瓜 (xīguā, “watermelon”). Sui is the 唐音 (tōon) of 西. There is an alternative spelling of 水瓜, which may be seen as both ateji and a calque of English watermelon.
Various Japanese references indicate that the fruit was imported from China in the early Edo period in the 1600s. However, the word is first attested in Japanese in a text from the 1360s, suggesting that the fruit was originally imported earlier, but did not become more widely known until the 1600s.

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) すいか [sùíká] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [sɨika̠]

### Noun

西(すい)瓜(か) or 西瓜(スイカ) • (suika)
* watermelon

#### 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 スイカ.

#### Derived terms

* 西瓜糖(すいかとう) (suikatō, “watermelon sugar, sugar made by concentrating watermelon juice”)
* 西瓜割(すいかわ)り (suikawari, “a traditional Japanese game that involves splitting a watermelon with a stick whilst blindfolded”)

### References

* 1 2 3 Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
* 1 2 3 4 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 3 “西瓜”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
* 1 2 3 “西瓜・水瓜”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
* 1 2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 西 | 瓜 |

### Noun

西瓜 • (seogwa) (hangeul 서과)
* hanja form of 서과 (“watermelon”)

## Okinawan

Kanji in this term :
| 西 | 瓜 |
| しー Grade: 2 | くゎ Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɕiːkʷa/

### Noun

西(しー)瓜(くゎ) or 西瓜(シークヮ) (shīkwa)
* watermelon
    Synonym: 広東瓜 (kwantuui)

### References

* “シークヮ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).