tony1343 Posted October 18, 2009 at 01:04 AM Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 at 01:04 AM Hi, I'm trying to figure out the word for pumpkin. The dictionary gives me 南瓜 and 番瓜. Are these both synonymous for pumpkin or is there a difference between the two? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted October 18, 2009 at 01:51 AM Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 at 01:51 AM 南瓜 is what I use. Not sure I've ever heard 番瓜 so I couldn't tell you the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h.zhao Posted October 18, 2009 at 03:07 AM Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 at 03:07 AM The same thing. 南瓜(Nan Gua) and 番瓜(Fan Gua) You can see more in this link: http://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E5%8D%97%E7%93%9C&oldid=11407561 It says 南瓜是葫芦科南瓜属的植物。因产地叫法各异,又名麦瓜、番瓜、倭瓜、金冬瓜,臺灣話稱為金瓜,原产于北美洲。 which means"Pumpkin is a gourd-like squash of the genus Cucurbita. And be called as Mai Gua, Fan Gua, Wo Gua, Jindong Gua in different palces, and Jin Gua in Taiwan. And it came form North America." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Horhe Posted October 18, 2009 at 03:22 AM Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 at 03:22 AM My 现代汉语词典 says 番瓜 and 南瓜 are the same, the former being a dialect, non-standard word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted October 18, 2009 at 03:29 AM Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 at 03:29 AM 南瓜 is more widely used, 番瓜 AFAIK is only used in teochew and minnan dialects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouseneb Posted October 18, 2009 at 01:22 PM Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 at 01:22 PM Here in Hainan, nangua is used for pumpkins, but also for practically every other kind of squash or gourd you see as well. Sometimes when I have a question like this I find it instructive to do a google image search on the two terms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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