瓜
guā
melon; gourd; squash
(slang) a piece of gossip
a picture of 瓜 → a melon hanging from its vine
The ancient form showed a round fruit hanging from curling vines, a common sight in fields and gardens. That image of something dangling and ripe is where the slang sense of juicy gossip quietly grew.
Words with 瓜
瓜菜
guā cài
fruit and vegetables
酸黄瓜
suān huáng guā
pickle; pickled cucumber
腌黄瓜
yān huáng guā
pickle; pickled cucumber
酱瓜
jiàng guā
pickled cucumber
金瓜
jīn guā
pumpkin (Gymnopetalum chinense)
金瓜石
jīn guā shí
Jinguashi, town in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, noted for its historic gold and copper mines, used as a prisoner-of-war camp by the Japanese (1942-1945)
阿空加瓜
ā kōng jiā guā
see 阿空加瓜山[A1 kong1 jia1 gua1 Shan1]
阿空加瓜山
ā kōng jiā guā shān
Mount Aconcagua, Argentina, the highest point in the Western Hemisphere
雨女无瓜
yǔ nǚ wú guā
(neologism) (slang) it's none of your business (imitation of an accented pronunciation of 與你無關|与你无关[yu3 ni3 wu2 guan1])
青瓜
qīng guā
(dialect) cucumber
顺藤摸瓜
shùn téng mō guā
lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon
香瓜
xiāng guā
oriental melon (Cucumis melo Makuwa Group)