粵

勝sing3瓜gwaa1

simp胜瓜
sing3 gwaa1shèng guā

English

  1. a towel gourd; a sponge gourd
  2. euphemism of "angel luffa"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 絲瓜嘅委婉語。「絲」(si1)音近「輸」(syu1)：圓住唇嚟讀「絲」字，就會得到相同發音。於是有人避諱改做「勝」字，同「輸」相對。（參見：通勝）

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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