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Cucumberin Cantonese.

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Pronunciation

青瓜

ceng1 gwaa1

Cucumber

Recorded Cantonese

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When to use it

青瓜 is the common Hong Kong name for cucumber; 條 is useful when buying whole cucumbers.

Examples

我要兩條青瓜。

ngo5 jiu3 loeng5 tiu4 ceng1 gwaa1

I would like two cucumbers.

青瓜好新鮮。

ceng1 gwaa1 hou2 san1 sin1

The cucumbers are very fresh.