idiot; fool; a person who is stupid or slow. Often used as a mild insult or in a joking manner

watermelon (Citrullus lanatus), an annual herbaceous vine; also its large, sweet fruit, typically having a green rind and red or yellow flesh

cucumber; an annual vine plant with yellow flowers and green, cylindrical fruit eaten as a vegetable

The large fruit of the pumpkin plant, typically round and orange-skinned, eaten as a vegetable

the papaya plant (Carica papaya) or its edible fruit

seeds of various melons or sunflowers, often roasted and seasoned to be eaten as a snack

wax gourd (Benincasa hispida); a large, cylindrical vegetable with a green skin covered in white powder and white flesh used in cooking

social connections, family ties, or complicated involvements and entanglements

bitter melon; balsam pear. A vegetable characterized by a bumpy skin and a bitter taste, harvested from a climbing vine with yellow flowers.

sweet potato; also called [[红薯|紅薯|hong2 shu3]] or [[番薯|番薯|fan1 shu3]]

a country in South America

to divide up or carve up, like slicing a melon (often used for territory or property)

melons and fruits; used as a general term for various kinds of fruit

loofah; sponge gourd; luffa; an annual vine with yellow flowers whose fruit is eaten when young or used as a sponge when mature

Nicaragua; a country in Central America

Hami melon, a variety of muskmelon; often oval-shaped with netted skin and sweet orange or green flesh, native to the Hami region of Xinjiang

(informal) the head; skull; brains; mind; mentality

muskmelon; any of various sweet melons like cantaloupe or honeydew

to track down someone or something by following clues; literally "to follow the vine to find the melon"

A farmer who primarily grows melons, particularly watermelons

An oval face shape that is slightly long, rounded at the top, and pointed at the bottom; traditionally considered an ideal of beauty for women.

cucumber; an annual climbing plant or its edible green fruit

pickled cucumber; pickle

the edible fruit of the tropical tree Carica papaya

gherkin; small cucumber

(colloquial) the physical head; noggin

peel or rind of a melon or similar fruit; skin of a gourd

muskmelon; oriental melon; cantaloupe

a species of plant in the gourd family (Gymnopetalum chinense), or certain varieties of golden-yellow flattened pumpkin

lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine; refers to knowing something inside out, having it memorized perfectly, or being able to recite something with great ease

Literally "when the melon is ripe, it falls from the stem"; an idiom describing how a problem will be solved or a project will succeed effortlessly once the right conditions or the proper time has arrived.

(colloquial) the human or animal head; noggin

traditional melon-shaped candy made from malt sugar, historically used as an offering to the [[灶神|灶神|zao4 shen2]]

to have relations or connections, especially referring to family ties or mutual social acquaintances; to be involved with someone

a fully automatic compact camera designed for ease of use; literally "fool's camera"

Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France located in the Caribbean Sea

Guadalajara (city in Mexico or Spain)

(informal) the head of a person or animal

A type of green tea from Anhui province, specifically Liu'an and Huoshan, named for the processed leaves that resemble melon seeds.

cucumber or other melon-like vegetables pickled in soy sauce or soybean paste

A frame or trellis used to support growing melon vines

Gwadar Port on the Arabian Sea in the Pakistani province of Baluchistan

(regional) pumpkin; a squash used as a vegetable, also known as [[南瓜|南瓜|nan2 gua1]]

Managua, the capital city of Nicaragua

a type of Beijing preserved fruit consisting of sweetened or candied wax gourd strips

to handle a task with great ease and speed; to slice through something like cutting up vegetables

The snake melon or cucumber, a climbing plant with light or dark green fruit often used for pickles; also known as [[越瓜|越瓜|yue4 gua1]]

simple and easy to use even for a beginner

A traditional Chinese skullcap made of six pieces of black fabric sewn together to resemble half a watermelon skin, usually topped with a small knot.