huā​guā

pickled cucumber

Senses

花瓜 huā​guā pickled cucumber

pickled cucumber; specifically a small pickled cucumber or gherkin

花瓜 huā​guā beaten or scolded severely

(figurative) metaphor for being beaten until bleeding and bruised, or being scolded mercilessly

References

classifier 花瓜/花瓜 个/個
synonym 花瓜/花瓜 花胡瓜/花胡瓜