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oriental melon (Cucumis melo Makuwa Group) · Different wording
Different wording The two terms share 瓜 in their simplified forms but are different words. In Taiwan the standard term is 美濃瓜; on the Mainland it is 香瓜 - both point at “oriental melon (Cucumis melo Makuwa Group)”.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Education dictionaries record 美濃瓜、香瓜 for this concept. The Mainland standard is among them - the difference is which form each side makes the default.
Neither term carries an HSK or TOCFL level in this table - this pair is dictionary-recorded, not syllabus-derived.
Pair source: CC-CEDICT, which tags the Taiwan form as Taiwan usage.
| Taiwan · 台灣 | Mainland · 大陆 | |
|---|---|---|
| Written form | 美濃瓜 | 香瓜 |
| Reading | ㄇㄟˇ ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄚ měi nóng guā | xiāng guā ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄚ |
| Senses | oriental melon (Cucumis melo Makuwa Group) | oriental melon (Cucumis melo Makuwa Group); cantaloupe; muskmelon (Cucumis melo) |
| Syllabus | — | — |
| MOE records | 美濃瓜 · 香瓜 | |
| Dictionary | not in the LinZi dictionary | entry → |
| Audio | — | |
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