(lit.) (of a melon vine) laden with melons of all sizes (idiom); (fig.) (of descendants) to thrive and prosper for generations
trad. 綿綿瓜瓞
Also written 綿綿瓜瓞【mián mián guā dié】
Characters in this word
3绵
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silk floss, continuous, soft, weak, mild-mannered (dialect)
- Pinyin
- mián
- Traditional
- 綿
- Strokes
- 11
瓜
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melon; gourd; squash, (slang) a piece of gossip
- Pinyin
- guā
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 13003 of 2500
瓞
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(literary) small melon
- Pinyin
- dié
- Strokes
- 10