瓜代

Traditional form:

瓜代

Pinyin (reading):

guādài

Definitions:

• a changeover of personnel
• a new shift
• (lit.) replacement for soldier on leave for the melon-picking season

Characters:

• 瓜 - melon, gourd, squash, cucumber
• 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace

Traditional characters:

• 瓜 - melon, gourd, squash, cucumber
• 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace