Usage of the character 瓜

Jinguashi, town in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, noted for its historic gold and copper mines, used as a prisoner-of-war camp by the Japanese (1942-1945)

guāzǐliǎn

瓜子脸

[瓜子臉]

oval face

Eguāduō

厄瓜多

[厄瓜多]

Ecuador (Tw)

shǎguāshì

傻瓜式

[傻瓜式]

foolproof

yúchìguā

鱼翅瓜

[魚翅瓜]

spaghetti squash (Cucurbita pepo)

báilánguā

白兰瓜

[白蘭瓜]

honeydew melon

hāmìguā

哈密瓜

[哈密瓜]

Hami melon (a variety of muskmelon)
honeydew melon
cantaloupe

guānánà

瓜拿纳

[瓜拿納]

guarana (Paullinia cupana)

Mǎnàguā

马那瓜

[馬那瓜]

Managua, capital of Nicaragua

pāihuángguā

拍黄瓜

[拍黃瓜]

smashed cucumber salad

húguāyú

胡瓜鱼

[胡瓜魚]

smelt (family Osmeridae)

fóshǒuguā

佛手瓜

[佛手瓜]

chayote (Sechium edule); choko; mirliton

guāshúdìluò

瓜熟蒂落

[瓜熟蒂落]

when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time

chīguāqúnzhòng

吃瓜群众

[吃瓜群眾]

peanut gallery (esp. in online forums)
onlookers who are interested in the spectacle but don't have anything knowledgeable to say about it
(neologism c. 2016)

shǎguāgānmiàn

傻瓜干面

[傻瓜乾麵]

boiled noodles served without broth, topped with just a sprinkle of oil and some chopped spring onions, to which customers add vinegar, soy sauce or chili oil according to their taste

Guādálāmǎ

瓜达拉马

[瓜達拉馬]

Sierra de Guadarrama (mountain range across Iberia, passing north of Madrid)

gǔnguāliūyuán

滚瓜溜圆

[滾瓜溜圓]

(of animals) round and fat

Guādìmǎlā

瓜地马拉

[瓜地馬拉]

Guatemala (Tw)

jīlīguālā

机哩瓜拉

[機哩瓜拉]

(Taiwan) see 嘰哩咕嚕／叽哩咕噜 (jīligūlū)

guātiánlǐxià

瓜田李下

[瓜田李下]

abbr. for 瓜田不納履，李下不整冠／瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠 (guātiánbùnàlü,lǐxiàbùzhěngguān)

yǔnü-wúguā

雨女无瓜

[雨女無瓜]

(neologism) (slang) it's none of your business (imitation of an accented pronunciation of 與你無關／与你无关 (yǔnǐwuguán))

shùnténgmōguā

顺藤摸瓜

[順藤摸瓜]

lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon
to track sth following clues

Nǔguālóufā

努瓜娄发

[努瓜婁發]

Nuku'alofa, capital of Tonga (Tw)

Eguāduō'ěr

厄瓜多尔

[厄瓜多爾]

Ecuador

Akōngjiāguā

阿空加瓜

[阿空加瓜]

Cerro Aconcagua, mountain in the Americas

Níjiālāguā

尼加拉瓜

[尼加拉瓜]

Nicaragua

wāiguālièzǎo

歪瓜裂枣

[歪瓜裂棗]

ugly
repulsive

Guādéluópǔ

瓜德罗普

[瓜德羅普]

Guadeloupe

gǔnguālànshú

滚瓜烂熟

[滾瓜爛熟]

lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. to know fluently
to know sth inside out
to know sth by heart

shǎguāxiàngjī

傻瓜相机

[傻瓜相機]

point-and-shoot camera
compact camera

wāiguālièzǎo

歪瓜劣枣

[歪瓜劣棗]

ugly
repulsive
also written 歪瓜裂棗／歪瓜裂枣 (wāiguālièzǎo)

Antíguā Dǎo

安提瓜岛

[安提瓜島]

Antigua

Guādá'ěr Gǎng

瓜达尔港

[瓜達爾港]

Gwadar Port on Arabian Sea in Pakistani province of Baluchistan

Guādálāhālā

瓜达拉哈拉

[瓜達拉哈拉]

Guadalajara

Guādálāmǎshān

瓜达拉马山

[瓜達拉馬山]

Sierra de Guadarrama (mountain range across Iberia, passing north of Madrid)

Akōngjiāguā Shān

阿空加瓜山

[阿空加瓜山]

Mount Aconcagua, Argentina, the highest point in the Western Hemisphere

Guālā Dīngjiānú

瓜拉丁加奴

[瓜拉丁加奴]

Kuala Terengganu, capital of Terengganu state, Malaysia

Yìdàlìqīngguā

意大利青瓜

[意大利青瓜]

zucchini

Guādákǎnà'ěrdǎo

瓜达卡纳尔岛

[瓜達卡納爾島]

Guadalcanal Island

qiǎngniǔdeguābùtián

强扭的瓜不甜

[強扭的瓜不甜]

lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom)
fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen

Guādákǎnà'ěrzhànyì

瓜达卡纳尔战役

[瓜達卡納爾戰役]

battle of Guadalcanal of late 1942, the turning point of the war in the Pacific

Antíguāhé Bābùdá

安提瓜和巴布达

[安提瓜和巴布達]

Antigua and Barbuda

jiǎnlezhīmadiūlexīguā

捡了芝麻丢了西瓜

[撿了芝麻丟了西瓜]

to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)

wángpómàiguā,zìmàizìkuā

王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸

[王婆賣瓜，自賣自誇]

every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
all one's geese are swans

zhòngguādéguā,zhòngdòudédòu

种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆

[種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆]

lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap.
One must live with the consequences of one's actions.
You've made your bed, now must lie on it.

guāwúgǔnyuán,rénwúshíquán

瓜无滚圆，人无十全

[瓜無滾圓，人無十全]

no gourd is perfectly round, just as no man is perfect (proverb)

Lǎo Wángmàiguā,zìmàizìkuā

老王卖瓜，自卖自夸

[老王賣瓜，自賣自誇]

every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
all one's geese are swans

guātiánbùnàlü,lǐxiàbùzhěngguān

瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠

[瓜田不納履，李下不整冠]

lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
innocent acts may be misconstrued