苦瓜

Traditional form:

苦瓜

Pinyin (reading):

kǔguā

Definitions:

• bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber)

Characters:

• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering
• 瓜 - melon, gourd, squash, cucumber

Traditional characters:

• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering
• 瓜 - melon, gourd, squash, cucumber