煲冬瓜 (bou1 dung1 gwaa1) — a winter melon; pun on the word Putongh… in Cantonese

bouˉ¹煲dungˉ¹冬gwaaˉ¹瓜

Mandarin Pinyin: bao1 dong1 gua1

Meaning of 煲冬瓜

nouna winter melon; pun on the word Putonghua (普通話)

nouna pun on the word 'Putonghua' (Mandarin); literally 'to boil a winter melon'

ngoˏ₅我bouˉ¹煲dungˉ¹冬gwaa1.瓜。

I'm making winter melon soup.

bouˉ¹煲dungˉ¹冬gwaaˉ¹瓜houˊ²好mˎ₄唔hou2?好？

Shall we make winter melon soup?

bouˉ¹煲dungˉ¹冬gwaaˉ¹瓜tongˉ¹湯lo1.囉。

Making winter melon soup, you see.

keoiˏ₅佢bouˉ¹煲dungˉ¹冬gwaa1.瓜。

He/She is making winter melon soup.

gamˉ¹今jatˍ₆日bouˉ¹煲dungˉ¹冬gwaa1.瓜。

Today, make winter melon soup.

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