The word "melon" is often used in Chinese to indicate the shape of the fruit or similar fruit of a certain plant. In Chinese, the original meaning of melon refers to the fruits of plants such as wax gourd, watermelon and cucumber. The fruits of these plants are similar in shape to melons, so they are called melons.
Besides referring to the fruits of plants, melons can also be used to describe some objects or shapes similar to melons. For example, melon slice refers to a kind of tea with a similar appearance to melon, melon skin refers to a kind of material similar to melon skin, and melon ridge refers to a decorative line similar to melon ridge and so on.
Melon has many plant-related meanings in Chinese. For example, Li refers to the fields where crops grow, and it is also used to describe people's noble character and innocence. Divide means to divide a whole into several parts, and it is also a metaphor for dividing and distributing something.
In addition, melon has some meanings unrelated to plants in Chinese. For example, Guadai refers to substitution and rotation, and connection refers to involvement and relationship. It is also used to describe distant relatives. Guajing refers to terraced fields and is also used to describe the shape of wells. It means that things will have a natural result when they develop to a certain extent. It is also used to describe that things are developing when the time is ripe.
Interpretation of ancient melon books;
Gu Hua cut Tang Yun and Zheng Yun. Ji Yun and Yun Hui were cut by Gu Hua. Sound? . Say:? Yes Hieroglyphics. Poetic Style: Eating melons in July. "Ritual Quli": It's for the son of heaven to peel melons. Moon Order: The moon in Xia Meng, Wang Guasheng. Note: Wang Gua, Ye Yi. Pre-Han Shi Ji: There are fruits and vegetables in vegetables.
"Qi Yao Min Shu": Melons should be planted in February. Guangya: dragon's hoof and animal's paw, sheep's beard and rabbit's head, cassia twig and honey. Beaver heads are full of melons. Papaya again. "Shi Feng Wei": Give me papaya to repay my kindness with Qiong Ju. Legend: papaya. Takuya Edible wood. Melon, another name for Trichosanthes kirilowii. See Compendium of Materia Medica. Also known as Kunlun melon eggplant. See Youyang Miscellaneous.