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Today I came across 4 成语 or phrases:

名扬天下
虎背熊腰
膀粗腰圆
骂了个花瓜

What is the meaning of 花瓜？

Pedroski
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  • Though I know what 虎背熊腰 means, I sometimes like to see how Google Translates certain phrases to test its accuracy and I got "Huggy" LOL!!! So, always be wary. – Wayne Cheah May 27 '23 at 07:55

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比喻頭破血流或被罵的體無完膚。例如：「臉上打得花瓜似的。」、「罵得他花瓜似的。」

It's a dialectal usage and it's the first time I see it.

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lilysirius
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  • Same. As a native Chinese speaker this is the first time I hear the phrase, and it occurs to me as very non-standard(dialectal). I'm quite surprise that it does occur in 老舍’s work though. – dvx2718 May 27 '23 at 18:43