苦瓜

苦瓜	kǔ guā	bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber)
苦	kǔ	bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly
瓜	guā	melon; gourd; squash / (slang) a piece of gossip