<p>Honeydew is also known as:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>蜜露甜瓜</p>
</blockquote>

<p>which can be shortened to:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>蜜瓜</p>
</blockquote>

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<p><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8E%9A%E7%9A%AE%E7%94%9C%E7%93%9C" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wikipedia</a> also proposes the following terms:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>罗马甜瓜 (Cantaloupe)</p></li>
<li><p>白兰瓜 (Honeydew)</p></li>
</ul>

<p>哈密瓜 all the meanwhile is also interchangeable with Hami Melon.</p>

<p>蜜瓜 can also be a term for muskmelons in general.</p>

<p>Chinese is very malleable so YMMV &amp; you might just be better off with something like 绿哈密瓜. </p>

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2019-07-23T23:20:07.907Z
Can't that also refer to the orange-colored melon, or is there a separate word for that?
K Man
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2019-07-24T00:26:23.350Z
@KMan They are just different types of 哈密瓜, so we refer them both as 哈密瓜，different areas might have different names for different types, but it's not that important.
Mindless
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2019-07-24T01:10:50.157Z
@Mindless But if one really, really wanted an orange one instead of a green one? 橙色的哈密瓜？
K Man
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2019-07-23T23:17:51.147Z
2019-07-24T01:41:50.193Z
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Mou某
<p>Names probably depends on location.</p>

<p>In Hong Kong, green Honeydew is 蜜瓜 and orange Cantaloupe is 哈密瓜.</p>

<p>蜜瓜 comes from the name Honeydew. 蜜 is honey in Chinese. It is very sweet.</p>

<p>哈密瓜 comes from a place name 哈密 in Northwestern China. It is less sweet.</p>

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2019-07-24T01:33:49.353Z
2019-07-24T01:33:49.353Z
OmniBus
<p>I couldn't find distinct words referring to green and orange melons. Would it just be 橙色的 and 绿色的哈密瓜?</p>

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Is there just one word, 哈密瓜, for both honeydew melons and cantaloupes?
# Is there just one word, 哈密瓜, for both honeydew melons and cantaloupes?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-07-23)

I couldn't find distinct words referring to green and orange melons. Would it just be 橙色的 and 绿色的哈密瓜?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-07-23. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Honeydew is also known as:

> 蜜露甜瓜

which can be shortened to:

> 蜜瓜

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[Wikipedia](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8E%9A%E7%9A%AE%E7%94%9C%E7%93%9C) also proposes the following terms:

* 罗马甜瓜 (Cantaloupe)
* 白兰瓜 (Honeydew)

哈密瓜 all the meanwhile is also interchangeable with Hami Melon.

蜜瓜 can also be a term for muskmelons in general.

Chinese is very malleable so YMMV & you might just be better off with something like 绿哈密瓜.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Can't that also refer to the orange-colored melon, or is there a separate word for that?  
> **username_2**: @username_0 They are just different types of 哈密瓜, so we refer them both as 哈密瓜，different areas might have different names for different types, but it's not that important.  
> **username_0**: @username_2 But if one really, really wanted an orange one instead of a green one? 橙色的哈密瓜？  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2019-07-24. Score: 0

Names probably depends on location.

In Hong Kong, green Honeydew is 蜜瓜 and orange Cantaloupe is 哈密瓜.

蜜瓜 comes from the name Honeydew. 蜜 is honey in Chinese. It is very sweet.

哈密瓜 comes from a place name 哈密 in Northwestern China. It is less sweet.


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