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葫芦

hú lu

2-character word Traditional 葫蘆

What 葫芦 means

1. calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)
2. hoist
3. generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof)
4. muddled
5. (poker) full house

The characters in 葫芦

• 葫húused in 葫芦
• 芦lúrush; reed; Phragmites communis

Example sentences

• 他葫芦里不知卖的是什么药？
  Tā húlu lǐ bù zhī mài de shì shénme yào?
  I wonder what he's up to.
• 他葫芦里不知卖的是什幺药？
  I wonder what he's up to.
• 姐姐在市场买了一点茄子、土豆、西葫芦和大白菜。
  Jiějie zài shìchǎng mǎi le yīdiǎn qiézi, tǔdòu, xīhúlu hé dàbáicài.
  Our sister bought some eggplants, potatoes, zucchinis and Chinese cabbage at the market.

Words starting with 葫芦

• 葫芦巴hú lú bāfenugreek
• 葫芦丝hú lú sīhulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument)
• 葫芦岛市Hú lú dǎo ShìHuludao, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 辽宁省
• 葫芦里卖的是什么药hú lu lǐ mài de shì shén me yàowhat has (he) got up (his) sleeve?; what's going on?
• 葫芦岛Hú lú dǎosee 葫芦岛市

Words containing 葫芦

• 糖葫芦táng hú lusugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer; tanghulu
• 冰糖葫芦bīng táng hú lusugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer; tanghulu
• 宝葫芦bǎo hú lumagic gourd, granting your every wish
• 闷葫芦mèn hú lulit. closed gourd; fig. enigma; complete mystery
• 水葫芦shuǐ hú luwater hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes)
• 西葫芦xī hú luzucchini; courgette; baby marrow
• 马葫芦mǎ hú lu(dialect; loanword) manhole
• 手扳葫芦shǒu bān hú lulever hoist pulley
• 手拉葫芦shǒu lā hú luhand chain pulley block
• 手板葫芦shǒu bǎn hú lulever pulley block
• 气动葫芦qì dòng hú lupneumatic hoist pulley
• 起重葫芦qǐ chóng hú luhoist pulley
• 电动葫芦diàn dòng hú luelectric chain pulley block
• 依样画葫芦yī yàng huà hú lulit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom); fig. to copy sth mechanically without…
• 宝葫芦的秘密Bǎo hú lu de Mì mìSecret of the Magic Gourd (1958), prize-winning children's fairy tale by Zhang Tianyi 张天翼
• 依葫芦画瓢yī hú lu huà piáolit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom)…
• 照葫芦画瓢zhào hú lu huà piáolit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom); fig. to copy slavishly
• 按下葫芦浮起瓢àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáosolve one problem only to find another cropping up
• 提葫芦tí hú lúvariant of 提壶芦