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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1葫芦 葫蘆 luhu2 lu5calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria); hoist; generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof); muddled; (poker) full house
2依葫芦画瓢 依葫蘆畫瓢 lu huà piáoyi1 hu2 lu5 hua4 piao2lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom); fig. to follow the existing pattern without modification
3闷嘴葫芦 悶嘴葫蘆 mēn zuǐ lumen1 zui3 hu2 lu5silent person (idiom)
4照葫芦画瓢 照葫蘆畫瓢 zhào lu huà piáozhao4 hu2 lu5 hua4 piao2lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom); fig. to copy slavishly
5依样画葫芦 依樣畫葫蘆 yàng huà luyi1 yang4 hua4 hu2 lu5lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom); fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality
6西葫芦 西葫蘆 luxi1 hu2 lu5zucchini
7提葫芦 提葫蘆 ti2 hu2 lu2pelican; same as 鹈鹕
8糖葫芦 糖葫蘆 táng lutang2 hu2 lu5sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a stick; tanghulu
9手拉葫芦 手拉葫蘆 shǒu lushou3 la1 hu2 lu5hand chain pulley block
10手板葫芦 手板葫蘆 shǒu bǎn lushou3 ban3 hu2 lu5lever pulley block
11手扳葫芦 手扳葫蘆 shǒu bān lushou3 ban1 hu2 lu5lever hoist pulley
12气动葫芦 氣動葫蘆 dòng luqi4 dong4 hu2 lu5pneumatic hoist pulley
13起重葫芦 起重葫蘆 chóng luqi3 chong2 hu2 lu5hoist pulley
14闷葫芦 悶葫蘆 mèn lumen4 hu2 lu5lit. closed gourd; fig. enigma; complete mystery; taciturn person
15按下葫芦浮起瓢 按下葫蘆浮起瓢 àn xià piáoan4 xia4 hu2 lu2 fu2 qi3 piao2solve one problem only to find another cropping up
16葫芦里卖的是什么药 葫蘆裡賣的是什麼藥 lu mài de shì shén me yàohu2 lu5 li3 mai4 de5 shi4 shen2 me5 yao4what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?; what's going on?
17葫芦丝 葫蘆絲 hu2 lu2 si1hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument)
18葫芦岛市 葫蘆島市 dǎo shìHu2 lu2 dao3 shi4Huludao prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 辽宁省 in northeast China
19葫芦岛 葫蘆島 dǎoHu2 lu2 dao3Huludao prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 辽宁省 in northeast China
20葫芦巴 葫蘆巴 hu2 lu2 ba1fenugreek leaves; methi leaves
21 hu2Allium scorodoprasum; bottle gourd
22电动葫芦 電動葫蘆 diàn dòng ludian4 dong4 hu2 lu5electric chain pulley block
23冰糖葫芦 冰糖葫蘆 bīng táng lubing1 tang2 hu2 lu5tanghulu; candied fruits on bamboo skewers dipped in sugar syrup, a common Chinese snack
24宝葫芦的秘密 寶葫蘆的秘密 bǎo lu de Bao3 hu2 lu5 de5 Mi4 mi4Secret of the Magic Gourd (1958), prize-winning children's fairy tale by Zhang Tianyi 张天翼
25宝葫芦 寶葫蘆 bǎo lubao3 hu2 lu5magic gourd, granting your every wish