Word: 瓢 (piáo)

一个葫芦锯俩瓢,正好一对儿

yí gè húlu jù liǎ piáo,zhènghǎo yíduìr

one gourd sawn into two ladles: just a pair

一个葫芦锯成的两把瓢,天生的一对儿

yí gè húlu jù chéng de liǎng bǎ piáo,tiānshēngdeyíduì ér

one gourd sawn into two ladles: a natural pair

按倒葫芦起了瓢，顾了这头儿顾不上那头儿

àn dào húlu qǐle piáo, gùle zhè tóur gùbúshàng nà tóur

Press down the gourd and the ladle pops up: look after this end and you can't tend the other

歪嘴葫芦拐把瓢，品种不好莫怪苗

wāizuǐ húlu guǎi bà piáo, pǐnzhǒng bù hǎo mò guài miáo

a crooked-mouthed gourd makes a bent-handled ladle: if the strain is poor, don't blame the seedling

葫芦瓢，里虚

húlu piáo, lǐ xū

a gourd ladle: the inside (reason) is hollow

马蹄刀瓢里切菜，滴水不漏

mǎtídāo piáo li qiē cài, dīshuǐbúlòu

Cutting vegetables with a horseshoe knife in a gourd ladle: not a drop leaks