Word: 葫芦 (húlu)

Traditional: 葫蘆

葫芦 dictionary entry

húlu: calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria); hoist; generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof); muddled; full house

Full dictionary entry for 葫芦

Example sentences using 葫芦

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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
偷茄子带摘葫芦，两头不误

tōu qiézi dài zhāi húlu, liǎngtóu bú wù

stealing aubergines while also picking gourds: neither end is neglected
扎嘴儿的葫芦，倒不出来

zhā zuǐr de húlu, dào bù chūlái

a gourd with its mouth tied: nothing pours out
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
没嘴的葫芦，掏不出瓤儿来

méi zuǐ de húlu, tāo bù chū rángr lái

a gourd with no opening: you can't scoop out the pulp
算卦先生的葫芦，一肚子鬼

suànguà xiānsheng de húlu, yìdǔzi guǐ

the fortune-teller's gourd: a belly full of ghosts
葫芦瓢，里虚

húlu piáo, lǐ xū

a gourd ladle: the inside (reason) is hollow