Word: 葫蘆 (húlu)

葫蘆 is how 葫芦 is written in traditional characters. These are the example sentences on the site that use it, written the same way.

Simplified: 葫芦

葫蘆 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 葫蘆

Example sentences using 葫蘆

9 sentences, showing page 1 of 1.

一個葫蘆鋸倆瓢,正好一對兒

yí gè húlu jù liǎ piáo,zhènghǎo yíduìr

one gourd sawn into two ladles: just a pair
一個葫蘆鋸成的兩把瓢,天生的一對兒

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

one gourd sawn into two ladles: a natural pair
偷茄子帶摘葫蘆，兩頭不誤

tōu qiézi dài zhāi húlu, liǎngtóu bú wù

stealing aubergines while also picking gourds: neither end is neglected
扎嘴兒的葫蘆，倒不出來

zhā zuǐr de húlu, dào bù chūlái

a gourd with its mouth tied: nothing pours out
按倒葫蘆起了瓢，顧了這頭兒顧不上那頭兒

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
歪嘴葫蘆拐把瓢，品種不好莫怪苗

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
沒嘴的葫蘆，掏不出瓤兒來

méi zuǐ de húlu, tāo bù chū rángr lái

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

suànguà xiānsheng de húlu, yìdǔzi guǐ

the fortune-teller's gourd: a belly full of ghosts
葫蘆瓢，里虛

húlu piáo, lǐ xū

a gourd ladle: the inside (reason) is hollow