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Definitions

  1. 1. dipper
  2. 2. ladle

Words Containing 瓢

七星瓢虫
qī xīng piáo chóng

seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)

依葫芦画瓢
yī hú lu huà piáo

lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom)

按下葫芦浮起瓢
àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo

solve one problem only to find another cropping up

照葫芦画瓢
zhào hú lu huà piáo

lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)

瓢泼
piáo pō

(of rain) pouring

瓢泼大雨
piáo pō dà yǔ

downpour (idiom)

瓢泼而下
piáo pō ér xià

(of rain) to fall heavily

瓢虫
piáo chóng

ladybug

疏水箪瓢
shū shuǐ dān piáo

little water and few utensils

秃瓢
tū piáo

bald head (colloquial)

茄二十八星瓢虫
qié èr shí bā xīng piáo chóng

28-spotted ladybird

锅碗瓢盆
guō wǎn piáo pén

kitchen utensils (literary)

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