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Definitions

  1. 1. rush
  2. 2. reed
  3. 3. Phragmites communis

Words Containing 芦

糖葫芦
táng hú lu

sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer

芦花
lú huā

reed catkin

依样画葫芦
yī yàng huà hú lu

lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom)

依葫芦画瓢
yī hú lu huà piáo

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

冰糖葫芦
bīng táng hú lu

sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer

宝葫芦
bǎo hú lu

magic gourd, granting your every wish

宝葫芦的秘密
bǎo hú lu de mì mì

Secret of the Magic Gourd (1958), prize-winning children's fairy tale by Zhang Tianyi 張天翼|张天翼[zhāng tiān yì]

闷葫芦
mèn hú lu

lit. closed gourd

手扳葫芦
shǒu bān hú lu

lever hoist pulley

手拉葫芦
shǒu lā hú lu

hand chain pulley block

手板葫芦
shǒu bǎn hú lu

lever pulley block

按下葫芦浮起瓢
àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo

solve one problem only to find another cropping up

提壶芦
tí hú lú

unidentified type of bird referred to in ancient Chinese poems

提葫芦
tí hú lú

pelican

气动葫芦
qì dòng hú lu

pneumatic hoist pulley

照葫芦画瓢
zhào hú lu huà piáo

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

胡芦巴
hú lú bā

fenugreek

葫芦
hú lu

calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)

葫芦岛
hú lú dǎo

Huludao prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[liáo níng shěng] in northeast China

葫芦岛市
hú lú dǎo shì

Huludao prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[liáo níng shěng] in northeast China

葫芦巴
hú lú bā

fenugreek

葫芦丝
hú lú sī

hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument)

葫芦里卖的是什么药
hú lu lǐ mài de shì shén me yào

what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?

芦山
lú shān

Lushan county in Ya'an 雅安[yǎ ān], Sichuan

芦山县
lú shān xiàn

Lushan county in Ya'an 雅安[yǎ ān], Sichuan

芦席
lú xí

reed mat

芦柴棒
lú chái bàng

reed stem

芦洞
lú dòng

Rodong or Nodong, series of North Korean medium-range missiles

芦洲
lú zhōu

Luzhou or Luchou city in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

芦洲市
lú zhōu shì

Luzhou or Luchou city in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

芦淞区
lú sōng qū

Lusong district of Zhuzhou city 株洲市, Hunan

芦沟桥
lú gōu qiáo

Lugou Bridge or Marco Polo Bridge in southwest of Beijing, the scene of a conflict that marked the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[kàng rì zhàn zhēng]

芦沟桥事变
lú gōu qiáo shì biàn

Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[kàng rì zhàn zhēng]

芦溪
lú xī

Luxi county in Pingxiang 萍鄉|萍乡, Jiangxi

芦溪县
lú xī xiàn

Luxi county in Pingxiang 萍鄉|萍乡, Jiangxi

芦竹
lú zhú

Luzhu or Luchu township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan

芦竹乡
lú zhú xiāng

Luzhu or Luchu township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan

芦笙
lú shēng

reed-pipe wind instrument

芦笋
lú sǔn

asparagus

芦管
lú guǎn

reed pipe

芦花黄雀
lú huā huáng què

oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica)

芦荻
lú dí

reeds

芦苇
lú wěi

reed

芦苇莺
lú wěi yīng

(bird species of China) Eurasian reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)

芦荟
lú huì

aloe vera

西葫芦
xī hú lu

zucchini

起重葫芦
qǐ chóng hú lu

hoist pulley

电动葫芦
diàn dòng hú lu

electric chain pulley block