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Definitions

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

Words Containing 芦

芦山县
lú shān xiàn

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

气动葫芦
qì dòng hú lu

pneumatic hoist pulley

芦洲
lú zhōu

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

冰糖葫芦
bīng táng hú lu

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

提壶芦
tí hú lú

unidentified type of bird referred to in ancient Chinese poems

按下葫芦浮起瓢
àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo

solve one problem only to find another cropping up

西葫芦
xī hú lu

zucchini

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]

胡芦巴
hú lú bā

fenugreek

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

芦山
lú shān

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

芦荟
lú huì

aloe vera

芦洞
lú dòng

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

手板葫芦
shǒu bǎn hú lu

lever pulley block

起重葫芦
qǐ chóng hú lu

hoist pulley

芦淞区
lú sōng qū

Lusong district of Zhuzhou city 株洲市, Hunan

芦花黄雀
lú huā huáng què

oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica)

宝葫芦
bǎo hú lu

magic gourd, granting your every wish

依样画葫芦
yī yàng huà hú lu

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

芦管
lú guǎn

reed pipe

提葫芦
tí hú lú

pelican

芦花
lú huā

reed catkin

芦笙
lú shēng

reed-pipe wind instrument

芦席
lú xí

reed mat

手扳葫芦
shǒu bān hú lu

lever hoist pulley

依葫芦画瓢
yī hú lu huà piáo

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

芦洲市
lú zhōu shì

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

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

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]

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]

芦竹
lú zhú

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

芦苇
lú wěi

reed

芦溪
lú xī

Luxi county in Pingxiang 萍鄉|萍乡, Jiangxi

闷葫芦
mèn hú lu

lit. closed gourd

芦溪县
lú xī xiàn

Luxi county in Pingxiang 萍鄉|萍乡, Jiangxi

手拉葫芦
shǒu lā hú lu

hand chain pulley block

糖葫芦
táng hú lu

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

芦荻
lú dí

reeds

葫芦巴
hú lú bā

fenugreek

电动葫芦
diàn dòng hú lu

electric chain pulley block

芦苇莺
lú wěi yīng

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

芦柴棒
lú chái bàng

reed stem

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?

芦竹乡
lú zhú xiāng

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

葫芦丝
hú lú sī

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

芦笋
lú sǔn

asparagus

葫芦
hú lu

calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)

照葫芦画瓢
zhào hú lu huà piáo

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