葫芦

hú lu

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Definitions

  1. 1. calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)
  2. 2. hoist
  3. 3. generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof)
  4. 4. muddled
  5. 5. (poker) full house

Words Containing 葫芦

糖葫芦
táng hú lu

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

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)

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?

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