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葫芦里卖的是什么药

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hú lu lǐ mài de shì shén me yào

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Definitions

  1. 1. what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?
  2. 2. what's going on?

Child Words of 葫芦里卖的是什么药

什么
shén me

what?

是
shì

to be (followed by substantives only)

的
de

of; ~'s (possessive particle)

的
dī

see 的士[dī shì]

的
dí

really and truly

的
dì

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

药
yào

medicine

里
lǐ

lining

卖
mài

to sell

什
shén

what

什
shí

assorted

葫
hú

Allium scorodoprasum

葫芦
hú lu

calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)

芦
lú

rush

么
má

exclamatory final particle

么
ma

interrogative final particle

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