hú lu

Traditional: 葫蘆

葫芦 (hú lu) is a Chinese word meaning “calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria); hoist; generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof)”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 葫芦

葫hú · used in 葫蘆|葫芦[hu2 lu5]芦lú · rush

Related words

芦笋asparagus芦rush芦苇reed西葫芦zucchini; courgette; baby marrow照葫芦画瓢lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)冰糖葫芦sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer糖葫芦sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer葫芦巴fenugreek葫used in 葫蘆|葫芦[hu2 lu5]依样画葫芦lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom)依葫芦画瓢lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom)宝葫芦magic gourd, granting your every wish

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