lu

rushes, reeds

DEFINITIONS

蘆 lú
  • rush
  • reed
  • Phragmites communis

WORDS

依樣畫葫 yī yàng huà hú lu lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom); fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality
依葫畫瓢 yī hú lu huà piáo lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom); fig. to follow the existing pattern without modification
冰糖葫 bīng táng hú lu tanghulu; candied fruits on bamboo skewers dipped in sugar syrup, a common Chinese snack
寶葫 bǎo hú lu magic gourd, granting your every wish
寶葫的秘密 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[Zhang1 Tian1 yi4]
悶葫 mèn hú lu lit. closed gourd; fig. enigma; complete mystery; taciturn person
手扳葫 shǒu bān hú lu lever hoist pulley
手拉葫 shǒu lā hú lu hand chain pulley block
手板葫 shǒu bǎn hú lu lever pulley block
按下葫浮起瓢 àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo solve one problem only to find another cropping up
提壺 tí hú lú pelican; same as 鵜鶘|鹈鹕
提葫 tí hú lú pelican; same as 鵜鶘|鹈鹕
氣動葫 qì dòng hú lu pneumatic hoist pulley
照葫畫瓢 zhào hú lu huà piáo lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom); fig. to copy slavishly
糖葫 táng hú lu sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a stick; tanghulu
巴 hú lú bā fenugreek
hú lu calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria); hoist; generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof); muddled; (poker) full house
島 hú lú dǎo Huludao prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
島市 hú lú dǎo shì Huludao prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
巴 hú lú bā fenugreek leaves; methi leaves
絲 hú lú sī hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument)
裡賣的是什麼藥 hú lu lǐ mài de shì shén me yào what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?; what's going on?
山 lú shān Lushan county in Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1], Sichuan
山縣 lú shān xiàn Lushan county in Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1], Sichuan
席 lú xí reed mat
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