葫蘆裡賣的是什麼藥 hú lu lǐ mài de shì shén me yào

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

葫 hú bottle-gourd
蘆 lu rushes, reeds
裡 lǐ inside, interior, within
賣 mài sell; betray; show off
的 de
HSK 1
possessive, adjectival suffix
是 shì
HSK 1
indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
什 shén
HSK 1
file of ten soldiers; mixed, miscellaneous
麼 me interrogative final particle; insignificant, small, tiny
藥 yào drugs, pharmaceuticals, medicine