Usage of the character 葫
hú
葫
[葫]
- used in 葫蘆／葫芦 (hulú)
húlu
葫芦
[葫蘆]
- calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)
- hoist
- generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof)
- muddled
- (poker) full house
bǎohúlu
宝葫芦
[寶葫蘆]
- magic gourd, granting your every wish
xīhúlu
西葫芦
[西葫蘆]
- zucchini; courgette; baby marrow
húlúsī
葫芦丝
[葫蘆絲]
- hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument)
tánghúlu
糖葫芦
[糖葫蘆]
- sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer
- tanghulu
tíhúlú
提葫芦
[提葫蘆]
- variant of 提壺蘆／提壶芦 (tíhúlú)
húlúbā
葫芦巴
[葫蘆巴]
- fenugreek
Húlúdǎo
葫芦岛
[葫蘆島]
- Huludao prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省／辽宁省 ( Liáoníng Shěng) in northeast China
mènhúlu
闷葫芦
[悶葫蘆]
- lit. closed gourd
- fig. enigma
- complete mystery
- taciturn person
Húlúdǎoshì
葫芦岛市
[葫蘆島市]
- Huludao prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省／辽宁省 ( Liáoníng Shěng) in northeast China
shǒulāhúlu
手拉葫芦
[手拉葫蘆]
- hand chain pulley block
qǐchónghúlu
起重葫芦
[起重葫蘆]
- hoist pulley
diàndònghúlu
电动葫芦
[電動葫蘆]
- electric chain pulley block
qìdònghúlu
气动葫芦
[氣動葫蘆]
- pneumatic hoist pulley
shǒubānhúlu
手扳葫芦
[手扳葫蘆]
- lever hoist pulley
bīngtánghúlu
冰糖葫芦
[冰糖葫蘆]
- sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer
- tanghulu
shǒubǎnhúlu
手板葫芦
[手板葫蘆]
- lever pulley block
yīhúluhuàpiáo
依葫芦画瓢
[依葫蘆畫瓢]
- lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom)
- fig. to follow the existing pattern without modification
zhàohúluhuàpiáo
照葫芦画瓢
[照葫蘆畫瓢]
- lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)
- fig. to copy slavishly
yīyànghuàhúlu
依样画葫芦
[依樣畫葫蘆]
- lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom)
- fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality
Bǎohúlude Mìmì
宝葫芦的秘密
[寶葫蘆的秘密]
- Secret of the Magic Gourd (1958), prize-winning children's fairy tale by Zhang Tianyi 張天翼／张天翼 ( Zhāng Tiānyì)
ànxiàhúlúfúqǐpiáo
按下葫芦浮起瓢
[按下葫蘆浮起瓢]
- solve one problem only to find another cropping up
húlulǐmàideshìshénmeyào
葫芦里卖的是什么药
[葫蘆裡賣的是什麼藥]
- what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?
- what's going on?