Usage of the character 蘆
lú
芦
[蘆]
- rush
- reed
- Phragmites communis
lúguǎn
芦管
[蘆管]
- reed pipe
lúdí
芦荻
[蘆荻]
- reeds
Lúshān
芦山
[蘆山]
- Lushan county in Ya'an 雅安 ( Yǎ'ān), Sichuan
lúwěi
芦苇
[蘆葦]
- reed
lúmán
芦鳗
[蘆鰻]
- variant of 鱸鰻／鲈鳗 (lúmán), giant mottled eel (Anguilla marmorata)
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
lúxí
芦席
[蘆席]
- reed mat
Lúdòng
芦洞
[蘆洞]
- Rodong or Nodong, series of North Korean medium-range missiles
Lúzhú
芦竹
[蘆竹]
- Luzhu or Luchu township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣／桃园县 ( Táoyuánxiàn), north Taiwan
lúhuā
芦花
[蘆花]
- reed catkin
- reed flower
lúhuì
芦荟
[蘆薈]
- aloe vera
Lúzhōu
芦洲
[蘆洲]
- Luzhou or Luchou city in New Taipei City 新北市 ( Xīnběishì), Taiwan
Lúxī
芦溪
[蘆溪]
- Luxi county in Pingxiang 萍鄉／萍乡, Jiangxi
lúgēn
芦根
[蘆根]
- reed rhizome (used in TCM)
lúshēng
芦笙
[蘆笙]
- reed-pipe wind instrument
lúsǔn
芦笋
[蘆筍]
- asparagus
tíhúlú
提壶芦
[提壺蘆]
- unidentified type of bird referred to in ancient Chinese poems
Lúzhōushì
芦洲市
[蘆洲市]
- Luzhou or Luchou city in New Taipei City 新北市 ( Xīnběishì), Taiwan
Lúzhúxiāng
芦竹乡
[蘆竹鄉]
- Luzhu or Luchu township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣／桃园县 ( Táoyuánxiàn), north Taiwan
bǎohúlu
宝葫芦
[寶葫蘆]
- magic gourd, granting your every wish
Lúxīxiàn
芦溪县
[蘆溪縣]
- Luxi county in Pingxiang 萍鄉／萍乡, Jiangxi
húlúsī
葫芦丝
[葫蘆絲]
- hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument)
lúwěiyīng
芦苇莺
[蘆葦鶯]
- (bird species of China) Eurasian reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
tíhúlú
提葫芦
[提葫蘆]
- variant of 提壺蘆／提壶芦 (tíhúlú)
Lúshānxiàn
芦山县
[蘆山縣]
- Lushan county in Ya'an 雅安 ( Yǎ'ān), Sichuan
lúcháibàng
芦柴棒
[蘆柴棒]
- reed stem
- (fig.) extremely skinny person
mènhúlu
闷葫芦
[悶葫蘆]
- lit. closed gourd
- fig. enigma
- complete mystery
- taciturn person
Lúgōu Qiáo
芦沟桥
[蘆溝橋]
- Lugou Bridge or Marco Polo Bridge in southwest of Beijing, the scene of a conflict that marked the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭／抗日战争 ( Kàng Rì Zhànzhēng)
xīhúlu
西葫芦
[西葫蘆]
- zucchini; courgette; baby marrow
tánghúlu
糖葫芦
[糖葫蘆]
- sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer
- tanghulu
húlúbā
胡芦巴
[胡蘆巴]
- fenugreek
Lúsōngqū
芦淞区
[蘆淞區]
- Lusong district of Zhuzhou city 株洲市, Hunan
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
shǒulāhúlu
手拉葫芦
[手拉葫蘆]
- hand chain pulley block
diàndònghúlu
电动葫芦
[電動葫蘆]
- electric chain pulley block
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
shǒubǎnhúlu
手板葫芦
[手板葫蘆]
- lever pulley block
qǐchónghúlu
起重葫芦
[起重葫蘆]
- hoist pulley
lúhuāhuángquè
芦花黄雀
[蘆花黃雀]
- oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica)
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
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
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
Lúgōu Qiáo Shìbiàn
芦沟桥事变
[蘆溝橋事變]
- Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭／抗日战争 ( Kàng Rì Zhànzhēng)
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?