闷葫芦

Traditional form:

悶葫蘆

Pinyin (reading):

mènhúlu

Definitions:

• lit. closed gourd
• fig. enigma
• complete mystery
• taciturn person

Characters:

• 闷 - gloomy, depressed, melancholy
• 葫 - bottle-gourd
• 芦 - rushes, reeds

Traditional characters:

• 悶 - gloomy, depressed, melancholy
• 葫 - bottle-gourd
• 蘆 - rushes, reeds