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葫蘆 (wu4 lou2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

葫蘆 (wu4 lou2, hú lu) — calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria); hoist; generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof); muddled; (poker) full house

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 葫蘆王 (wu4 lou2 wong4) — someone who likes to brag and lie
• 葫 (wu4) — used in 葫蘆|葫芦[hu2 lu5]
• 葫蘆島 (wu4 lou4 dou2) — see 葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市[Hu2 lu2 dao3 Shi4]
• 葫蘆島市 (wu4 lou4 dou2 si5) — Huludao, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3]
• 葫蘆巴 (wu4 lou4 baa1) — fenugreek
• 葫蘆絲 (wu4 lou4 si1) — hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument)

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