Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

葫蘆

húlu

ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄨ

Simplified 葫芦

  1. 1calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)
  2. 2hoist
  3. 3generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof)
  4. 4muddled
  5. 5(poker) full house
Example

他葫蘆裡不知賣的是什麼藥?

tā húlu lǐ bùzhī mài de shì shénme yào

I wonder what he's up to.

Keep 葫蘆 and it comes back until you know it.

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