粵

葫wu4蘆lou2

simp葫芦
wu4 lou2wu4 lou4hú lu

English

  1. calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)
  2. hoist
  3. generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof)
  4. muddled
  5. (poker) full house
  6. calabash; bottle gourd; see 葫蘆瓜 wu4 lou2 gwaa1 ----
  7. calabash-shaped water bottle, often as a feng shui decoration

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 葫蘆瓜
  2. 葫蘆瓜形狀嘅水壺,常被用作風水擺設

Examples

  • 他葫芦里不知卖的是什么药?

    I wonder what he's up to.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 姐姐在市场买了一点茄子、土豆、西葫芦和大白菜。

    Our sister bought some eggplants, potatoes, zucchinis and Chinese cabbage at the market.

    Tatoeba · U2FS CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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