葫蘆
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See also: 葫芦
Chinese
Etymology 1
| phonetic | |||
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| trad. (葫蘆) | 葫 | 蘆 | |
| simp. (葫芦) | 葫 | 芦 | |
| 2nd round simp. | 胡芦 | ||
| alternative forms | 壺蘆／壶芦 胡盧／胡卢 胡蘆／胡芦 壺盧／壶卢 | ||
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Guoyu Cidian has "以其果實狀似壺及蘆，故稱為「壺蘆」", but how does it look like reed?”) Compare also 瓠 (OC *ɡʷlaː, *ɡʷlaːs, “gourd”).
Pronunciation
Noun
葫蘆
- (～瓜) bottle gourd; calabash
- (Wuhan Mandarin) person that can drink a large amount of water
- (Loudi Xiang) bottle
Synonyms
| Variety | Location | Words |
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| Classical Chinese | 瓠 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 葫蘆 | |
| Mandarin | Harbin | 葫蘆 |
| Yantai (Muping) | 葫蘆 | |
| Jinan | 葫蘆 | |
| Luoyang | 葫蘆 | |
| Wanrong | 葫蘆 | |
| Xi'an | 葫蘆 | |
| Yinchuan | 葫蘆 | |
| Xining | 葫蘆 | |
| Wuhan | 葫蘆 | |
| Guiyang | 葫蘆 | |
| Liuzhou | 葫蘆, 葫蘆瓜 | |
| Xuzhou | 葫蘆 | |
| Nanjing | 葫蘆 | |
| Singapore | 葫蘆 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 葫蘆 |
| Hong Kong | 葫蘆瓜, 葫蘆 | |
| Dongguan | 葫蘆, 葫蘆瓜 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 葫蘆 |
| Lichuan | 葫蘆, 膨葫 | |
| Pingxiang | 葫蘆 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 瓠仔 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 瓠仔 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 瓠仔 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 瓠 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 瓠仔, 瓠 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 瓠子 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 葫蘆 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 葫蘆 |
| Xinzhou | 葫蘆 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 葫蘆瓠 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 葫蘆瓠 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 葫蘆瓠 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 葫蘆 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 葫蘆 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 葫落 | |
| Suzhou | 葫蘆 | |
| Danyang | 葫蘆 | |
| Hangzhou | 葫蘆兒 | |
| Ningbo | 葫蘆 | |
| Jinhua | 葫蘆 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 葫蘆瓜 |
Dialectal synonyms of 瓶子 (“bottle”)
Derived terms
- 不知葫蘆裡賣甚麼藥／不知葫芦里卖甚么药
- 亞腰葫蘆／亚腰葫芦
- 依本畫葫蘆／依本画葫芦
- 依樣畫葫蘆／依样画葫芦 (yīyàng huà húlu)
- 依樣葫蘆／依样葫芦
- 依葫蘆畫瓢／依葫芦画瓢
- 倒地葫蘆／倒地葫芦
- 冰糖葫蘆／冰糖葫芦 (bīngtáng húlu)
- 包葫蘆頭／包葫芦头
- 墩葫蘆，摔馬杓／墩葫芦，摔马杓
- 實葫蘆／实葫芦
- 屁股震葫蘆／屁股震葫芦
- 悶葫蘆／闷葫芦 (mènhúlu)
- 打混葫蘆／打混葫芦
- 按下葫蘆浮起瓢／按下葫芦浮起瓢 (àn xià húlu fú qǐ piáo)
- 按倒葫蘆瓢起來／按倒葫芦瓢起来 (àn dǎo húlu piáo qǐlái)
- 按著葫蘆摳子／按著葫芦抠子
- 揜口葫蘆／揜口葫芦
- 提葫蘆／提葫芦
- 搬倒葫蘆灑了油／搬倒葫芦洒了油
- 敦葫蘆，摔馬杓／敦葫芦，摔马杓
- 水葫蘆／水葫芦 (shuǐhúlu)
- 沒嘴葫蘆／没嘴葫芦
- 油葫蘆／油葫芦
- 火葫蘆／火葫芦
- 照葫蘆畫瓢／照葫芦画瓢 (zhào húlu huà piáo)
- 糖葫蘆／糖葫芦 (tánghúlu)
- 葫蘆兒／葫芦儿 (húlur)
- 葫蘆島／葫芦岛 (Húlúdǎo)
- 葫蘆提／葫芦提
- 葫蘆架／葫芦架
- 葫蘆瓶／葫芦瓶 (húlupíng)
- 葫蘆科／葫芦科
- 葫蘆笙／葫芦笙 (húlúshēng)
- 葫蘆絲／葫芦丝 (húlusī)
- 葫蘆藤／葫芦藤
- 葫蘆裡賣的甚麼藥／葫芦里卖的甚么药 (húlu lǐ mài de shénme yào)
- 西葫蘆／西葫芦 (xīhúlu)
- 鋸了嘴的葫蘆／锯了嘴的葫芦
- 鋸嘴葫蘆／锯嘴葫芦
- 響葫蘆／响葫芦
Descendants
Others:
- → Mongolian: хулуу (xuluu)
Etymology 2
| rush; reed; Phragmites communis | |||
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| trad. (葫蘆) | 葫 | 蘆 | |
| simp. (葫芦) | 葫 | 芦 | |
| alternative forms | 夫佬 俘虜／俘虏 | ||
Phono-semantic matching of English full.
Pronunciation
Noun
葫蘆
Synonyms
See also
| Poker hands in Mandarin · 撲克牌型／扑克牌型 (layout · text) | |||||
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對／对 (duì), 對子／对子 (duìzi), 一對／一对 (yīduì) |
兩對／两对 | 三張／三张, 三條／三条 (sāntiáo) | 順／顺 (shùn), 順子／顺子 (shùnzi) | |
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同花順／同花顺 (tónghuāshùn) | 同花大順／同花大顺 (tónghuā dàshùn) | |
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
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| 葫 | 蘆 |
| こ Hyōgaiji |
ろ Hyōgaiji |
| kan’on | |
| Alternative spellings |
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| 葫盧 胡盧 |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 葫蘆 (MC hu|xu lu, literally “gourd + rushes, reeds”). Compare modern Min Nan reading hô͘-lô͘.
Pronunciation
Noun
Usage notes
This term koro appears to be quite rare. The term 瓢箪 (hyōtan) is used more commonly to mean gourd or calabash.