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葫蘆

葫蘆

See also: 葫芦

Chinese

Allium scorodoprasum; bottle gourd rush; reed; Phragmites communis
trad. (葫蘆)
simp. (葫芦)

Noun

葫蘆

  1. bottle gourd; calabash

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
  • 依樣葫蘆依样葫芦
  • 倒地葫蘆倒地葫芦
  • 冰糖葫蘆冰糖葫芦
  • 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
  • 悶葫蘆罐闷葫芦罐
  • 打悶葫蘆打闷葫芦
  • 打混葫蘆打混葫芦
  • 按著葫蘆摳子按著葫芦抠子
  • 提葫蘆提葫芦
  • 揜口葫蘆揜口葫芦
  • 敦葫蘆,摔馬杓敦葫芦,摔马杓
  • 水葫蘆水葫芦
  • 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
  • 糖葫蘆糖葫芦 (tánghúlu)
  • 葫蘆兒葫芦儿
  • 葫蘆島葫芦岛 (Húlúdǎo)
  • 葫蘆提葫芦提
  • 葫蘆架葫芦架
  • 葫蘆科葫芦科
  • 葫蘆笙葫芦笙 (húlúshēng)
  • 葫蘆裡賣的甚麼藥葫芦里卖的甚么药
  • 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


Japanese

Kanji in this term

Hyōgaiji

Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 葫蘆 (/huo luo/, literally gourd + rushes, reeds). Compare modern Min Nan reading hô͘-lô͘.

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

  • 葫盧, 胡盧

Noun

葫蘆 (hiragana ころ, romaji koro)

  1. bottle gourd, calabash

Usage notes

This term koro appears to be quite rare. The term 瓢箪 (hyōtan) is used more commonly to mean gourd or calabash.