瓢
piáo
Pinyin

Definition

瓢
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piáo
  1. dipper
  2. ladle

Character Decomposition

Related Words (4)

瓢泼
piáo pō
  1. 1 (of rain) pouring
瓢虫
piáo chóng
  1. 1 ladybug
  2. 2 ladybird
瓢
piáo
  1. 1 dipper
  2. 2 ladle
秃瓢
tū piáo
  1. 1 bald head (colloquial)

Idioms (4)

依葫芦画瓢
yī hú lu huà piáo
  1. 1 lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to follow the existing pattern without modification
照葫芦画瓢
zhào hú lu huà piáo
  1. 1 lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to copy slavishly
瓢泼大雨
piáo pō dà yǔ
  1. 1 downpour (idiom)
疏水箪瓢
shū shuǐ dān piáo
  1. 1 little water and few utensils
  2. 2 to live a frugal life (idiom)

Sample Sentences

亲爱的，今天瓢泼大雨中看到我英俊的身影出现，有没有觉得老公帅呆啦！简直就是英雄救美吧！
qīn ài de ，jīntiān piáopō dàyǔ zhōng kàndào wǒ yīngjùn de shēnyǐng chūxiàn ，yǒumeiyǒu juéde lǎogōng shuài dāi la ！jiǎnzhí jiùshì yīngxióng jiù měi ba ！
Darling, today when you saw my handsome figure appear amid the downpour, did you think how devilishly handsome your husband is? It's just like a superhero saving a beautiful woman!
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这天怎么说变就变的，晴空万里转眼就瓢泼大雨了，诶，你老公会来接你吗？
zhè tiān zěnme shuō biàn jiù biàn de ，qíngkōngwànlǐ zhuǎn yǎn jiù piáopōdàyǔ le ，èi ，nǐ lǎogōng huì lái jiē nǐ ma ？
How has the weather changed so unexpectedly? From clear skies as far as the eye can see to a downpour of rain in the blink of an eye. Agh, is your husband coming to pick you up?
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