葫芦丝 (葫蘆絲)
hú lú sī
Pinyin

Definition

葫芦丝 (葫蘆絲)
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hú lú sī
  1. hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (8)

táng hú lu
  1. 1 sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a stick
  2. 2 tanghulu
hú lu
  1. 1 calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)
  2. 2 hoist
  3. 3 generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof)
  4. 4 muddled
  5. 5 (poker) full house
bīng táng hú lu
  1. 1 tanghulu
  2. 2 candied fruits on bamboo skewers dipped in sugar syrup, a common Chinese snack
Hú lú dǎo
  1. 1 Huludao prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
hú lú sī
  1. 1 hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument)

Idioms (3)

依样画葫芦
yī yàng huà hú lu
  1. 1 lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality
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