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lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom) / fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality
lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom) / fig. to follow the existing pattern without modification
unidentified type of bird referred to in ancient Chinese poems
reed
aloe vera
Rodong or Nodong, series of North Korean medium-range missiles
oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica)
what has (he) got up (his) sleeve? / what's going on?
asparagus
reeds
Lushan county in Ya'an 雅安, Sichuan
Luzhou or Luchou city in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
reed rhizome (used in TCM)
zucchini; courgette; baby marrow
sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer / tanghulu
magic gourd, granting your every wish
hand chain pulley block
hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument)
reed pipe
lever hoist pulley
calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) / hoist / generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof) / muddled / (poker) full house
electric chain pulley block
Huludao, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省
sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer / tanghulu
hoist pulley
Lushan county in Ya'an 雅安, Sichuan
Lusong, a district of Zhuzhou City 株洲市, Hunan
reed-pipe wind instrument
solve one problem only to find another cropping up
lever pulley block
Secret of the Magic Gourd (1958), prize-winning children's fairy tale by Zhang Tianyi 張天翼|张天翼
reed stem / (fig.) extremely skinny person
fenugreek
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
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rush / reed / Phragmites communis
(dialect) (loanword) manhole
pneumatic hoist pulley
reed catkin / reed flower
HSK 7-9
reed mat
Luxi, a county in Pingxiang City 萍鄉市|萍乡市, Jiangxi
lit. closed gourd / fig. enigma / complete mystery / taciturn person
lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom) / fig. to copy slavishly
Luzhou or Luchou city in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
fenugreek
(bird species of China) common reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
variant of 鱸鰻|鲈鳗, giant mottled eel (Anguilla marmorata)


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