悶葫蘆

悶葫蘆

Chinese

		melancholy; smother; stuffy	bottle gourd; calabash; full house
trad. (悶葫蘆)		悶	葫蘆
simp. (闷葫芦)		闷	葫芦

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mènhúlu

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄣˋ ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄨ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: mènhúlu
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄣˋ ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄨ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mennhwu.lhu
    • IPA ^(key): /mən⁵¹ xu³⁵ lu³/

Noun

悶葫蘆

1. (figuratively) enigma; complete mystery; taciturn person (literally: "closed gourd")

Derived terms

悶葫蘆罐／闷葫芦罐 (mènhúluguàn)

打悶葫蘆／打闷葫芦