wu4 lou2葫蘆葫芦
Jyutpingwu4 lou2
Yalewùh lóu
Definition
Calabash or bottle gourd; a calabash-shaped bottle used as a Feng Shui ornament.
- calabash; bottle gourd
- a calabash-shaped water bottle, often used as a Feng Shui decoration
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How it's used
Beyond the physical vegetable, this term is deeply tied to traditional Chinese culture and folk beliefs. It is frequently seen in homes or shops as a decorative object intended to absorb negative energy or ward off bad luck. When people use the idiom 唔知佢賣咩葫蘆， they are questioning someone's hidden motives or true intentions.
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This calabash-shaped water bottle is very unique.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse the literal vegetable with the metaphorical use in idioms. If someone asks what you are selling in your gourd, they are not asking about your produce, but rather about your secret plans.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
