葫蘆

Japanese

Alternative forms

• 葫盧, 胡盧

Noun

葫蘆 (hiragana ころ, romaji koro)

1. bottle gourd, calabash.

Usage note

The term 瓢箪 (ひょうたん, hyōtan) is more commonly used to mean gourd or calabash.

Mandarin

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ xu˧˥lu˧˥ ]

Noun

葫蘆 (traditional, Pinyin húlú, simplified 葫芦)

1. (Advanced Mandarin) bottle gourd; calabash