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葫芦里卖的是什么药
húlulǐmàideshìshénmeyào
Traditional: 葫蘆裡賣的是什麼藥
what has (he) got up (his) sleeve? / what's going on?
Character Breakdown
葫
hú
bottle-gourd
芦
lú
rushes, reeds
里
lǐ
unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
HSK 1
卖
mài
to sell; to betray; to show off
HSK 2
的
de
aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix
HSK 1
是
shì
to be; indeed, right, yes; okay
HSK 1
什
shén
what? mixed, miscellaneous
HSK 1
么
me
interrogative particle
HSK 1
药
yào
drugs, medicine; the leaf of the Dahurian angelica plant
HSK 2
Additional Information
Category
Chinese
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