ladybug; ladybird; any of various small beetles typically having a round body that is reddish-orange with black spots

a general term for kitchen tools and implements, literally including pots, bowls, ladles, and basins

heavy rain like water being poured from a ladle; a torrential downpour

To pour as if from a gourd ladle, used to describe extremely heavy rain; pouring; raining buckets.

to follow an existing pattern without modification; to copy blindly or apply old knowledge to new situations

Literally meaning to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model; refers to copying or imitating something mechanically without any creativity of one's own.

ladle used for scooping water, traditionally made from half of a dried gourd shell

(idiom) to push down the gourd only for the ladle to float up; to be unable to attend to everything at once because there are too many problems to handle

(literary) Describes a life of extreme poverty where one remains content and dedicated to their principles; literally a bowl of food and a ladle of water. Referring to Confucius's disciple [[颜回|顏回|yan2 hui2]].

the top or back part of the head; skullcap

Living in extreme poverty; often used to describe someone who lacks even basic food and drink.

Living on a single basket of rice and a ladleful of soup each day; a metaphor for an extremely simple or impoverished life. This expression originates from the [[论语|論語|lun2 yu3]] where it describes the life of Yan Hui.

the common ladybird beetle or ladybug, characterized by orange-red wing covers with seven black spots

to take only one ladleful; used metaphorically to express choosing a single person to love out of many possible options

(colloquial) to get one's words mixed up; to have a slip of the tongue

To cut a ripe gourd in half to make a water ladle.

(of rain) to fall heavily or pour down as if from a ladle

(dialect) spoon

(idiom) to be content with a simple and frugal life; refers to having only plain water to drink and a single bamboo bowl and gourd ladle for eating

bald head; colloquial term for a person with no hair

(informal) a bald head or a person with a shaved head; often used jokingly

(variant form) to be in a state of extreme poverty where the food and water containers are often empty

the top of the head; noggin; crown. This term is often used in colloquial speech.

the 28-spotted ladybird or hadda beetle; Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata