- 瓢虫 piáochóng ladybugany of a family of small, often brightly colored and spotted beetles, also known as a ladybird
- 锅碗瓢盆 guōwǎnpiáopén kitchenwarekitchen utensils
- 瓢泼大雨 piáopōdàyǔ downpour
- 瓢泼 piáopō pouring(of rain) pouring
- 依葫芦画瓢 yīhúluhuàpiáo copy mechanicallyto follow an existing pattern or model without modification or innovation
- 照葫芦画瓢 zhàohúluhuàpiáo copy slavishlyTo follow a model or pattern mechanically without any originality or variation.
- 按下葫芦浮起瓢 ànxiàhúlúfúqǐpiáo unending problemssolve one problem only to find another cropping up
- 瓢泼而下 piáopō'érxià pouring(of rain) to fall heavily
- 嘴瓢 zuǐpiáo misspeak(coll.) to get one's words mixed up; to misspeak
- 七星瓢虫 qīxīngpiáochóng seven-spotted ladybugseven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
- 瓢羹 piáogēng spoon(dialect) spoon
- 疏水箪瓢 shūshuǐdānpiáo frugalityto live a simple and frugal life with only basic food and water
- 秃瓢 tūpiáo bald heada bald head (colloquial)
- 脑瓢儿 nǎopiáor crownthe top of the head
- 茄二十八星瓢虫 qié'èrshíbāxīngpiáochóng hadda beetle28-spotted ladybird (Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata), a common agricultural pest of eggplants and other solanaceous plants
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH