葫芦里卖的是什么药

Traditional: 葫蘆裡賣的是什麼藥

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Dictionary entry

what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?

What does 葫芦里卖的是什么药 mean?

葫芦里卖的是什么药 (hú lu lǐ mài de shì shén me yào) has the following dictionary meaning.

1what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?

2what's going on?

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葫húused in 葫蘆|葫芦[hu2 lu5]芦lú(bound form) reed 里lǐvariant of 裡|里[li3]卖màito sell · to betray 的deof; ~'s (possessive particle) · (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)是shìto be (followed by substantives only) · correct; right; true 什shénwhat 么máexclamatory final particle

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葫芦里卖的是什么药

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