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葫蘆裡賣的是什麼藥

简葫芦里卖的是什么药 · 繁葫蘆裡賣的是什麼藥

Mandarin · pinyin hú lu lǐ mài de shì shén me yào

what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?
what's going on?

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葫: hú · bottle-gourd
蘆: Look up this written character
裡: Look up this written character
賣: Look up this written character
的: de · possessive, adjectival suffix
是: shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
什: shén · file of ten soldiers; mixed, miscellaneous
麼: me · interrogative final particle; insignificant, small, tiny
藥: Look up this written character
芦: lú · rushes, reeds
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
卖: mài · sell; betray; show off
么: me · interrogative particle; small
药: yào · leaf of Dahurian angelica plant; medicine

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2–5–3–4–5–4–2–5–4 · hu2 lu5 li3 mai4 de5 shi4 shen2 me5 yao4

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