葫

Allium scorodoprasum / bottle gourd

surname Hu

non-Han people, esp. from central Asia / reckless / outrageous / what? / why? / to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])

grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]

see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]

beard / mustache / whiskers

sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer / tanghulu

lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom) / fig. to follow the existing pattern without modification

magic gourd, granting your every wish

Secret of the Magic Gourd (1958), prize-winning children's fairy tale by Zhang Tianyi 張天翼|张天翼[Zhang1 Tian1 yi4]

lit. closed gourd / fig. enigma / complete mystery / taciturn person

lever hoist pulley

hand chain pulley block

lever pulley block

solve one problem only to find another cropping up

pelican / same as 鵜鶘|鹈鹕

lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom) / fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality