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Trad. 投壺
- ancient banquet game of throwing arrows into a pot, the winner determined by the number of arrows thrown in, and the loser required to drink as punishment
Trad. 蓬壺
- fabled island in Eastern sea, abode of immortals
- same as Penglai 蓬萊|蓬莱
Trad. 壺關縣
- Huguan county in Changzhi 長治|长治[Chang2 zhi4], Shanxi
Trad. 提壺蘆
- unidentified type of bird referred to in ancient Chinese poems
Trad. 簞食壺漿
- to receive troops with food and drink (idiom)
- to give troops a hearty welcome
- also pr. [dan1 si4 hu2 jiang1]
Trad. 懸壺濟世
- practice medicine or pharmacy to help the people or public
Trad. 冰壺秋月
- jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure
- flawless person
Trad. 哪壺不開提哪壺
- lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot
- to talk about sb's weak point