| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 按下葫蘆浮起瓢 | 按下葫芦浮起瓢 | àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo | solve one problem only to find another cropping up |
| 葫蘆 | 葫芦 | hú lú | (n) bottle gourd |
| 蘆 | 芦 | lú | rush; reed; Phragmites communis |
| 蘆薈 | 芦荟 | lú huì | aloe vera |
| 蘆山 | 芦山 | Lú shān | (N) Lushan (place in Sichuan) |
| 蘆筍 | 芦笋 | lú sǔn | (n) asparagus |
| 蘆葦 | 芦苇 | lú wěi | reed |
| 蘆洲 | 芦洲 | Lú zhōu | (N) Luchou (city in Taiwan) |
| 蘆竹鄉 | 芦竹乡 | Lú zhú xiāng | (N) Luchu (village in Taiwan) |
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