Correct
葫芦里卖的什么药
/ hú lú lǐ mài de shén me yào /
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Collocation
1
葫芦里到底卖的什么药
2
不知葫芦里卖的什么药
3
葫芦里究竟卖的什么药
4
摸不准某人葫芦里卖的什么药
Definition
葫芦里卖的是什么药
Literally means:
what medicine one has in his bottle gourd
Actually means:
what one has got in his sleeve
It figuratively means it is difficult to figure out what ideas one has in his mind. This phrase usually means one behaves mysteriously and people cannot figure out what he plans to do or what he intends to do.
比喻不知道对方脑子里想的是什么主意。多用来形容某人做事秘，别人捉摸不出他究竟有什么打算，想要做什么。
Example
Used as predicate, and it can be used with other words in between (作谓语，中间可以插入别的词)
1
Měiguó
美国
jiǎnshǎo
减少
zhùjūn
驻军
,
fēnmíng
分明
lìng
另
yǒu
有
mùdì
目的
,
què
却
yòu
又
bù
不
yuàn
愿
xiàng
向
hánfāng
韩方
tòulù
透露
shíqíng
实情
,
nàme
那么
tā
它
de
的
húlu
葫芦
lǐ
里
mài
卖
de
的
shénme
什么
yào
药
ne
呢
?
The United States to reduce the military presence, clearly have another purpose, but do not want to reveal the truth to south Korea, then what medicine is sold in its gourd?
2
Wǒ
我
cāi
猜
bu
不
tòu
透
dìdi
弟弟
húlu
葫芦
lǐ
里
mài
卖
de
的
shénme
什么
yào
药
,
kě
可
yòu
又
bùbiàn
不便
wèn
问
tā
他
,
yīnwèi
因为
yǒu
有
wàirén
外人
zàichǎng
在场
。
I can't figure out what medicine my brother sold in the gourd, but it's not convenient to ask him, because there are outsiders present.
3
Qìchē
汽车
gōngsī
公司
yīmiàn
一面
xuānbù
宣布
bù
不
jiàngjià
降价
,
yīmiàn
一面
yòu
又
gǎo
搞
cùxiāo
促销
,
húlu
葫芦
lǐ
里
dàodǐ
到底
mài
卖
de
的
shì
是
shénme
什么
yào
药
,
shuí
谁
yě
也
bù
不
zhīdào
知道
。
Car companies on the one hand announced not to reduce prices, on the other hand to carry out promotions, gourds in the end what drugs, no one knows.