油葫芦

油葫蘆
yóuhúlú
  1. (Shanghainese) someone who fills a position without having the necessary qualifications
  2. Gryllus testaceus, a field cricket
  3. someone who fills a position without having the necessary qualifications

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 油 yóu
  1. oil
  2. fat
  3. grease
  4. petroleum
  5. to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
  6. oily
  7. greasy
  8. glib
  9. cunning
=1 油 yòu
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 釉 (yòu, “to glaze”)
  2. alternative form of 釉 (yòu, “to glaze”)
  3. used in 浩油
2 葫芦 húlu
  1. calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)
  2. hoist
  3. generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof)
  4. muddled
  5. (poker) full house