闷葫芦

zhè xiē méi tóu méi nǎo de huà bǎ wǒ men zhuāng jìn mèn hú lu li le

这些没头没脑的话把我们装进闷葫芦里了。

These abrupt remarks were really a puzzle to us.

tā de yán yǔ duì wǒ lái shuō shì gè mèn hú lu

她的言语对我来说是个闷葫芦。

Her words were a puzzle to me.

tā shì mèn hú lu zhěng tiān hěn shǎo shuō huà

她是闷葫芦，整天很少说话。

She is reticent by nature and speaks hardly a word all day.