(bird species of China) buff-barred warbler (Phylloscopus pulcher)
垂柳垂柳chui2 liu3
weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
垂杨柳垂楊柳chui2 yang2 liu3
weeping willow
春柳春柳chun1 liu3
Spring Willow Society, pioneering Chinese theatrical company set up in Tokyo in 1906, part of New Culture Movement 新文化運動|新文化运动, continued in China from 1912 as 新劇同志會|新剧同志会
春柳剧场春柳劇場chun1 liu3 ju4 chang3
Spring Willow Society, pioneering Chinese theatrical company set up in Tokyo in 1906, part of New Culture Movement 新文化運動|新文化运动, continued in China from 1912 as 新劇同志會|新剧同志会
春柳社春柳社chun1 liu3 she4
Spring Willow Society, pioneering Chinese theatrical company set up in Tokyo in 1906, part of New Culture Movement 新文化運動|新文化运动, continued in China from 1912 as 新劇同志會|新剧同志会
淡黄腰柳莺淡黃腰柳鶯dan4 huang2 yao1 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) lemon-rumped warbler (Phylloscopus chloronotus)
淡眉柳莺淡眉柳鶯dan4 mei2 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) Hume's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus humei)
东方叽咋柳莺東方嘰咋柳鶯dong1 fang1 ji1 za3 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) mountain chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus)
峨眉柳莺峨眉柳鶯e2 mei2 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) Emei leaf warbler (Phylloscopus emeiensis)
饭岛柳莺飯島柳鶯fan4 dao3 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) Ijima's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ijimae)
甘肃柳莺甘肅柳鶯gan1 su4 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) Gansu leaf warbler (Phylloscopus kansuensis)
冠纹柳莺冠紋柳鶯guan1 wen2 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) Claudia's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus claudiae)
海南柳莺海南柳鶯hai3 nan2 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) Hainan leaf warbler (Phylloscopus hainanus)
褐柳莺褐柳鶯he4 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) dusky warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus)
黑眉柳莺黑眉柳鶯hei1 mei2 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) sulphur-breasted warbler (Phylloscopus ricketti)
花红柳绿花紅柳綠hua1 hong2 liu3 lv4
red flowers and green willow; all the colors of spring
花柳病花柳病hua1 liu3 bing4
sexually transmitted disease; venereal disease
华南冠纹柳莺華南冠紋柳鶯hua2 nan2 guan1 wen2 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) Hartert's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus goodsoni)
华西柳莺華西柳鶯hua2 xi1 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) alpine leaf warbler (Phylloscopus occisinensis)
双斑绿柳莺雙斑綠柳鶯huang1 ban1 lv4 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) two-barred warbler (Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus)
黄腹柳莺黃腹柳鶯huang2 fu4 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) Tickell's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus affinis)
黄眉柳莺黃眉柳鶯huang2 mei2 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) yellow-browed warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)
黄胸柳莺黃胸柳鶯huang2 xiong1 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) yellow-vented warbler (Phylloscopus cantator)
黄腰柳莺黃腰柳鶯huang2 yao1 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) Pallas's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus proregulus)
灰喉柳莺灰喉柳鶯hui1 hou2 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) ashy-throated warbler (Phylloscopus maculipennis)
灰脚柳莺灰腳柳鶯hui1 jiao3 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) pale-legged leaf warbler (Phylloscopus tenellipes)
灰柳莺灰柳鶯hui1 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) sulphur-bellied warbler (Phylloscopus griseolus)
灰头柳莺灰頭柳鶯hui1 tou2 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) grey-hooded warbler (Phylloscopus xanthoschistos)
灰岩柳莺灰岩柳鶯hui1 yan2 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) limestone leaf warbler (Phylloscopus calciatilis)
叽咋柳莺嘰咋柳鶯ji1 za3 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
极北柳莺極北柳鶯ji2 bei3 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) Arctic warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)
巨嘴柳莺巨嘴柳鶯ju4 zui3 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) Radde's warbler (Phylloscopus schwarzi)
堪察加柳莺堪察加柳鶯kan1 cha2 jia1 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) Kamchatka leaf warbler (Phylloscopus examinandus)
库页岛柳莺庫頁島柳鶯ku4 ye4 dao3 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) Sakhalin leaf warbler (Phylloscopus borealoides)
林柳莺林柳鶯lin2 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) wood warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
柳暗花明柳暗花明liu3 an4 hua1 ming2
lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope; light at the end of the tunnel
柳北柳北liu3 bei3
Liubei district of Liuzhou city 柳州市, Guangxi
柳北区柳北區liu3 bei3 qu1
Liubei district of Liuzhou city 柳州市, Guangxi
柳城柳城liu3 cheng2
Liucheng county in Liuzhou 柳州, Guangxi
柳橙柳橙liu3 cheng2
orange (fruit)
柳城县柳城縣liu3 cheng2 xian4
Liucheng county in Liuzhou 柳州, Guangxi
柳橙汁柳橙汁liu3 cheng2 zhi1
orange juice; see also 橙汁
柳丁柳丁liu3 ding1
orange (fruit) (Tw)
柳丁氨醇柳丁氨醇liu3 ding1 an1 chun2
albuterol (also known as proventil, salbutamol, ventolin), an asthma drug
柳公权柳公權liu3 gong1 quan2
Liu Gongquan (778-865), Tang calligrapher
柳河柳河liu3 he2
Liuhe county in Tonghua 通化, Jilin
柳河县柳河縣liu3 he2 xian4
Liuhe county in Tonghua 通化, Jilin
柳江柳江liu3 jiang1
Liujiang county in Liuzhou 柳州, Guangxi
柳江县柳江縣liu3 jiang1 xian4
Liujiang county in Liuzhou 柳州, Guangxi
柳雷鸟柳雷鳥liu3 lei2 niao3
(bird species of China) willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)
柳林柳林liu3 lin2
Liulin county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁, Shanxi 山西
柳林县柳林縣liu3 lin2 xian4
Liulin county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁, Shanxi 山西
柳绿花红柳綠花紅liu3 lv4 hua1 hong2
green willow and red flowers; all the colors of spring
柳眉柳眉liu3 mei2
long, shapely eyebrows
柳陌花衢柳陌花衢liu3 mo4 hua1 qu2
brothel
柳南柳南liu3 nan2
Liunan district of Liuzhou city 柳州市, Guangxi
柳南区柳南區liu3 nan2 qu1
Liunan district of Liuzhou city 柳州市, Guangxi
柳杞柳杞liu3 qi3
willow
柳琴柳琴liu3 qin2
liuqin lute, smaller soprano version of the pipa 琵琶, with holes in the soundbox, and range equivalent to that of a violin
柳青柳青liu3 qing1
Liu Qing (1916-1978), writer
柳杉柳杉liu3 shan1
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
柳树柳樹liu3 shu4
willow
柳啼花怨柳啼花怨liu3 ti2 hua1 yuan4
desolate
柳体柳體liu3 ti3
calligraphic style of Liu Gongquan
柳条柳條liu3 tiao2
willow; willow branches; wicker (material for basketwork)
柳条边柳條邊liu3 tiao2 bian1
Willow palisade across Liaoning, 17th century barrier
柳条沟事件柳條溝事件liu3 tiao2 gou1 shi4 jian4
see 柳條湖事件|柳条湖事件
柳条湖事件柳條湖事件liu3 tiao2 hu2 shi4 jian4
the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria; also known as 9-18 incident 九一八事變|九一八事变
柳烟花雾柳煙花霧liu3 yan1 hua1 wu4
lit. willow scent and mist of blossom (idiom); scene full of the delights of spring
柳叶刀柳葉刀liu3 ye4 dao1
lancet (surgeon's knife)
柳叶眉柳葉眉liu3 ye4 mei2
see 柳眉
柳毅传柳毅傳liu3 yi4 zhuan4
story of Liu Yi, Tang fantasy fiction by Li Chaowei 李朝威, popular with dramatist of subsequent dynasties
柳莺柳鶯liu3 ying1
willow warbler; leaf warbler
柳营柳營liu3 ying2
Liuying township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县, Taiwan
柳营乡柳營鄉liu3 ying2 xiang1
Liuying township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县, Taiwan
柳永柳永liu3 yong3
Liu Yong (987-1053), Song poet
柳园柳園liu3 yuan2
Liuyuan town in Guazhou county 瓜州縣|瓜州县 in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
柳园镇柳園鎮liu3 yuan2 zhen4
Liuyuan town in Guazhou county 瓜州縣|瓜州县 in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
柳州柳州liu3 zhou1
Liuzhou prefecture level city in Guangxi
柳州地区柳州地區liu3 zhou1 di4 qu1
Liuzhou prefecture in Guangxi
柳州市柳州市liu3 zhou1 shi4
Liuzhou prefecture level city in Guangxi
柳子戏柳子戲liu3 zi5 xi4
Shandong opera
柳宗元柳宗元liu3 zong1 yuan2
Liu Zongyuan (773-819), Tang essayist and poet, advocate of the classical writing 古文運動|古文运动 and neoclassical 復古|复古 movements
冕柳莺冕柳鶯mian3 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) eastern crowned warbler (Phylloscopus coronatus)
牛柳牛柳niu2 liu3
(beef) tenderloin
欧柳莺歐柳鶯ou1 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
青椒牛柳青椒牛柳qing1 jiao1 niu2 liu3
beef with green peppers
日本柳莺日本柳鶯ri4 ben3 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) Japanese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus xanthodryas)
四川柳莺四川柳鶯si4 chuan1 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) Sichuan leaf warbler (Phylloscopus forresti)
随风倒柳隨風倒柳sui2 feng1 dao3 liu3
lit. a willow that bends with the wind; one with no fixed principles (idiom)
铁板牛柳鐵板牛柳tie3 ban3 niu2 liu3
fillet beef teppanyaki (fast grilled on hot iron plate)
乌嘴柳莺烏嘴柳鶯wu1 zui3 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) large-billed leaf warbler (Phylloscopus magnirostris)
无心插柳柳成阴無心插柳柳成陰wu2 xin1 cha1 liu3 liu3 cheng2 yin1
lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you; (fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success; also written 無心插柳柳成蔭|无心插柳柳成荫
西南冠纹柳莺西南冠紋柳鶯xi1 nan2 guan1 wen2 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) Blyth's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus reguloides)
寻花问柳尋花問柳xun2 hua1 wen4 liu3
lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom); fig. to frequent brothels; to sow one's wild oats
烟花柳巷煙花柳巷yan1 hua1 liu3 xiang4
red-light district
烟柳莺煙柳鶯yan1 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) smoky warbler (Phylloscopus fuligiventer)
杨柳楊柳yang2 liu3
willow tree; poplar and willow; name of traditional tune
lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree; fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect; well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
云南白斑尾柳莺雲南白斑尾柳鶯yun2 nan2 bai2 ban1 wei3 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) Davison's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus davisoni)
云南柳莺雲南柳鶯yun2 nan2 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) Chinese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus yunnanensis)
猪柳豬柳zhu1 liu3
pork fillet
棕腹柳莺棕腹柳鶯zong1 fu4 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) buff-throated warbler (Phylloscopus subaffinis)
棕眉柳莺棕眉柳鶯zong1 mei2 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) yellow-streaked warbler (Phylloscopus armandii)