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Mandarin liǔ
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 liǔ old variant of 柳[liu3]
Results beginning with 柳
 Liǔ zhōu Liuzhou prefecture-level city in Guangxi
 liǔ shù willow
 liǔ méi long, shapely eyebrows
 Liǔ lín Liulin county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
 liǔ tiáo willow / willow branches / wicker (material for basketwork)
 Liǔ Yǒng Liu Yong (987-1053), Song poet
 liǔ qín liuqin lute, smaller version of the pipa 琵琶, with holes in the soundbox, and range similar to that of a violin
 liǔ shān Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
 Liǔ běi Liubei district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
 liǔ chéng orange (fruit)
 Liǔ chéng Liucheng county in Liuzhou 柳州[Liu3 zhou1], Guangxi
 liǔ dīng orange (fruit) (Tw)
 Liǔ hé Liuhe county in Tonghua 通化, Jilin
 Liǔ jiāng Liujiang county in Liuzhou 柳州[Liu3 zhou1], Guangxi
 Liǔ nán Liunan district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
 liǔ qǐ willow
 Liǔ Qīng Liu Qing (1916-1978), writer
 Liǔ tǐ calligraphic style of Liu Gongquan
 Liǔ yíng Liouying, a district in Tainan 台南|台南[Tai2 nan2], Taiwan
 liǔ yīng willow warbler / leaf warbler
 Liǔ yuán Liuyuan town in Guazhou county 瓜州縣|瓜州县[Gua1 zhou1 xian4] in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
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 Liǔ Zōng yuán 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
 liǔ yè dāo lancet (surgeon's knife)
 liǔ chéng zhī orange juice / CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1],罐[guan4],盒[he2] / see also 橙汁[cheng2 zhi1]
 Liǔ Gōng quán Liu Gongquan (778-865), Tang calligrapher
 Liǔ běi qū Liubei district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
 liǔ chéng mǐn Ryu
 Liǔ chéng xiàn Liucheng county in Liuzhou 柳州[Liu3 zhou1], Guangxi
 Liǔ hé xiàn Liuhe county in Tonghua 通化, Jilin
 Liǔ jiāng xiàn Liujiang county in Liuzhou 柳州[Liu3 zhou1], Guangxi
 liǔ léi niǎo (bird species of China) willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)
 Liǔ lín xiàn Liulin county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
 Liǔ nán qū Liunan district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
 liǔ tiáo biān Willow palisade across Liaoning, 17th century barrier
 liǔ yè lí willow-leaf pear tree
 liǔ yè méi see 柳眉[liu3 mei2]
 Liǔ yíng xiāng Liuying township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
 Liǔ Yì zhuàn story of Liu Yi, Tang fantasy fiction by Li Chaowei 李朝威, popular with dramatist of subsequent dynasties
 Liǔ yuán zhèn Liuyuan town in Guazhou county 瓜州縣|瓜州县[Gua1 zhou1 xian4] in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
 liǔ zhī jì switchgrass
 Liǔ zhōu shì Liuzhou prefecture-level city in Guangxi
 liǔ zi xì Shandong opera
 liǔ àn huā míng 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
绿 liǔ lu:4 huā hóng green willow and red flowers / all the colors of spring
 liǔ mò huā qú brothel
 liǔ tí huā yuàn desolate
 liǔ yān huā wù lit. willow scent and mist of blossom (idiom) / scene full of the delights of spring
 liǔ dīng ān chún albuterol (also known as proventil, salbutamol, ventolin), an asthma drug
 Liǔ zhōu dì qū Liuzhou prefecture in Guangxi
  cocaine salicylate
 liǔ tiáo gōu shì biàn 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 九一八事变
 Liǔ tiáo Gōu Shì jiàn see 柳條湖事件|柳条湖事件[Liu3 tiao2 Hu2 Shi4 jian4]
 Liǔ tiáo Hú Shì jiàn 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[Jiu3 Yi1 ba1 Shi4 bian4]
Approximate Results for 柳
 chuí liǔ weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
 yáng liǔ willow tree / poplar and willow / name of traditional tune
 Chūn liǔ 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[Xin1 Wen2 hua4 Yun4 dong4], continued in China from 1912 as 新劇同志會|新剧同志会[Xin1 ju4 Tong2 zhi4 hui4]
 niú liǔ (beef) tenderloin
 yín liǔ pussy willow
 zhū liǔ pork fillet
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 chuí yáng liǔ weeping willow
  yellow meranti / yellow seraya
 bái liǔ ān white lauan
 Chūn liǔ shè 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[Xin1 Wen2 hua4 Yun4 dong4], continued in China from 1912 as 新劇同志會|新剧同志会[Xin1 ju4 Tong2 zhi4 hui4]
 hè liǔ yīng (bird species of China) dusky warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus)
 huā liǔ bìng sexually transmitted disease / venereal disease
 huáng liǔ shuāng Anna May Wong (1905-1961), Chinese American Hollywood actress
 huī liǔ yīng (bird species of China) sulphur-bellied warbler (Phylloscopus griseolus)
 lín liǔ yīng (bird species of China) wood warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
 liú liǔ gǒng thimerosal
 miǎn liǔ yīng (bird species of China) eastern crowned warbler (Phylloscopus coronatus)
 Oū liǔ yīng (bird species of China) willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
 yān liǔ yīng (bird species of China) smoky warbler (Phylloscopus fuligiventer)
 Yī liǔ xīn Ilyushin, Russian plane make
 xún huā wèn liǔ lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom) / fig. to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats
 cán huā bài liǔ broken flower, withered willow (idiom) / fig. fallen woman
 bài liǔ cán huā broken flower, withered willow (idiom) / fig. fallen woman
绿 huā hóng liǔ lu:4 red flowers and green willow / all the colors of spring
绿 àn lu:4 liǔ yīng (bird species of China) greenish warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)
 bàng liǔ suí huā prostitute
 chēng liǔ hóu shǔ tamarin
 Chūn liǔ Jù chǎng 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[Xin1 Wen2 hua4 Yun4 dong4], continued in China from 1912 as 新劇同志會|新剧同志会[Xin1 ju4 Tong2 zhi4 hui4]
 dàn méi liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Hume's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus humei)
 é méi liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Emei leaf warbler (Phylloscopus emeiensis)
 Fàn dǎo liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Ijima's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ijimae)
 Gān sù liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Gansu leaf warbler (Phylloscopus kansuensis)
 guān wén liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Claudia's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus claudiae)
 Hǎi nán liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Hainan leaf warbler (Phylloscopus hainanus)
 hēi méi liǔ yīng (bird species of China) sulphur-breasted warbler (Phylloscopus ricketti)
 huáng fù liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Tickell's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus affinis)
 huáng méi liǔ yīng (bird species of China) yellow-browed warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)
 huáng xiōng liǔ yīng (bird species of China) yellow-vented warbler (Phylloscopus cantator)
 huáng yāo liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Pallas's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus proregulus)
西 Huá xī liǔ yīng (bird species of China) alpine leaf warbler (Phylloscopus occisinensis)
 huī hóu liǔ yīng (bird species of China) ashy-throated warbler (Phylloscopus maculipennis)
 huī jiǎo liǔ yīng (bird species of China) pale-legged leaf warbler (Phylloscopus tenellipes)
 huī tóu liǔ yīng (bird species of China) grey-hooded warbler (Phylloscopus xanthoschistos)
 huī yán liǔ yīng (bird species of China) limestone leaf warbler (Phylloscopus calciatilis)
 jí běi liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Arctic warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)
 jī zǎ liǔ yīng (bird species of China) common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
 jù zuǐ liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Radde's warbler (Phylloscopus schwarzi)
 qīng jiāo niú liǔ beef with green peppers
 Rì běn liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Japanese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus xanthodryas)
 shēn hóng liǔ ān dark red meranti
 Sì chuān liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Sichuan leaf warbler (Phylloscopus forresti)
 suí fēng dǎo liǔ lit. a willow that bends with the wind / one with no fixed principles (idiom)
 tè liǔ lài dé Telluride,
 tiě bǎn niú liǔ fillet beef served sizzling on a hot iron plate
 wú xīn chā liǔ (idiom) (of a good outcome) unanticipated / serendipitous / fortuitous
 wū zuǐ liǔ yīng (bird species of China) large-billed leaf warbler (Phylloscopus magnirostris)
 yān huā fěn liǔ prostitutes like powdered willows (idiom)
 yān huā liǔ xiàng red-light district
 Yún nán liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Chinese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus yunnanensis)
 zōng fù liǔ yīng (bird species of China) buff-throated warbler (Phylloscopus subaffinis)
 zōng méi liǔ yīng (bird species of China) yellow-streaked warbler (Phylloscopus armandii)
 bái bān wěi liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Kloss's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ogilviegranti)
 chéng bān chì liǔ yīng (bird species of China) buff-barred warbler (Phylloscopus pulcher)
 dàn huáng yāo liǔ yīng (bird species of China) lemon-rumped warbler (Phylloscopus chloronotus)
绿 huāng bān lu:4 liǔ yīng (bird species of China) two-barred warbler (Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus)
 kān chá jiā liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Kamchatka leaf warbler (Phylloscopus examinandus)
 Kù yè Dǎo liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Sakhalin leaf warbler (Phylloscopus borealoides)
 dōng fāng jī zǎ liǔ yīng (bird species of China) mountain chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus)
 Huá nán guān wén liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Hartert's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus goodsoni)
西 xī nán guān wén liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Blyth's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus reguloides)
 wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn 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
 yún nán bái bān wěi liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Davison's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus davisoni)
 yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn 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
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