"Leaf" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 yè zi foliage / leaf / CL:片[pian4] / (slang) marijuana / weed
 yè page / leaf
 yè piàn blade (of propellor) / vane / leaf
 yè leaf / page / lobe / (historical) period / classifier for small boats
 fēng yè maple leaf
绿 lu:4 yè green leaf / (fig.) actor playing a supporting role
 zhī yè branch and leaf
 yān yè leaf tobacco
 tuō tāi huàn gǔ to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom) / born again Daoist / to turn over a new leaf / fig. to change wholly / to create from other material (story, artwork etc)
 qiū yè autumn leaf
 kū yè dead leaf / withered leaf
 jīn bó gold leaf
 gǎi xié guī zhèng to mend one's ways (idiom) / to turn over a new leaf
 yuè guì laurel (Laurus nobilis) / bay tree / bay leaf
 jiè cài leaf mustard (Brassica juncea) / also pr. [gai4 cai4]
 hù shēng alternate leaf arrangement (botany)
 bǎn yóu leaf fat / leaf lard
 xǐ xīn gé miàn lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom) / to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways / to turn over a new leaf
 zhē xiū bù loincloth / (fig.) fig leaf / CL:塊|块[kuai4]
 tòng gǎi qián fēi completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom) / to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf / a reformed character
 yè luò guī gēn a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom) / everything has its ancestral home / In old age, an expatriate longs to return home.
 fù yè compound leaf (botany)
 fān xiè yè senna leaf (Folium sennae)
 bǐng handle or shaft (of an axe etc) / (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem / sth that affords an advantage to an opponent / classifier for knives or blades
 fēi door with only one leaf
 yīng tassel / sth shaped like a tassel (e.g. a leaf etc) / ribbon
 gǎi guò zì xīn to reform and start afresh (idiom) / to turn over a new leaf
 huǐ guò zì xīn to repent and start afresh (idiom) / to turn over a new leaf
 yī yè zhàng mù lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom) / fig. not seeing the wider picture / can't see the wood for the trees
 luò yè guī gēn lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom) / fig. all things go back to their source eventually / in old age, an expatriate returns home
 gé miàn xǐ xīn lit. to renew one's face and wash one's heart (idiom) / to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways / to turn over a new leaf
 yī yè zhī qiū lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom) / fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend / a straw in the wind
 bǔ chóng yè insect-catching leaf
 bù wán quán yè incomplete leaf
 gài cài leaf mustard
 qì jiù tú xīn to turn over a new leaf
 chuī yè jī leaf blower (machine)
 dān zǐ yè monocotyledon (plant family distinguished by single embryonic leaf, includes grasses, orchids and lilies)
 yùn suì (grain farming) booting (i.e. the swelling of the leaf sheath due to panicle growth)
 duì shēng (botany) opposite leaf arrangement / paired leaf arrangement
 yuè guì shù yè laurel leaf / bay leaf
 yuè guì yè bay leaf / laurel leaf
 xì yè mài veinlet in a leaf
 wǎng zhuàng mài netted veins / reticulated veins (of a leaf etc) / stockwork (geology)
 yǔ zhuàng fù yè bipinnate leaf (in phyllotaxy)
 tuō gǔ huàn tāi to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom) / born again Daoist / to turn over a new leaf / fig. to change wholly
 yán sui yè coriander leaf
 yún tái zǐ rape (Brassica campestris L.) / rapeseed plant / canola plant / a common vegetable with a dark green leaf / also called 油菜
 luò yè céng leaf litter
 yè zi liè leaf arrangement / phyllotaxy (botany)
 yè xù leaf arrangement / phyllotaxy (botany)
 yè mài xù leaf venation (botany) / the pattern of veins on a leaf, characteristic of each species
 jīn yín bó gold and silver foil / gold and silver leaf
 yín yè silver leaf
 xiāng cài yè coriander leaf
 xiāng yè bay leaf / laurel leaf
 huáng yāo liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Pallas's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus proregulus)
 ài yè mugwort leaf (TCM) / Folium Artemisiae argyi
  leaf spring
 gǔ kē yè coca leaf
 kā fēi yè xiù bìng coffee leaf rust
 bān jiū jú bitter leaf
 yǐ lián hé guó zuò yǎn shì UN fig leaf
  UN fig leaf
  leaf area index
 yè cài leaf vegetables
 yín yè hóu silvered leaf monkey / silvered langur
 yǐ rén dào zhǔ yì zuò yǎn shì humanitarian fig leaf / humanitarian alibi / humanitarian substitute (for political or military action)
  humanitarian fig leaf / humanitarian alibi / humanitarian substitute (for political or military action)
  tip burn on leaf
绿  Green Leaf for Democracy
  coca leaf chewing
  Consultative Group on Coca Leaf Problems
  cannabis leaf
 jīn qī copper paint / fake gold leaf
 ài tàn carbonized mugwort leaf (TCM) / Folium Artemisiae argyi carbonisatum
 ài yè yóu mugwort leaf oil (TCM) / also called wormwood leaf oil / Oleum folii Artemisiae argyi
 ài yè tàn carbonized mugwort leaf (used in TCM) / Folium Artemisiae argyi carbonisatum
 liǔ yīng willow warbler / leaf warbler
 qín jiāo large leaf gentian (Gentiana macrophylla)
 fān jiǎn to rummage / to look through / to leaf through
 fān piān r to turn a page / (fig.) to turn over a new leaf
 chàn dǒu bù yǐ to shake like a leaf (idiom)
 guān wén liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Claudia's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus claudiae)
 Sì chuān liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Sichuan leaf warbler (Phylloscopus forresti)
 kān chá jiā liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Kamchatka leaf warbler (Phylloscopus examinandus)
 é méi liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Emei leaf warbler (Phylloscopus emeiensis)
 Kù yè Dǎo liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Sakhalin leaf warbler (Phylloscopus borealoides)
 Rì běn liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Japanese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus xanthodryas)
 Hǎi nán liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Hainan leaf warbler (Phylloscopus hainanus)
 dàn méi liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Hume's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus humei)
 huī yán liǔ yīng (bird species of China) limestone leaf warbler (Phylloscopus calciatilis)
 huī jiǎo liǔ yīng (bird species of China) pale-legged leaf warbler (Phylloscopus tenellipes)
 wū zuǐ liǔ yīng (bird species of China) large-billed leaf warbler (Phylloscopus magnirostris)
 Gān sù liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Gansu leaf warbler (Phylloscopus kansuensis)
 bái bān wěi liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Kloss's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ogilviegranti)
 Fàn dǎo liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Ijima's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ijimae)
 Huá nán guān wén liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Hartert's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus goodsoni)
西 Huá xī liǔ yīng (bird species of China) alpine leaf warbler (Phylloscopus occisinensis)
西 xī nán guān wén liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Blyth's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus reguloides)
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