叶 子 yè zi foliage / leaf / CL:片[pian4] / (slang) marijuana / weed 页 yè page / leaf 叶 片 yè piàn blade (of propellor) / vane / leaf 叶 yè leaf / page / lobe / (historical) period / classifier for small boats 枫 叶 fēng yè maple leaf 绿 叶 lu:4 yè green leaf / (fig.) actor playing a supporting role 枝 叶 zhī yè branch and leaf 烟 叶 yān yè leaf tobacco 脱 胎 换 骨 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) 秋 叶 qiū yè autumn leaf 枯 叶 kū yè dead leaf / withered leaf 金 箔 jīn bó gold leaf 改 邪 归 正 gǎi xié guī zhèng to mend one's ways (idiom) / to turn over a new leaf 月 桂 yuè guì laurel (Laurus nobilis) / bay tree / bay leaf 芥 菜 jiè cài leaf mustard (Brassica juncea) / also pr. [gai4 cai4] 互 生 hù shēng alternate leaf arrangement (botany) 板 油 bǎn yóu leaf fat / leaf lard 洗 心 革 面 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 遮 羞 布 zhē xiū bù loincloth / (fig.) fig leaf / CL:塊|块[kuai4] 痛 改 前 非 tòng gǎi qián fēi completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom) / to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf / a reformed character 叶 落 归 根 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. 复 叶 fù yè compound leaf (botany) 番 泻 叶 fān xiè yè senna leaf (Folium sennae) 柄 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 扉 fēi door with only one leaf 缨 yīng tassel / sth shaped like a tassel (e.g. a leaf etc) / ribbon 改 过 自 新 gǎi guò zì xīn to reform and start afresh (idiom) / to turn over a new leaf 悔 过 自 新 huǐ guò zì xīn to repent and start afresh (idiom) / to turn over a new leaf 一 叶 障 目 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 落 叶 归 根 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 革 面 洗 心 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 一 叶 知 秋 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 捕 虫 叶 bǔ chóng yè insect-catching leaf 不 完 全 叶 bù wán quán yè incomplete leaf 盖 菜 gài cài leaf mustard 弃 旧 图 新 qì jiù tú xīn to turn over a new leaf 吹 叶 机 chuī yè jī leaf blower (machine) 单 子 叶 dān zǐ yè monocotyledon (plant family distinguished by single embryonic leaf, includes grasses, orchids and lilies) 孕 穗 yùn suì (grain farming) booting (i.e. the swelling of the leaf sheath due to panicle growth) 对 生 duì shēng (botany) opposite leaf arrangement / paired leaf arrangement 月 桂 树 叶 yuè guì shù yè laurel leaf / bay leaf 月 桂 叶 yuè guì yè bay leaf / laurel leaf 细 叶 脉 xì yè mài veinlet in a leaf 网 状 脉 wǎng zhuàng mài netted veins / reticulated veins (of a leaf etc) / stockwork (geology) 羽 状 复 叶 yǔ zhuàng fù yè bipinnate leaf (in phyllotaxy) 脱 骨 换 胎 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 芫 荽 叶 yán sui yè coriander leaf 芸 苔 子 yún tái zǐ rape (Brassica campestris L.) / rapeseed plant / canola plant / a common vegetable with a dark green leaf / also called 油菜 落 叶 层 luò yè céng leaf litter 叶 子 列 yè zi liè leaf arrangement / phyllotaxy (botany) 叶 序 yè xù leaf arrangement / phyllotaxy (botany) 叶 脉 序 yè mài xù leaf venation (botany) / the pattern of veins on a leaf, characteristic of each species 金 银 箔 jīn yín bó gold and silver foil / gold and silver leaf 银 叶 yín yè silver leaf 香 菜 叶 xiāng cài yè coriander leaf 香 叶 xiāng yè bay leaf / laurel leaf 黄 腰 柳 莺 huáng yāo liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Pallas's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus proregulus) 艾 叶 ài yè mugwort leaf (TCM) / Folium Artemisiae argyi 钢 板 弹 簧 leaf spring 古 柯 叶 gǔ kē yè coca leaf 咖 啡 叶 锈 病 kā fēi yè xiù bìng coffee leaf rust 斑 鸠 菊 bān jiū jú bitter leaf 以 联 合 国 做 掩 饰 yǐ lián hé guó zuò yǎn shì UN fig leaf 打 着 联 合 国 的 旗 号 UN fig leaf 叶 面 积 指 数 leaf area index 叶 菜 yè cài leaf vegetables 银 叶 猴 yín yè hóu silvered leaf monkey / silvered langur 以 人 道 主 义 作 掩 饰 yǐ rén dào zhǔ yì zuò yǎn shì humanitarian fig leaf / humanitarian alibi / humanitarian substitute (for political or military action) 打 着 人 道 主 义 的 旗 号 humanitarian fig leaf / humanitarian alibi / humanitarian substitute (for political or military action) 叶 尖 枯 萎 tip burn on leaf 绿 叶 民 主 协 会 Green Leaf for Democracy 咀 嚼 古 柯 叶 coca leaf chewing 古 柯 叶 问 题 协 商 小 组 Consultative Group on Coca Leaf Problems 大 麻 叶 cannabis leaf 金 漆 jīn qī copper paint / fake gold leaf 艾 炭 ài tàn carbonized mugwort leaf (TCM) / Folium Artemisiae argyi carbonisatum 艾 叶 油 ài yè yóu mugwort leaf oil (TCM) / also called wormwood leaf oil / Oleum folii Artemisiae argyi 艾 叶 炭 ài yè tàn carbonized mugwort leaf (used in TCM) / Folium Artemisiae argyi carbonisatum 柳 莺 liǔ yīng willow warbler / leaf warbler 秦 艽 qín jiāo large leaf gentian (Gentiana macrophylla) 翻 检 fān jiǎn to rummage / to look through / to leaf through 翻 篇 儿 fān piān r to turn a page / (fig.) to turn over a new leaf 颤 抖 不 已 chàn dǒu bù yǐ to shake like a leaf (idiom) 冠 纹 柳 莺 guān wén liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Claudia's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus claudiae) 四 川 柳 莺 Sì chuān liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Sichuan leaf warbler (Phylloscopus forresti) 堪 察 加 柳 莺 kān chá jiā liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Kamchatka leaf warbler (Phylloscopus examinandus) 峨 眉 柳 莺 é méi liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Emei leaf warbler (Phylloscopus emeiensis) 库 页 岛 柳 莺 Kù yè Dǎo liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Sakhalin leaf warbler (Phylloscopus borealoides) 日 本 柳 莺 Rì běn liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Japanese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus xanthodryas) 海 南 柳 莺 Hǎi nán liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Hainan leaf warbler (Phylloscopus hainanus) 淡 眉 柳 莺 dàn méi liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Hume's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus humei) 灰 岩 柳 莺 huī yán liǔ yīng (bird species of China) limestone leaf warbler (Phylloscopus calciatilis) 灰 脚 柳 莺 huī jiǎo liǔ yīng (bird species of China) pale-legged leaf warbler (Phylloscopus tenellipes) 乌 嘴 柳 莺 wū zuǐ liǔ yīng (bird species of China) large-billed leaf warbler (Phylloscopus magnirostris) 甘 肃 柳 莺 Gān sù liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Gansu leaf warbler (Phylloscopus kansuensis) 白 斑 尾 柳 莺 bái bān wěi liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Kloss's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ogilviegranti) 饭 岛 柳 莺 Fàn dǎo liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Ijima's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ijimae) 华 南 冠 纹 柳 莺 Huá nán guān wén liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Hartert's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus goodsoni) 华 西 柳 莺 Huá xī liǔ yīng (bird species of China) alpine leaf warbler (Phylloscopus occisinensis) 西 南 冠 纹 柳 莺 xī nán guān wén liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Blyth's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus reguloides)