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绿
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Definitions
- 1. green
- 2. (slang) (derived from 綠帽子|绿帽子[lu:4 mào zi]) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)
Words Containing 绿
(bird species of China) ashy-headed green pigeon (Treron phayrei)
broccoli
(bird species of China) whistling green pigeon (Treron formosae)
evergreen tree
(bird species of China) green-legged partridge (Arborophila chloropus)
Li Lüyuan (1707-1790), Qing dynasty writer, author of novel Lamp in the Side Street 岐路燈|岐路灯[qí lù dēng]
Yalu River, forming part of the China-Korea border
beryl
green area (e.g. urban park or garden)
permanent residency permit (originally referred specifically to the US green card)
verdant
green pest prevention and control; environmentally friendly methods of pest control and prevention
(bird species of China) green-billed malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis)
Lüdao or Lutao township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan
army green
(of women) grieved appearance (idiom)
young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)
(bird species of China) pin-tailed green pigeon (Treron apicauda)
diabase (geology)
oasis
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
green in the face (idiom)
(dialect) flaming mad
same as 綠營|绿营[lu:4 yíng], Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
(bird species of China) thick-billed green pigeon (Treron curvirostra)
lit. green willows and red flowers (idiom)
grassy area
green light (traffic signal)
(bird species of China) Eurasian teal (Anas crecca)
ophiolite melange (geology)
(bird species of China) green-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis)
(bird species of China) Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
dark green
chlorophyll
ophiolite (geology)
true hero of Greenwood (refers to popular hero in Robin Hood style)
yellow green
(bird species of China) great iora (Aegithina lafresnayei)
(bird species of China) striated heron (Butorides striata)
(bird species of China) green shrike-babbler (Pteruthius xanthochlorus)
light green
green grass
green tea
(bird species of China) green bee-eater (Merops orientalis)
dark green
green water
(bird species of China) green peafowl (Pavo muticus)
trivial
green and lush
Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
see 戴綠帽子|戴绿帽子[dài lu:4 mào zi]
Lüyuan district of Changchun city 長春市|长春市[cháng chūn shì], Jilin
football field
(bird species of China) hooded pitta (Pitta sordida)
Green Standard Army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
patina
turquoise (gemstone)
(bird species of China) flavescent bulbul (Pycnonotus flavescens)
to give the green light
(bird species of China) lineated barbet (Megalaima lineata)
green train (slow, noisy, unairconditioned train with forest green livery and yellow trim that ran on the Chinese railway system from the 1950s, phased out in the early 21st century)
lit. green hills and clear waters
(of a stock price or market index) currently lower than at the previous day's close
(bird species of China) green-backed flycatcher (Ficedula elisae)
evergreen
(bird species of China) wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenurus)
Lüdao or Lutao township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan
little green men from Mars
tender green; soft green
mung bean
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
(bird species of China) eastern olivaceous warbler (Iduna pallida)
broccoli
green vitriol (ferrous sulfate FeSO4:7H2O)
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
(bird species of China) green-winged teal (Anas carolinensis)
(Baghdad) green zone
(bird species of China) scaly-bellied woodpecker (Picus squamatus)
trees
green
ophiolite (geology)
greenish-blue
(bird species of China) Indochinese green magpie (Cissa hypoleuca)
(bird species of China) Chinese monal (Lophophorus lhuysii)
traffic light
chrysoprase (mineral)
(bird species of China) greenish warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)
chloroplast
(bird species of China) Japanese cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus)
place in Hubei, the starting point for a major rebellion at the end of Western Han
(bird species of China) green-backed tit (Parus monticolus)
(derog.) Islam
(bird species of China) streak-throated woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus)
lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking
(bird species of China) yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicopterus)
red flowers and green willow
worldwide green parties
chlorite (geology)
dark or deep green
(bird species of China) common emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica)
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
tree shade
yellow-green
greenish-blue
(bird species of China) rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
lush green
green tea
biliverdin
olive-green (color)
green alder (Alnus viridis)
Wrigley's Doublemint (brand)
chrysoprase (mineral)
Paris green
(bird species of China) striated bulbul (Pycnonotus striatus)
see 綠豆椪|绿豆椪[lu:4 dòu pèng]
evergreen plant
blue-and-green landscape (genre of landscape painting originating in the Tang dynasty, in which blues and greens predominate)
(bird species of China) mountain bulbul (Ixos mcclellandii)
emerald
Greenpeace (environmental network)
green area (e.g. urban park or garden)
Lüchun county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
(bird species of China) red-collared woodpecker (Picus rabieri)
light green
green leaf
mallard
mung bean cake (pastry with a rounded top, containing a sweet or savory filling made with cooked mung beans)
(bird species of China) common green magpie (Cissa chinensis)
(bird species of China) laced woodpecker (Picus vittatus)
green paper (government report proposing policies and inviting discussion)
bright-colored
(bird species of China) fulvous-chested jungle flycatcher (Rhinomyias olivacea)
dark green
lush green; verdant
(bird species of China) fire-tailed myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura)
green algae
(bird species of China) two-barred warbler (Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus)
(of an area) to have trees with shade-giving foliage; (of a road) to be tree-lined
\green tea bitch\, a girl who seems innocent and charming but is actually calculating and manipulative
(bird species of China) green cochoa (Cochoa viridis)
green light (traffic signal)
shade (of a tree)
young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)
oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica)
moss green
ophiolite belt (geology)
clean, unadulterated food product
(bird species of China) green imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea)
to make green with plants
Lüyuan district of Changchun city 長春市|长春市[cháng chūn shì], Jilin
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
(bird species of China) mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
broccoli
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet (the colors of the rainbow)
dark green
to greenwash
to make green with plants
Lüxi county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
bright green; chartreuse
brightly colored
green
to greenwash
(bird species of China) orange-breasted green pigeon (Treron bicinctus)
green manure
verdigris
green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on