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"autumn leaf" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
秋叶 秋葉 qiū yè autumn leaf
Chinese Pinyin Translation
秋天 qiū tiān autumn / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
秋季 qiū jì autumn / fall syn
叶子 葉子 yè zi leaf (CL:片[pian4]) / (slang) marijuana syn
老年 lǎo nián elderly / old age / autumn of one's years syn
四季 sì jì four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1] syn
脱胎换骨 脫胎換骨 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) syn
改邪归正 改邪歸正 gǎi xié guī zhèng to mend one's ways (idiom) / to turn over a new leaf syn
绿叶 綠葉 lǜ yè green leaf / (fig.) actor playing a supporting role
枫叶 楓葉 fēng yè maple leaf syn
烟叶 煙葉 yān yè leaf tobacco
伯乐 伯樂 bó lè Bole (a man who lived during Spring and Autumn Period, reputed to be able to spot a good horse) / a person who is good at spotting talent
霸主 bà zhǔ a powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) / overlord / hegemon
秋波 qiū bō autumn ripples / (fig.) luminous eyes of a woman / amorous glance syn
枝叶 枝葉 zhī yè branch and leaf syn
金箔 jīn bó gold leaf
贴金 貼金 tiē jīn to cover (a statue) with gold leaf / to gild / (fig.) to prettify / to glorify
春秋 chūn qiū spring and autumn / four seasons / year / a person's age / annals (used in book titles) syn
遮羞布 zhē xiū bù loincloth / (fig.) fig leaf / CL:塊|块[kuai4] syn
飘零 飄零 piāo líng to fall and wither (like autumn leaves) / (fig.) drifting and homeless syn
芥菜 jiè cài leaf mustard (Brassica juncea) / also pr. [gai4cai4] syn
叶片 葉片 yè piàn blade (of propellor) / vane / leaf syn
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 syn
秋水 qiū shuǐ limpid autumn waters (trad. description of girl's beautiful eyes) syn
枯叶 枯葉 kū yè dead leaf / withered leaf
四时 四時 sì shí the four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1] syn
秋色 qiū sè colors of autumn / autumn scenery syn
中秋 zhōng qiū the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month syn
月饼 月餅 yuè bǐng mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)
秋风 秋風 qiū fēng autumn wind / autumn breeze syn
深秋 shēn qiū late autumn syn
小春 xiǎo chūn 10th month of the lunar calendar / Indian summer / crops sown in late autumn syn
秋高气爽 秋高氣爽 qiū gāo qì shuǎng clear and refreshing autumn weather
明察秋毫 míng chá qiū háo lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. perceptive of even the finest detail syn
秋分 qiū fēn Qiufen or Autumn Equinox, 16th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd September-7th October
中秋节 中秋節 zhōng qiū jié the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month syn
秋雨 qiū yǔ autumn rain
板油 bǎn yóu leaf fat / leaf lard syn
秋凉 秋涼 qiū liáng the cool of autumn syn
蒲扇 pú shàn palm-leaf fan / cattail-leaf fan
六经 六經 liù jīng Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Book of Rites 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], the lost Book of Music 樂經|乐经[Yue4 jing1], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1] syn
秋老虎 qiū lǎo hǔ hot spell during autumn / Indian summer
孙子 孫子 sūn zǐ Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sun1 Wu3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] syn
金秋 jīn qiū fall / autumn syn
管子 guǎn zǐ Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 of Spring and Autumn period / Guanzi, classical book containing writings of Guan Zhong and his school syn
春秋战国 春秋戰國 chūn qiū zhàn guó the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods
初秋 chū qiū early autumn / 7th month of the lunar calendar
肃杀 肅殺 sù shā austere / stern / harsh / somber and desolate (autumn or winter)
四叶草 四葉草 sì yè cǎo four-leaf clover
管仲 guǎn zhòng Guan Zhong (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 of Spring and Autumn period / known as Guangzi 管子
立秋 lì qiū Liqiu or Start of Autumn, 13th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-22nd August
月桂 yuè guì laurel (Laurus nobilis) / bay tree / bay leaf
五经 五經 wǔ jīng the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1], the Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
两河 兩河 liǎng hé the areas to the north and south of the Yellow River (in the Spring and Autumn Period) / Mesopotamia
互生 hù shēng alternate leaf arrangement (botany)
秋游 秋遊 qiū yóu autumn outing / autumn excursion
青黄不接 青黃不接 qīng huáng bù jiē lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom) / the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop / temporary deficit in manpower or resources / unable to make ends meet syn
孙武 孫武 sūn wǔ Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
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 syn
叶脉 葉脈 yè mài venation (pattern of veins on a leaf)
秋霜 qiū shuāng autumn frost / fig. white hair as sign of old age
仲秋 仲鞦 zhòng qiū second month of autumn / 8th month of the lunar calendar syn
秋粮 秋糧 qiū liáng autumn grain crops
子叶 子葉 zǐ yè cotyledon (first embryonic leaf)
秋景 qiū jǐng autumn scenery / harvest season syn
芭蕉扇 bā jiāo shàn palm-leaf fan syn
秋播 qiū bō sowing in autumn (for a crop in spring)
早秋 zǎo qiū early autumn
五霸 wǔ bà the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
页 頁 yè page / leaf syn
叶 葉 yè leaf / page / lobe / (historical) period / classifier for small boats syn
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 syn
改过自新 改過自新 gǎi guò zì xīn to reform and start afresh (idiom) / to turn over a new leaf syn
扉 fēi door with only one leaf syn
叶落归根 葉落歸根 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. syn
复叶 複葉 fù yè compound leaf (botany)
秋燥 qiū zào autumn dryness disease (TCM)
黄昏恋 黃昏戀 huáng hūn liàn fig. romantic relationship between an elderly couple / falling in love in the autumn of one's life
龟背竹 龜背竹 guī bèi zhú split-leaf philodendron / Monstera deliciosa
番泻叶 番瀉葉 fān xiè yè senna leaf (Folium sennae)
缨 纓 yīng tassel / sth shaped like a tassel (e.g. a leaf etc) / ribbon syn
悔过自新 悔過自新 huǐ guò zì xīn to repent and start afresh (idiom) / to turn over a new leaf syn
一叶障目 一葉障目 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 syn
秋后算账 秋後算賬 qiū hòu suàn zhàng lit. to settle accounts after autumn (idiom) / fig. to settle scores at an opportune time
秋令 qiū lìng autumn / autumn weather syn
玉露 yù lù gyokuro (shaded Japanese green tea) / (old) early-morning autumn dew / fine liquor
飔 颸 sī cool breeze of autumn
一叶知秋 一葉知秋 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
秋收起义 秋收起義 qiū shōu qǐ yì Autumn Harvest Uprising (1927), insurrection in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces led by Mao Zedong
诸子百家 諸子百家 zhū zǐ bǎi jiā the Hundred Schools of Thought, the various schools of thought and their exponents during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC)
冰壶秋月 冰壺秋月 bīng hú qiū yuè jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡) / fig. spotless white and pure / flawless person
秋荼密网 秋荼密網 qiū tú mì wǎng flowering autumn grass, fine net (idiom) / fig. abundant and exacting punishments prescribed by law
秋风扫落叶 秋風掃落葉 qiū fēng sǎo luò yè lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom) / to drive out the old and make a clean sweep
秋风过耳 秋風過耳 qiū fēng guò ěr lit. as the autumn breeze passes the ear (idiom) / not in the least concerned syn
花朝月夕 huā zhāo yuè xī a beautiful day / cf Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August syn
落叶归根 落葉歸根 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 syn
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
双节 雙節 shuāng jié combined Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day (occurring when the Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋節|中秋节[Zhong1 qiu1 jie2] falls on October 1st, as in 1982, 2001 and 2020) / binodal / two-section
对生 對生 duì shēng (botany) opposite leaf arrangement / paired leaf arrangement
月桂树叶 月桂樹葉 yuè guì shù yè laurel leaf / bay leaf
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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