大方 dà fāng expert / scholar / mother earth / a type of green tea syn 蔚蓝 蔚藍 wèi lán azure / sky-blue syn 碧眼 bì yǎn blue eyes 绩优股 績優股 jì yōu gǔ gilt-edged stock / blue chip stock 墨绿 墨綠 mò lǜ dark green / forest green syn 碧螺春 bì luó chūn biluochun or pi lo chun, a type of green tea grown in the Dongting Mountain region near Lake Tai 太湖[Tai4 Hu2], Jiangsu 返青 fǎn qīng (of plants) to turn green again / to revegetate 橄榄绿 橄欖綠 gǎn lǎn lǜ olive-green (color) 青 qīng green / blue / black / youth / young (of people) syn 绿 綠 lǜ green / (slang) (derived from 綠帽子|绿帽子[lu:4 mao4 zi5]) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend) syn 蓝 藍 lán blue / indigo plant syn 绿色 綠色 lǜ sè green 蓝色 藍色 lán sè blue (color) 绿化 綠化 lǜ huà to make green with plants / to reforest / (Internet slang) Islamization 蓝天 藍天 lán tiān blue sky syn 青山 qīng shān green hills / (the good) life syn 绿茶 綠茶 lǜ chá green tea / (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative / a girl who has these qualities 深蓝 深藍 shēn lán dark blue syn 绿地 綠地 lǜ dì green area (e.g. urban park or garden) syn 五彩 wǔ cǎi five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue) / multicolored syn 绿叶 綠葉 lǜ yè green leaf / (fig.) actor playing a supporting role 蓝筹股 藍籌股 lán chóu gǔ blue chip stock 苍穹 蒼穹 cāng qióng the blue dome of heaven syn 青菜 qīng cài green vegetables / Chinese cabbage syn 碧绿 碧綠 bì lǜ dark green syn 翠绿 翠綠 cuì lǜ greenish-blue / emerald green syn 青天 qīng tiān clear sky / blue sky / upright and honorable (official) syn 清茶 qīng chá green tea / only tea (without food) 天蓝 天藍 tiān lán sky blue syn 眼红 眼紅 yǎn hóng to covet / envious / jealous / green with envy / infuriated / furious syn 青筋 qīng jīn veins / blue veins syn 淡蓝色 淡藍色 dàn lán sè light blue 绿草 綠草 lǜ cǎo green grass 青椒 qīng jiāo Capsicum annuum / green pepper syn 绿灯 綠燈 lǜ dēng green light (traffic signal) / (fig.) permission to proceed syn 绿卡 綠卡 lǜ kǎ permanent residency permit (originally referred specifically to the US green card) 蓝领 藍領 lán lǐng blue-collar / blue-collar worker 踏青 tà qīng lit. tread the green / go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green) / spring hike season around Qingming festival 清明, 4th-6th April syn 晴天霹雳 晴天霹靂 qíng tiān pī lì lit. thunderclap from a clear sky (idiom) / fig. a bolt from the blue syn 苍龙 蒼龍 cāng lóng Blue Dragon, other name of the Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙 (the seven mansions of the east sky) syn 炉火纯青 爐火純青 lú huǒ chún qīng lit. the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom) / fig. (of an art, a technique etc) brought to the point of perfection syn 青花 qīng huā blue and white (porcelain) 千载难逢 千載難逢 qiān zǎi nán féng extremely rare (idiom) / once in a blue moon syn 青翠 qīng cuì fresh and green / verdant syn 绿水 綠水 lǜ shuǐ green water / crystal-clear water syn 遍体鳞伤 遍體鱗傷 biàn tǐ lín shāng covered all over with cuts and bruises / beaten black and blue / be a mass of bruises syn 杀青 殺青 shā qīng to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc) / to finalize / to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves) syn 沧海桑田 滄海桑田 cāng hǎi sāng tián lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom) / fig. the transformations of the world syn 青山绿水 青山綠水 qīng shān lǜ shuǐ lit. green hills and clear waters / pleasant country scene (idiom) syn 碧蓝 碧藍 bì lán dark blue syn 墨绿色 墨綠色 mò lǜ sè dark or deep green syn 葱花 蔥花 cōng huā chopped green onions 灯红酒绿 燈紅酒綠 dēng hóng jiǔ lǜ lanterns red, wine green (idiom) / feasting and pleasure-seeking / debauched and corrupt environment syn 绿油油 綠油油 lǜ yóu yóu lush green / verdant syn 青葱 青蔥 qīng cōng scallion / green onion / verdant / lush green syn 嫩绿 嫩綠 nèn lǜ tender green / soft green syn 青出于蓝 青出於藍 qīng chū yú lán lit. green is born of blue, but beats blue (idiom) / fig. the student becomes superior to the master / same as couplet 青出於藍,而勝於藍|青出于蓝,而胜于蓝 syn 黄绿 黃綠 huáng lǜ yellow-green 豆角 dòu jiǎo string bean / snap bean / green bean syn 碧空 bì kōng the blue sky syn 蓝龙 藍龍 lán lóng blue 毛豆 máo dòu immature green soy beans, either still in the pod (edamame) or removed from the pod syn 黄绿色 黃綠色 huáng lǜ sè yellow green 蓝月亮 藍月亮 lán yuè liang Blue Moon, a hypothetical planet 葱郁 蔥鬱 cōng yù verdant / lush green and full of life syn 青豆 qīng dòu green soybean / green peas 不分青红皂白 不分青紅皂白 bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom) / not to distinguish between right and wrong 小葱 小蔥 xiǎo cōng green onion / spring onion syn 绿帽子 綠帽子 lǜ mào zi green hat (figuratively, a symbol of being a cuckold) 绿营 綠營 lǜ yíng Green Standard Army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units 龙井茶 龍井茶 lóng jǐng chá Longjing tea, aka Dragon Well tea, a high-quality pan-roasted green tea from the area of Longjing Village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang 深绿 深綠 shēn lǜ dark green syn 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 石青 shí qīng azurite / copper azurite 2CuCO3-Cu(OH)2 / azure blue 开绿灯 開綠燈 kāi lǜ dēng to give the green light / to give the go-ahead syn 四季豆 sì jì dòu green bean / French bean / runner bean syn 青花瓷 qīng huā cí blue and white porcelain 青贮 青貯 qīng zhù silage / green fodder 宝蓝 寶藍 bǎo lán sapphire blue syn 孔雀石绿 孔雀石綠 kǒng què shí lǜ malachite green 蓝鲸 藍鯨 lán jīng blue whale 藏青色 zàng qīng sè navy blue 绿藻 綠藻 lǜ zǎo green algae / chlorella (dietary supplement) 绿肥 綠肥 lǜ féi green manure 蓝色基因 藍色基因 lán sè jī yīn Blue 不问青红皂白 不問青紅皂白 bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom) / not to distinguish between right and wrong 蓝藻 藍藻 lán zǎo cyanobacterium (blue-green alga) 青瓦台 青瓦臺 qīng wǎ tái the Blue House (or Cheong Wa Dae), formerly the residence of the president of South Korea in Seoul (1948-2022), now a public park 葱翠 蔥翠 cōng cuì fresh green syn 青天霹雳 青天霹靂 qīng tiān pī lì thunder from a clear sky (idiom) / a bolt from the blue 青饲料 青飼料 qīng sì liào silage / green fodder 苍 蒼 cāng dark blue / deep green / ash-gray syn 碧 bì green jade / bluish green / blue / jade syn 翠 cuì bluish-green / green jade syn 葱 蔥 cōng scallion / green onion syn 沧 滄 cāng (bound form) (of water, esp. the ocean) deep blue-green / (literary) cold 黝 yǒu black / dark green 缥 縹 piǎo (literary) light blue / (literary) light blue silk fabric 蝈 蟈 guō small green cicada or frog (meaning unclear, possibly onom.) / see 蟈蟈|蝈蝈 long-horned grasshopper 