炝 熗 qiàng to briefly boil (a vegetable etc), then dress with soy sauce, oil, vinegar etc / to briefly stir-fry (meat, chopped spring onions etc), then add to other ingredients and cook further syn 傻瓜干面 傻瓜乾麵 shǎ guā gān miàn boiled noodles served without broth, topped with just a sprinkle of oil and some chopped spring onions, to which customers add vinegar, soy sauce or chili oil according to their taste 辣 là hot (spicy) / pungent / (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting / to burn syn 韱 xiān wild onions or leeks 五辛素 wǔ xīn sù (adjective) non-Buddhist vegetarian (allowing strong-smelling vegetables like garlic and onions) 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 青葱 青蔥 qīng cōng scallion / green onion / verdant / lush green syn 嫩绿 嫩綠 nèn lǜ tender green / soft green syn 墨绿 墨綠 mò lǜ dark green / forest green syn 青豆 qīng dòu green soybean / green peas 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 碧 bì green jade / bluish green / blue / jade syn 翠 cuì bluish-green / green jade syn 绿草如茵 綠草如茵 lǜ cǎo rú yīn green grass like cushion (idiom) / green meadow so inviting to sleep on 青枣 青棗 qīng zǎo blue or green jujube / Chinese green date 碧草如茵 bì cǎo rú yīn green grass like cushion (idiom) / green meadow so inviting to sleep on 幽绿 幽綠 yōu lǜ moss green / dark sea green 红顶绿鸠 紅頂綠鳩 hóng dǐng lǜ jiū (bird species of China) whistling green pigeon / Taiwan green pigeon (Treron formosae) 绿皮车 綠皮車 lǜ pí chē 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) 青绿 青綠 qīng lǜ lush green / dark green / turquoise syn 劈柴 pǐ chái chopped wood / firewood 蒸 zhēng to evaporate / (of cooking) to steam / torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old) / finely chopped firewood (old) syn 脍 膾 kuài chopped meat or fish 齑 齏 jī finely chopped meat or vegetables / powdered or fragmentary 脞 cuǒ chopped meat / trifles 粩 lāo a traditional pastry of Taiwan and Fujian which is fried, then coated with maltose and rolled in sesame seeds or chopped peanuts etc / Taiwan pr. [lao3] 鱠 kuài chopped meat or fish 丁丁炒面 dīng dīng chǎo miàn chopped fried noodles 爿 pán classifier for strips of land or bamboo, shops, factories etc / slit bamboo or chopped wood (dialect) 食不厌精，脍不厌细 食不厭精，膾不厭細 shí bù yàn jīng , kuài bù yàn xì lit. to eat but finely ground grain and finely chopped meat (idiom, from Analects) / fig. to be fastidious about one's food 劈柴 pǐ chai chopped wood / firewood 剁椒 duò jiāo pickled chopped chilies (usually used as a condiment) 绿色 綠色 lǜ sè green 绿化 綠化 lǜ huà to make green with plants / to reforest / (Internet slang) Islamization 大方 dà fāng expert / scholar / mother earth / a type of green tea 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 绿地 綠地 lǜ dì green area (e.g. urban park or garden) syn 青色 qīng sè cyan / blue-green syn 绿叶 綠葉 lǜ yè green leaf / (fig.) actor playing a supporting role 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 清茶 qīng chá green tea / only tea (without food) 眼红 眼紅 yǎn hóng to covet / envious / jealous / green with envy / infuriated / furious syn 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) 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 青翠 qīng cuì fresh and green / verdant syn 绿水 綠水 lǜ shuǐ green water / crystal-clear water 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 青山绿水 青山綠水 qīng shān lǜ shuǐ lit. green hills and clear waters / pleasant country scene (idiom) syn 墨绿色 墨綠色 mò lǜ sè dark or deep green syn 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 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 葱郁 蔥鬱 cōng yù verdant / lush green and full of life syn 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 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 青贮 青貯 qīng zhù silage / green fodder 孔雀石绿 孔雀石綠 kǒng què shí lǜ malachite green 返青 fǎn qīng (of plants) to turn green again / to revegetate 绿藻 綠藻 lǜ zǎo green algae / chlorella (dietary supplement) 橄榄绿 橄欖綠 gǎn lǎn lǜ olive-green (color) 绿肥 綠肥 lǜ féi green manure 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) 葱翠 蔥翠 cōng cuì fresh green syn 青 qīng green / blue / black / youth / young (of people) syn 青饲料 青飼料 qīng sì liào silage / green fodder 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 苍 蒼 cāng dark blue / deep green / ash-gray 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 蝈 蟈 guō small green cicada or frog (meaning unclear, possibly onom.) / see 蟈蟈|蝈蝈 long-horned grasshopper 芊 qiān green / luxuriant growth 螗 táng variety of small cicada with a green back and a clear song (in ancient books) syn 菉 lù Arthraxon ciliare / green / rhodacene 柳绿花红 柳綠花紅 liǔ lǜ huā hóng lit. green willows and red flowers (idiom) / fig. all the colors of spring 碧海青天 bì hǎi qīng tiān green sea, blue sky (idiom) / sea and sky merge in one shade / loneliness of faithful widow 花红柳绿 花紅柳綠 huā hóng liǔ lǜ red flowers and green willow / all the colors of spring syn 金碧荧煌 金碧熒煌 jīn bì yíng huáng splendid in green and gold (idiom) / looking radiant 青梅竹马 青梅竹馬 qīng méi zhú mǎ lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom) / fig. innocent children's games / childhood sweethearts / a couple who grew up as childhood friends syn 碧瓦 bì wǎ green / glazed tile 蛋花汤 蛋花湯 dàn huā tāng clear soup containing beaten egg and green leafy vegetable / eggdrop soup 