胖子 pàng zi fat person / fatty syn 大块头 大塊頭 dà kuài tóu heavy man / fat man / lunkhead / lummox / lug syn 脂肪 zhī fáng fat (in the body, in a plant, or in food) syn 肥胖 féi pàng fat / obese syn 叶子 葉子 yè zi leaf (CL:片[pian4]) / (slang) marijuana syn 肥肉 féi ròu fat (e.g. pork fat) / fatty meat / (fig.) a gold mine / cash cow syn 油脂 yóu zhī grease / oil / fat 脱脂 脫脂 tuō zhī to remove fat / to skim (milk) 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 发胖 發胖 fā pàng to put on weight / to get fat syn 绿叶 綠葉 lǜ yè green leaf / (fig.) actor playing a supporting role 枫叶 楓葉 fēng yè maple leaf syn 肥大 féi dà (of clothes) baggy / loose / (of a person) fat / stout / (medicine) hypertrophy syn 发福 發福 fā fú to put on weight / to get fat (a sign of prosperity, so a compliment) syn 烟叶 煙葉 yān yè leaf tobacco 秋叶 秋葉 qiū yè autumn leaf 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 油膏 yóu gāo semi-solid fat-based substance / (medicine) ointment 遮羞布 zhē xiū bù loincloth / (fig.) fig leaf / CL:塊|块[kuai4] 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 枯叶 枯葉 kū yè dead leaf / withered leaf 动物油 動物油 dòng wù yóu animal fat 蒲扇 pú shàn palm-leaf fan / cattail-leaf fan 赘肉 贅肉 zhuì ròu excess flesh / unwanted fat / flab / bulge 四叶草 四葉草 sì yè cǎo four-leaf clover 月桂 yuè guì laurel (Laurus nobilis) / bay tree / bay leaf 互生 hù shēng alternate leaf arrangement (botany) 高脂血症 gāo zhī xuè zhèng high blood fat disease / hyperlipidemia / hypertriglyceridemia 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) 子叶 子葉 zǐ yè cotyledon (first embryonic leaf) 芭蕉扇 bā jiāo shàn palm-leaf fan syn 油 yóu oil / fat / grease / petroleum / to apply tung oil, paint or varnish / oily / greasy / glib / cunning syn 莱 萊 lái name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc) / Chenopodium album syn 胖 pàng fat / plump syn 页 頁 yè page / leaf syn 肥 féi fat / fertile / loose-fitting or large / to fertilize / to become rich by illegal means / fertilizer / manure syn 叶 葉 yè leaf / page / lobe / (historical) period / classifier for small boats syn 脂 zhī fat / rouge (cosmetics) / resin 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 藜 lí name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc) / Chenopodium album 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 奘 zhuǎng fat / stout syn 复叶 複葉 fù yè compound leaf (botany) 乳脂 rǔ zhī cream / milk fat 膘肥 biāo féi (of a stock animal) well-fed / fat 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) 脂膏 zhī gāo fat / grease / riches / fortune / fruits of one's labor syn 肪 fáng animal fat 缨 纓 yīng tassel / sth shaped like a tassel (e.g. a leaf etc) / ribbon syn 腴 yú fat on belly / fertile / rich syn 周润发 周潤發 zhōu rùn fā Chow Yun-Fat (1955-), Hong Kong TV and film star 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 食言而肥 shí yán ér féi lit. to grow fat eating one's words (idiom) / fig. not to live up to one's promises syn 民脂民膏 mín zhī mín gāo lit. the fat and wealth of the people (idiom) / the nation's hard-won wealth (esp. as an object of unscrupulous exploitation) / the people's blood, sweat and tears syn 臇 juǎn fat, rich / a stew of fish 脝 hēng fat / bloated 膋 liáo fat on intestines 臕 biāo fat / gross, sleek 乘坚策肥 乘堅策肥 chéng jiān cè féi to live in luxury / lit. to ride a solid carriage pulled by fat horses 肥头大耳 肥頭大耳 féi tóu dà ěr fat / plump / chubby 饫甘餍肥 飫甘饜肥 yù gān yàn féi to live off the fat of the land (idiom) / to have a luxurious lifestyle 膆 sù (literary) fat / the crop of a bird (variant of 嗉[su4]) 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 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 说你胖你就喘 說你胖你就喘 shuō nǐ pàng nǐ jiù chuǎn lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom) / fig. Hey! I pay you a compliment, and you start bragging! (typically jocular and teasing) / flattery, like perfume, should be smelled, not swallowed 肥膘 féi biāo body fat, esp. the layer of fat under the skin (used in reference to humans, animals or meat) 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 月桂叶 月桂葉 yuè guì yè bay leaf / laurel leaf 叶脉序 葉脈序 yè mài xù leaf venation (botany) / the pattern of veins on a leaf, characteristic of each species 香叶 香葉 xiāng yè bay leaf / laurel leaf 艾叶油 艾葉油 ài yè yóu mugwort leaf oil (TCM) / also called wormwood leaf oil / Oleum folii Artemisiae argyi 棕叶 棕葉 zòng yè leaf (usually bamboo or reed leaf) used to wrap 粽子[zong4 zi5] sticky rice dumplings 粽叶 粽葉 zòng yè leaf (usually bamboo or reed leaf) used to wrap sticky rice dumplings 粽子[zong4zi5] 档案分配区 檔案分配區 dàng àn fēn pèi qū file allocation table / FAT 蹲膘 dūn biāo to fatten cattle in a shed / to become fat 腯 tú fat (of pigs) 煠 yè to fry in fat or oil / to scald 低脂 dī zhī low fat 动物脂肪 動物脂肪 dòng wù zhī fáng animal fat 反式脂肪 fǎn shì zhī fáng trans fat / trans-isomer fatty acid 囊揣 nāng chuài soft, fat meat of pig's belly / sow's sagging teats / weakling / flabby person / also written 囊膪 囊膪 nāng chuài soft, fat meat of pig's belly / sow's sagging teats / weakling / flabby person / also written 囊揣 植物脂肪 zhí wù zhī fáng vegetable fat 濯濯 zhuó zhuó bare and bald (of mountains) / bright and brilliant / fat and sleek syn 盐酸克仑特罗 鹽酸克侖特羅 yán suān kè lún tè luō clenbuterol hydrochloride (diet pill that burns fat) / e.g. Spiropent 肥实 肥實 féi shí plump (of fruit) / fat (of meat) / fertile (of land) syn 腽肭 膃肭 wà nà fur seal / (literary) fat / obese 