叶子 葉子 yè zi leaf (CL:片[pian4]) / (slang) marijuana 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 猪油 豬油 zhū yóu lard 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 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 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 蒲扇 pú shàn palm-leaf fan / cattail-leaf fan 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) 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 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) 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 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 荤油 葷油 hūn yóu lard / animal fat syn 大油 dà yóu lard syn 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] 捕虫叶 捕蟲葉 bǔ chóng yè insect-catching leaf 不完全叶 不完全葉 bù wán quán yè (botany) an incomplete leaf – one that lacks a lamina, petiole, or stipule 盖菜 蓋菜 gài cài leaf mustard syn 弃旧图新 棄舊圖新 qì jiù tú xīn to turn over a new leaf syn 叶口蝠科 葉口蝠科 yè kǒu fú kē (zoology) New World leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomidae) 互生叶 互生葉 hù shēng yè alternate phyllotaxy (leaf pattern) 台湾叶鼻蝠 台灣葉鼻蝠 tái wān yè bí fú Formosan leaf-nosed bat 吹叶机 吹葉機 chuī yè jī leaf blower (machine) 单子叶 單子葉 dān zǐ yè monocotyledon (plant family distinguished by single embryonic leaf, includes grasses, orchids and lilies) 孕穗 yùn suì (grain farming) booting (i.e. the swelling of the leaf sheath due to panicle growth) syn 牛樟 niú zhāng Cinnamomum kanehirae / small-leaf camphor / stout camphor (indigenous to Taiwan) 皱叶欧芹 皺葉歐芹 zhòu yè ōu qín curled-leaf parsley (Petroselinum crispum) 细叶脉 細葉脈 xì yè mài veinlet in a leaf 网状脉 網狀脈 wǎng zhuàng mài netted veins / reticulated veins (of a leaf etc) / stockwork (geology) 羽状复叶 羽狀複葉 yǔ zhuàng fù yè bipinnate leaf (in phyllotaxy) 脱骨换胎 脫骨換胎 tuō gǔ huàn tāi 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 芫荽叶 芫荽葉 yán sui yè coriander leaf 芸苔子 yún tái zǐ rape (Brassica campestris L.) / rapeseed plant / canola plant / a common vegetable with a dark green leaf / also called 油菜 落叶层 落葉層 luò yè céng leaf litter 叶子列 葉子列 yè zi liè leaf arrangement / phyllotaxy (botany) 叶序 葉序 yè xù leaf arrangement / phyllotaxy (botany) 叶鼻蝠 葉鼻蝠 yè bí fú leaf-nosed bat 金银箔 金銀箔 jīn yín bó gold and silver foil / gold and silver leaf syn 银叶 銀葉 yín yè silver leaf 香菜叶 香菜葉 xiāng cài yè coriander leaf 黄腰柳莺 黃腰柳鶯 huáng yāo liǔ yīng (bird species of China) Pallas's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus proregulus) 艾叶 艾葉 ài yè mugwort leaf (TCM) / Folium Artemisiae argyi 葵扇 kuí shàn palm-leaf fan syn 钢板弹簧 leaf spring 古柯叶 gǔ kē yè coca leaf 咖啡叶锈病 咖啡葉鏽病 kā fēi yè xiù bìng coffee leaf rust 斑鸠菊 斑鳩菊 bān jiū jú bitter leaf 柳叶梨 柳葉梨 liǔ yè lí willow-leaf pear tree 以联合国做掩饰 以聯合國做掩飾 yǐ lián hé guó zuò yǎn shì UN fig leaf 打着联合国的旗号 打著聯合國的旗號 UN fig leaf 叶面积指数 葉面積指數 leaf area index 叶菜 葉菜 yè cài leaf vegetable / leafy greens 银叶猴 銀葉猴 yín yè hóu silvered leaf monkey / silvered langur 以人道主义作掩饰 以人道主義作掩飾 yǐ rén dào zhǔ yì zuò yǎn shì humanitarian fig leaf / humanitarian alibi / humanitarian substitute (for political or military action) 打着人道主义的旗号 打著人道主義的旗號 humanitarian fig leaf / humanitarian alibi / humanitarian substitute (for political or military action) 叶尖枯萎 葉尖枯萎 tip burn on leaf 绿叶民主协会 綠葉民主協會 Green Leaf for Democracy 咀嚼古柯叶 咀嚼古柯葉 coca leaf chewing 古柯叶问题协商小组 古柯葉問題協商小組 Consultative Group on Coca Leaf Problems 大麻叶 大麻葉 cannabis leaf 金漆 jīn qī copper paint / fake gold leaf 艾炭 ài tàn carbonized mugwort leaf (TCM) / Folium Artemisiae argyi carbonisatum 艾叶炭 艾葉炭 ài yè tàn carbonized mugwort leaf (used in TCM) / Folium Artemisiae argyi carbonisatum 柳莺 柳鶯 liǔ yīng (ornithology) leaf warbler (bird of genus Phylloscopus) 秦艽 qín jiāo large leaf gentian (Gentiana macrophylla) 