百合 bǎi hé lily syn 木兰 木蘭 mù lán lily magnolia (Magnolia liliflora) syn 莲花 蓮花 lián huā lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others) / water-lily syn 豹子 bào zi leopard / CL:頭|头[tou2] syn 多此一举 多此一舉 duō cǐ yī jǔ to do more than is required (idiom) / superfluous / gilding the lily syn 山猫 山貓 shān māo lynx / bobcat / leopard cat syn 万年青 萬年青 wàn nián qīng Nippon lily (Rohdea japonica) 狸猫 狸貓 lí māo leopard cat / raccoon dog / palm civet syn 睡莲 睡蓮 shuì lián water lily syn 马蹄莲 馬蹄蓮 mǎ tí lián calla / calla lily 雪豹 xuě bào snow leopard 一斑 yī bān lit. one spot (on the leopard) / fig. one small item in a big scheme 金钱豹 金錢豹 jīn qián bào leopard syn 玉手 yù shǒu lily-white hands 金针 金針 jīn zhēn needle used in embroidery or sewing / acupuncture needle / orange day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva) syn 彼岸花 bǐ àn huā red spider lily (Lycoris radiata) / cluster amaryllis 君子兰 君子蘭 jūn zǐ lán scarlet kafir lily / Clivia miniata (botany) 山丹 shān dān coral lily (Lilium pumilum) syn 铃兰 鈴蘭 líng lán lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) 石虎 shí hǔ leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) / sculpted stone tiger installed at the tomb of revered figures in ancient times to ward off evil spirits 云豹 雲豹 yún bào clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) 兰 蘭 lán orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii) / fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei) / lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰) syn 豹 bào leopard / panther syn 百合花 bǎi hé huā lily / fig. pure and spotless person / virgin syn 火鹤 火鶴 huǒ hè flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum) 金针菜 金針菜 jīn zhēn cài day lily (Hemerocallis), used in Chinese medicine and cuisine syn 海百合 hǎi bǎi hé sea lily / crinoid 狸子 lí zi leopard cat syn 管中窥豹 管中窺豹 guǎn zhōng kuī bào lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom) / fig. to miss the big picture syn 石蒜 shí suàn red spider lily (Lycoris radiata) 本性难移 本性難移 běn xìng nán yí It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are. / Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23) 略见一斑 略見一斑 lüè jiàn yī bān lit. to glimpse just one spot (of the leopard) (idiom) / fig. to get an inkling of the whole picture syn 窥豹一斑 窺豹一斑 kuī bào yī bān lit. see one spot on a leopard (idiom) / fig. a restricted view syn 豹纹 豹紋 bào wén leopard pattern / leopard print 豹猫 豹貓 bào māo leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) syn 远东豹 遠東豹 yuǎn dōng bào Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) 江山易改，本性难移 江山易改，本性難移 jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom) / you can't change who you are / Can the leopard change his spots? 窥豹 窺豹 kuī bào lit. to see one spot on a leopard / fig. a restricted view 花豹 huā bào leopard / CL:隻|只[zhi1] 豹拳 bào quán Bao Quan - "Leopard Fist" - Martial Art 雪山狮子旗 雪山獅子旗 xuě shān shī zi qí Snow lion banner, banned flag of Tibetan independence movement, featuring mythological Snow Leopard 吃熊心豹子胆 吃熊心豹子膽 chī xióng xīn bào zi dǎn to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom) / to pluck up some courage 蕸 xiá water-lily leaves 安祖花 ān zǔ huā flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum) 火鹤花 火鶴花 huǒ hè huā flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum) 百合子 bǎi hé zi Yuriko, Japanese female given name, translates Christian name Lily 百合科 bǎi hé kē Liliaceae / the lily family 萍蓬草 píng péng cǎo spatterdock (Nuphar pumilum), a type of lily 兰舟 蘭舟 lán zhōu lit. boat made of lily magnolia wood / poetic term for boat 金针花 金針花 jīn zhēn huā orange day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva) 黃花 huáng huā virgin / orange day lily (Hemerocallis fulva) / Chrysanthemum 曼珠沙华 曼珠沙華 màn zhū shā huā red spider lily (Lycoris radiata) / Sanskrit mañjusaka / cluster amaryllis 姑婆芋 gū pó yù night-scented lily (Alocasia odora) 