蓝色 藍色 lán sè blue (color) 苍白 蒼白 cāng bái pale / wan syn 蓝天 藍天 lán tiān blue sky syn 千载难逢 千載難逢 qiān zǎi nán féng extremely rare (idiom) / once in a blue moon syn 碧眼 bì yǎn blue eyes 蓝领 藍領 lán lǐng blue-collar / blue-collar worker 蔚蓝 蔚藍 wèi lán azure / sky-blue syn 小巫见大巫 小巫見大巫 xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom) / fig. to pale into insignificance by comparison 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 深蓝 深藍 shēn lán dark blue syn 五彩 wǔ cǎi five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue) / multicolored syn 青色 qīng sè cyan / blue-green syn 翠绿 翠綠 cuì lǜ greenish-blue / emerald green syn 相形见绌 相形見絀 xiāng xíng jiàn chù to pale by comparison (idiom) syn 失色 shī sè to lose color / to turn pale 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 青天 qīng tiān clear sky / blue sky / upright and honorable (official) syn 惨白 慘白 cǎn bái deathly pale syn 青筋 qīng jīn veins / blue veins syn 蓝鲸 藍鯨 lán jīng blue whale 碧蓝 碧藍 bì lán dark blue syn 苍穹 蒼穹 cāng qióng the blue dome of heaven 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 天蓝 天藍 tiān lán sky blue syn 青花 qīng huā blue and white (porcelain) 青花瓷 qīng huā cí blue and white porcelain 蓝藻 藍藻 lán zǎo cyanobacterium (blue-green alga) 脱色 脫色 tuō sè to lose color / to turn pale / to bleach / to fade syn 碧空 bì kōng the blue sky syn 谈虎色变 談虎色變 tán hǔ sè biàn to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom) / to be scared at the mere mention of syn 蓝筹股 藍籌股 lán chóu gǔ blue chip stock 发白 發白 fā bái to turn pale / to lose color / to go white 淡蓝色 淡藍色 dàn lán sè light blue 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 绩优股 績優股 jì yōu gǔ gilt-edged stock / blue chip stock 青白 qīng bái pale / pallor 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 蓝龙 藍龍 lán lóng blue 蓝月亮 藍月亮 lán yuè liang Blue Moon, a hypothetical planet 石青 shí qīng azurite / copper azurite 2CuCO3-Cu(OH)2 / azure blue 浅淡 淺淡 qiǎn dàn light (color) / pale / vague (feeling) 宝蓝 寶藍 bǎo lán sapphire blue syn 藏青色 zàng qīng sè navy blue 蓝色基因 藍色基因 lán sè jī yīn Blue 白面书生 白面書生 bái miàn shū shēng lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom) / young and inexperienced person without practical experience / still wet behind the ears syn 蓝 藍 lán blue / indigo plant syn 青 qīng green / blue / black / youth / young (of people) syn 碧 bì green jade / bluish green / blue / jade syn 苍 蒼 cāng dark blue / deep green / ash-gray syn 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 海军蓝 海軍藍 hǎi jūn lán navy blue syn 沧 滄 cāng (bound form) (of water, esp. the ocean) deep blue-green / (literary) cold 缥 縹 piǎo (literary) light blue / (literary) light blue silk fabric 青天霹雳 青天霹靂 qīng tiān pī lì thunder from a clear sky (idiom) / a bolt from the blue 苍黄 蒼黃 cāng huáng greenish yellow / sallow (pale or yellow complexion) / variant of 倉皇|仓皇[cang1 huang2] syn 黻 fú (archaic) embroidery using black and blue thread 大惊失色 大驚失色 dà jīng shī sè to turn pale with fright (idiom) syn 青出于蓝而胜于蓝 青出於藍而勝於藍 qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom) / fig. the student surpasses the master 惨变 慘變 cǎn biàn calamitous turn of events / (of one's complexion) to change markedly due to shock, illness etc / to turn deathly pale 惊慌失色 驚慌失色 jīng huāng shī sè to go pale in panic (idiom) 苍白无力 蒼白無力 cāng bái wú lì pale and feeble / powerless 渤澥桑田 bó xiè sāng tián lit. blue seas where once was mulberry fields (idiom, from 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4], Record of the Grand Historian) / time brings great changes / life's vicissitudes 碧海青天 bì hǎi qīng tiān green sea, blue sky (idiom) / sea and sky merge in one shade / loneliness of faithful widow 金枝玉叶 金枝玉葉 jīn zhī yù yè golden branch, jade leaves (idiom) / fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty syn 青天白日 qīng tiān bái rì (idiom) in broad daylight / in the middle of the day / KMT emblem, a white sun on a blue background syn 纯蓝仙鹟 純藍仙鶲 chún lán xiān wēng (bird species of China) pale blue flycatcher (Cyornis unicolor) 回回青 huí huí qīng Mohammedan blue (a cobalt blue pigment imported from Persia, used as an underglaze on Chinese porcelain during the Ming dynasty) 帝国蓝十字和蓝盾首选提供者组织 Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Preferred Provider Organization 蓝拟深海鳕 lán nǐ shēn hǎi xuě blue antimore / blue hake 友军误会射击 友軍誤會射擊 friendly fire / blue-on-blue engagement 反对人口贩运蓝心运动 反對人口販運藍心運動 Blue Heart Campaign against Human Trafficking / Blue Heart Campaign 蓝喉仙鹟 藍喉仙鶲 lán hóu xiān wēng (bird species of China) blue-throated blue flycatcher (Cyornis rubeculoides) 浅黄色 淺黃色 qiǎn huáng sè buff / pale yellow 暗淡蓝点 暗淡藍點 àn dàn lán diǎn pale 苍白色 蒼白色 cāng bái sè pale / wan / sickly white 银红 銀紅 yín hóng pink / silvery red / pale rose color 白腹鸫 白腹鶇 bái fù dōng (bird species of China) pale thrush (Turdus pallidus) 竹啄木鸟 竹啄木鳥 zhú zhuó mù niǎo (bird species of China) pale-headed woodpecker (Gecinulus grantia) 紫林鸽 紫林鴿 zǐ lín gē (bird species of China) pale-capped pigeon (Columba punicea) 沙色朱雀 shā sè zhū què (bird species of China) pale rosefinch (Carpodacus stoliczkae) 淡喉鹩鹛 淡喉鷯鶥 dàn hóu liáo méi (bird species of China) pale-throated wren-babbler (Spelaeornis kinneari) 淡脚树莺 淡腳樹鶯 dàn jiǎo shù yīng (bird species of China) pale-footed bush warbler (Hemitesia pallidipes) 淡色崖沙燕 dàn sè yá shā yàn (bird species of China) pale martin (Riparia diluta) 淡颏仙鹟 淡頦仙鶲 dàn kē xiān wēng (bird species of China) pale-chinned flycatcher (Cyornis poliogenys) 灰脚柳莺 灰腳柳鶯 huī jiǎo liǔ yīng (bird species of China) pale-legged leaf warbler (Phylloscopus tenellipes) 黑眉鸦雀 黑眉鴉雀 hēi méi yā què (bird species of China) pale-billed parrotbill (Suthora atrosuperciliaris) 血晕 血暈 xiě yùn bruise / pale red 邪僻 xié pì abnormal / improper / beyond the pale 㿠 huàng (literary) (of the face) pale due to qi and blood deficiency 谈虎色变 談虎色變 tán hǔ - sè biàn lit. to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom) / fig. to be terrified at the thought (of it) syn 蓝色战剂 藍色戰劑 lán sè zhàn jì Agent Blue 美蓝 美藍 měi lán methylene blue 蓝屏死机 藍屏死機 lán píng sǐ jī (computing) (of an operating system) to crash and display the "blue screen of death" 蓝屋 藍屋 lán wū Blue 青枣 青棗 qīng zǎo blue or green jujube / Chinese green date 不分清红皂白 不分清紅皂白 bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái not distinguishing red-blue or black-white (idiom) / not to distinguish between right and wrong 名门望族 名門望族 míng mén wàng zú offspring a famous family (idiom) / good breeding / blue blood 品月 pǐn yuè light blue syn 品蓝 品藍 pǐn lán pinkish blue syn 