银色 銀色 yín sè silver (color) 白金 bái jīn platinum / silver / (slang) handcuffs syn 叶子 葉子 yè zi leaf (CL:片[pian4]) / (slang) marijuana syn 大洋 dà yáng ocean / (old) silver dollar / (slang) Chinese yuan syn 银币 銀幣 yín bì silver coin 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 银子 銀子 yín zi money / silver 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 绿叶 綠葉 lǜ yè green leaf / (fig.) actor playing a supporting role 枫叶 楓葉 fēng yè maple leaf syn 油嘴 yóu zuǐ eloquent and cunning / silver tongued syn 五金 wǔ jīn metal hardware (nuts and bolts) / the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡[jin1-yin2-tong2-tie3-xi1] syn 金银 金銀 jīn yín gold and silver syn 烟叶 煙葉 yān yè leaf tobacco 秋叶 秋葉 qiū yè autumn leaf 银牌 銀牌 yín pái silver medal / CL:枚[mei2] 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 银发 銀髮 yín fà silver hair / gray hair syn 银元 銀元 yín yuán flat silver (former coinage) / also written 銀圓|银圆 / silver dollar syn 芥菜 jiè cài leaf mustard (Brassica juncea) / also pr. [gai4cai4] syn 白银 白銀 bái yín silver syn 叶片 葉片 yè piàn blade (of propellor) / vane / leaf syn 雨过天晴 雨過天晴 yǔ guò tiān qíng sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天青|雨过天青[yu3 guo4 tian1 qing1] 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 成色 chéng sè relative purity of silver or gold / purity in carat weight / quality / fineness syn 枯叶 枯葉 kū yè dead leaf / withered leaf 银狐 銀狐 yín hú silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus) / also written 玄狐 syn 银屏 銀屏 yín píng television / TV screen / the silver screen 银钱 銀錢 yín qián silver money (in former times) syn 银两 銀兩 yín liǎng silver (as currency) syn 银票 銀票 yín piào (in former times) banknote with a value in silver 银白 銀白 yín bái silver white 银针 銀針 yín zhēn silver needle (fine needle used in acupuncture) 银耳 銀耳 yín ěr white fungus (Tremella fuciformis) / silver tree-ear fungus syn 板油 bǎn yóu leaf fat / leaf lard syn 蒲扇 pú shàn palm-leaf fan / cattail-leaf fan 元宝 元寶 yuán bǎo a silver or gold ingot / mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship) / a name for ancient currency / a rare genius syn 银奖 銀獎 yín jiǎng silver medal 四叶草 四葉草 sì yè cǎo four-leaf clover 月桂 yuè guì laurel (Laurus nobilis) / bay tree / bay leaf 镀银 鍍銀 dù yín silver-plated 互生 hù shēng alternate leaf arrangement (botany) 纹银 紋銀 wén yín fine silver syn 银质 銀質 yín zhì made of silver 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) 鲢鱼 鰱魚 lián yú silver carp 此地无银三百两 此地無銀三百兩 cǐ dì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom) / fig. to reveal what one intends to hide syn 银锭 銀錠 yín dìng silver ingot syn 银亮 銀亮 yín liàng shiny bright as silver syn 子叶 子葉 zǐ yè cotyledon (first embryonic leaf) 芭蕉扇 bā jiāo shàn palm-leaf fan syn 露白 lòu bái to reveal one's valuables inadvertently / to betray one's silver (money) when traveling 银瓶 銀瓶 yín píng silver bottle 银圆 銀圓 yín yuán flat silver (former coinage) / also written 銀元|银元 / silver dollar syn 错 錯 cuò mistake / wrong / bad / interlocking / complex / to grind / to polish / to alternate / to stagger / to miss / to let slip / to evade / to inlay with gold or silver syn 页 頁 yè page / leaf syn 银 銀 yín silver / silver-colored / relating to money or currency syn 叶 葉 yè leaf / page / lobe / (historical) period / classifier for small boats syn 洋 yáng ocean / vast / foreign / silver dollar or coin 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 镀 鍍 dù to plate (with gold, silver etc) / (prefix) -plated syn 锭 錠 dìng (weaving) spindle / ingot / pressed cake of medicine etc / classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks syn 硝酸银 硝酸銀 xiāo suān yín silver nitrate 银婚 銀婚 yín hūn silver wedding (25th wedding anniversary) 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 银质奖 銀質獎 yín zhì jiǎng silver medal 复叶 複葉 fù yè compound leaf (botany) 银燕 銀燕 yín yàn silver swallow / airplane (affectionate) 银杯 銀杯 yín bēi silver cup (trophy) 龟背竹 龜背竹 guī bèi zhú split-leaf philodendron / Monstera deliciosa 银条 銀條 yín tiáo silver bar 银箔 銀箔 yín bó silver foil 银洋 銀洋 yín yáng flat silver (former coinage) / also written 銀元|银元 syn 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 钿 鈿 diàn to inlay with gold, silver etc / ancient inlaid ornament shaped as a flower 鲋 鮒 fù silver carp 鹇 鷴 xián silver pheasant (Phasianus nycthemerus) / silver pheasant badge worn by civil officials of the 5th grade 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 鷴 xián silver pheasant badge worn by civil officials of the 5th grade 雨过天青 雨過天青 yǔ guò tiān qīng sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天晴|雨过天晴[yu3 guo4 tian1 qing2] 三寸不烂之舌 三寸不爛之舌 sān cùn bù làn zhī shé to have a silver tongue / to have the gift of the gab 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 金银箔 金銀箔 jīn yín bó gold and silver foil / gold and silver leaf syn 银苔 銀苔 yín tái moss silver / silver in the form of fibers or branches 银点 銀點 yín diǎn the silver point / the melting point of silver 962°C used as a calibration point in some temperature scales 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 