大闹天宫 大鬧天宮 dà nào tiān gōng Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记 长鼻猴 長鼻猴 cháng bí hóu proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus), aka long-nosed monkey 恒河猴 恆河猴 héng hé hóu rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) / rhesus monkey / lit. river Ganges monkey of north India 马骝 馬騮 mǎ liú monkey (dialect) / little monkey (affectionate term for children, subordinates) 耍猴 shuǎ hóu to get a monkey to perform tricks / to put on a monkey show / to make fun of sb / to tease 枯叶 枯葉 kū yè dead leaf / withered leaf 板油 bǎn yóu leaf fat / leaf lard syn 蒲扇 pú shàn palm-leaf fan / cattail-leaf fan 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] 猴子 hóu zi monkey / CL:隻|只[zhi1] syn 悟空 wù kōng Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 You2 Ji4] 猴年 hóu nián Year of the Monkey (e.g. 2004) 齐天大圣 齊天大聖 qí tiān dà shèng Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, self-proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4] 猴儿 猴兒 hóu r monkey syn 心猿意马 心猿意馬 xīn yuán yì mǎ lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom) / fig. capricious (derog.) / to have ants in one's pants / hyperactive / adventurous and uncontrollable syn 金丝猴 金絲猴 jīn sī hóu golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) 灵长类 靈長類 líng zhǎng lèi primate (monkey, hominid etc) 孙行者 孫行者 sūn xíng zhě Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1], the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4] 吉尔达 吉爾達 jí ěr dá gelada (Theropithecus gelada), Ethiopian herbivorous monkey similar to baboon 申 shēn to extend / to state / to explain / 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey / ancient Chinese compass point: 240° syn 猴 hóu monkey / CL:隻|只[zhi1] syn 禺 yù legendary monkey of ancient China 禺 yú (archaic) district / (old) type of monkey 猓 guǒ monkey 杀鸡儆猴 殺雞儆猴 shā jī jǐng hóu lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom) / fig. to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres 沐猴而冠 mù hóu ér guàn lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom) / fig. worthless person in imposing attire 笼鸟槛猿 籠鳥檻猿 lóng niǎo jiàn yuán bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom) / prisoner 猴痘病毒 hóu dòu bìng dú monkey pox virus 僧帽猴 sēng mào hóu capuchin monkey / genus Cebidae 杀鸡给猴看 殺雞給猴看 shā jī gěi hóu kàn lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey / fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others 西游记 西遊記 xī yóu jì "Journey to the West", Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩|吴承恩[Wu2 Cheng2 en1], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, also called "Pilgrimage to the West" or "Monkey" 猴面包树 猴麵包樹 hóu miàn bāo shù boabab tree / monkey-bread tree / Adansonia digitata (botany) 狮尾狒 獅尾狒 shī wěi fèi gelada (Theropithecus gelada), Ethiopian herbivorous monkey similar to baboon / also written 吉爾達|吉尔达[ji2 er3 da2] 孙悟空 孫悟空 sūn wù kōng Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4] / Son Goku, the main character in Dragon Ball 七龍珠|七龙珠[Qi1 long2 zhu1] 哈奴曼 hā nú màn Hanuman, a monkey God in the Indian epic Ramayana 杀鸡吓猴 殺雞嚇猴 shā jī xià hóu lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom) / to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres syn 杀鸡警猴 殺雞警猴 shā jī jǐng hóu lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom) / to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres 无支祁 無支祁 wú zhī qí a water goblin in Chinese mythology usually depicted as a monkey 猴戏 猴戲 hóu xì monkey show 猴拳 hóu quán Hou Quan - "Monkey Fist" - Martial Art 猴王 hóu wáng Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4] 申猴 shēn hóu Year 9, year of the Monkey (e.g. 2004) 管子钳 管子鉗 guǎn zi qián pipe wrench / monkey wrench 臀疣 tún yóu monkey's seat pads (zoology) syn 灵长 靈長 líng zhǎng primate (monkey, hominid etc) 眼镜猴 眼鏡猴 yǎn jìng hóu tarsier monkey 猴子偷桃 hóu zi tōu táo "monkey steals the peach" (martial arts), distracting an opponent with one hand and seizing his testicles with the other / (coll.) grabbing sb by the balls 瞎晃 xiā huàng to roam about / to monkey around 鬼名堂 guǐ míng tang dirty trick / monkey business 程序猿 chéng xù yuán (Internet slang) code monkey 吗喽 嗎嘍 ma lou (slang) monkey (often used humorously or self-deprecatingly by overworked laborers) 叶子 葉子 yè zi leaf (CL:片[pian4]) / (slang) marijuana syn 枫叶 楓葉 fēng yè maple leaf syn 叶片 葉片 yè piàn blade (of propellor) / vane / leaf syn 绿叶 綠葉 lǜ yè green leaf / (fig.) actor playing a supporting role 枝叶 枝葉 zhī yè branch and leaf syn 烟叶 煙葉 yān yè leaf tobacco 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 秋叶 秋葉 qiū yè autumn leaf 四叶草 四葉草 sì yè cǎo four-leaf clover 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 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 月桂 yuè guì laurel (Laurus nobilis) / bay tree / bay leaf 芥菜 jiè cài leaf mustard (Brassica juncea) / also pr. [gai4cai4] syn 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) 遮羞布 zhē xiū bù loincloth / (fig.) fig leaf / CL:塊|块[kuai4] 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 子叶 子葉 zǐ yè cotyledon (first embryonic leaf) 芭蕉扇 bā jiāo shàn palm-leaf fan 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) 叶 葉 yè leaf / page / lobe / (historical) period / classifier for small boats syn 页 頁 yè page / leaf 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 扉 fēi door with only one leaf syn 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 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 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 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 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) 