下雪 xià xuě to snow syn 雪山 xuě shān snow-capped mountain 冰雪 bīng xuě ice and snow syn 雪梨 xuě lí snow pear (pyrus nivalis) 大雪 dà xuě Daxue or Great Snow, 21st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st December 斯诺 斯諾 sī nuò Snow (name) / Edgar Snow (1905-1972), American journalist, reported from China 1928-1941, author of Red Star Over China 豹子 bào zi leopard / CL:頭|头[tou2] syn 小雪 xiǎo xuě Xiaoxue or Lesser Snow, 20th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd November-6th December 天花 tiān huā smallpox / ceiling / stamen of corn / (old) snow / (dialect) sesame oil 山猫 山貓 shān māo lynx / bobcat / leopard cat syn 雪白 xuě bái snow white syn 积雪 積雪 jī xuě snow / snow cover / snow mantle syn 冰天雪地 bīng tiān xuě dì a world of ice and snow syn 降水 jiàng shuǐ rain and snow / precipitation (meteorology) syn 降雪 jiàng xuě to snow / snowfall syn 雪亮 xuě liàng lit. bright as snow / shiny / dazzling / sharp (of eyes) syn 狸猫 狸貓 lí māo leopard cat / raccoon dog / palm civet syn 皑皑 皚皚 ái ái (literary) white as snow / pure white syn 一斑 yī bān lit. one spot (on the leopard) / fig. one small item in a big scheme 蒙蒙 méng méng drizzle (of rain or snow) syn 踏雪 tà xuě to go for a walk in the snow 白茫茫 bái máng máng (of mist, snow, floodwater etc) a vast expanse of whiteness syn 金钱豹 金錢豹 jīn qián bào leopard syn 雨夹雪 雨夾雪 yǔ jiā xuě sleet / mixture of snow and rain 飞雪 飛雪 fēi xuě Flying Snow, a character in "Hero" syn 雪莲 雪蓮 xuě lián snow lotus herb / Saussurea involucrata 瑞雪 ruì xuě timely snow 霜雪 shuāng xuě frost and snow / (fig.) snowy white (hair) / adversity 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 融雪 róng xuě melting snow / a thaw 云豹 雲豹 yún bào clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) 雪线 雪線 xuě xiàn snow line 荷兰豆 荷蘭豆 hé lán dòu snow pea 雨 yù (literary) to rain / (of rain, snow etc) to fall / to precipitate / to wet syn 雪 xuě snow / CL:場|场[chang2] / (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc) syn 豹 bào leopard / panther syn 白雪公主 bái xuě gōng zhǔ Snow White 白雪 bái xuě snow syn 防滑链 防滑鏈 fáng huá liàn snow chain (for a vehicle tire) 霰 xiàn graupel / snow pellet / soft hail syn 白木耳 bái mù ěr white fungus (Tremella fuciformis) / snow fungus syn 射干 shè gān blackberry lily (Belamcanda chinensis) / leopard lily 皓白 hào bái snow-white / spotless 皑 皚 ái (literary) white as snow 霏 fēi fall of snow 雱 páng heavy fall of rain or snow 白雪皑皑 白雪皚皚 bái xuě ái ái brilliant white snow cover (esp. of distant peaks) 狸子 lí zi leopard cat syn 鹅毛大雪 鵝毛大雪 é máo dà xuě goose feather snow (idiom) / big heavy snow fall 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 雪雁 xuě yàn (bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens) 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 雪泥鸿爪 雪泥鴻爪 xuě ní hóng zhǎo a goose's footprint in the snow / vestiges of the past (idiom) / the fleeting nature of human life (idiom) 风花雪月 風花雪月 fēng huā xuě yuè wind, flower, snow and moon, trite poetry subject (idiom) / effete language without substance / love affair / romance is in the air / dissipated life 程门立雪 程門立雪 chéng mén lì xuě lit. the snow piles up at Cheng Yi's door (idiom) / fig. deep reverence for one's master 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 酸雪 acidic snow / acid snow / acidified snow 豹纹 豹紋 bào wén leopard pattern / leopard print 雪盖 雪蓋 xuě gài snow cover / snow pack 雪被 xuě bèi snow cover / snow pack 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 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 瀌 biāo copious (of rain or snow) 雪狼湖 xuě láng hú Snow 卡瓦格博峰 kǎ wǎ gé bó fēng Mt Kawakarpo (6740 m) in Yunnan, the highest peak of Meili Snow Mountains 梅里雪山[Mei2 li3 Xue3 shan1] 太子十三峰 tài zǐ shí sān fēng thirteen peaks of Meili Snow Mountains in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan / also written 梅里雪山[Mei2 li3 Xue3 shan1] 寒光闪闪 寒光閃閃 hán guāng shǎn shǎn to glitter like frost and snow (idiom) 梅里雪山 méi lǐ xuě shān Meili Snow Mountains, with peaks up to 6000 m., in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan 白马雪山 白馬雪山 bái mǎ xuě shān Baima Snow Mountains, up to 5430 m., in Dechen or Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan 终年积雪 終年積雪 zhōng nián jī xuě permanent snow cover 踏雪寻梅 踏雪尋梅 tà xuě xún méi to walk in the snow to view the flowering plum 载途 載途 zài tú to cover the road (snow, wind, hazards etc) / distance (between locations) 障碍滑雪 障礙滑雪 zhàng ài huá xuě (snow skiing) slalom 雪地追踪 雪地追蹤 xuě dì zhuī zōng to pursue through snow 雪山太子 xuě shān tài zǐ Meili Snow Mountains in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan / also written 梅里雪山[Mei2 li3 Xue3 shan1] 雪山狮子 雪山獅子 xuě shān shī zi Snow lion, mythological animal, a banned symbol of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism 雪泥 xuě ní dirty snow / slush / abbr. for 雪泥鴻爪|雪泥鸿爪[xue3 ni2 hong2 zhao3] 雪耳 xuě ěr snow fungus (Tremella fuciformis) / white fungus 积雪测量 snow survey 雪融水 xuě róng shuǐ snow melt 解冻水 snow melt 雪地机动车 snow scooter / snowmobile 雪冰 xuě bīng snow ice 雪水当量 雪水當量 snow water equivalent 采雪器 snow sampler 量雪器 snow gauge 雪层稳定性 雪層穩定性 snow stability 雪深 snow depth 各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜 各人自掃門前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜 gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom) 埃德加・斯诺 埃德加・斯諾 āi dé jiā · sī nuò Edgar Snow (1905-1972), American journalist, reported from China 1928-1941, author of Red Star Over China 冰皮月饼 冰皮月餅 bīng pí yuè bǐng snow skin mooncake (with a soft casing which is not baked, instead of the traditional baked pastry casing) 漫天飞舞 漫天飛舞 màn tiān fēi wǔ (of snow etc) to fill the sky 