liǔ àn huā míng
lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope
light at the end of the tunnel
Liǔ jiāng
Liujiang county in Liuzhou 柳州[Liu3 zhou1], Guangxi
yáng liǔ
willow tree
poplar and willow
name of traditional tune
Liǔ zhōu
Liuzhou prefecture level city in Guangxi
Zhuang: Liujcouh
Liǔ lín
Liulin county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
Liǔ zhōu shì
Liuzhou prefecture level city in Guangxi
Zhuang: Liujcouh
Liǔ Zōng yuán
Liu Zongyuan (773-819), Tang essayist and poet, advocate of the classical writing 古文運動|古文运动 and neoclassical 復古|复古 movements
liǔ tiáo
willow
willow branches
wicker (material for basketwork)
Liǔ hé
Liuhe county in Tonghua 通化, Jilin
Liǔ chéng
Liucheng county in Liuzhou 柳州[Liu3 zhou1], Guangxi
Liǔ yíng
Liuying township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
Liǔ Yǒng
Liu Yong (987-1053), Song poet
liǔ qín
liuqin lute, smaller soprano version of the pipa 琵琶, with holes in the soundbox, and range equivalent to that of a violin
Liǔ Qīng
Liu Qing (1916-1978), writer
liǔ chéng zhī
orange juice
CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1],罐[guan4],盒[he2]
see also 橙汁[cheng2 zhi1]
Liǔ nán
Liunan district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
Liǔ běi
Liubei district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
Liǔ yuán
Liuyuan town in Guazhou county 瓜州縣|瓜州县[Gua1 zhou1 xian4] in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
Chūn liǔ
Spring Willow Society, pioneering Chinese theatrical company set up in Tokyo in 1906, part of New Culture Movement 新文化運動|新文化运动[Xin1 Wen2 hua4 Yun4 dong4], continued in China from 1912 as 新劇同志會|新剧同志会[Xin1 ju4 Tong2 zhi4 hui4]
xún huā wèn liǔ
lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom)
fig. to frequent brothels
to sow one's wild oats
Liǔ jiāng xiàn
Liujiang county in Liuzhou 柳州[Liu3 zhou1], Guangxi
Liǔ lín xiàn
Liulin county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
Liǔ Gōng quán
Liu Gongquan (778-865), Tang calligrapher
Liǔ chéng xiàn
Liucheng county in Liuzhou 柳州[Liu3 zhou1], Guangxi
Liǔ nán qū
Liunan district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
Liǔ hé xiàn
Liuhe county in Tonghua 通化, Jilin
huā hóng liǔ lǜ
red flowers and green willow
all the colors of spring
Liǔ zhōu dì qū
Liuzhou prefecture in Guangxi
Zhuang: Liujcouh
Liǔ běi qū
Liubei district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
Liǔ yíng xiāng
Liuying township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
cán huā bài liǔ
broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
Liǔ Yì zhuàn
story of Liu Yi, Tang fantasy fiction by Li Chaowei 李朝威, popular with dramatist of subsequent dynasties
huā liǔ bìng
sexually transmitted disease
venereal disease
Liǔ tǐ
calligraphic style of Liu Gongquan
liǔ lǜ huā hóng
green willow and red flowers
all the colors of spring
tiě bǎn niú liǔ
fillet beef teppanyaki (fast grilled on hot iron plate)
wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn
lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you
(fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success
also written 無心插柳柳成蔭|无心插柳柳成荫
Chūn liǔ shè
Spring Willow Society, pioneering Chinese theatrical company set up in Tokyo in 1906, part of New Culture Movement 新文化運動|新文化运动[Xin1 Wen2 hua4 Yun4 dong4], continued in China from 1912 as 新劇同志會|新剧同志会[Xin1 ju4 Tong2 zhi4 hui4]
liǔ tiáo biān
Willow palisade across Liaoning, 17th century barrier
Liǔ yuán zhèn
Liuyuan town in Guazhou county 瓜州縣|瓜州县[Gua1 zhou1 xian4] in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
bài liǔ cán huā
broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn
lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree
fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect
well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
liǔ yān huā wù
lit. willow scent and mist of blossom (idiom); scene full of the delights of spring
Yī liǔ xīn
Ilyushin, Russian plane make
Chūn liǔ jù chǎng
Spring willow society, pioneering Chinese theatrical company set up in Tokyo in 1906, part of New Culture movement, continued in China from 1912 as 新劇同志會|新剧同志会
liǔ dīng ān chún
albuterol (also known as proventil, salbutamol, ventolin), an asthma drug
liǔ tiáo gōu shì biàn
the Mukden or Manchurian railway incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria
also known as 9-18 incident 九一八事变
suí fēng dǎo liǔ
lit. a willow that bends with the wind
one with no fixed principles (idiom)
yān huā fěn liǔ
prostitutes like powdered willows (idiom)
huī tóu liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) grey-hooded warbler (Phylloscopus xanthoschistos)
wū zuǐ liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) large-billed leaf warbler (Phylloscopus magnirostris)
yān liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) smoky warbler (Phylloscopus fuligiventer)
Gān sù liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) Gansu leaf warbler (Phylloscopus kansuensis)
bái bān wěi liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) Kloss's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ogilviegranti)
huī jiǎo liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) pale-legged leaf warbler (Phylloscopus tenellipes)
huī liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) sulphur-bellied warbler (Phylloscopus griseolus)
huī yán liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) limestone leaf warbler (Phylloscopus calciatilis)
huī hóu liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) ashy-throated warbler (Phylloscopus maculipennis)
dàn huáng yāo liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) lemon-rumped warbler (Phylloscopus chloronotus)
dàn méi liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) Hume's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus humei)
Hǎi nán liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) Hainan leaf warbler (Phylloscopus hainanus)
Ōu liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
huā hóng liǔ lǜ
red flowers and green willow
all the colors of spring
Huá nán guān wén liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) Hartert's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus goodsoni)
huáng fù liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) Tickell's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus affinis)
huáng yāo liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) Pallas's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus proregulus)
huáng xiōng liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) yellow-vented warbler (Phylloscopus cantator)
huáng méi liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) yellow-browed warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)
Fàn dǎo liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) Ijima's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ijimae)
yún nán bái bān wěi liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) Davison's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus davisoni)
Yún nán liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) Chinese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus yunnanensis)
huāng bān lǜ liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) two-barred warbler (Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus)
xī nán guān wén liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) Blyth's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus reguloides)
hè liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) dusky warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus)
Huá xī liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) alpine leaf warbler (Phylloscopus occisinensis)
hēi méi liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) sulphur-breasted warbler (Phylloscopus ricketti)
chéng bān chì liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) buff-barred warbler (Phylloscopus pulcher)
dōng fāng jī zǎ liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) mountain chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus)
àn lǜ liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) greenish warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)
Chūn liǔ Jù chǎng
Spring Willow Society, pioneering Chinese theatrical company set up in Tokyo in 1906, part of New Culture Movement 新文化運動|新文化运动[Xin1 Wen2 hua4 Yun4 dong4], continued in China from 1912 as 新劇同志會|新剧同志会[Xin1 ju4 Tong2 zhi4 hui4]
Rì běn liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) Japanese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus xanthodryas)
Kù yè Dǎo liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) Sakhalin leaf warbler (Phylloscopus borealoides)
jù zuǐ liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) Radde's warbler (Phylloscopus schwarzi)
é méi liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) Emei leaf warbler (Phylloscopus emeiensis)
kān chá jiā liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) Kamchatka leaf warbler (Phylloscopus examinandus)
chuí liǔ
weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
Sì chuān liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) Sichuan leaf warbler (Phylloscopus forresti)
jī zǎ liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
guān wén liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) Claudia's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus claudiae)
lín liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) wood warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
liǔ shān
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
jí běi liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) Arctic warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)
zōng fù liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) buff-throated warbler (Phylloscopus subaffinis)
zōng méi liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) yellow-streaked warbler (Phylloscopus armandii)
liǔ yīng
willow warbler
leaf warbler
liǔ léi niǎo
(bird species of China) willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)
liǔ lǜ huā hóng
green willow and red flowers
all the colors of spring
Liǔ tiáo Gōu Shì jiàn
see 柳條湖事件|柳条湖事件[Liu3 tiao2 Hu2 Shi4 jian4]
Liǔ tiáo Hú Shì jiàn
the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria
also known as 9-18 incident 九一八事變|九一八事变[Jiu3 Yi1 ba1 Shi4 bian4]
miǎn liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) eastern crowned warbler (Phylloscopus coronatus)