Usage of the character 绿

green train (slow, noisy, unairconditioned train with forest green livery and yellow trim that ran on the Chinese railway system from the 1950s, phased out in the early 21st century)

Lüchūnxiàn

绿春县

[綠春縣]

Lüxi county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan

lüsōngshí

绿松石

[綠松石]

turquoise (gemstone)

lüchìyā

绿翅鸭

[綠翅鴨]

(bird species of China) Eurasian teal (Anas crecca)

lánlüquè

蓝绿鹊

[藍綠鵲]

(bird species of China) common green magpie (Cissa chinensis)

lübǎoshí

绿宝石

[綠寶石]

beryl

tónglücéng

铜绿层

[銅綠層]

patina

kāilüdēng

开绿灯

[開綠燈]

to give the green light
to give the go-ahead

guǐhuǒlü

鬼火绿

[鬼火綠]

(dialect) flaming mad
furious

lánlüzǎo

蓝绿藻

[藍綠藻]

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)

lüyīnchǎng

绿茵场

[綠茵場]

football field

Lǐ Lüyuán

李绿园

[李綠園]

Li Lüyuan (1707-1790), Qing dynasty writer, author of novel Lamp in the Side Street 岐路燈／岐路灯 ( Qílù Dēng)

chánglüshù

常绿树

[常綠樹]

evergreen tree

lühuācài

绿花菜

[綠花菜]

broccoli

lütóujīn

绿头巾

[綠頭巾]

green turban (figuratively, a symbol of being a cuckold)

hónglüdēng

红绿灯

[紅綠燈]

traffic light
traffic signal

yèlütǐ

叶绿体

[葉綠體]

chloroplast

huánglüsè

黄绿色

[黃綠色]

yellow green

Lüdǎoxiāng

绿岛乡

[綠島鄉]

Lüdao or Lutao township in Taitung County 臺東縣／台东县 ( Táidōng Xiàn), southeast Taiwan

Lüqíbīng

绿旗兵

[綠旗兵]

same as 綠營／绿营 (lüyíng), Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units

Lüyuánqū

绿园区

[綠園區]

Lüyuan district of Changchun city 長春市／长春市 ( Chángchūnshì), Jilin

lümàozi

绿帽子

[綠帽子]

green hat (figuratively, a symbol of being a cuckold)

yèlüsù

叶绿素

[葉綠素]

chlorophyll

huángjiǎolüjiū

黄脚绿鸠

[黃腳綠鳩]

(bird species of China) yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicopterus)

dēnghóngjiǔlü

灯红酒绿

[燈紅酒綠]

lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking
debauched and corrupt environment

lüshùchéngyīn

绿树成荫

[綠樹成蔭]

(of an area) to have trees with shade-giving foliage; (of a road) to be tree-lined

hóngnánlünü

红男绿女

[紅男綠女]

young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)

Yìn- Zhīlüquè

印支绿鹊

[印支綠鵲]

(bird species of China) Indochinese green magpie (Cissa hypoleuca)

lüsèshípǐn

绿色食品

[綠色食品]

clean, unadulterated food product
organic food

dànlüjúméi

淡绿鵙鹛

[淡綠鵙鶥]

(bird species of China) green shrike-babbler (Pteruthius xanthochlorus)

lüzuǐdìjuān

绿嘴地鹃

[綠嘴地鵑]

(bird species of China) green-billed malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis)

liǎndōulüle

脸都绿了

[臉都綠了]

green in the face (idiom)
to look unwell

zhīmalüdòu

芝麻绿豆

[芝麻綠豆]

trivial
minute (size)

lükuānzuǐdōng

绿宽嘴鸫

[綠寬嘴鶇]

(bird species of China) green cochoa (Cochoa viridis)

hòuzuǐlüjiū

厚嘴绿鸠

[厚嘴綠鳩]

(bird species of China) thick-billed green pigeon (Treron curvirostra)

lücǎnhóngchóu

绿惨红愁

[綠慘紅愁]

(of women) grieved appearance (idiom)
sorrowful mien

lübèijīwēng

绿背姬鹟

[綠背姬鶲]

(bird species of China) green-backed flycatcher (Ficedula elisae)

hóngdǐnglüjiū

红顶绿鸠

[紅頂綠鳩]

(bird species of China) whistling green pigeon (Treron formosae)

shélühùnzá

蛇绿混杂

[蛇綠混雜]

ophiolite melange (geology)

dàlüquèbēi

大绿雀鹎

[大綠雀鵯]

(bird species of China) great iora (Aegithina lafresnayei)

lücǎorúyīn

绿草如茵

[綠草如茵]

green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on

zòngwénlübēi

纵纹绿鹎

[縱紋綠鵯]

(bird species of China) striated bulbul (Pycnonotus striatus)

qīnglüshānshuǐ

青绿山水

[青綠山水]

blue-and-green landscape (genre of landscape painting originating in the Tang dynasty, in which blues and greens predominate)

cǎolülíyīng

草绿篱莺

[草綠籬鶯]

(bird species of China) eastern olivaceous warbler (Iduna pallida)

huǒwěilüméi

火尾绿鹛

[火尾綠鶥]

(bird species of China) fire-tailed myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura)

dàilümàozi

戴绿帽子

[戴綠帽子]

to have been cheated on by one's partner (formerly meant "to be a cuckold", i.e. applied to men only)

chánglüzhíwù

常绿植物

[常綠植物]

evergreen plant

lülínhǎohàn

绿林好汉

[綠林好漢]

true hero of Greenwood (refers to popular hero in Robin Hood style)

huītóulüjiū

灰头绿鸠

[灰頭綠鳩]

(bird species of China) ashy-headed green pigeon (Treron phayrei)

qīngshānlüshuǐ

青山绿水

[青山綠水]

lit. green hills and clear waters
pleasant country scene (idiom)

liǔlühuāhóng

柳绿花红

[柳綠花紅]

lit. green willows and red flowers (idiom)
fig. all the colors of spring

xiēwěilüjiū

楔尾绿鸠

[楔尾綠鳩]

(bird species of China) wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenurus)

lülínháokè

绿林豪客

[綠林豪客]

bold hero of Greenwood (refers to popular hero in Robin Hood style)

lüchìjīnjiū

绿翅金鸠

[綠翅金鳩]

(bird species of China) common emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica)

huāhuālülü

花花绿绿

[花花綠綠]

brightly colored
gaudy

lübèilínwēng

绿背林鹟

[綠背林鶲]

(bird species of China) fulvous-chested jungle flycatcher (Rhinomyias olivacea)

ànlüliǔyīng

暗绿柳莺

[暗綠柳鶯]

(bird species of China) greenish warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)

lübèishānquè

绿背山雀

[綠背山雀]

(bird species of China) green-backed tit (Parus monticolus)

zhēnwěilüjiū

针尾绿鸠

[針尾綠鳩]

(bird species of China) pin-tailed green pigeon (Treron apicauda)

lüwěihóngzhì

绿尾虹雉

[綠尾虹雉]

(bird species of China) Chinese monal (Lophophorus lhuysii)

lünühóngnán

绿女红男

[綠女紅男]

young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)

Lüsèhépíng

绿色和平

[綠色和平]

Greenpeace (environmental network)

dàhóngdàlü

大红大绿

[大紅大綠]

bright-colored
garish

chéngxiōnglüjiū

橙胸绿鸠

[橙胸綠鳩]

(bird species of China) orange-breasted green pigeon (Treron bicinctus)

lühuāyēcài

绿花椰菜

[綠花椰菜]

broccoli

dàilütóujīn

戴绿头巾

[戴綠頭巾]

see 戴綠帽子／戴绿帽子 (dàilümàozi)

huāhóngliǔlü

花红柳绿

[花紅柳綠]

red flowers and green willow
all the colors of spring

hóngchìlüjiū

红翅绿鸠

[紅翅綠鳩]

(bird species of China) white-bellied green pigeon (Treron sieboldii)

lühóufēnghǔ

绿喉蜂虎

[綠喉蜂虎]

(bird species of China) green bee-eater (Merops orientalis)

ànlübèilúcí

暗绿背鸬鹚

[暗綠背鸕鶿]

(bird species of China) Japanese cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus)

jiāyālütóuyā

家鸭绿头鸭

[家鴨綠頭鴨]

mallard
duck (Anas platyrhyncha)

shélühùnzáyán

蛇绿混杂岩

[蛇綠混雜岩]

ophiolite (geology)

ànlüxiùyǎnniǎo

暗绿绣眼鸟

[暗綠繡眼鳥]

(bird species of China) Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)

hónglǐnglüyīngwǔ

红领绿鹦鹉

[紅領綠鸚鵡]

(bird species of China) rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri)

lüchìduǎnjiǎobēi

绿翅短脚鹎

[綠翅短腳鵯]

(bird species of China) mountain bulbul (Ixos mcclellandii)

lühóutàiyángniǎo

绿喉太阳鸟

[綠喉太陽鳥]

(bird species of China) green-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis)

Měizhōulüchìyā

美洲绿翅鸭

[美洲綠翅鴨]

(bird species of China) green-winged teal (Anas carolinensis)

lüxiōngbāsèdōng

绿胸八色鸫

[綠胸八色鶇]

(bird species of China) hooded pitta (Pitta sordida)

lüjiǎoshānzhègū

绿脚山鹧鸪

[綠腳山鷓鴣]

(bird species of China) green-legged partridge (Arborophila chloropus)

shuāngbānlüliǔyīng

双斑绿柳莺

[雙斑綠柳鶯]

(bird species of China) two-barred warbler (Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus)

huāfùlüzhuómùniǎo

花腹绿啄木鸟

[花腹綠啄木鳥]

(bird species of China) laced woodpecker (Picus vittatus)

hóngjǐnglüzhuómùniǎo

红颈绿啄木鸟

[紅頸綠啄木鳥]

(bird species of China) red-collared woodpecker (Picus rabieri)

línhóulüzhuómùniǎo

鳞喉绿啄木鸟

[鱗喉綠啄木鳥]

(bird species of China) streak-throated woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus)

shélühùnzáyándài

蛇绿混杂岩带

[蛇綠混雜岩帶]

ophiolite belt (geology)

línfùlüzhuómùniǎo

鳞腹绿啄木鸟

[鱗腹綠啄木鳥]

(bird species of China) scaly-bellied woodpecker (Picus squamatus)

Lübà· Huājì Hùháng

绿坝·花季护航

[綠壩·花季護航]

Green Dam Youth Escort, Internet content-control software, in use during 2009-2010 (abbr. to 綠壩／绿坝 ( Lübà))

bìngchónghàilüsèfángkòng

病虫害绿色防控

[病蟲害綠色防控]

green pest prevention and control; environmentally friendly methods of pest control and prevention

hóngchénghuánglülándiànzǐ

红橙黄绿蓝靛紫

[紅橙黃綠藍靛紫]

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet (the colors of the rainbow)

bāntóulünǐzhuómùniǎo

斑头绿拟啄木鸟

[斑頭綠擬啄木鳥]

(bird species of China) lineated barbet (Megalaima lineata)

mǔdansuīhǎo,quánzhànglüyèfú

牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶

[牡丹雖好，全仗綠葉扶]

Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.

mǔdansuīhǎo,zhōngxūlüyèfúchí

牡丹虽好，终须绿叶扶持

[牡丹雖好，終須綠葉扶持]

Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.

mǔdansuīhǎo,quánzhànglüyèfúchí

牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶持

[牡丹雖好，全仗綠葉扶持]

Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.

mǔdansuīhǎo,quánpínglüyèfúchí

牡丹虽好，全凭绿叶扶持

[牡丹雖好，全憑綠葉扶持]

Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.