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 chéng
Liucheng county in Liuzhou 柳州[Liu3 zhou1], Guangxi
Liǔ hé
Liuhe county in Tonghua 通化, Jilin
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 hé xiàn
Liuhe county in Tonghua 通化, Jilin
Liǔ nán qū
Liunan district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
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]
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