yè
leaf
page
lobe
(historical) period
classifier for small boats
zhōng yè
mid- (e.g. mid-century)
middle period
yè piàn
blade (of propellor)
vane
leaf
luò yè
dead leaves
to lose leaves (of plants)
deciduous
Zhū lì yè
Juliet or Juliette (name)
chá yè
tea
tea leaves
CL:盒[he2],罐[guan4],包[bao1],片[pian4]
jīn zhī yù yè
golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
Yè Yǒng liè
Ye Yonglie (1940-), popular science writer
Qiān yè
Chiba (Japanese surname and place name)
Fù lì yè
Francois-Maire Charles Fourier (French sociologist and socialist, 1772-1837)
Yè Wèn
Yip Man (1893-1972), martial arts practitioner, master of Bruce Lee
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
Luò yè guī gēn
Getting Home, 2007 PRC comedy-drama film directed by 張揚|张扬[Zhang1 Yang2], starring 趙本山|赵本山[Zhao4 Ben3 shan1]
bèi yè
pattra palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras
Qiū yè yuán
Akihabara, region of downtown Tokyo famous for electronics stores
Fù lǐ yè
Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Fourier (French mathematician, 1768-1830)
Yè Shèng táo
Ye Shengtao (1894-1988), writer and editor, known esp. for children's books
nèn yè
newly-grown leaves
tender leaves
Yè xiàn
Ye county in Pingdingshan 平頂山|平顶山[Ping2 ding3 shan1], Henan
Yè chéng
Qaghiliq nahiyisi (Kargilik county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
shuāng zǐ yè
dicotyledon (plant family distinguished by two embryonic leaves, includes daisies, broadleaved trees, herbaceous plants)
yè mài
venation (pattern of veins on a leaf)
Luó mì ōu yǔ Zhū lì yè
Romeo and Juliet, 1594 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
luò yè sōng
larch tree (Pinus larix)
deciduous pine tree
zǐ yè
cotyledon (first embryonic leaf)
Yè Tǐng
Ye Ting (1896-1946), communist military leader
zhú yè qīng
Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
chá yè dàn
tea egg (egg boiled with flavorings which may include black tea)
Fù lì yè biàn huàn
(math.) Fourier transform
shàng bàn yè
the first half (of a period)
Yè lì qīn
Yeltsin (name)
Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007) first post-communist president of Russia 1991-1999
Shí yè
Shia (a movement in Islam)
cū zhī dà yè
thick stems and broad leaves (idiom)
boorish
rough and ready
sloppy
yè zi bǎn
(Taiwan) fender (automotive)
chū yè
early part (of a decade, century etc)
the first years
hòu bàn yè
latter half (of a decade, century etc)
dān zǐ yè
monocotyledon (plant family distinguished by single embryonic leaf, includes grasses, orchids and lilies)
qiū fēng sǎo luò yè
lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep
mò yè
final years
end (of a decade, era etc)
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.
yǔ zhuàng fù yè
bipinnate leaf (in phyllotaxy)
Yè chéng xiàn
Qaghiliq nahiyisi (Kargilik county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
Yè kǎ jié lín nà
Yekaterina or Ekaterina (name)
Catherine the Great or Catherine the Second (1684-1727), Empress of Russia
Yè kǎ jié lín bǎo
Yekaterinburg (Russian city, also known as Ekaterinburg or Sverdlovsk)
Yè Wěi mín
Raymond YIP Wai-Man, Hong Kong film director (debut as director: 1994)
bèi yè jīng
sutra written on leaves of pattra palm tree
Yè Xuǎn píng
Ye Xuanping (1924-), former Governor of Guangdong 廣東|广东[Guang3 dong1]
Yè ěr qiāng hé
Yarkant river in Xinjiang
yè piàn zhuàng
foliated
striated into thin leaves
yè xù
leaf arrangement
phyllotaxy (botany)
xié yùn
to rhyme
also written 協韻|协韵
bǎi yè xiāng
Stevenson screen (white box with ventilated sides, housing meteorological instruments)
thermometer screen
instrument shelter
hù shēng yè
alternate phyllotaxy (leaf pattern)
luò yè zhí wù
deciduous plant
deciduous vegetation
jiā yè fó
Buddha Kassapa (Pāli) or Kāśyapa (Skt) (one of the Buddhas of the past)
bèi yè zōng
pattra palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras
yè tái
liverwort (Jungermannia lanceolata)
zhú yè qīng shé
Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
zhēn yè zhí wù
needle-leaved plant (e.g. pine tree)
lóng lì yè
Sauropus spatulifolius Beille (shrub of the Euphorbiaceae family)
yè bí fú
see 台灣葉鼻蝠|台湾叶鼻蝠[Tai2 wan1 Ye4 bi2 fu2]
yè lǐ tíng
Michael Grant Ignatieff (1947-), leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
yǒu zhī yǒu yè
to become bogged down in the details (idiom)
dān yè shuāng qū miàn
hyperboloid of one sheet (math.)
Méi xī yè
Charles Messier (1730-1817), French astronomer who catalogued nebulas and galaxies
Yè Wěi wén
alias of 葉偉民|叶伟民[Ye4 Wei3 min2]
mǔ dan suī hǎo , zhōng xū lǜ yè fú chí
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.
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lǜ yè fú chí
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.
yè kǒu fú kē
Phyllostomatidae (zoology)
yè mài xù
leaf venation (botany)
the pattern of veins on a leaf, characteristic of each species
Méi xī yè xīng biǎo
Messier catalog of nebulae and clusters (1784)
zhòu yè ōu qín
curled-leaf parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán píng lǜ yè fú chí
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.
fàn cè bèi yè
Sanskrit on Talipot palm leaves (idiom); Buddhist scripture
yè zi liè
leaf arrangement
phyllotaxy (botany)
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lǜ yè fú
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.
Yè kǎ tè lín nà bǎo
Ekaterinaburg or Ekaterinburg (formerly Sverdlovsk), Russian town on the Ural mountains
Yè ěr qiāng Hé
Yarkant River in Xinjiang
Yè Gōng hào lóng
lit. Lord Ye's passion for dragons (idiom)
fig. to pretend to be fond of sth while actually fearing it
ostensible fondness of sth one really fears
Zhū lì yè
Juliet or Juliette (name)
ài yè tàn
carbonized mugwort leaf (used in TCM)
Folium Artemisiae argyi carbonisatum
ài yè yóu
mugwort leaf oil (TCM)
also called wormwood leaf oil
Oleum folii Artemisiae argyi
ài yè
mugwort leaf (TCM)
Folium Artemisiae argyi
Yè lǐ wēn
Yerevan, capital of Armenia (Tw)
lán chì yè bēi
(bird species of China) blue-winged leafbird (Chloropsis cochinchinensis)
Bèi yè sī
Bayes (name)
Thomas Bayes (1702-1761), English mathematician and theologian
jīn tóu fèng yè yīng
(bird species of China) mountain tailorbird (Phyllergates cuculatus)
jīn é yè bēi
(bird species of China) golden-fronted leafbird (Chloropsis aurifrons)
cháng wěi féng yè yīng
(bird species of China) common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
hēi hóu féng yè yīng
(bird species of China) dark-necked tailorbird (Orthotomus atrogularis)
lǜ yè
actor playing a supporting role
yī yè zhàng mù
lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom)
fig. not seing the wider picture
can't see the wood for the trees
qī yè shù
Chinese horse chestnut (Aesculus chinensis)
xīn yè duàn
small-leaf linden (Tilia cordata)
gēn shēn yè mào
deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom)
(fig.) well established and growing strongly
shù gāo qiān zhàng , luò yè guī gēn
see 樹高千丈,葉落歸根|树高千丈,叶落归根[shu4 gao1 qian1 zhang4 , ye4 luo4 gui1 gen1]
shù gāo qiān zhàng , yè luò guī gēn
fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb)
fig. everything has its ancestral home
in old age, an expatriate returns home
chéng fù yè bēi
(bird species of China) orange-bellied leafbird (Chloropsis hardwickii)
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lǜ yè fú
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.
fān xiè yè
senna leaf (Folium sennae)
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