垂柳
垂柳 chuí liǔ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄡˇ seoi4 lau5
- weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
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More words with these characters
垂
- 垂直 chuí zhí ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄓˊ seoi4 zik6 perpendicular; vertical
- 垂头丧气垂頭喪氣 chuí tóu sàng qì ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄙㄤˋ ㄑㄧˋ seoi4 tau4 song3 hei3 hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected
- 下垂 xià chuí ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄨㄟˊ haa6 seoi4 to droop
- 低垂 dī chuí ㄉㄧ ㄔㄨㄟˊ dai1 seoi4 to droop
- 垂下 chuí xià ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ seoi4 haa6 to hang down
- 垂危 chuí wēi ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟ seoi4 ngai4 close to death
柳
- 柳树柳樹 liǔ shù ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄨˋ lau5 syu6 willow
- 春柳 Chūn liǔ ㄔㄨㄣ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ceon1 lau5 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]
- 柳丁 liǔ dīng ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥ lau5 ding1 orange (fruit) (Tw)
- 柳北 Liǔ běi ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄟˇ lau5 bak1 see 柳北區|柳北区[Liu3 bei3 Qu1]
- 柳南 Liǔ nán ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄢˊ lau5 naam4 see 柳南區|柳南区[Liu3 nan2 Qu1]
- 柳城 Liǔ chéng ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ lau5 sing4 see 柳城縣|柳城县[Liu3 cheng2 Xian4]
Idioms with these characters
- 垂帘听政垂簾聽政 chuí lián tīng zhèng ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄓㄥˋ seoi4 lim4 ting3 zing3 lit. to govern from behind the curtain
- 垂死挣扎垂死掙扎 chuí sǐ zhēng zhá ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄙˇ ㄓㄥ ㄓㄚˊ seoi4 sei2 zang1 zaat3 deathbed struggle
- 垂头丧气垂頭喪氣 chuí tóu sàng qì ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄙㄤˋ ㄑㄧˋ seoi4 tau4 song3 hei3 hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected
- 垂涎三尺 chuí xián sān chǐ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔˇ seoi4 jin4 saam1 cek3 to drool (over) (idiom)
- 垂涎欲滴 chuí xián yù dī ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄉㄧ seoi4 jin4 juk6 dik6 to drool with desire (idiom); to envy
- 败柳残花敗柳殘花 bài liǔ cán huā ㄅㄞˋ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄘㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ baai6 lau5 caan4 faa1 broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
- 残花败柳殘花敗柳 cán huā bài liǔ ㄘㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄞˋ ㄌㄧㄡˇ caan4 faa1 baai6 lau5 broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
- 花街柳巷 huā jiē liǔ xiàng ㄏㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ faa1 gaai1 lau5 hong6 (idiom) red-light district
- 柳暗花明 liǔ àn huā míng ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄇㄧㄥˊ lau5 am3 faa1 ming4 lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope
- 柳绿花红柳綠花紅 liǔ lǜ huā hóng ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄏㄨㄥˊ lau5 luk6 faa1 hung4 lit. green willows and red flowers (idiom)