柳 (lau5 | liu3) : willow; fillet

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柳

lau5

liu3

[1] willow
[2] fillet
[3] one of 28 constellations in ancient Chinese astronomy

Stroke count: 9

Level: 2

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

柳

This word has been viewed 9545 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Jun 2018 06:37

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楊柳 joeng4 lau5 yang2 liu3 = willow; poplar

柳條 lau5 tiu4*2 liu3 tiao2 = wicker

柳樹 lau5 syu6 liu3 shu4 = willow

柳杉 lau5 caam3 = Japanese cedar; peacock pine

牛柳 ngau4 lau5 niu2 liu3 = beef, beef fillet, beef tenderloin

柳橙 lau5 caang4*2 = orange

柳條箱 lau5 tiu4*2 soeng1 = a basket made of willow branches

垂柳 seoi4 lau5 chui2 liu3 = weeping willow

黑椒牛柳 hak1 ziu1 ngau4 lau5 = black pepper beef medallions

黑椒牛柳條 hak1 ziu1 ngau4 lau5 tiu4*2 = peppered beef strips and sliced peppers seared on a hot plate

黑椒牛柳粒 hak1 ziu1 ngau4 lau5 lap1 = black peppered steak cubes

蟹柳 haai5 lau5 = crabstick (crab meat) 粵

魚柳 jyu4*2 lau5 yu2 liu3 = fish fillets

柳暗花明又一村 lau5 am3 faa1 ming4 jau6 jat1 cyun1 liu3 an4 hua1 ming2 you4 yi4 cun1 = there is always other avenues, other way out

神戶牛柳 san4 wu6 ngau4 lau5 shen2 hu4 niu2 liu3 = Kobe beef (common formation)

問柳尋花 man6 lau5 cam4 faa1 wen4 liu3 xun2 hua1 = to frequent bordellos; to visit brothels

殘花敗柳 caan4 faa1 baai6 lau5 can2 hua1 bai4 liu3 = a woman that lives a promicious lifestyle or has been abandoned; an immoral woman

擺柳 baai2 lau5 bai3 liu3 = take a leak; pee; take a wizz 粵

花柳 faa1 lau5 hua1 liu3 = syphilis; a venereal disease 粵

柳記 lau5 gei3 liu3 ji4 = a prision guard 粵

柳江 lau5 gong1 liu3 jiang1 = Liujiang (place in Guangxi)

柳河 lau5 ho4 liu3 he2 = Liuhe (place in Jilin)

柳營鄉 lau5 jing4 hoeng1 liu3 ying2 xiang1 = Liuying (village in Taiwan)

柳園 lau5 jyun4 liu3 yuan2 = Liuyuan (place in Gansu)

柳林 lau5 lam4 liu3 lin2 = Liulin (place in Shanxi)

柳城 lau5 sing4 liu3 cheng2 = Liucheng (place in Guangxi)

柳州 lau5 zau1 liu3 zhou1 = Liuzhou (city in Guangxi)

柳州地區 lau5 zau1 dei6 keoi1 liu3 zhou1 di4 qu1 = Liuzhou district (district in Guangxi)

柳京 lau5 ging1 = Pyongyang (lit., "city of willow trees")

柳體 lau5 tai2 liu3 ti3 = calligraphic style of Liu Gongquan

柳公權 lau5 gung1 kyun4 liu3 gong1 quan2 = Liu Gongquan

硫柳汞 lau4 lau5 hung3 liu2 liu3 gong3 = thimerosal (Merthiolate)

無心插柳柳成蔭 mou4 sam1 caap3 lau5 lau5 sing4 jam3 wu2 xin4 cha1 liu3 liu3 cheng2 yin4 = reap unexpected results from an unintentional action

有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成蔭 jau5 ji3 zoi1 faa1 faa1 bat1 faat3 mou4 sam1 caap3 lau5 lau5 sing4 jam3 you3 yi4 zai1 hua1 hua1 bu4 fa1 wu2 xin1 cha1 liu3 liu3 cheng2 yin4 = what one intentionally does ends fruitless; but what one unintentionally does ends up producing suprising results

柳瀚雅 lau5 hon6 ngaa5 liu3 han4 ya3 = Liu Hun Ya (a.k.a, A-Ya)

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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