綠葉

See also: 绿叶

Chinese

		green	leaf; page
trad. (綠葉)		綠	葉
simp. (绿叶)		绿	叶

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǜyè

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄩˋ ㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): luk⁶ jip⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǜyè
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄩˋ ㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lyùyè
    • Wade–Giles: lü⁴-yeh⁴
    • Yale: lyù-yè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liuhyeh
    • Palladius: люйе (ljuje)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ly⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: luk⁶ jip⁶
    • Yale: luhk yihp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁹ jip⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lug⁶ yib⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚² jiːp̚²/

Noun

綠葉

1. green leaf

   綠葉蔬菜／绿叶蔬菜  ―  lǜyè shūcài  ―  leafy greens

2. (figurative) person who acts in a supporting role

Derived terms

• 綠葉懸鉤子 / 绿叶悬钩子 (lǜyè xuángōuzi)