枫叶
fēng yè
Pinyin

Definition

枫叶
 - 
fēng yè
  1. maple leaf

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

茶叶
chá yè
  1. 1 tea
  2. 2 tea leaves
  3. 3 CL:盒[hé],罐[guàn],包[bāo],片[piàn]
叶
Yè
  1. 1 surname Ye
叶子
yè zi
  1. 1 foliage
  2. 2 leaf
  3. 3 CL:片[piàn]
金枝玉叶
jīn zhī yù yè
  1. 1 golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
三叶草
sān yè cǎo
  1. 1 clover
  2. 2 trefoil
中叶
zhōng yè
  1. 1 mid- (e.g. mid-century)
  2. 2 middle period
千叶
Qiān yè
  1. 1 Chiba (Japanese surname and place name)
朱丽叶
Zhū lì yè
  1. 1 Juliet or Juliette (name)
枝叶
zhī yè
  1. 1 branch and leaf
枯叶
kū yè
  1. 1 dead leaf
  2. 2 withered leaf
枫
fēng
  1. 1 maple (genus Acer)
枫叶
fēng yè
  1. 1 maple leaf
树叶
shù yè
  1. 1 tree leaves
百叶
bǎi yè
  1. 1 tripe (stomach lining of cattle etc used as food)
百叶窗
bǎi yè chuāng
  1. 1 shutter
  2. 2 blind
秋叶
qiū yè
  1. 1 autumn leaf
秋叶原
Qiū yè yuán
  1. 1 Akihabara, region of downtown Tokyo famous for electronics stores
粗枝大叶
cū zhī dà yè
  1. 1 thick stems and broad leaves (idiom)
  2. 2 boorish
  3. 3 rough and ready
  4. 4 sloppy
红叶
hóng yè
  1. 1 red autumnal leaves
绿叶
lu:4 yè
  1. 1 (fig.) actor playing a supporting role

Idioms (15)

一叶知秋
yī yè zhī qiū
  1. 1 lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend
  3. 3 a straw in the wind
一叶障目
yī yè zhàng mù
  1. 1 lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not seeing the wider picture
  3. 3 can't see the wood for the trees
有枝有叶
yǒu zhī yǒu yè
  1. 1 to become bogged down in the details (idiom)
根深叶茂
gēn shēn yè mào
  1. 1 deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) well established and growing strongly
梵册贝叶
fàn cè bèi yè
  1. 1 Sanskrit on Talipot palm leaves (idiom); Buddhist scripture
牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lu:4 yè fú
  1. 1 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.
牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lu:4 yè fú chí
  1. 1 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.
牡丹虽好，全凭绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán píng lu:4 yè fú chí
  1. 1 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.
牡丹虽好，终须绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , zhōng xū lu:4 yè fú chí
  1. 1 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.
秋风扫落叶
qiū fēng sǎo luò yè
  1. 1 lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep
粗枝大叶
cū zhī dà yè
  1. 1 thick stems and broad leaves (idiom)
  2. 2 boorish
  3. 3 rough and ready
  4. 4 sloppy
落叶归根
luò yè guī gēn
  1. 1 lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. all things go back to their source eventually
  3. 3 in old age, an expatriate returns home
叶公好龙
Yè Gōng hào lóng
  1. 1 lit. Lord Ye's passion for dragons (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pretend to be fond of sth while actually fearing it
  3. 3 ostensible fondness of sth one really fears
叶落归根
yè luò guī gēn
  1. 1 a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home
  2. 2 In old age, an expatriate longs to return home.
金枝玉叶
jīn zhī yù yè
  1. 1 golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty

Sample Sentences

一个人坐在湖边，看着湖里的野鸭，他手里拿着一片枫叶，身边也飘着几片。
yī ge rén zuò zài hú biān ，kàn zhe hú lǐ de yě yā ，tā shǒulǐ názhe yī piàn fēngyè ，shēnbiān yě piāo zhe jǐ piàn 。
A person sitting by the lakeside watching the wild ducks with a maple leaf in his hand and several others floating in the wind beside him.
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