贝叶
bèi yè
Pinyin

Definition

贝叶
 - 
bèi yè
  1. pattra palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

宝贝
bǎo bèi
  1. 1 treasured object
  2. 2 treasure
  3. 3 darling
  4. 4 baby
  5. 5 cowry
  6. 6 good-for-nothing or queer character
叶
Yè
  1. 1 surname Ye
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
干贝
gān bèi
  1. 1 conpoy
  2. 2 dried scallop
分贝
fēn bèi
  1. 1 decibel
呼伦贝尔
Hū lún bèi ěr
  1. 1 Hulunbuir prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia
宝贝儿
bǎo bèi r5
  1. 1 erhua variant of 寶貝|宝贝[bǎo bèi]
扇贝
shàn bèi
  1. 1 scallop (genus Pecten)
拷贝
kǎo bèi
  1. 1 copy
  2. 2 to copy (loanword)
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
枫叶
fēng yè
  1. 1 maple leaf
树叶
shù yè
  1. 1 tree leaves
秋叶
qiū yè
  1. 1 autumn leaf
红叶
hóng yè
  1. 1 red autumnal leaves
绿叶
lu:4 yè
  1. 1 (fig.) actor playing a supporting role
茶叶
chá yè
  1. 1 tea
  2. 2 tea leaves
  3. 3 CL:盒[hé],罐[guàn],包[bāo],片[piàn]
茶叶蛋
chá yè dàn
  1. 1 tea egg (egg boiled with flavorings which may include black tea)

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

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