| 绿帽子 |
lǜ mào zi |
green hat (figuratively, a symbol of being a cuckold) |
| 绿 |
lù |
used in names |
| 绿 |
lǜ |
green / (slang) (derived from 绿帽子) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend) |
| 帽 |
mào |
old variant of 帽 |
| 帽 |
mào |
hat / cap |
| 帽子 |
mào zi |
hat / cap / (fig.) label / bad name / CL:顶 |
| 子 |
zǐ |
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 |
zi |
noun suffix, as in 椅子 "chair" |