| 青山绿水 |
qīng shān lǜ shuǐ |
lit. green hills and clear waters / pleasant country scene (idiom) |
| 青 |
Qīng |
abbr. for 青海, Qinghai Province |
| 青 |
qīng |
green / blue / black / youth / young (of people) |
| 青山 |
Qīng shān |
Qingshan district of Wuhan city 武汉市, Hubei / Qingshan district of Baotou city 包头市, Inner Mongolia |
| 青山 |
qīng shān |
green hills / (the good) life |
| 山 |
Shān |
surname Shan |
| 山 |
shān |
mountain; hill (CL:座) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on |
| 绿 |
lǜ |
green / (slang) (derived from 绿帽子) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend) |
| 绿水 |
lǜ shuǐ |
green water / crystal-clear water |
| 水 |
Shuǐ |
surname Shui |
| 水 |
shuǐ |
water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 会水 and 水性) / (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy / (bound form) additional cost; extra income / classifier for washings of a garment |