lù

绿林

Word · NounTraditional綠

green; in specific historical term 'Lulin'

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

Lulin (historical); brigand; outlaw

literary

Used specifically in the historical/figurative term '绿林' (Lǜlín/Lùlín). This reading is archaic and mostly literary.

Lù绿
lín林
hǎo好
hàn汉
cháng常
cháng常
chū出
xiàn现
zài在
gǔ古
diǎn典
xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
 。

'Greenwood heroes' often appear in classical novels.

Tā他
zài在
jiāng江
hú湖
shàng上
chēng称
xióng雄
lù绿
lín林
 。

He dominates the world of outlaws in the rivers and lakes.