Definition
绿 is pronounced lù in certain historical and literary compounds, distinct from the common reading lǜ 'green'. The lù pronunciation appears in words like 绿林 ('greenwood forest', associated with outlaws) and in the proper noun 鸭绿江 (Yalu River). As a bound form (b.f.), it only attaches to other morphemes and cannot stand alone.
b.f.
(bound form) green (in specific literary/historical compounds, pronounced lù)
Examples
- 。lù lín hǎo hàn de gùshi zài Zhōngguó hěn yǒumíng.The stories of the greenwood outlaws are very famous in China.
- 绿。Yā lù Jiāng shì Zhōngguó hé Cháoxiǎn de jiè hé.The Yalu River is the border river between China and North Korea.
- 《》。Tā zài dú 《lù Lín Wàishǐ》.He is reading 'The Unofficial History of the Greenwood'.
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