Definition
发绿 is a separable verb-object compound meaning 'to turn green' or 'to become greenish'. It's often used to describe a person's face turning green from fear, envy, or illness (脸色发绿), or for plants/objects showing a green tint. The structure is 发 + (extent/result) + 绿, and the object 绿 itself can be modified — you can separate the two characters with a degree word like 发得很绿 or a quantifier like 发过一次绿.
v.o.
to turn greento appear greenish
Examples
- ，发绿。Tā tīng dào zhè huà, liǎn dōu fā le.When he heard this, his face turned green.
- 发绿，。Zhège shùzhī jīnnián méi fā, kěnéng kū sǐ le.This branch hasn't turned green this year; it might have died.
- ，。Tā de liǎn fā guò yí cì lǜ, hòulái cái mànmàn huīfù.Her face turned green once, and then slowly recovered.
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