漂綠

See also: 漂绿

Chinese

		to bleach; elegant; polished to bleach; elegant; polished; to float; to drift	green
trad. (漂綠)		漂	綠
simp. (漂绿)		漂	绿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): piǎolǜ

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄩˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: piǎolǜ
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: piǎolyù
    • Wade–Giles: pʻiao³-lü⁴
    • Yale: pyǎu-lyù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: peauliuh
    • Palladius: пяолюй (pjaoljuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ly⁵¹/

Noun

漂綠

1. greenwash

   • 參與漂綠的不僅是公司，政府和政客亦可以透過漂綠來誇大自身環保功績，往自己臉上貼金。 [MSC, trad.]
     参与漂绿的不仅是公司，政府和政客亦可以透过漂绿来夸大自身环保功绩，往自己脸上贴金。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2022 February 11, 思芳道, 甚麼是漂綠？企業氣候漂綠或招人提告？, in 茶杯雜誌

     Cānyǔ piàolǜ de bùjǐn shì gōngsī, zhèngfǔ hé zhèngkè yì kěyǐ tòuguò piàolǜ lái kuādà zìshēn huánbǎo gōngjì, wǎng zìjǐ liǎn shàng tiējīn. [Pinyin]

     Companies are not the only side participating in greenwashing, government and politicians can also glorify themselves by greenwashing.

Verb

漂綠

1. to greenwash

   • 全球58%企業高層坦承自家在漂綠；在美國，這數字飆升到68% [MSC, trad.]
     全球58%企业高层坦承自家在漂绿；在美国，这数字飙升到68% [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2022 May 5, 何晨瑋, 最新調查：全球6成企業坦承「漂綠」、7成懷疑自家永續進展！, in 遠見雜誌

     quánqiú 58% qǐyè gāocéng tǎnchéng zìjiā zài piàolǜ; zài měiguó, zhè shùzì biāoshēng dào 68% [Pinyin]

     58% of upper managers in the world admit that they are greenwashing. In the United States, the number has risen to 68%.