huáng
yellow
pornographic
to fall through
huáng sè
yellow (color)
pornographic
shī
Seriola qinqueradiata
yellow tail
Xī hǎi
western sea
Yellow Sea (from Korean perspective)
Huáng dì
Yellow Emperor, mythological emperor of China, reigned c. 2697-2597 BC
huáng huā
yellow flowers (of various types)
chrysanthemum
cauliflower
(yellow) daylily
a young virgin (boy or girl)
huáng bān
macula lutea (anatomy, central area of retina)
yellow spot
huáng tǔ
loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China)
Huái hé
Huaihe River, a main river of east China, between the Yellow River 黄河 and the Changjiang 長江|长江
běi fāng
north
the northern part a country
China north of the Yellow River
nuǎn sè
warm color (arch.)
esp. yellow, orange or red
wǔ cǎi
five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue)
multicolored
Liáo dōng
Liaodong peninsula between Bohai 渤海 and Yellow sea
east and south of Liaoning province
east of Liao river 遼河|辽河
huáng pái
(sports) yellow card
(fig.) admonishment
yín xìng
ginkgo (tree with fan-shaped leaves and yellow seeds)
maidenhair tree
Huáng quán
the Yellow Springs
the underworld of Chinese mythology
the equivalent of Hades or Hell
huáng jiǔ
"yellow wine" (mulled rice wine, usually served warm)
Hé xī
land west of the Yellow river
Shaanxi, Qinghai and Gansu provinces
zhōng yuán
the central plains of China
the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
a plain
dà hé
large river (esp the Yellow River)
Yuè yáng lóu
Yueyang tower, famous beauty spot in Yueyang, north Hunan 湖南岳阳, overlooking Dongting lake 洞庭湖
one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yellow crane tower 黄鹤楼 in Wuhan, Hubei 湖北武汉 and Tengwang tower 滕王阁 in Nanchang, Jiangxi 江西南昌
Huáng shān
Mt Huang
Yellow mountains
Huangshan prefecture level city centered around Huangshan Mountains in south Anhui
Xuān Yuán
Xuan Yuan, personal name of Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]
Cāng Jié
Cang Jie, legendary scribe of the Yellow Emperor and creator of Chinese writing
Cangjie input method (computing)
Huáng dì nèi jīng
Yellow Emperor's internal canon, medical text c. 300 BC
huáng liǎn
yellow face (due to sickness etc)
yellow-skinned people
Yán huáng zǐ sūn
Descendants of the Fiery Emperor and Yellow Emperor (i.e. Han Chinese people)
Huáng hè lóu
Yellow crane tower in Wuhan city, built in 223, burnt down in 1884, rebuilt in 1985
favored place of poet sages, who in legend arrived riding golden cranes
Tang poem by Cui Hao 崔顥|崔颢, with theme the past will never return
one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang tower 岳阳楼 in Yueyang, north Hunan 湖南岳阳 and Tengwang tower 滕王阁 in Nanchang, Jiangxi 江西南昌
Nèi jīng
abbr. for 黃帝內經|黄帝内经[Huang2 di4 Nei4 jing1], Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon, medical text c. 300 BC
Xíng tiān
Xingtian, headless giant hero of Chinese mythology decapitated by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]
huáng shuǐ jīng
citrine (orange or yellow quartz SiO2 as a semiprecious stone)
huáng lí
yellow oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
qīng huáng
greenish yellow
sallow (of complexion)
Hé tào
the Great Bend of the Yellow River in Inner Mongolia
huáng jīn
refers to the Yellow Turbans peasant uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
Téng wáng gé
Tengwang Tower in 江西南昌
one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang tower 岳阳楼 in Yueyang, north Hunan 湖南岳阳 and Yellow crane tower 黄鹤楼 in Wuhan, Hubei 湖北武汉
xìng
yellow floating heart (Nymphoides peltatum)
huáng shuǐ
citrine (orange or yellow quartz SiO2)
yellow water
name of river in Henan
Huáng líng
Mausoleum of Yellow Emperor
Huangling county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
Sān jiāng yuán
Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, high plateau region of Qinghai containing the headwaters of Changjiang or Yangtze, Huanghe or Yellow River and Lancang or Mekong River
wǔ dì
Five Emperors from legendary times
possibly tribal leaders before the historiographers got working on them
usually taken to be Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4] and four of his sons Zhuan Xu 顓頊|颛顼[Zhuan1 Xu1], Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4], Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧[Tang2 Yao2], Yu Shun 虞舜[Yu2 Shun4]
huáng jú
yellow chrysanthemum
wine
Zhāng Jué
Zhang Jue (-184), leader of the Yellow turban rebels during the late Han
huáng zhǒng rén
yellow man
Mongoloid (old term)
qīng huáng bù jiē
lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop
temporary deficit in manpower or resources
unable to make ends meet
Huáng tǔ dì
Yellow Earth, 1984 movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀|张艺谋[Zhang1 Yi4 mou2]
huáng tǔ dì
the yellow earth (of China)
huáng huò
yellow peril (offensive term referring to the perceived threat to Western nations, of immigration or military expansion from East Asian nations)
huáng huā yú
yellow croaker (fish)
corvina
jiāo huáng
sallow
yellow and withered
sickly
huā huáng
yellow flower (cosmetic powder used on women's forehead in former times)
jú huáng sè
tangerine yellow
saffron (color)
mǎo
round yellow dirt mount (in the Northwest of China)
Zhuān xū
Zhuan Xu, one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝, grandson of Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝, trad. reigned 2513-2435 BC
Zhāng Bǎo
Zhang Bao (-184), leader of the Yellow Turban rebels during the late Han 漢朝|汉朝[Han4 chao2]
miàn huáng jī shòu
yellow face, emaciated body (idiom); malnourished and sickly in appearance
Yǎng sháo wén huà
Yangshao neolithic culture from the central Yellow river basin, with red and black pottery
Xiāng huáng qí
Bordered Yellow banner or Hövööt Shar khoshuu in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 meng2], Inner Mongolia
Liú gōng dǎo
Liugong island in the Yellow sea
Hé bó
name or river God associated with Yellow river
cāng huáng
greenish yellow
sallow (pale or yellow complexion)
variant of 倉皇|仓皇[cang1 huang2]
Huáng jiào
Yellow hat or Gelugpa school of Tibetan buddhism
also written 格魯派|格鲁派[Ge2 lu3 pai4]
Xiǎn Xīng hǎi
Xian Xinghai (1905-1945), violinist and composer, known for patriotic wartime pieces, including Yellow River Oratorio 黃河大合唱|黄河大合唱
lín
mythical animal, said to have yellow body and white tail
Huáng hé dà hé chàng
Yellow River Oratorio (1939) by Xian Xinghai 冼星海
Cuī Hào
Cui Hao (-754), Tang dynasty poet and author of poem Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼
Dì Kù
Di Ku or Emperor Ku, one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], great-grandson of Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]
huáng jīn zhī luàn
the Yellow Turbans peasant uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
huáng jīn qǐ yì
Yellow Turbans peasant uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
huáng jīn jūn
the army of Yellow Turbans, a peasant uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
Huáng shuǐ
Huangshui River, upper reaches of the Yellow River 黃河|黄河[Huang2 He2], flowing through Qinghai and Gansu
Lóng yáng xiá
Longyangxia canyon on the upper reaches of the Yellow River, Gonghe county 共和縣|共和县[Gong4 he2 xian4] in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai
Xuān yuán shì
alternative name for the Yellow Emperor 黄帝
Xīng xiù hǎi
Xingxiuhai, high plateau in Qinhai close to the source of the Yellow River
xìng cài
yellow floating heart (Nymphoides peltatum)
huáng jiāo
yellow gum
xanthanate gum (polysaccharide food additive used as a thickener)
xiāng jiāo rén
banana person (yellow outside, white inside)
mildly pejorative term used by Chinese for assimilated Asian Americans
Westernized person of Asian appearance
bù dào huáng hé xīn bù sǐ
lit. do not stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom); fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
to keep going while some hope is left
Hè tú ā lā
Hetu Ala (Manchu: Yellow Rock), Nurhaci's capital at the 1619 Battle of Sarhu
hé qīng hǎi yàn
the Yellow River is clear and the sea is calm
the world is at peace (idiom)
huáng chì sè
golden colored
yellow red
hóng chéng huáng lǜ lán diàn zǐ
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
Colors of the rainbow
chūn huáng jú
yellow chrysanthemum
chamomile (Anthemis spp.)
Huáng dì zú
tribes under the Yellow Emperor
mìng fù Huáng quán
to visit the Yellow Springs
to die
huáng gǔ suǐ
yellow or fatty bone marrow
Yú wǎng
Yuwang (c. 2000 BC), last of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4], defeated by the Yellow Emperor 黄帝[Huang2 di4]
huáng piāo
running the Yellow river or Huanghe (as a dare-devil sport)
qīng níng sè
lime (color)
greenish yellow
xún shǐ
comet from Saturn, traditionally described as yellow
evil omen
Huáng dì bā shí yī nán jīng
Yellow Emperor's canon of 81 difficult questions, medical text, c. first century AD
pìn mǔ lí huáng
a black stallion or possibly a yellow mare (idiom); don't judge by outward appearance
Dōng cāng lǐ
Dongchang-ni, North Korean missile launch site on Yellow Sea, 70 km from Chinese border
shǔ hēi lùn huáng
to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
zhè huáng
yellow dye made from the bark of the 柘[zhe4] tree
bái máo huáng yuè
white banner and yellow battle-ax (idiom); refers to military expedition
huáng jīn mín biàn
the Yellow Turbans peasant uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
lí huáng pìn mǔ
a black stallion or possibly a yellow mare (idiom); don't judge by outward appearance
shǔ hēi lùn bái
to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
also written 數黑論黃|数黑论黄[shu3 hei1 lun4 huang2]
shǔ huáng dào hēi
to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
also written 數黑論黃|数黑论黄[shu3 hei1 lun4 huang2]
zāo liū huáng yú
stir-fried yellow fish filet
zāo liū huáng yú piàn
stir-fried yellow fish filet
tiào jìn huáng hé shuō bù qīng
lit. even jumping into the Yellow River can't get you clean; fig. to become inexorably mixed up
mired in controversy
in deep trouble
miàn huáng jī hóng
yellow face, emaciated body (idiom); malnourished and sickly in appearance
huáng jiá shān què
(bird species of China) yellow-cheeked tit (Machlolophus spilonotus)
Huáng hè Lóu
Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan City, built in 223, burnt down in 1884, rebuilt in 1985
favored place of poet sages, who in legend arrived riding golden cranes
Tang poem by Cui Hao 崔顥|崔颢[Cui1 Hao4], with theme 'the past will never return'
one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓|岳阳楼[Yue4 yang2 Lou2] in Yueyang, north Hunan, and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣|滕王阁[Teng2 wang2 Ge2] in Nanchang, Jiangxi
huáng jí líng
(bird species of China) eastern yellow wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis)
tiào jìn Huáng Hé xǐ bù qīng
lit. even jumping into the Yellow River can't get you clean
fig. to become inexorably mixed up
mired in controversy
in deep trouble
jú huáng sè
tangerine yellow
saffron (color)
Zhuān Xū
Zhuan Xu, one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], grandson of Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4], trad. reigned 2513-2435 BC
chéng huáng
orange yellow
tangerine yellow
chrome yellow
liàng huáng dēng
(lit.) to flash the yellow light
(fig.) to give a warning sign
Wáng Lì xióng
Wang Lixiong (1953-), Chinese writer, author of Yellow Peril 黃禍|黄祸[Huang2 huo4]
jīn yǎn méi què
(bird species of China) yellow-eyed babbler (Chrysomma sinense)
zōng méi liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) yellow-streaked warbler (Phylloscopus armandii)
Zhōng yà gē
(bird species of China) yellow-eyed pigeon (Columba eversmanni)
Tái wān huáng shān què
(bird species of China) yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti)
Zhōng yuán
Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
huáng hóu zào méi
(bird species of China) yellow-throated laughingthrush (Garrulax galbanus)
huáng hóu què méi
(bird species of China) yellow-throated fulvetta (Alcippe cinerea)
huáng hóu wú
(bird species of China) yellow-throated bunting (Emberiza elegans)
huáng zuǐ qián niǎo
(bird species of China) yellow-billed loon (Gavia adamsii)
Jiāng Hé
Yangtze and Yellow rivers
huáng zuǐ lán què
(bird species of China) yellow-billed blue magpie (Urocissa flavirostris)
Téng wáng Gé
Tengwang Tower in Nanchang, Jiangxi
one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓|岳阳楼[Yue4 yang2 Lou2] in Yueyang, north Hunan, and Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼[Huang2 he4 Lou2] in Wuhan, Hubei
Huáng jīn
refers to the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
Huáng jīn zhī Luàn
the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
Huáng jīn Mín biàn
the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
Huáng jīn Qǐ yì
Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
Zhōng guó Hǎi
the China Seas (the seas of the Western Pacific Ocean, around China: Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea)
Huáng jīn jūn
the army of Yellow Turbans, a peasant uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
Liú gōng Dǎo
Liugong island in the Yellow sea
Huáng dì Nèi jīng
Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon, medical text c. 300 BC
xī huáng jí líng
(bird species of China) western yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Huáng dì Bā shí yī Nàn jīng
Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st century AD
Huáng hé Dà hé chàng
Yellow River Cantata (1939) by Xian Xinghai 冼星海[Xian3 Xing1 hai3]
xiǎo kuí huā fèng tóu yīng wǔ
(bird species of China) yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea)
Huáng piāo
rafting on the Yellow River
abbr. for 黃河漂流|黄河漂流
Yuè yáng Lóu
Yueyang Tower, famous beauty spot in Yueyang, north Hunan, overlooking Dongting Lake 洞庭湖[Dong4 ting2 Hu2]
one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼[Huang2 he4 Lou2] in Wuhan, Hubei and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣|滕王阁[Teng2 wang2 Ge2] in Nanchang, Jiangxi
huáng méi lín què
(bird species of China) yellow-browed tit (Sylviparus modestus)
Shào xīng jiǔ
Shaoxing wine a.k.a. "yellow wine", traditional Chinese wine made from glutinous rice and wheat
huáng méi liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) yellow-browed warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)
huáng méi wú
(bird species of China) yellow-browed bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys)
Huáng huò
Yellow Peril, political novel by Wang Lixiong 王力雄[Wang2 Li4 xiong2]
dàn zǐ shī
(bird species of China) yellow-billed nuthatch (Sitta solangiae)
bái méi jī wēng
(bird species of China) yellow-rumped flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia)
huáng gāng zhuó huā niǎo
(bird species of China) yellow-vented flowerpecker (Dicaeum chrysorrheum)
huáng xiōng liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) yellow-vented warbler (Phylloscopus cantator)
huáng xiōng wú
(bird species of China) yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola)
huáng yāo xiǎng mì liè
(bird species of China) yellow-rumped honeyguide (Indicator xanthonotus)
huáng jiǎo sān zhǐ chún
(bird species of China) yellow-legged buttonquail (Turnix tanki)
huáng jiǎo lǜ jiū
(bird species of China) yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicopterus)
huáng fù zhuó huā niǎo
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied flowerpecker (Dicaeum melanoxanthum)
huáng fù shān què
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied tit (Pardaliparus venustulus)
huáng fù shàn wěi wēng
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied fantail (Chelidorhynx hypoxantha)
huáng fù shù yīng
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied bush warbler (Horornis acanthizoides)
bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ
lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
to keep going while some hope is left
mìng guī Huáng quán
lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉|黄泉[Huang2 quan2] (idiom)
fig. to die
to meet one's end
huáng fù wēng yīng
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied warbler (Abroscopus superciliaris)
Huái Hé
Huai River, main river of east China, between the Yellow River 黃河|黄河[Huang2 He2] and the Changjiang 長江|长江[Chang2 Jiang1]
huáng fù jiāo yīng
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied prinia (Prinia flaviventris)
Yán píng Dǎo
Yeonpyeong island on Yellow Sea coast of Korea
liú huáng wú
(bird species of China) yellow bunting (Emberiza sulphurata)
huáng wěi yán
(bird species of China) yellow bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)
gāo shān jīn chì què
(bird species of China) yellow-breasted greenfinch (Chloris spinoides)
huáng páo jiā shēn
lit. to take the yellow gown (idiom)
fig. to be made emperor
to take the crown
huáng jiàng
yellow soybean paste (fermented and salted)
hóng chéng huáng lǜ lán diàn zǐ
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
Colors of the rainbow
Yán Huáng zǐ sūn
Descendants of the Fiery Emperor and Yellow Emperor (i.e. Han Chinese people)