huáng
yellow
pornographic
to fall through
huáng jīn
gold
golden (opportunity)
prime (time)
huáng sè
yellow (color)
pornographic
sǎo huáng
campaign against pornography
huáng tǔ
loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China)
huáng lián
Chinese goldthread (Coptis chinensis), rhizome used in medicine
huáng qí
huangqi
milk vetch root (used in TCM)
Astragalus membranaceus or Astragalus mongholicus
dì huáng
Chinese foxglove (Rehmannia glutinosa), its rhizome used in TCM
huáng tǐ
corpus luteum (glands in female mammals producing progesterone)
Huáng méi
Huangmei county in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[Huang2 gang1], Hubei
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 shàn
swamp eel
finless eel
CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2]
Huáng pí
Huangpi district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wu3 han4 shi4], Hubei
huáng dào
the ecliptic (the plane of the solar system)
huáng pái
(sports) yellow card
(fig.) admonishment
huáng niú
ox
cattle
scalper of tickets etc
to fail to show up
to break a promise
Huáng quán
the Yellow Springs
the underworld of Chinese mythology
the equivalent of Hades or Hell
Huáng lóng
Huanglong county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
huáng jiǔ
"yellow wine" (mulled rice wine, usually served warm)
Huáng pǔ
Huangpu District, Guangzhou
Whampoa (old transliteration)
Guangdong Harbor
Huáng méi xì
Huangmei opera (local opera of Anhui)
Huáng yán
Huangyan district of Taizhou city 台州市[Tai1 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang
Huáng gāng
Huanggang prefecture level city in Hubei
Huáng pǔ
the main river through Shanghai
name of a district in Shanghai
Huáng shí
Huangshi prefecture level city in Hubei
Huáng shān
Mt Huang
Yellow mountains
Huangshan prefecture level city centered around Huangshan Mountains in south Anhui
Huáng pǔ qū
Huangpu district, central Shanghai
Huáng shān shì
Huangshan prefecture level city centered around Huangshan Mountains in south Anhui
Huáng píng
Huangping county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
huáng tóng
brass (alloy of copper 銅|铜[tong2] and zinc 鋅|锌[xin1])
huáng tǔ gāo yuán
loess plateau of northwest China
Huáng pǔ qū
Huangpu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 shi4], Guangdong
Huáng pǔ jiāng
Huangpu River in Shanghai
Huáng shí shì
Huangshi prefecture level city in Hubei
Huáng Guāng yù
Huang Guang'yu (1969-), PRC entrepreneur and millionaire, founder of Guo mei or Gome electronics 國美電器|国美电器[Guo2 mei3 dian4 qi4]
Huáng gāng shì
Huanggang prefecture level city in Hubei
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
huáng jīn zhōu
Golden Week, two 7-day national holiday periods
huáng jīn zhōu
Golden Week, two 7-day national holiday periods
huáng dà xiān
Wong Tai Sin district of Kowloon, Hong Kong
Yán huáng zǐ sūn
Descendants of the Fiery Emperor and Yellow Emperor (i.e. Han Chinese people)
huáng jīn fēn gē
golden ratio
golden section
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
Yí huáng
Yihuang county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi
huáng piàn
adult movie
pornographic movie
Huáng dǎo
Huangdao district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong
Huáng Fēi hóng
Wong Fei Hung (1847-1924), famous martial artist and revolutionary
zhǐ huáng jīn
gold contract
special drawing right (SDR)
paper gold (finance)
huáng shuǐ jīng
citrine (orange or yellow quartz SiO2 as a semiprecious stone)
huáng lí
yellow oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
Huáng zhōu
Huangzhou district of Huanggang city 黃岡市|黄冈市[Huang2 gang1 shi4], Hubei
Huáng Xīng
Huang Xing (1874-1916), revolutionary politician, close collaborator of Sun Yat-sen, prominent in the 1911 Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命[Xin1 hai4 Ge2 ming4], murdered in Shanghai in 1916
qīng huáng
greenish yellow
sallow (of complexion)
huáng qiū kuí
okra (Hibiscus esculentus)
lady's fingers
huáng jīn
refers to the Yellow Turbans peasant uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
Huáng Zhōng
Huang Zhong (-220), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, portrayed as an old fighter
huáng shuǐ
citrine (orange or yellow quartz SiO2)
yellow water
name of river in Henan
Huáng nán
Huangnan Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: Rma-lho Bod-rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai
Huáng Tíng jiān
Huang Tingjian (1045-1105), Song poet and calligrapher
Huáng pí qū
Huangpi district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wu3 han4 shi4], Hubei
huáng yīng
black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
xiè huáng
the ovaries, roe and digestive tract of the crab
soft interior of crab as a food delicacy
crab meat
fēi huáng téng dá
lit. the divine steed Huang flashes past (idiom); fig. a meteoric rise
career success
The Apprentice (UK reality TV series)
Huáng líng
Mausoleum of Yellow Emperor
Huangling county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
Mǎn chéng jìn dài huáng jīn jiǎ
Curse of the Golden Flower (2007), period drama movie by Zhang Yimou
Huáng Jú
Huang Ju (1938-2007), Chinese politician
huáng jú
yellow chrysanthemum
wine
huáng pí
wampee (Clausena lansium)
Huáng yán qū
Huangyan district of Taizhou city 台州市[Tai1 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang
huáng zhǒng rén
yellow man
Mongoloid (old term)
Huáng huā gǎng
Huanghuagang (Chrysanthemum Hill) in Guangzhou, scene of disastrous uprising of 23rd April 1911
Nèi huáng
Neihuan county in Anyang 安陽|安阳[An1 yang2], Henan
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 dǎo qū
Huangdao district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong
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
Huáng Bīn hóng
Huang Binhong (1865-1955), art historian and literati painter
zhí dǎo Huáng Lóng
lit. to directly attack Huanglong
fig. to directly combat the root of a problem
Huáng shān qū
Huangshan district of Huangshan city 黃山市|黄山市[Huang2 shan1 shi4], Anhui
jiāo huáng
sallow
yellow and withered
sickly
huáng má
jute (Corchorus capsularis Linn.)
plant fiber used for rope or sacks
Huáng Jīn Bǎo
Wong Kam Po (1973-), Hong Kong champion cyclist
huā huáng
yellow flower (cosmetic powder used on women's forehead in former times)
dà huáng yú
Croceine croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea), a fish popular in Cantonese cooking
jú huáng sè
tangerine yellow
saffron (color)
Huáng huá shì
Huanghua county level city in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cang1 zhou1], Hebei
èr huáng
one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera
Peking opera
also written 二簧[er4 huang2]
see also 西皮[xi1 pi2]
Huáng méi xiàn
Huangmei county in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[Huang2 gang1], Hubei
huáng bò
Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense)
cork-tree bark (Chinese medicine)
Huáng Cháo
Huang Chao (-884), leader of peasant uprising 875-884 in late Tang
Huáng shí gǎng
Huangshigang district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[Huang2 shi2 shi4], Hubei
miàn huáng jī shòu
yellow face, emaciated body (idiom); malnourished and sickly in appearance
huáng qí
milk vetch
plant genus Astragalus
huangqi 黃芪|黄芪, Astragalus membranaceus (used in TCM)
huáng péng
oriole
black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
Huáng Zōng xī
Huang Zongxi (1610-1695), scholar and writer of the Ming-Qing transition
Yí huáng xiàn
Yihuang county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi
huáng dì zhái jīng
one of the earliest classics about Fengshui
Huáng líng xiàn
Huangling county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
Nèi huáng xiàn
Neihuan county in Anyang 安陽|安阳[An1 yang2], Henan
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
pí huáng
Beijing opera (or styles of song in)
abbr. for 西皮二黃|西皮二黄
yǎ ba chī huáng lián
no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲
(often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1])
xìn kǒu cí huáng
to speak off the cuff
to casually opine
huáng tǐ qī
luteal phase (period in the menstrual cycle when an embryo can implant in the womb)
cāng huáng
greenish yellow
sallow (pale or yellow complexion)
variant of 倉皇|仓皇[cang1 huang2]
Huáng nán Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu
Huangnan Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: Rma-lho Bod-rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai
huáng dào shí èr gōng
see 十二宮|十二宫[shi2 er4 gong1]
Huáng jiào
Yellow hat or Gelugpa school of Tibetan buddhism
also written 格魯派|格鲁派[Ge2 lu3 pai4]
táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
luǎn huáng náng
yolk sac (ectodermal cells attaching fetus to uterus before the development of the placenta)
huáng liáng měi mèng
dream of golden millet
fig. illusions of wealth and power
pipe dream
tiān dì xuán huáng
first line of the Thousand Character Classic 千字文[Qian1 zi4 wen2]
Huáng zhōu qū
Huangzhou district of Huanggang city 黃岡市|黄冈市[Huang2 gang1 shi4], Hubei
Huáng hé dà hé chàng
Yellow River Oratorio (1939) by Xian Xinghai 冼星海
Huáng Cháng yè
Hwang Jang-yop (1923-2010), North Korean politician known for defecting to South Korea
Huáng nán zhōu
Huangnan Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: Rma-lho Bod-rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai
huáng yuán jiāo
xanthan
xanthanate gum (polysaccharide food additive used as a thickener)
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 píng xiàn
Huangping county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
miàn cháo huáng tǔ bèi cháo tiān
face to the ground, back to the sky
huáng jīn jūn
the army of Yellow Turbans, a peasant uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
Huáng lóng xiàn
Huanglong county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
Huáng shí gǎng qū
Huangshigang district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[Huang2 shi2 shi4], Hubei
huáng yòu
Siberian weasel
Kolinsky weasel
Himalayan weasel
Huáng Zūn xiàn
Huang Zunxian (1848-1905), Qing dynasty poet and diplomat, author of A record of Japan 日本國誌|日本国志, an extended analysis of Meiji Japan
Zhōu Yú dǎ Huáng Gài
fig. with the connivance of both sides
fig. by mutual consent
cf Wu patriot Huang Gai submits to mock beating at the hands of General Zhou Yu to deceive Cao Cao 曹操 before the 208 battle of Redcliff 赤壁之戰|赤壁之战[Chi4 bi4 zhi1 zhan4]
huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián
Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)
huáng jiāo
yellow gum
xanthanate gum (polysaccharide food additive used as a thickener)
huáng liáng mèng
dream of golden millet
fig. illusions of wealth and glory
pipe dream
huáng yā
Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
same as 赤麻鴨|赤麻鸭
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
Huáng tíng jīng
Huangting Jing, one of the primary scriptures of Daoism
Huáng Shí gōng
Huang Shigong, also known as Xia Huanggong 夏黃公|夏黄公[Xia4 Huang2 gong1] (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] and purported author
Huáng Xìn
Huang Xin, character in The Water Margin
cí huáng
orpiment
arsenic trisulfide As2S3
make changes in writing
malign
criticize without grounds
Huáng liú
see 黃流鎮|黄流镇[Huang2 liu2 zhen4]
yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
to be forced to suffer in silence
unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
sometimes written 啞子吃黃連,有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连,有苦说不出
xī huáng cǎo
Rabdosia lophanthoides (no common name), herb plant of Lamiaceae family (together with mint and lavender), used in TCM
Huáng Cháo qǐ yì
Huang Chao peasant uprising 875-884 in late Tang, led by Huang Chao
Huáng huā gāng qī shí èr liè shì
the seventy two martyrs of the Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911
huáng yán dǎo
Huangyan Island (in the South China Sea)
Huáng huā gǎng qǐ yì
Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911 in Guangzhou, one a long series of unsuccessful uprisings of Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary party
yǎ ba chī huáng lián
no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
also written 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连
(often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1])
Huáng hǎi dào
former Hwanghae Province 황해도 of northwest Korea, divided into North and South Hwanghae Province of North Korea in 1954
huáng yú chē
lit. croaker car
flatbed tricycle
delivery tricycle
lì huáng
the flesh of oyster
marinated oyster meat
dàn huáng sù
lecithin (phospholipid found in egg yolk)
Huáng Tāo
Huang Tao (840-911), late Tang poet
huáng chì sè
golden colored
yellow red
huáng sè zhà yào
trinitrotoluene (TNT), C6H2(NO2)3CH3
Huáng Hǎi běi dào
North Hwanghae Province 황해북도 of west North Korea
Huáng Kè jiàng
pseudonym of Huang Xing 黃興|黄兴, one of the heroes of the 1911 Xinhai revolution 辛亥革命
hóng chéng huáng lǜ lán diàn zǐ
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
Colors of the rainbow
Huáng Hǎi nán dào
South Hwanghae Province 황해남도 of west North Korea
chūn huáng jú
yellow chrysanthemum
chamomile (Anthemis spp.)
Huáng dì zú
tribes under the Yellow Emperor
Huáng Jīn huī
Wee Kim Wee (1915-2005), president of Singapore (1985-1993)
sǎo huáng yùn dòng
campaign against pornography
yǎo rú huáng hè
to be gone forever (idiom)
to disappear without a trace
nán rén xī xià yǒu huáng jīn
lit. the man has gold under his knees; fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing to pride or moral integrity)
mìng fù Huáng quán
to visit the Yellow Springs
to die
Huáng Cháo zhī luàn
late Tang peasant uprising 875-884 led by Huang Chao
huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián , méi ān hǎo xīn
see 黃鼠狼給雞拜年|黄鼠狼给鸡拜年[huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián]
hēi zhěn huáng lí
(bird species of China) black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng
lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells
good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom)
huáng gǔ suǐ
yellow or fatty bone marrow
Huáng liú zhèn
Huangliu township, Hainan
Huáng Shí gōng Sān Lüè
”Three Strategies of Huang Shigong”, also known as Taigong Bing Fa 太公兵法[Tài gōng Bīng Fǎ], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wǔ jīng Qī Shū], variously attributed to Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙[Jiāng Zǐ yá], Huang Shigong 黃石公|黄石公[Huáng Shí gōng] or an anonymous author
Huáng Jiàn nán
John Huang (1945-), Democratic Party fundraiser
cāng huáng
variant of 倉皇|仓皇[cang1 huang2]
Xià Huáng gōng
Xia Huanggong also known as Huang Shigong 黃石公|黄石公[Huang2 Shi2 gong1] (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] and purported author of ”Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 lu:e4], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
huáng piāo
running the Yellow river or Huanghe (as a dare-devil sport)
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
huáng tǔ bù lù tiān
a slogan used in reference to a project to improve greenery in some parts of Northern China
wàng xià cí huáng
to alter a text indiscriminately (idiom)
to make irresponsible criticism
luǎn huáng xiàn
vitelline glands
vitellaria (in biology)
huáng bái jiāo diǎn
ecliptic line
intersection of the ecliptic with the moon's orbit plane
Huáng jiǎn
Wrigley's Juicy Fruit (brand)
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
fǎn quàn huáng niú
"shopping coupon scalper", sb who sells unwanted or returned shopping coupons to others for a profit
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 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]
xiè huáng shuǐ
crab roe
crab spawn
(used for crab meat in general)
Huáng Fù píng
pen name of Deng Xiaoping during his 1992 southern tour
lú huā huáng què
oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica)
chūn huáng jú shǔ
Anthemis, genus of flowers in Compositae including chamomile
zāo liū huáng yú
stir-fried yellow fish filet
zāo liū huáng yú piàn
stir-fried yellow fish filet
Huáng Yǐ jìng
Wong Yee Ching or Flossie Wong-Staal (1947-) Hong Kong American virologist, joint discoverer of the HIV AIDS virus
Huáng fù guǐ
Huang Fugui, ghost of legends who provided Liu Juanzi with his magical recipes 劉涓子鬼遺方|刘涓子鬼遗方
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 yán guì zhòu
honorable Chinese nationals (idiom)
huáng fù guān bēi
(bird species of China) white-throated bulbul (Alophoixus flaveolus)
huáng jiǎo yín ōu
(bird species of China) Caspian gull (Larus cachinnans)
huáng jiǎo lǜ jiū
(bird species of China) yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicopterus)
huáng jiǎo sān zhǐ chún
(bird species of China) yellow-legged buttonquail (Turnix tanki)
huáng yāo xiǎng mì liè
(bird species of China) yellow-rumped honeyguide (Indicator xanthonotus)
huáng yāo liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) Pallas's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus proregulus)
huáng yāo tài yáng niǎo
(bird species of China) crimson sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja)
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 liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) Tickell's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus affinis)
huáng fù shù yīng
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied bush warbler (Horornis acanthizoides)
huáng fù huā mì niǎo
(bird species of China) olive-backed sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis)
huáng fù jiǎo zhì
(bird species of China) Cabot's tragopan (Tragopan caboti)
huáng fù wēng yīng
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied warbler (Abroscopus superciliaris)
huáng fù liù
(bird species of China) buff-bellied pipit (Anthus rubescens)
huáng fù jiāo yīng
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied prinia (Prinia flaviventris)
huáng xiōng wú
(bird species of China) yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola)
huáng xiōng zhī què
(bird species of China) baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus)
huáng xiōng liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) yellow-vented warbler (Phylloscopus cantator)
huáng zhì sǒu méi
(bird species of China) Steere's liocichla (Liocichla steerii)
huáng xuǎn
favus of the scalp (skin disease)
huáng méi jī wēng
(bird species of China) narcissus flycatcher (Ficedula narcissina)
huáng méi lín què
(bird species of China) yellow-browed tit (Sylviparus modestus)
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 Shí gōng Sān lüè
“Three Strategies of Huang Shigong”, also known as Taigong Bingfa 太公兵法[Tai4 gong1 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], variously attributed to Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2], Huang Shigong 黃石公|黄石公[Huang2 Shi2 gong1] or an anonymous author
Huáng huò
Yellow Peril, political novel by Wang Lixiong 王力雄[Wang2 Li4 xiong2]
huáng liáng yī mèng
see 黃粱夢|黄粱梦[huang2 liang2 meng4]
huáng jīng
King Solomon's Seal (genus polygonatum)
huáng wén nǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) green-eared barbet (Megalaima faiostricta)
huáng lǜ bēi
(bird species of China) flavescent bulbul (Pycnonotus flavescens)
huáng yáng
Mongolian gazelle
Procapra gutturosa
huáng gāng zhuó huā niǎo
(bird species of China) yellow-vented flowerpecker (Dicaeum chrysorrheum)
huáng tuǐ yú xiāo
(bird species of China) tawny fish owl (Ketupa flavipes)
Huáng jīn Hǎi àn
name of various places including Gold Coast (Australian city), Gold Coast (former British colony in Africa) and Costa Daurada (area on the coast of Catalonia, Spain)
huáng què
(bird species of China) Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus)
huáng tóu jí líng
(bird species of China) citrine wagtail (Motacilla citreola)
huáng jiá shān què
(bird species of China) yellow-cheeked tit (Machlolophus spilonotus)
huáng jiá mài jī
(bird species of China) sociable lapwing (Vanellus gregarius)
huáng jǐng zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) Darjeeling woodpecker (Dendrocopos darjellensis)
huáng jǐng nǐ là zuǐ què
(bird species of China) collared grosbeak (Mycerobas affinis)
huáng jǐng fèng méi
(bird species of China) whiskered yuhina (Yuhina flavicollis)
huáng é yā què
(bird species of China) fulvous parrotbill (Suthora fulvifrons)
huáng wú
(bird species of China) yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
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)
huáng lóng bìng
huanglongbing, citrus greening disease
hēi guān huáng bēi
(bird species of China) black-crested bulbul (Pycnonotus flaviventris)
huáng jīn wū
lit. house made of gold
fig. luxurious residence
Huáng Jīn bǎo
Wong Kam-po (1973-), Hong Kong champion cyclist
huáng tún bēi
(bird species of China) brown-breasted bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthorrhous)
huáng huā nǚ ér
see 黃花閨女|黄花闺女[huang2 hua1 gui1 nu:3]
huáng huā cài
citron daylily (Hemerocallis citrina Baroni)
golden needles (edible flower)
huáng huā cài dōu liáng le
lit. the dishes are cold (idiom)
fig. to arrive late
to take one's sweet time
huáng wěi yán
(bird species of China) yellow bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)
huáng shàn
Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus)
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)
hēi tóu huáng lí
(bird species of China) black-hooded oriole (Oriolus xanthornus)
huáng zhuǎ sǔn
(bird species of China) lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni)
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
hóng chéng huáng lǜ lán diàn zǐ
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
Colors of the rainbow
xì zuǐ huáng lí
(bird species of China) slender-billed oriole (Oriolus tenuirostris)
Tái wān huáng shān què
(bird species of China) yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti)
Zàng huáng què
(bird species of China) Tibetan serin (Spinus thibetana)
táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
xī huáng jí líng
(bird species of China) western yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava)
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
jīn huáng lí
(bird species of China) Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
xióng huáng jiǔ
realgar wine (traditionally drunk during the Dragon Boat Festival 端午節|端午节[Duan1 wu3 jie2])
Fēi huáng téng dá
lit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom)
fig. to achieve meteoric success in one's career
Huáng Kè qiáng
pseudonym of Huang Xing 黃興|黄兴[Huang2 Xing1], one of the heroes of the 1911 Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命[Xin1 hai4 Ge2 ming4]
huáng guān zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) lesser yellownape (Picus chlorolophus)
yǎn wén huáng shān què
(bird species of China) Himalayan black-lored tit (Machlolophus xanthogenys)
Yán Huáng zǐ sūn
Descendants of the Fiery Emperor and Yellow Emperor (i.e. Han Chinese people)
dàn huáng yāo liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) lemon-rumped warbler (Phylloscopus chloronotus)
liàng huáng dēng
(lit.) to flash the yellow light
(fig.) to give a warning sign
rén lǎo zhū huáng
(of a woman) old and faded
bā dǎn shēn miàn huáng
eight types of jaundice with yellowing of body and face (TCM)
Yìn dù jīn huáng lí
(bird species of China) Indian golden oriole (Oriolus kundoo)
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
dà huáng guān zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha)
xiǎo huáng jiǎo yù
(bird species of China) lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
sǎo huáng dǎ fēi
to eradicate pornography and illegal publications
míng rì huáng huā
lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom)
fig. outdated
thing of the past
dead letter
jú huáng sè
tangerine yellow
saffron (color)
chéng huáng
orange yellow
tangerine yellow
chrome yellow
huáng hóu
aorta (ingredient of hotpot, Sichuan cuisine)
huáng hóu zào méi
(bird species of China) yellow-throated laughingthrush (Garrulax galbanus)
Huáng dì Nèi jīng
Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon, medical text c. 300 BC
Huáng dì Bā shí yī Nàn jīng
Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st century AD
Huáng tíng Jīng
Huangting Jing, one of the primary scriptures of Daoism
huáng hūn liàn
fig. romantic relationship between an elderly couple
falling in love in the autumn of one's life
huáng qū méi
Aspergillus flavus (fungus typically found on crops)
huáng qū méi jūn
Aspergillus flavus (fungus typically found on crops)
Huáng guǒ shù Dà Pù bù
Huangguoshu falls, Anshun 安順|安顺[An1 shun4], Guizhou
Huáng guǒ shù Pù bù
Huangguoshu waterfalls, Anshun 安順|安顺[An1 shun4], Guizhou
huáng bò
variant of 黃檗|黄檗[huang2 bo4]
Huáng hé Dà hé chàng
Yellow River Cantata (1939) by Xian Xinghai 冼星海[Xian3 Xing1 hai3]
Huáng jīn jūn
the army of Yellow Turbans, a 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 Mín biàn
the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
huáng hóu fēng hǔ
(bird species of China) European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
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 shān yā
(bird species of China) alpine chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus)
huáng zuǐ zhū dǐng què
(bird species of China) twite (Linaria flavirostris)
huáng zuǐ lì zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) bay woodpecker (Blythipicus pyrrhotis)
huáng zuǐ hé yàn ōu
(bird species of China) river tern (Sterna aurantia)
huáng zuǐ qián niǎo
(bird species of China) yellow-billed loon (Gavia adamsii)
huáng zuǐ bái lù
(bird species of China) Chinese egret (Egretta eulophotes)
huáng zuǐ lán què
(bird species of China) yellow-billed blue magpie (Urocissa flavirostris)
huáng zuǐ jiǎo xiāo
(bird species of China) mountain scops owl (Otus spilocephalus)
Huáng tǔ Gāo yuán
Loess Plateau of northwest China
Huáng yán Dǎo
Huangyan Island (in the South China Sea)
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 piāo
rafting on the Yellow River
abbr. for 黃河漂流|黄河漂流