"Golden" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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黄金 huáng jīn gold / golden (opportunity) / prime (time)
金色 jīn sè golden / gold (color)
金黄 jīn huáng golden yellow / golden
金 jīn gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
金毛鼹科 jīn máo yǎn kē golden
戈尔登瓦利县 gē ěr dēng wǎ lì xiàn Golden
金源时代购物中心 jīn yuán shí dài gòu wù zhōng xīn Golden
黄金周 huáng jīn zhōu Golden Week, two 7-day national holiday periods
盛世 shèng shì a flourishing period / period of prosperity / a golden age
良机 liáng jī a good chance / a golden opportunity
金鸡 jīn jī golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
金球奖 Jīn qiú jiǎng Golden Globe Award
金马奖 Jīn mǎ jiǎng Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards
中庸 zhōng yōng golden mean (Confucianism) / (literary) (of person) mediocre / ordinary
潘金莲 Pān Jīn lián Pan Jinlian (name lit. Golden Lotus), heroine of Ming dynasty vernacular novel Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅
金瓶梅 Jīn píng méi Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content
黄金时代 huáng jīn shí dài golden age
金曲奖 Jīn qǔ jiǎng Golden Melody Awards
金三角 Jīn sān jiǎo Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia)
黄花菜 huáng huā cài citron daylily (Hemerocallis citrina Baroni) / golden needles (edible flower)
黄金分割 huáng jīn fēn gē golden ratio / golden section
一箭双雕 yī jiàn shuāng diāo lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom) / to kill two birds with one stone
金箍棒 jīn gū bàng golden cudgel, weapon wielded by Sun Wukong in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
金丝猴 jīn sī hóu golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
金蝉 Jīn chán Golden Cicada
金屋藏娇 jīn wū cáng jiāo a golden house to keep one's mistress (idiom) / a magnificent house built for a beloved woman
金印 jīn yìn golden seal / characters tattooed on a convict's face
锦鸡 jǐn jī golden pheasant
金狮奖 jīn shī jiǎng Golden Lion, award at the Venice Film Festival
杀鸡取卵 shā jī qǔ luǎn lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom) / fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
点金术 diǎn jīn shù Midas touch / golden touch
鼎盛期 dǐng shèng qī flourishing age / golden age
金毛犬 jīn máo quǎn golden retriever (dog breed)
翚 huī pheasant / golden pheasant / variegated / to fly
金科玉律 jīn kē yù lu:4 golden rule / key principle
金童玉女 jīn tóng yù nu:3 lit. golden boys and jade maidens (idiom) / attendants of the Daoist immortals / fig. lovely young children / a golden couple / (of a couple who are in the public eye) a lovely young couple
竭泽而渔 jié zé ér yú lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom) / fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
腰金衣紫 yāo jīn yī zǐ golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom) / in official position
金枝玉叶 jīn zhī yù yè golden branch, jade leaves (idiom) / fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
金鸡独立 jīn jī dú lì golden rooster stands on one leg (tai chi posture) / standing on one leg
金毛狗 jīn máo gǒu golden retriever (dog breed) / Cibotium barometz, Asian tropical tree fern with hairy fronds (used in TCM)
金乌 jīn wū Golden Crow / the sun / the three-legged golden crow that lives in the sun
黄粱梦 huáng liáng mèng dream of golden millet / fig. illusions of wealth and glory / pipe dream
黄鹤楼 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
金帐汗国 Jīn zhàng Hán guó Golden Horde (ancient state)
鹿苑寺 Lù yuàn sì Rokuonji in northwest Kyōto 京都, Japan / the formal name of Kinkakuji or Golden pavilion 金閣寺|金阁寺[Jin1 ge2 si4] as Buddhist temple
三足乌 sān zú wū three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology) / Korean: samjog'o
三足金乌 sān zú jīn wū three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology) / Korean: samjog'o
台北金马影展 Tái běi Jīn mǎ Yǐng zhǎn Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
哈巴雪山 Hā bā xuě shān Mt Haba (Nakhi: golden flower), in Lijiang 麗江|丽江, northwest Yunnan
康乾盛世 kāng qián shèng shì booming and golden age of Qing dynasty (from Kang Xi to Qian Long emperors)
极盛时期 jí shèng shí qī most flourishing period / Golden Age
沉默是金 chén mò shì jīn silence is golden (idiom)
满城尽带黄金甲 Mǎn chéng jìn dài huáng jīn jiǎ Curse of the Golden Flower (2007), period drama movie by Zhang Yimou
火眼金睛识真假 huǒ yǎn jīn jīng shí zhēn jiǎ fiery eyes and golden pupils can discern truth from falsehood (idiom)
金乌西坠，玉兔东升 jīn wū xī zhuì , yù tù dōng shēng lit. the golden bird of the sun sets in the west, the jade hare of the moon rises in the east / fig. at sunset
金熊奖 jīn xióng jiǎng Golden Bear, award at the Berlin International Film Festival
金瓶梅词话 Jīn Píng Méi Cí Huà Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content
金盾工程 Jīn dùn Gōng chéng Golden Shield Project, information system for censorship and surveillance, thought to include the Great Firewall of China 防火長城|防火长城[Fang2 huo3 Chang2 cheng2] as a component
金兰谱 jīn lán pǔ lit. directory of golden orchids / fig. genealogical record (esp. exchanged between sworn brothers)
金角湾 Jīn jiǎo wān Zolotoy Rog or Golden Horn Bay in Vladivostok (famous for its pollution)
金阁寺 Jīn gé sì Kinkakuji or Golden pavilion in northwest Kyōto 京都, Japan / informal name of Buddhist temple Rokuonji 鹿苑寺[Lu4 yuan4 si4]
钱树 qián shù money tree / prostitute / hen that lays golden eggs
黄粱美梦 huáng liáng měi mèng dream of golden millet / fig. illusions of wealth and power / pipe dream
黄赤色 huáng chì sè golden colored / yellow red
黄金週  Golden Week / refers to three 7-day holiday periods at New Year 春節|春节, Labor day 勞動節|劳动节, National day 國慶|国庆 / also written 黃金周|黄
鼎盛时期 dǐng shèng shí qī flourishing period / golden age
红腹锦鸡 hóng fù jǐn jī (bird species of China) golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
金雕 jīn diāo (bird species of China) golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
金新月 jīn xīn yuè Golden Crescent
金黄鹂 jīn huáng lí (bird species of China) Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
金毛寻回犬 jīn máo xún huí quǎn golden retriever
大洋鲈 dài yáng lú golden redfish / ocean perch
鲈鮋  golden redfish / ocean perch
幸运的十亿  golden billion
仙茅 xiān máo golden eye-grass (Curculigo orchioides) / Curculigo rhizome (used in TCM)
兰陵笑笑生 Lán líng Xiào xiào shēng Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng, pseudonym of the Ming dynasty writer and author of the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅[Jin1 ping2 mei2]
一日之计在于晨 yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom) / early morning is the golden time of the day
印度金黄鹂 Yìn dù jīn huáng lí (bird species of China) Indian golden oriole (Oriolus kundoo)
欧金斑鸻 Oū jīn bān héng (bird species of China) European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
美洲金鸻 Měi zhōu jīn héng (bird species of China) American golden plover (Pluvialis dominica)
金斑鸻 jīn bān héng (bird species of China) Pacific golden plover (Pluvialis fulva)
金色林鸲 jīn sè lín qú (bird species of China) golden bush robin (Tarsiger chrysaeus)
金色鸦雀 jīn sè yā què (bird species of China) golden parrotbill (Suthora verreauxi)
金头穗鹛 jīn tóu suì méi (bird species of China) golden babbler (Stachyridopsis chrysaea)
乐龄 lè líng golden years (after the age of about 60)
太乙金华宗旨 Tài yǐ Jīn huá Zōng zhǐ The Secret of the Golden Flower, a classic of Chinese Taoism published in the late 17th century
文曲星 Wén qǔ xīng constellation governing scholarship and examinations / (fig.) renowned literary genius / brand name of handheld electronic dictionaries made by Beijing company Golden Global View
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