银 silver / silver-colored / relating to money or currency 银 子 yín zi money / silver 银 色 yín sè silver (color) 白 金 bái jīn platinum / silver / (slang) handcuffs 白 银 bái yín silver 五 金 wǔ jīn metal hardware (nuts and bolts) / the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡 银 币 yín bì silver coin 大 洋 dà yáng ocean / (old) silver dollar 金 银 jīn yín gold and silver 元 宝 yuán bǎo a silver or gold ingot / mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship) / a name for ancient currency / a rare genius 银 牌 yín pái silver medal / CL:枚[mei2] 银 两 yín liǎng silver currency / currency of the Qing dynasty based on the silver tael 兩|两 成 色 chéng sè relative purity of silver or gold / purity in carat weight / quality / fineness 银 发 yín fà silver hair / gray hair 银 票 yín piào (in former times) banknote with a value in silver 银 白 yín bái silver white 银 狐 yín hú silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus) / also written 玄狐 银 奖 yín jiǎng silver medal 银 针 yín zhēn silver needle (fine needle used in acupuncture) 雨 过 天 晴 yǔ guò tiān qíng sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天青|雨过天青[yu3 guo4 tian1 qing1] 银 耳 yín ěr white fungus (Tremella fuciformis) / silver tree-ear fungus 银 元 yín yuán flat silver (former coinage) / also written 銀圓|银圆 / silver dollar 银 屏 yín píng television / TV screen / the silver screen 银 钱 yín qián silver money (in former times) 纹 银 wén yín fine silver 银 质 yín zhì made of silver 鲢 鱼 lián yú silver carp 此 地 无 银 三 百 两 cǐ dì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom) / fig. to reveal what one intends to hide 银 锭 yín dìng silver ingot 油 嘴 yóu zuǐ eloquent and cunning / silver tongued 银 亮 yín liàng shiny bright as silver 露 白 lòu bái to reveal one's valuables inadvertently / to betray one's silver (money) when traveling 银 瓶 yín píng silver bottle 银 圆 yín yuán flat silver (former coinage) / also written 銀元|银元 / silver dollar 银 燕 yín yàn silver swallow / airplane (affectionate) 银 杯 yín bēi silver cup (trophy) 银 质 奖 yín zhì jiǎng silver medal 硝 酸 银 xiāo suān yín silver nitrate 错 mistake / wrong / bad / interlocking / complex / to grind / to polish / to alternate / to stagger / to miss / to let slip / to evade / to inlay with gold or silver 银 条 yín tiáo silver bar 银 箔 yín bó silver foil 银 洋 yín yáng flat silver (former coinage) / also written 銀元|银元 银 婚 yín hūn silver wedding (25th wedding anniversary) 洋 ocean / vast / foreign / silver dollar or coin 镀 to plate (with gold, silver etc) / (prefix) -plated 锭 (weaving) spindle / ingot / pressed cake of medicine etc / classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks 钿 to inlay with gold, silver etc / ancient inlaid ornament shaped as a flower 鲋 silver carp 鹇 silver pheasant (Phasianus nycthemerus) / silver pheasant badge worn by civil officials of the 5th grade 鷴 silver pheasant badge worn by civil officials of the 5th grade 雨 过 天 青 yǔ guò tiān qīng sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天晴|雨过天晴[yu3 guo4 tian1 qing2] 三 寸 不 烂 之 舌 sān cùn bù làn zhī shé to have a silver tongue / to have the gift of the gab 慈 照 寺 Cí zhào sì Jishōji in northeast Kyōto 京都, Japan, the official name of Ginkakuji or Silver pavilion 銀閣寺|银阁寺[yin2 ge2 si4] 碘 化 银 diǎn huà yín silver iodide 取 银 qǔ yín to take silver / to come second in a competition 折 兑 zhé duì to cash / to change gold or silver into money 洋 钱 yáng qián foreign money / flat silver (former coinage) / also written 銀元|银元 玄 狐 xuán hú silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus) 白 银 书 bái yín shū valuable book decorated with silver, gold and jewels etc, commonly regarded as a disguised form of bribe 穿 金 戴 银 chuān jīn dài yín richly bedecked / dripping with gold and silver (idiom) 血 田 xuè tián field of blood / battlefield / hateful place / Aceldama (field bought by Judas Iscariot with his 30 pieces of silver in Matthew 27:7) 袁 头 Yuán tóu silver coin from the early days of the Republic of China (1912-1949) bearing the head of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] 金 银 箔 jīn yín bó gold and silver foil / gold and silver leaf 金 银 铜 铁 锡 jīn yín tóng tiě xī the 5 metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin 银 丹 yín dān lunar caustic (fused silver nitrate, shaped into a stick and used as a cauterizing agent) 银 屑 yín xiè silver chloride AgCL 银 晃 晃 yín huǎng huǎng silver glitter 银 本 位 yín běn wèi Silver Standard (monetary standard) 银 本 位 制 yín běn wèi zhì Silver Standard (monetary standard) 银 枞 yín cōng silver fir (Abies alba) 银 熊 奖 yín xióng jiǎng Silver Bear, award at the Berlin International Film Festival 银 狮 奖 yín shī jiǎng Silver Lion, award at the Venice Film Festival 银 白 杨 yín bái yáng silver birch / white poplar 银 盘 yín pán silver plate / galactic disc 银 苔 yín tái moss silver / silver in the form of fibers or branches 银 叶 yín yè silver leaf 银 制 yín zhì made of silver 银 辉 yín huī radiance / silver white sheen 银 阁 寺 Yín gé sì Ginkakuji or Silver pavilion in northeast Kyōto 京都, Japan / officially called Jishōji 慈照寺[Ci2 zhao4 si4] 银 点 yín diǎn the silver point / the melting point of silver 962°C used as a calibration point in some temperature scales 卤 化 银 lǔ huà yín silver halide (usually chloride) used to fix photos 白 鹇 bái xián (bird species of China) silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera) 叉 尾 带 鱼 silver scabbard fish / cutless fish 红 胸 棘 鲷 hóng xiōng jí diāo silver roughy / Mediterranean slimehead 大 西 洋 水 珍 鱼 dài xī yáng shuǐ zhēn yú greater argentine / Atlantic argentine / herring smelt / greater silver smelt 托 拉 尔 tuō lā ěr (loanword) tolar, currency of Slovenia 1991-2007 / tolar, silver coin that served as the main currency of Bohemia 1520-1750 鹊 色 鹂 què sè lí (bird species of China) silver oriole (Oriolus mellianus) 大 头 dà tóu big head / mask in the shape of a big head / the larger end of sth / the main part / the lion's share / dupe / sucker / (old) silver coin with a bust of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] on the obverse side 影 帝 yǐng dì (male) superstar of the silver screen / best actor award winner 镀 上 dù shàng to plate (with gold, silver etc)
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