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黄色 huáng sè yellow (color) / pornographic
黄 huáng yellow / pornographic / to fall through
顑 kǎn yellow
斢 tǒu yellow (archaic)
北方 běi fāng north / the northern part a country / China north of the Yellow River
黄页 huáng yè Yellow Pages
中原 zhōng yuán Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
黄河 Huáng Hé Yellow River or Huang He
银杏 yín xìng ginkgo (tree with fan-shaped leaves and yellow seeds) / maidenhair tree
大河 dà hé large river (esp the Yellow River)
五彩 wǔ cǎi five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue) / multicolored
金黄 jīn huáng golden yellow / golden
黄帝 Huáng dì the Yellow Emperor, mythological emperor of China, reigned c. 2697-2597 BC
黄花 huáng huā yellow flowers (of various types) / chrysanthemum / cauliflower / (yellow) daylily / a young virgin (boy or girl)
黄牌 huáng pái (sports) yellow card / (fig.) admonishment
蚩尤 Chī Yóu Chiyou, legendary tribal leader who was defeated and killed by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]
黄海 Huáng Hǎi Yellow Sea
淮河 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]
黄泉 Huáng quán the Yellow Springs / the underworld of Chinese mythology / the equivalent of Hades or Hell
辽东 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
黄菊 huáng jú yellow chrysanthemum / wine
西海 Xī Hǎi Yellow Sea (Korean term)
刑天 Xíng tiān Xingtian, headless giant hero of Chinese mythology decapitated by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]
内经 Nèi jīng abbr. for 黃帝內經|黄帝内经[Huang2 di4 Nei4 jing1], The Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon, medical text c. 300 BC
炎黄子孙 Yán Huáng zǐ sūn descendants of the Fiery Emperor and the Yellow Emperor (i.e. Han Chinese people)
淡黄 dàn huáng light yellow
黄鹂 huáng lí yellow oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
黄绿色 huáng lu:4 sè yellow green
黄河流域 Huáng Hé liú yù the Yellow River basin
张角 Zhāng Jué Zhang Jue (-184), leader of the Yellow turban rebels during the late Han
黄种人 huáng zhǒng rén yellow man / Mongoloid (old term)
暖色 nuǎn sè warm color (arch.) / esp. yellow, orange or red
黄土地 huáng tǔ dì the yellow earth (of China)
黄鱼 huáng yú yellow croaker (fish)
两河 liǎng hé the areas to the north and south of the Yellow River (in the Spring and Autumn Period) / Mesopotamia
五帝 wǔ dì the Five Legendary Emperors, usually taken to be the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4], Zhuan Xu 顓頊|颛顼[Zhuan1 Xu1], Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4], Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧[Tang2 Yao2] and Yu Shun 虞舜[Yu2 Shun4]
青黄不接 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
焦黄 jiāo huáng sallow / yellow and withered / sickly
黄水晶 huáng shuǐ jīng citrine (orange or yellow quartz SiO2 as a semiprecious stone)
橘黄色 jú huáng sè tangerine yellow / saffron (color)
黄斑 huáng bān macula lutea (anatomy, central area of retina) / yellow spot
花雕 huā diāo Shaoxing yellow wine
仓颉 Cāng Jié Cang Jie, legendary scribe of the Yellow Emperor and creator of Chinese writing / Cangjie input method (computing)
颛顼 Zhuān Xū Zhuan Xu, one of the Five Legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], grandson of the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4], trad. reigned 2513-2435 BC
中国海 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)
黄澄澄 huáng dèng dèng glistening yellow
橙黄 chéng huáng orange yellow / tangerine yellow / chrome yellow
面黄肌瘦 miàn huáng jī shòu lit. face yellow and body emaciated (idiom) / fig. malnourished and sickly in appearance
张宝 Zhāng Bǎo Zhang Bao (-184), leader of the Yellow Turban rebels during the late Han 漢朝|汉朝[Han4 chao2]
黄花鱼 huáng huā yú yellow croaker (fish) / corvina
茶晶 chá jīng yellow quartz / topaz
三江源 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
黄教 Huáng jiào Yellow hat or Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism / also written 格魯派|格鲁派[Ge2 lu3 pai4]
刘公岛 Liú gōng Dǎo Liugong island in the Yellow sea
仰韶文化 Yǎng sháo wén huà Yangshao neolithic culture from the central Yellow river basin, with red and black pottery
冼星海 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[Huang2 He2 Da4 he2 chang4]
黄袍加身 huáng páo jiā shēn lit. to take the yellow gown (idiom) / fig. to be made emperor / to take the crown
苍黄 cāng huáng greenish yellow / sallow (pale or yellow complexion) / variant of 倉皇|仓皇[cang1 huang2]
黄巾起义 Huáng jīn Qǐ yì Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
不到黄河心不死 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
轩辕氏 Xuān yuán shì alternative name for the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝
黄热病 huáng rè bìng yellow fever
龙羊峡 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
黄种 huáng zhǒng yellow race
黄祸 huáng huò yellow peril (offensive term referring to the perceived threat to Western nations, of immigration or military expansion from East Asian nations)
鳝 shàn Chinese yellow eel
峁 mǎo round yellow dirt mount (in the Northwest of China)
缃 xiāng light yellow color
荇 xìng yellow floating heart (Nymphoides peltatum)
鰤 shī Seriola qinqueradiata / yellow tail
数黄道黑 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]
数黑论白 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]
数黑论黄 shǔ hēi lùn huáng to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom) / to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
河清海晏 hé qīng hǎi yàn the Yellow River is clear and the sea is calm / the world is at peace (idiom)
牝牡骊黄 pìn mǔ lí huáng a black stallion or possibly a yellow mare (idiom) / don't judge by outward appearance
白旄黄钺 bái máo huáng yuè white banner and yellow battle-ax (idiom) / refers to military expedition
骊黄牝牡 lí huáng pìn mǔ a black stallion or possibly a yellow mare (idiom) / don't judge by outward appearance
跳进黄河洗不清 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
黄酱 huáng jiàng yellow soybean paste (fermented and salted)
桔黄色 jú huáng sè tangerine yellow / saffron (color)
黄山 Huáng shān Mt Huang / Yellow mountains / Huangshan prefecture-level city centered around Huangshan Mountains in south Anhui
河西 Hé xī land west of the Yellow river / Shaanxi, Qinghai and Gansu provinces
黄酶 huáng méi yellow enzyme
黄热病毒 huáng rè bìng dú yellow fever virus
浅黄色 qiǎn huáng sè buff / pale yellow
黈 tǒu a yellow color
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
黄巾民变 Huáng jīn Mín biàn the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
亃 lín mythical animal, said to have yellow body and white tail
岳阳楼 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
命赴黄泉 mìng fù Huáng quán to visit the Yellow Springs / to die
娇黄 jiāo huáng tender yellow
宅经 zhái jīng The Yellow Emperor's Classic on the Feng Shui of Dwellings
崔颢 Cuī Hào Cui Hao (-754), Tang dynasty poet and author of poem Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼
帝喾 Dì Kù Di Ku or Emperor Ku, one of the Five Legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]
旬始 xún shǐ comet from Saturn, traditionally described as yellow / evil omen
春黄菊 chūn huáng jú yellow chrysanthemum / chamomile (Anthemis spp.)
东仓里 Dōng cāng lǐ Dongchang-ni, North Korean missile launch site on Yellow Sea, 70 km from Chinese border
柘袍 zhè páo imperial yellow robe
柘黄 zhè huáng yellow dye made from the bark of the 柘[zhe4] tree
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