黃 huáng

yellow; surname

DEFINITIONS

  • yellow
  • surname
  • surname Huang or Hwang
  • yellow
  • pornographic
  • to fall through

WORDS

不到黃河心不死 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
二黃 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]
亮黃燈 liàng huáng dēng (lit.) to flash the yellow light; (fig.) to give a warning sign
人老珠黃 rén lǎo zhū huáng (of a woman) old and faded
人造黃油 rén zào huáng yóu margarine
信口雌黃 xìn kǒu cí huáng to speak off the cuff; to casually opine
倉黃 cāng huáng variant of 倉皇|仓皇[cang1 huang2]
內黃 nèi huáng Neihuang county in Anyang 安陽|安阳[An1 yang2], Henan
內黃縣 nèi huáng xiàn Neihuang county in Anyang 安陽|安阳[An1 yang2], Henan
八疸身面黃 bā dǎn shēn miàn huáng eight types of jaundice with yellowing of body and face (TCM)
印度金黃鸝 yìn dù jīn huáng lí (bird species of China) Indian golden oriole (Oriolus kundoo)
卵黃 luǎn huáng egg yolk
卵黃囊 luǎn huáng náng yolk sac (ectodermal cells attaching fetus to uterus before the development of the placenta)
卵黃管 luǎn huáng guǎn vitelline duct
卵黃腺 luǎn huáng xiàn vitelline glands; vitellaria (in biology)
去氧麻黃鹼 qù yǎng má huáng jiǎn methamphetamine
周瑜打黃蓋 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]
命歸黃泉 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
命赴黃泉 mìng fù huáng quán to visit the Yellow Springs; to die
和記黃埔 hé jì huáng pǔ Hutchison Whampoa
啞巴吃黃蓮 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])
啞巴吃黃連 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])
啞巴吃黃連，有苦說不出 yǎ ba chī huáng lián ， yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom); 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
地黃 dì huáng Chinese foxglove (Rehmannia glutinosa), its rhizome used in TCM
夏黃公 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]
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