Usage of the character 洋

north China army, a modernizing Western-style army set up during late Qing, and a breeding ground for the Northern Warlords after the Qinghai revolution

xīyángjǐng

西洋景

[西洋景]

see 西洋鏡／西洋镜 (xīyángjìng)

dōng Tàipíngyáng

东太平洋

[東太平洋]

east Pacific

jiǎyángguǐzi

假洋鬼子

[假洋鬼子]

(derog.) wannabe foreigner, a Chinese person who apes the ways of foreigners

yángyángdàpiān

洋洋大篇

[洋洋大篇]

lit. an ocean of writing
an impressive literary work (idiom)

yángyángzìdé

洋洋自得

[洋洋自得]

immensely pleased with oneself (idiom)
proud
complacent

tǔyángbìngjǔ

土洋并举

[土洋並舉]

combining native and foreign methods

Dōngyángguǐzi

东洋鬼子

[東洋鬼子]

foreign devil
wartime term of abuse for Japanese

xī Tàipíng Yáng

西太平洋

[西太平洋]

the western Pacific Ocean

Běiyáng Jūnfá

北洋军阀

[北洋軍閥]

the Northern Warlords (1912-1927)

Tàigǔ Yángháng

太古洋行

[太古洋行]

Butterfield and Swire (Hong Kong bank)

yángchǎng'èshào

洋场恶少

[洋場惡少]

a rich young bully of old Shanghai

xǐqìyángyáng

喜气洋洋

[喜氣洋洋]

full of joy (idiom); jubilation

dàyángzhōngjǐ

大洋中脊

[大洋中脊]

mid-ocean ridge (geology)

yángyángsǎsǎ

洋洋洒洒

[洋洋灑灑]

voluminous
flowing (of speeches, articles etc) (idiom)

yuǎndùchóngyáng

远渡重洋

[遠渡重洋]

to travel across the oceans

Dàxīyángguó

大西洋国

[大西洋國]

Historical name for Portugal during the Qing dynasty

tǔyángjiéhé

土洋结合

[土洋結合]

combining native and foreign methods (idiom); sophisticated and many-sided

wàngyángxīngtàn

望洋兴叹

[望洋興嘆]

lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom)
fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)

déyìyángyáng

得意洋洋

[得意洋洋]

joyfully satisfied
to be immensely proud of oneself
proudly
an air of complacency

Huán Tàipíngyáng

环太平洋

[環太平洋]

Pacific Rim

fú Qīngmièyáng

扶清灭洋

[扶清滅洋]

Support the Qing, annihilate the West! (Boxer rebellion slogan)

Běi Dàxīyáng

北大西洋

[北大西洋]

North Atlantic

yángyángdéyì

洋洋得意

[洋洋得意]

immensely pleased with oneself (idiom)
proud
complacent

Nányáng Shāng Bào

南洋商报

[南洋商報]

Nanyang Siang Pau (Malay's oldest newspaper)

Běiyángzhèngfǔ

北洋政府

[北洋政府]

the Warlord government of Northern China that developed from the Qing Beiyang army 北洋軍閥／北洋军阀 after the Xinhai revolution of 1911

shílǐyángchǎng

十里洋场

[十里洋場]

the Shanghai of old, with its foreign settlements
(fig.) a bustling, cosmopolitan city

yángwùxuétáng

洋务学堂

[洋務學堂]

college of Western learning in late Qing

Yángwù Yùndòng

洋务运动

[洋務運動]

Self-Strengthening Movement (period of reforms in China c 1861-1894), also named 自強運動／自强运动

chóngyángmèiwài

崇洋媚外

[崇洋媚外]

to revere everything foreign and pander to overseas powers (idiom); blind worship of foreign goods and ideas

Běiyánglùjūn

北洋陆军

[北洋陸軍]

north China army (esp. during the warlords period)

Běiyángshuǐshī

北洋水师

[北洋水師]

north China navy (esp. the ill-fated Chinese navy in the 1895 war with Japan)

rèqíngyángyì

热情洋溢

[熱情洋溢]

brimming with enthusiasm (idiom); full of warmth

yángqiāngyángdiào

洋腔洋调

[洋腔洋調]

to speak with a foreign accent or using words from a foreign language (usually derogatory) (idiom)

yángdǐdìqiào

洋底地壳

[洋底地殼]

oceanic crust (geology)

Dàxīyángzhōngjǐ

大西洋中脊

[大西洋中脊]

Atlantic mid-ocean ridge

Yángjīngbāng Yīngyǔ

洋泾浜英语

[洋涇浜英語]

pidgin English

Tàipíng Yáng Zhōubiān

太平洋周边

[太平洋周邊]

variant of 太平洋週邊／太平洋周边 ( Tàipíng Yáng Zhōubiān), Pacific Rim

zhōngdàxīyángjǐ

中大西洋脊

[中大西洋脊]

mid-Atlantic ridge

Guójiā Hǎiyángjú

国家海洋局

[國家海洋局]

State Oceanic Administration (PRC)

hǎiyángxìngqìhòu

海洋性气候

[海洋性氣候]

maritime climate

Tàipíng Yáng Zhōubiān

太平洋周边

[太平洋週邊]

Pacific Rim

hǎiyángxìngpínxuè

海洋性贫血

[海洋性貧血]

thalassemia

dàyángxíngdìqiào

大洋型地壳

[大洋型地殼]

oceanic crust (geology)

Tàipíng Yángqiánniǎo

太平洋潜鸟

[太平洋潛鳥]

(bird species of China) Pacific loon (Gavia pacifica)

Tàipíng Yáng Qūyù

太平洋区域

[太平洋區域]

the Pacific Region
the Pacific Rim

Yángshān Shēnshuǐgǎng

洋山深水港

[洋山深水港]

Yangshan Deep-Water Port (near Shanghai)

Tàipíng Yáng Zhànzhēng

太平洋战争

[太平洋戰爭]

Pacific War between Japan and the US, 1941-1945

hǎiyángwēnchāfādiàn

海洋温差发电

[海洋溫差發電]

ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)

Nányáng Lǐgōng Dàxué

南洋理工大学

[南洋理工大學]

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Dàxīyángyángzhōngjǐ

大西洋洋中脊

[大西洋洋中脊]

Atlantic mid-ocean ridge

Dōng Tàipíng Yáng Lóngqǐ

东太平洋隆起

[東太平洋隆起]

East Pacific Rise (a mid-oceanic ridge stretching from California to Antarctica)

Guǎngdōng Hǎiyáng Dàxué

广东海洋大学

[廣東海洋大學]

Guangdong Ocean University

Yàzhōuyǔ Tàipíngyáng

亚洲与太平洋

[亞洲與太平洋]

Asia-Pacific

Dōng Tàipíng Yáng Hǎilóng

东太平洋海隆

[東太平洋海隆]

East Pacific Rise (a mid-oceanic ridge stretching from California to Antarctica)

Huán Tàipíngyáng Dìzhèndài

环太平洋地震带

[環太平洋地震帶]

Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific seismic belt)

Yàzhōu Tàipíngyángdìqū

亚洲太平洋地区

[亞洲太平洋地區]

Asia-Pacific region

Tàipíng Yáng Liánhé Tiělù

太平洋联合铁路

[太平洋聯合鐵路]

Union Pacific Railroad

Huán Tàipíngyáng Huǒshāndài

环太平洋火山带

[環太平洋火山帶]

Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific seismic belt)

Yángpǔjīngjìkāifāqū

洋浦经济开发区

[洋浦經濟開發區]

Yangpu Economic Development Zone, Hainan

Běi Dàxī Yáng Gōngyuē Zǔzhī

北大西洋公约组织

[北大西洋公約組織]

North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO

Jiānádà Tàipíngyáng Tiělù

加拿大太平洋铁路

[加拿大太平洋鐵路]

Canadian Pacific Railway

Yàzhōuyǔ Tàipíngyángdìqū

亚洲与太平洋地区

[亞洲與太平洋地區]

Asia-Pacific region

Liánhéguó Hǎiyángfǎ Gōngyuē

联合国海洋法公约

[聯合國海洋法公約]

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Zhōngguó Hǎiyáng Shíyóu Zǒnggōngsī

中国海洋石油总公司

[中國海洋石油總公司]

CNOOC; China National Offshore Oil Corporation