Usage of the character 黄

Huang Xing (1874-1916), revolutionary politician, close collaborator of Sun Yat-sen, prominent in the 1911 Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命 ( Xīnhài Gémìng), murdered in Shanghai in 1916

huángniú

黄牛

[黃牛]

ox; cattle
scalper of tickets etc
(dialect) to fail to show up
(dialect) to break a promise

Huánglíng

黄陵

[黃陵]

mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor
Huangling county in Yan'an 延安 ( Yán'ān), Shaanxi

huángtǐ

黄体

[黃體]

corpus luteum (glands in female mammals producing progesterone)

Huángjīn

黄巾

[黃巾]

refers to the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)

huángpí

黄皮

[黃皮]

wampee (Clausena lansium)

Huángnán

黄南

[黃南]

Huangnan Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: Rma-lho Bod-rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai

Huángquán

黄泉

[黃泉]

the Yellow Springs
the underworld of Chinese mythology
the equivalent of Hades or Hell

Huáng Tāo

黄滔

[黃滔]

Huang Tao (840-911), late Tang poet

Huángpíng

黄平

[黃平]

Huangping county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州／黔东南州 ( Qiándōngnánzhōu), Guizhou

Huáng Hǎi

黄海

[黃海]

Yellow Sea

huángbān

黄斑

[黃斑]

macula lutea (anatomy, central area of retina)
yellow spot

sǎohuáng

扫黄

[掃黃]

campaign against pornography

huángli

黄历

[黃曆]

Chinese divination almanac

huángméi

黄酶

[黃酶]

yellow enzyme

Huángjiǎn

黄简

[黃簡]

Wrigley's Juicy Fruit (brand)

huángjiǔ

黄酒

[黃酒]

"yellow wine" (mulled rice wine, usually served warm)

jiāohuáng

焦黄

[焦黃]

sallow
yellow and withered
sickly

Huángdì

黄帝

[黃帝]

the Yellow Emperor, mythological emperor of China, reigned c. 2697-2597 BC

chénghuáng

橙黄

[橙黃]

orange yellow
tangerine yellow
chrome yellow

huángbò

黄柏

[黃柏]

variant of 黃檗／黄檗 (huángbò)

Huáng Cháo

黄巢

[黃巢]

Huang Chao (-884), leader of peasant uprising 875-884 in late Tang

huánghuò

黄祸

[黃禍]

yellow peril (offensive term referring to the perceived threat to Western nations, of immigration or military expansion from East Asian nations)

huángyā

黄鸭

[黃鴨]

Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
same as 赤麻鴨／赤麻鸭

huángtǔ

黄土

[黃土]

loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China)

luǎnhuáng

卵黄

[卵黃]

egg yolk

xièhuáng

蟹黄

[蟹黃]

the ovary and digestive glands of a female crab (eaten as a delicacy)

huángshū

黄书

[黃書]

pornographic book

Huángyán

黄岩

[黃岩]

Huangyan district of Taizhou city 台州市 ( Tāizhōushì), Zhejiang

èrhuáng

二黄

[二黃]

one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera
Peking opera
also written 二簧 (èrhuáng)
see also 西皮 (xīpí)

huánghūn

黄昏

[黃昏]

dusk
evening
nightfall

huángjiāng

黄姜

[黃薑]

turmeric

cānghuáng

苍黄

[蒼黃]

greenish yellow
sallow (pale or yellow complexion)
variant of 倉皇／仓皇 (cānghuáng)

huánghóu

黄喉

[黃喉]

aorta (ingredient of hotpot, Sichuan cuisine)

Huáng Hé

黄河

[黃河]

Yellow River or Huang He

huángpiāo

黄漂

[黃漂]

rafting on the Yellow River (abbr. for 黃河漂流／黄河漂流 ( Huáng Hépiāoliu))

huángdǎn

黄疸

[黃疸]

jaundice

huángsè

黄色

[黃色]

yellow
vulgar; lewd; pornographic

huángyáo

黄谣

[黃謠]

sexual rumor (abbr. for 黃色謠言／黄色谣言 (huángsèyáoyán))

qīnghuáng

青黄

[青黃]

greenish yellow
sallow (of complexion)

Huángshān

黄山

[黃山]

Huangshan, a district of Huangshan City 黃山市／黄山市 ( Huángshán Shì), Anhui

huángqí

黄芪

[黃芪]

huangqi
milk vetch root (used in TCM)
Astragalus membranaceus or Astragalus mongholicus

dànhuáng

蛋黄

[蛋黃]

egg yolk

huángpiàn

黄片

[黃片]

adult movie
pornographic movie

huángwú

黄鹀

[黃鵐]

(bird species of China) yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

jiāohuáng

娇黄

[嬌黃]

tender yellow

Huáng Huá

黄华

[黃華]

Huang Hua (1913-2010), PRC foreign minister (1976-1982) and vice premier (1980-1982)

Huánggāng

黄冈

[黃岡]

Huanggang prefecture-level city in Hubei

cíhuáng

雌黄

[雌黃]

orpiment
arsenic trisulfide As2S3
make changes in writing
malign
criticize without grounds

huánghuā

黄花

[黃花]

yellow flowers (of various types)
chrysanthemum
cauliflower
(yellow) daylily
a young virgin (boy or girl)

huánglí

黄鹂

[黃鸝]

yellow oriole (Oriolus chinensis)

huángdú

黄毒

[黃毒]

pornography
the psychological harm of pornography

huángtóng

黄酮

[黃酮]

flavone

huángyòu

黄鼬

[黃鼬]

Siberian weasel (Mustela sibirica)

dànhuáng

淡黄

[淡黃]

light yellow

Huánglóng

黄龙

[黃龍]

Huanglong county in Yan'an 延安 ( Yán'ān), Shaanxi

niúhuáng

牛黄

[牛黃]

bezoar

huāhuáng

花黄

[花黃]

yellow flower (cosmetic powder used on women's forehead in former times)

Huángméi

黄梅

[黃梅]

Huangmei county in Huanggang 黃岡／黄冈 ( Huánggāng), Hubei

huángjiāo

黄胶

[黃膠]

yellow gum
xanthanate gum (polysaccharide food additive used as a thickener)

Huángpǔ

黄埔

[黃埔]

Huangpu District, Guangzhou
Whampoa (old transliteration)
Guangdong Harbor

Huáng Jú

黄菊

[黃菊]

Huang Ju (1938-2007), Chinese politician

huángdòu

黄豆

[黃豆]

soybean

liúhuáng

硫黄

[硫黃]

sulfur

jīnhuáng

金黄

[金黃]

golden yellow; golden

mǐhuáng

米黄

[米黃]

beige

Huángdǎo

黄岛

[黃島]

Huangdao district of Qingdao city 青島市／青岛市, Shandong

Yíhuáng

宜黄

[宜黃]

Yihuang county in Fuzhou 撫州／抚州, Jiangxi

huángyīng

黄莺

[黃鶯]

black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)

jiànhuáng

鉴黄

[鑑黃]

to inspect videos and other media for pornographic content

huángquè

黄雀

[黃雀]

(bird species of China) Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus)

huángyóu

黄油

[黃油]

butter
CL:盒 (hé)

nǎihuáng

奶黄

[奶黃]

custard

Huángpǔ

黄浦

[黃浦]

the main river through Shanghai
name of a district in Shanghai

Huáng Xìn

黄信

[黃信]

Huang Xin, character in The Water Margin

Huángjiào

黄教

[黃教]

Yellow hat or Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism
also written 格魯派／格鲁派 ( Gélǔpài)

huángzhǒng

黄种

[黃種]

the yellow race; the Mongoloid race

huánglà

黄蜡

[黃蠟]

beeswax

huángliǎn

黄脸

[黃臉]

yellow face (due to sickness etc)
yellow-skinned people

máhuáng

麻黄

[麻黃]

ephedra (genus Ephedra)

jiānghuángsè

姜黄色

[薑黃色]

ginger (color)

Huáng Fēihóng

黄飞鸿

[黃飛鴻]

Wong Fei-hung (1847-1925), martial arts master

liànghuángdēng

亮黄灯

[亮黃燈]

(lit.) to flash the yellow light
(fig.) to give a warning sign

máhuángsù

麻黄素

[麻黃素]

ephedrine

dànhuángsù

蛋黄素

[蛋黃素]

lecithin (phospholipid found in egg yolk)

Huángyán Dǎo

黄岩岛

[黃岩島]

Huangyan Island (in the South China Sea)

nǎihuángbāo

奶黄包

[奶黃包]

custard bun

Huángpíngxiàn

黄平县

[黃平縣]

Huangping county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州／黔东南州 ( Qiándōngnánzhōu), Guizhou

Nèihuángxiàn

内黄县

[內黃縣]

Neihuang county in Anyang 安陽／安阳 ( Anyáng), Henan

Huángméixiàn

黄梅县

[黃梅縣]

Huangmei county in Huanggang 黃岡／黄冈 ( Huánggāng), Hubei

Huángpǔqū

黄浦区

[黃浦區]

Huangpu district, central Shanghai

Yíhuángxiàn

宜黄县

[宜黃縣]

Yihuang county in Fuzhou 撫州／抚州, Jiangxi

Huángdǎoqū

黄岛区

[黃島區]

Huangdao district of Qingdao city 青島市／青岛市, Shandong

dàhuángyú

大黄鱼

[大黃魚]

Croceine croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea), a fish popular in Cantonese cooking

Xià Huánggōng

夏黄公

[夏黃公]

Xia Huanggong also known as Huang Shigong 黃石公／黄石公 ( Huáng Shígōng) (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代 ( Qíndài) and purported author of “Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略／黄石公三略 ( Huáng Shígōng Sānlüè), one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書／武经七书 ( Wǔjīng Qīshū)

Huáng Jiànnán

黄建南

[黃建南]

John Huang (1945-), Democratic Party fundraiser

Huángtíng Jīng

黄庭经

[黃庭經]

Huangting Jing, one of the primary scriptures of Daoism

huánggǔsuǐ

黄骨髓

[黃骨髓]

yellow bone marrow

huánglübēi

黄绿鹎

[黃綠鵯]

(bird species of China) flavescent bulbul (Pycnonotus flavescens)

Huáng Jīnhuī

黄金辉

[黃金輝]

Wee Kim Wee (1915-2005), president of Singapore (1985-1993)

Huángshígǎng

黄石港

[黃石港]

Huangshigang district of Huangshi city 黃石市／黄石市 ( Huángshíshì), Hubei

Huáng Zōngxī

黄宗羲

[黃宗羲]

Huang Zongxi (1610-1695), scholar and writer of the Ming-Qing transition

huángfànqū

黄泛区

[黃泛區]

red-light district

jīnhuánglí

金黄鹂

[金黃鸝]

(bird species of China) Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus)

Huángméixì

黄梅戏

[黃梅戲]

Huangmei opera (local opera of Anhui)

huángliǎnpó

黄脸婆

[黃臉婆]

faded old woman

huángtǐqī

黄体期

[黃體期]

luteal phase (period in the menstrual cycle when an embryo can implant in the womb)

pāihuángguā

拍黄瓜

[拍黃瓜]

smashed cucumber salad

huángpiàolìng

黄嘌呤

[黃嘌呤]

xanthine

rǔhuángsè

乳黄色

[乳黃色]

cream (color)

yānhuángguā

腌黄瓜

[醃黃瓜]

pickle

lèihuángtóng

类黄酮

[類黃酮]

flavonoid (biochemistry)

Huángshān Qū

黄山区

[黃山區]

Huangshan, a district of Huangshan City 黃山市／黄山市 ( Huángshán Shì), Anhui

xiǎohuángguā

小黄瓜

[小黃瓜]

gherkin

huánglóngbìng

黄龙病

[黃龍病]

huanglongbing, citrus greening disease

lánjīnhuáng

蓝金黄

[藍金黃]

blue, gold and yellow (BGY), the three methods of manipulation: information control (via media and the Internet), money (bribery etc) and sexual temptation (honey trap etc)

huángqiūkuí

黄秋葵

[黃秋葵]

okra (Hibiscus esculentus)
lady's fingers

huángjílíng

黄鹡鸰

[黃鶺鴒]

(bird species of China) eastern yellow wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis)

huángqūméi

黄曲霉

[黃曲霉]

Aspergillus flavus (fungus typically found on crops)

Huánghuāgǎng

黄花岗

[黃花崗]

Huanghuagang (Chrysanthemum Hill) in Guangzhou, scene of disastrous uprising of 23rd April 1911

jiànhuángshī

鉴黄师

[鑑黃師]

content moderator specializing in pornographic material (both online and offline)

huángfùliù

黄腹鹨

[黃腹鷚]

(bird species of China) buff-bellied pipit (Anthus rubescens)

huánghuācài

黄花菜

[黃花菜]

citron daylily (Hemerocallis citrina Baroni); golden needles (its edible flower)

huángshuǐjīng

黄水晶

[黃水晶]

citrine (orange or yellow quartz SiO2 as a semiprecious stone)

huángyúchē

黄鱼车

[黃魚車]

lit. croaker car
flatbed tricycle
delivery tricycle

Xiānghuángqí

镶黄旗

[鑲黃旗]

Bordered Yellow banner or Hövööt Shar khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟／锡林郭勒盟 ( Xīlínguōlè Méng), Inner Mongolia

Huánghè Lóu

黄鹤楼

[黃鶴樓]

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 ( Cuī Hào), with theme 'the past will never return'
one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓／岳阳楼 ( Yuèyáng Lóu) in Yueyang, north Hunan, and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣／滕王阁 ( Téngwáng Gé) in Nanchang, Jiangxi

xiónghuángjiǔ

雄黄酒

[雄黃酒]

realgar wine (traditionally drunk during the Dragon Boat Festival 端午節／端午节 ( Duānwǔjié))

máhuángjiǎn

麻黄碱

[麻黃鹼]

ephedrine

xièhuángshuǐ

蟹黄水

[蟹黃水]

crab roe
crab spawn
(used for crab meat in general)

huángfěnchóng

黄粉虫

[黃粉蟲]

mealworm (Tenebrio molitor)

yèhuángsù

叶黄素

[葉黃素]

lutein (biochemistry)

Huánghuáshì

黄骅市

[黃驊市]

Huanghua, county-level city in Cangzhou 滄州／沧州 ( Cāngzhōu), Hebei

xiǎohuángchē

小黄车

[小黃車]

yellow bicycle (provided by Ofo bicycle sharing company 2014-2020)

Huángshíshì

黄石市

[黃石市]

Huangshi prefecture-level city in Hubei

chūnhuángjú

春黄菊

[春黃菊]

yellow chrysanthemum
chamomile (Anthemis spp.)

jīnhuángsè

金黄色

[金黃色]

gold color

Huángzhōuqū

黄州区

[黃州區]

Huangzhou district of Huanggang city 黃岡市／黄冈市 ( Huánggāngshì), Hubei

Huángfànqū

黄泛区

[黃泛區]

Huang He Inundated Area, the area flooded in 1938 when dikes along the Yellow River were destroyed in an attempt to halt the advance of Japanese troops
(historically) Huang He floodable area

huángtúnbēi

黄臀鹎

[黃臀鵯]

(bird species of China) brown-breasted bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthorrhous)

Huángnánzhōu

黄南州

[黃南州]

Huangnan Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: Rma-lho Bod-rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai

Huáng Bīnhóng

黄宾虹

[黃賓虹]

Huang Binhong (1865-1955), art historian and literati painter

huángjīndàng

黄金档

[黃金檔]

prime time

Huáng Kèqiáng

黄克强

[黃克強]

pseudonym of Huang Xing 黃興／黄兴 ( Huáng Xīng), one of the heroes of the 1911 Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命 ( Xīnhài Gémìng)

huángjīnwū

黄金屋

[黃金屋]

lit. house made of gold
fig. luxurious residence

huángliángmèng

黄粱梦

[黃粱夢]

dream of golden millet
fig. illusions of wealth and glory
pipe dream

tānhuángcài

摊黄菜

[攤黃菜]

(dialect) scrambled eggs

huánghèbān

黄褐斑

[黃褐斑]

chloasma
melasma

qiǎnhuángsè

浅黄色

[淺黃色]

buff
pale yellow

huángdàxiān

黄大仙

[黃大仙]

Wong Tai Sin district of Kowloon, Hong Kong

Huángjīnjūn

黄巾军

[黃巾軍]

the army of Yellow Turbans, a peasant uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)

Huáng Zūnxiàn

黄遵宪

[黃遵憲]

Huang Zunxian (1848-1905), Qing dynasty poet and diplomat, author of A Record of Japan 日本國誌／日本国志 ( Rìběn Guózhì), an extended analysis of Meiji Japan

Huáng Yǐjìng

黄以静

[黃以靜]

Wong Yee Ching or Flossie Wong-Staal (1946-2020) Hong Kong American virologist, joint discoverer of the HIV AIDS virus

Huángdìzú

黄帝族

[黃帝族]

tribes under the Yellow Emperor

xīhuángcǎo

溪黄草

[溪黃草]

Rabdosia lophanthoides (no common name), herb plant of Lamiaceae family (together with mint and lavender), used in TCM

Huáng Chángyè

黄长烨

[黃長燁]

Hwang Jang-yop (1923-2010), North Korean politician known for defecting to South Korea

huánghóuwú

黄喉鹀

[黃喉鵐]

(bird species of China) yellow-throated bunting (Emberiza elegans)

luǎnhuángxiàn

卵黄腺

[卵黃腺]

vitelline glands
vitellaria (in biology)

huángtǐtóng

黄体酮

[黃體酮]

progesterone

Huáng Guāngyù

黄光裕

[黃光裕]

Huang Guangyu (1969-), PRC entrepreneur and millionaire, founder of GOME Electrical 國美電器／国美电器 ( Guóměi Diànqì)

Huáng Tíngjiān

黄庭坚

[黃庭堅]

Huang Tingjian (1045-1105), Song poet and calligrapher

héhuángsù

核黄素

[核黃素]

riboflavin (vitamin B2)

huángdēngdēng

黄澄澄

[黃澄澄]

glistening yellow; golden

huángrèbìng

黄热病

[黃熱病]

yellow fever

huángyuánjiāo

黄原胶

[黃原膠]

xanthan
xanthanate gum (polysaccharide food additive used as a thickener)

huánghuāyú

黄花鱼

[黃花魚]

yellow croaker (fish)
corvina

huánghèsè

黄褐色

[黃褐色]

tan (color)
tawny

Huángfùguǐ

黄父鬼

[黃父鬼]

Huang Fugui, ghost of legends who provided Liu Juanzi with his magical recipes 劉涓子鬼遺方／刘涓子鬼遗方

Huáng Fùpíng

黄富平

[黃富平]

pen name of Deng Xiaoping during his 1992 southern tour

huángméiwú

黄眉鹀

[黃眉鵐]

(bird species of China) yellow-browed bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys)

zànghuángquè

藏黄雀

[藏黃雀]

(bird species of China) Tibetan serin (Spinus thibetana)

Huángpǔjiāng

黄浦江

[黃浦江]

Huangpu River in Shanghai

Huáng Shígōng

黄石公

[黃石公]

Huang Shigong, also known as Xia Huanggong 夏黃公／夏黄公 ( Xià Huánggōng) (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代 ( Qíndài) and purported author

Huánggāngshì

黄冈市

[黃岡市]

Huanggang prefecture-level city in Hubei

huángwěiyán

黄苇鳽

[黃葦鳽]

(bird species of China) yellow bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)

Huánghǎidào

黄海道

[黃海道]

former Hwanghae Province of northwest Korea, divided into North and South Hwanghae Province of North Korea in 1954

Huáng Liǔshuāng

黄柳霜

[黃柳霜]

Anna May Wong (1905-1961), Chinese American Hollywood actress

huángjīnzhōu

黄金周

[黃金週]

Golden Week, two 7-day national holiday periods

Huángliúzhèn

黄流镇

[黃流鎮]

Huangliu township, Hainan

Huángyánqū

黄岩区

[黃岩區]

Huangyan district of Taizhou city 台州市 ( Tāizhōushì), Zhejiang

huánghūnliàn

黄昏恋

[黃昏戀]

fig. romantic relationship between an elderly couple
falling in love in the autumn of one's life

huángshǔláng

黄鼠狼

[黃鼠狼]

see 黃鼬／黄鼬 (huángyòu)

huángtiěkuàng

黄铁矿

[黃鐵礦]

pyrite

Huánglíngxiàn

黄陵县

[黃陵縣]

Huangling county in Yan'an 延安 ( Yán'ān), Shaanxi

luǎnhuángnáng

卵黄囊

[卵黃囊]

yolk sac (ectodermal cells attaching fetus to uterus before the development of the placenta)

huángxiōngwú

黄胸鹀

[黃胸鵐]

(bird species of China) yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola)

Huángshānshì

黄山市

[黃山市]

Huangshan prefecture-level city centered around Huangshan Mountains in south Anhui

dànhuángjiàng

蛋黄酱

[蛋黃醬]

mayonnaise

luǎnhuángguǎn

卵黄管

[卵黃管]

vitelline duct

dàhuángfēng

大黄蜂

[大黃蜂]

bumblebee

huángbāochē

黄包车

[黃包車]

rickshaw

huángdǎnbìng

黄疸病

[黃疸病]

jaundice

Huáng Jīnbǎo

黄金宝

[黃金寶]

Wong Kam-po (1973-), Hong Kong champion cyclist

júhuángsè

橘黄色

[橘黃色]

tangerine yellow
saffron (color)

huánglüsè

黄绿色

[黃綠色]

yellow green

huánghuānü

黄花女

[黃花女]

maiden
virgin

zhǐhuángjīn

纸黄金

[紙黃金]

gold contract
special drawing right (SDR)
paper gold (finance)

Huángpǔ Qū

黄埔区

[黃埔區]

Huangpu District of Guangzhou City 廣州市／广州市 ( Guǎngzhōu Shì), Guangdong

huánghànshé

黄颔蛇

[黃頷蛇]

adder (zoology)

Huánglóngxiàn

黄龙县

[黃龍縣]

Huanglong county in Yan'an 延安 ( Yán'ān), Shaanxi

huángzhuǎsǔn

黄爪隼

[黃爪隼]

(bird species of China) lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni)

huángchìsè

黄赤色

[黃赤色]

golden colored
yellow red

huángniúpiào

黄牛票

[黃牛票]

scalped tickets

Huángpíqū

黄陂区

[黃陂區]

Huangpi district of Wuhan city 武漢市／武汉市 ( Wǔhànshì), Hubei

huángjiámàijī

黄颊麦鸡

[黃頰麥雞]

(bird species of China) sociable lapwing (Vanellus gregarius)

huángbùliūqiū

黄不溜秋

[黃不溜秋]

yellowish
dirty yellow

huángzuǐqiánniǎo

黄嘴潜鸟

[黃嘴潛鳥]

(bird species of China) yellow-billed loon (Gavia adamsii)

huáng'éyāquè

黄额鸦雀

[黃額鴉雀]

(bird species of China) fulvous parrotbill (Suthora fulvifrons)

huángqūméijūn

黄曲霉菌

[黃曲霉菌]

Aspergillus flavus (fungus typically found on crops)

míngrìhuánghuā

明日黄花

[明日黃花]

lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom)
fig. outdated
thing of the past
dead letter

xiǎohuángjiǎoyù

小黄脚鹬

[小黃腳鷸]

(bird species of China) lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)

Huángtǔ Gāoyuán

黄土高原

[黃土高原]

Loess Plateau of northwest China

huángmáoyātou

黄毛丫头

[黃毛丫頭]

silly little girl

zhídǎo Huáng Lóng

直捣黄龙

[直搗黃龍]

lit. to directly attack Huanglong
fig. to directly combat the root of a problem

Huángdì Nèijīng

黄帝内经

[黃帝內經]

The Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon, medical text c. 300 BC

hēitóuhuánglí

黑头黄鹂

[黑頭黃鸝]

(bird species of China) black-hooded oriole (Oriolus xanthornus)

miànhuáng-jīshòu

面黄肌瘦

[面黃肌瘦]

lit. face yellow and body emaciated (idiom)
fig. malnourished and sickly in appearance

Huáng Cháozhīluàn

黄巢之乱

[黃巢之亂]

late Tang peasant uprising 875-884 led by Huang Chao

shǔhuángdàohēi

数黄道黑

[數黃道黑]

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 (shǔhēilùnhuáng)

zāoliūhuángyú

糟溜黄鱼

[糟溜黃魚]

stir-fried yellow fish filet

huángbáijiāodiǎn

黄白交点

[黃白交點]

ecliptic line
intersection of the ecliptic with the moon's orbit plane

huángyāoliǔyīng

黄腰柳莺

[黃腰柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Pallas's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus proregulus)

huángfùshùyīng

黄腹树莺

[黃腹樹鶯]

(bird species of China) yellow-bellied bush warbler (Horornis acanthizoides)

huánghuālímù

黄花梨木

[黃花梨木]

yellow rosewood

hēizhěnhuánglí

黑枕黄鹂

[黑枕黃鸝]

(bird species of China) black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)

huángfùjiāoyīng

黄腹鹪莺

[黃腹鷦鶯]

(bird species of China) yellow-bellied prinia (Prinia flaviventris)

Huángjīn Hǎi'àn

黄金海岸

[黃金海岸]

name of various places including Gold Coast (Australian city), Gold Coast (former British colony in Africa) and Costa Daurada (area on the coast of Catalonia, Spain)

huánghuāyòunü

黄花幼女

[黃花幼女]

maiden
virgin

qīnghuángbùjiē

青黄不接

[青黃不接]

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

pìnmǔlíhuáng

牝牡骊黄

[牝牡驪黃]

a black stallion or possibly a yellow mare (idiom); don't judge by outward appearance

huángjiǎoyín'ōu

黄脚银鸥

[黃腳銀鷗]

(bird species of China) Caspian gull (Larus cachinnans)

huángfùshānquè

黄腹山雀

[黃腹山雀]

(bird species of China) yellow-bellied tit (Pardaliparus venustulus)

huángliángměimèng

黄粱美梦

[黃粱美夢]

dream of golden millet
fig. illusions of wealth and power
pipe dream

Huángshígǎngqū

黄石港区

[黃石港區]

Huangshigang district of Huangshi city 黃石市／黄石市 ( Huángshíshì), Hubei

huángjīnshíduàn

黄金时段

[黃金時段]

prime time

huánghóuzàoméi

黄喉噪鹛

[黃喉噪鶥]

(bird species of China) yellow-throated laughingthrush (Garrulax galbanus)

huángrèbìngdú

黄热病毒

[黃熱病毒]

yellow fever virus

huángfùliǔyīng

黄腹柳莺

[黃腹柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Tickell's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus affinis)

fǎnquànhuángniú

返券黄牛

[返券黃牛]

"shopping coupon scalper", sb who sells unwanted or returned shopping coupons to others for a profit

Huáng Cháoqǐyì

黄巢起义

[黃巢起義]

Huang Chao peasant uprising 875-884 in late Tang, led by Huang Chao

Héjì Huángpǔ

和记黄埔

[和記黃埔]

Hutchison Whampoa (former investment holding company based in Hong Kong, founded in 1863, defunct in 2015)

mìngguī Huángquán

命归黄泉

[命歸黃泉]

lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉／黄泉 ( Huángquán) (idiom)
fig. to die
to meet one's end

xìnkǒucíhuáng

信口雌黄

[信口雌黃]

to speak off the cuff
to casually opine

rénlǎozhūhuáng

人老珠黄

[人老珠黃]

(of a woman) old and faded

wàngxiàcíhuáng

妄下雌黄

[妄下雌黃]

to alter a text indiscriminately (idiom)
to make irresponsible criticism

huángjīnfēngē

黄金分割

[黃金分割]

golden ratio
golden section

Huángjīn Mínbiàn

黄巾民变

[黃巾民變]

the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)

huángjǐngfèngméi

黄颈凤鹛

[黃頸鳳鶥]

(bird species of China) whiskered yuhina (Yuhina flavicollis)

huángzuǐbáilù

黄嘴白鹭

[黃嘴白鷺]

(bird species of China) Chinese egret (Egretta eulophotes)

Huángjīn Qǐyì

黄巾起义

[黃巾起義]

Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)

huángjiǎolüjiū

黄脚绿鸠

[黃腳綠鳩]

(bird species of China) yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicopterus)

huángtuǐyúxiāo

黄腿渔鸮

[黃腿漁鴞]

(bird species of China) tawny fish owl (Ketupa flavipes)

chūnhuángjúshǔ

春黄菊属

[春黃菊屬]

Anthemis, genus of flowers in Compositae including chamomile

huángxiōngzhīquè

黄胸织雀

[黃胸織雀]

(bird species of China) baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus)

sǎohuángyùndòng

扫黄运动

[掃黃運動]

campaign against pornography

huángtǔdìmào

黄土地貌

[黃土地貌]

loess landform

huánghuāgūniang

黄花姑娘

[黃花姑娘]

maiden
virgin girl

zǒngluǎnhuángguǎn

总卵黄管

[總卵黃管]

common vitelline duct

huánghuāguīnü

黄花闺女

[黃花閨女]

maiden
virgin

Huáng Héliúyù

黄河流域

[黃河流域]

the Yellow River basin

huángzuǐjiǎoxiāo

黄嘴角鸮

[黃嘴角鴞]

(bird species of China) mountain scops owl (Otus spilocephalus)

Fēihuángténgdá

飞黄腾达

[飛黃騰達]

lit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom)
fig. to achieve meteoric success in one's career

huángméilínquè

黄眉林雀

[黃眉林雀]

(bird species of China) yellow-browed tit (Sylviparus modestus)

huángméiliǔyīng

黄眉柳莺

[黃眉柳鶯]

(bird species of China) yellow-browed warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)

huángyuánsuānyán

黄原酸盐

[黃原酸鹽]

xanthate

xīhuángjílíng

西黄鹡鸰

[西黃鶺鴒]

(bird species of China) western yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava)

Yán Huángzǐsūn

炎黄子孙

[炎黃子孫]

descendants of the Fiery Emperor and the Yellow Emperor (i.e. Han Chinese people)

huángfùguānbēi

黄腹冠鹎

[黃腹冠鵯]

(bird species of China) white-throated bulbul (Alophoixus flaveolus)

shǔhēilùnhuáng

数黑论黄

[數黑論黃]

to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels

huánghuānü'ér

黄花女儿

[黃花女兒]

see 黃花閨女／黄花闺女 (huánghuāguīnü)

Huáng Hǎinándào

黄海南道

[黃海南道]

South Hwanghae Province of west North Korea

rénzàohuángyóu

人造黄油

[人造黃油]

margarine

huángméijīwēng

黄眉姬鹟

[黃眉姬鶲]

(bird species of China) narcissus flycatcher (Ficedula narcissina)

xìzuǐhuánglí

细嘴黄鹂

[細嘴黃鸝]

(bird species of China) slender-billed oriole (Oriolus tenuirostris)

wēi'āohuángtán

微凹黄檀

[微凹黃檀]

cocobolo (Dalbergia retusa)

líhuángpìnmǔ

骊黄牝牡

[驪黃牝牡]

a black stallion or possibly a yellow mare (idiom); don't judge by outward appearance

huángxiōngliǔyīng

黄胸柳莺

[黃胸柳鶯]

(bird species of China) yellow-vented warbler (Phylloscopus cantator)

huángsèzhàyào

黄色炸药

[黃色炸藥]

trinitrotoluene (TNT), C6H2(NO2)3CH3

huángpáojiāshēn

黄袍加身

[黃袍加身]

lit. to take the yellow gown (idiom)
fig. to be made emperor
to take the crown

huánghóuquèméi

黄喉雀鹛

[黃喉雀鶥]

(bird species of China) yellow-throated fulvetta (Alcippe cinerea)

báimáohuángyuè

白旄黄钺

[白旄黃鉞]

white banner and yellow battle-ax (idiom); refers to military expedition

Huángpǔ Jūnxiào

黄埔军校

[黃埔軍校]

Whampoa Military Academy

sǎohuángdǎfēi

扫黄打非

[掃黃打非]

to eradicate pornography and illegal publications

huángzuǐshānyā

黄嘴山鸦

[黃嘴山鴉]

(bird species of China) alpine chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus)

hēiguānhuángbēi

黑冠黄鹎

[黑冠黃鵯]

(bird species of China) black-crested bulbul (Pycnonotus flaviventris)

huángzhìsǒuméi

黄痣薮鹛

[黃痣藪鶥]

(bird species of China) Steere's liocichla (Liocichla steerii)

huángtóujílíng

黄头鹡鸰

[黃頭鶺鴒]

(bird species of China) citrine wagtail (Motacilla citreola)

tiāndìxuánhuáng

天地玄黄

[天地玄黃]

first line of the Thousand Character Classic 千字文 ( Qiānzìwén)

huángyánguìzhòu

黄炎贵胄

[黃炎貴胄]

honorable Chinese nationals (idiom)

huángliángyīmèng

黄粱一梦

[黃粱一夢]

see 黃粱夢／黄粱梦 (huángliángmèng)

huángfùjiǎozhì

黄腹角雉

[黃腹角雉]

(bird species of China) Cabot's tragopan (Tragopan caboti)

huánghóufēnghǔ

黄喉蜂虎

[黃喉蜂虎]

(bird species of China) European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)

huángjīnshídài

黄金时代

[黃金時代]

golden age

Huáng Hǎiběidào

黄海北道

[黃海北道]

North Hwanghae Province of west North Korea

Huángjīnzhī Luàn

黄巾之乱

[黃巾之亂]

the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)

huángsèshūkān

黄色书刊

[黃色書刊]

pornographic books and magazines

mìngfù Huángquán

命赴黄泉

[命赴黃泉]

to visit the Yellow Springs
to die

yǎorúhuánghè

杳如黄鹤

[杳如黃鶴]

to be gone forever (idiom)
to disappear without a trace

huángfùwēngyīng

黄腹鹟莺

[黃腹鶲鶯]

(bird species of China) yellow-bellied warbler (Abroscopus superciliaris)

huángzuǐlánquè

黄嘴蓝鹊

[黃嘴藍鵲]

(bird species of China) yellow-billed blue magpie (Urocissa flavirostris)

huángjiáshānquè

黄颊山雀

[黃頰山雀]

(bird species of China) yellow-cheeked tit (Machlolophus spilonotus)

lúhuāhuángquè

芦花黄雀

[蘆花黃雀]

oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica)

yǎnwénhuángshānquè

眼纹黄山雀

[眼紋黃山雀]

(bird species of China) Himalayan black-lored tit (Machlolophus xanthogenys)

yǎbachīhuánglián

哑巴吃黄莲

[啞巴吃黃蓮]

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 (yǒukǔshuōbuchū))

huánggāngzhuóhuāniǎo

黄肛啄花鸟

[黃肛啄花鳥]

(bird species of China) yellow-vented flowerpecker (Dicaeum chrysorrheum)

huángfùzhuóhuāniǎo

黄腹啄花鸟

[黃腹啄花鳥]

(bird species of China) yellow-bellied flowerpecker (Dicaeum melanoxanthum)

huángdàoshí'èrgōng

黄道十二宫

[黃道十二宮]

see 十二宮／十二宫 (shí'èrgōng)

huángfùshànwěiwēng

黄腹扇尾鹟

[黃腹扇尾鶲]

(bird species of China) yellow-bellied fantail (Chelidorhynx hypoxantha)

Huáng Hé Dàhéchàng

黄河大合唱

[黃河大合唱]

Yellow River Cantata (1939) by Xian Xinghai 冼星海 ( Xiǎn Xīnghǎi)

qùyǎngmáhuángjiǎn

去氧麻黄碱

[去氧麻黃鹼]

methamphetamine

zāoliūhuángyúpiàn

糟溜黄鱼片

[糟溜黃魚片]

stir-fried yellow fish filet

huángzuǐhéyàn'ōu

黄嘴河燕鸥

[黃嘴河燕鷗]

(bird species of China) river tern (Sterna aurantia)

Zhōu Yúdǎ Huáng Gài

周瑜打黄盖

[周瑜打黃蓋]

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 ( Cáo Cāo) before the 208 battle of Redcliff 赤壁之戰／赤壁之战 ( Chìbìzhī Zhàn)

huángjǐngzhuómùniǎo

黄颈啄木鸟

[黃頸啄木鳥]

(bird species of China) Darjeeling woodpecker (Dendrocopos darjellensis)

dànhuángyāoliǔyīng

淡黄腰柳莺

[淡黃腰柳鶯]

(bird species of China) lemon-rumped warbler (Phylloscopus chloronotus)

tuōyǎngmáhuángjiǎn

脱氧麻黄碱

[脫氧麻黃鹼]

methamphetamine

Táiwānhuángshānquè

台湾黄山雀

[臺灣黃山雀]

(bird species of China) yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti)

huángtǔbùlùtiān

黄土不露天

[黃土不露天]

a slogan used in reference to a project to improve greenery in some parts of Northern China

bādǎnshēnmiànhuáng

八疸身面黄

[八疸身面黃]

eight types of jaundice with yellowing of body and face (TCM)

Huáng Shígōng Sānlüè

黄石公三略

[黃石公三略]

"Three Strategies of Huang Shigong", one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China

huángguānzhuómùniǎo

黄冠啄木鸟

[黃冠啄木鳥]

(bird species of China) lesser yellownape (Picus chlorolophus)

yǎbachīhuánglián

哑巴吃黄连

[啞巴吃黃連]

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 (yǒukǔshuōbuchū))

huángjiǎosānzhǐchún

黄脚三趾鹑

[黃腳三趾鶉]

(bird species of China) yellow-legged buttonquail (Turnix tanki)

huángfùhuāmìniǎo

黄腹花蜜鸟

[黃腹花蜜鳥]

(bird species of China) olive-backed sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis)

Huángguǒshù Pùbù

黄果树瀑布

[黃果樹瀑布]

Huangguoshu waterfalls, Anshun 安順／安顺 ( Anshùn), Guizhou

huángzuǐzhūdǐngquè

黄嘴朱顶雀

[黃嘴朱頂雀]

(bird species of China) twite (Linaria flavirostris)

Yìndùjīnhuánglí

印度金黄鹂

[印度金黃鸝]

(bird species of China) Indian golden oriole (Oriolus kundoo)

huángyāotàiyángniǎo

黄腰太阳鸟

[黃腰太陽鳥]

(bird species of China) crimson sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja)

Huánghuāgǎngqǐyì

黄花岗起义

[黃花崗起義]

Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911 in Guangzhou, one a long series of unsuccessful uprisings of Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary party

huángqūméidúsù

黄曲霉毒素

[黃曲霉毒素]

aflatoxin

huángyāoxiǎngmìliè

黄腰响蜜䴕

[黃腰響蜜鴷]

(bird species of China) yellow-rumped honeyguide (Indicator xanthonotus)

huángzuǐlìzhuómùniǎo

黄嘴栗啄木鸟

[黃嘴栗啄木鳥]

(bird species of China) bay woodpecker (Blythipicus pyrrhotis)

dàhuángguānzhuómùniǎo

大黄冠啄木鸟

[大黃冠啄木鳥]

(bird species of China) greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha)

Huángguǒshù Dà Pùbù

黄果树大瀑布

[黃果樹大瀑布]

Huangguoshu falls, Anshun 安順／安顺 ( Anshùn), Guizhou

huánghuācàidōuliángle

黄花菜都凉了

[黃花菜都涼了]

lit. the dishes are cold (idiom)
fig. to arrive late; to take one's sweet time

huángjǐngnǐlàzuǐquè

黄颈拟蜡嘴雀

[黃頸擬蠟嘴雀]

(bird species of China) collared grosbeak (Mycerobas affinis)

huángwénnǐzhuómùniǎo

黄纹拟啄木鸟

[黃紋擬啄木鳥]

(bird species of China) green-eared barbet (Megalaima faiostricta)

huángtónglèihuàhéwù

黄酮类化合物

[黃酮類化合物]

flavonoid (chemistry)

tiàojìn Huáng Héxǐbùqīng

跳进黄河洗不清

[跳進黃河洗不清]

lit. even jumping into the Yellow River can't get you clean
fig. to become inexorably mixed up
mired in controversy
in deep trouble

Mǎnchéngjìndàihuángjīnjiǎ

满城尽带黄金甲

[滿城盡帶黃金甲]

Curse of the Golden Flower (2007), period drama movie by Zhang Yimou

bùdào Huáng Héxīnbùsǐ

不到黄河心不死

[不到黃河心不死]

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

hóngchénghuánglülándiànzǐ

红橙黄绿蓝靛紫

[紅橙黃綠藍靛紫]

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet (the colors of the rainbow)

huángshǔlánggěijībàinián

黄鼠狼给鸡拜年

[黃鼠狼給雞拜年]

Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)

miàncháohuángtǔbèicháotiān

面朝黄土背朝天

[面朝黃土背朝天]

face to the ground, back to the sky

Huángdì Bāshíyī Nànjīng

黄帝八十一难经

[黃帝八十一難經]

The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st century AD

Huángnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu

黄南藏族自治州

[黃南藏族自治州]

Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Tibetan: Rma-lho Bod-rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai

nánrénxīxiàyǒuhuángjīn

男人膝下有黄金

[男人膝下有黃金]

lit. the man has gold under his knees; fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing to pride or moral integrity)

huángzhōnghuǐqìwǎfǔléimíng

黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣

[黃鐘譭棄瓦釜雷鳴]

lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells
good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom)

Huánghuāgāngqīshí'èrlièshì

黄花岗七十二烈士

[黃花崗七十二烈士]

the seventy two martyrs of the Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911

tánglángbǔchán,huángquèzàihòu

螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后

[螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後]

the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子／庄子 ( Zhuāngzǐ)); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

yǎbachīhuánglián,yǒukǔshuōbuchū

哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出

[啞巴吃黃連，有苦說不出]

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

huángshǔlánggěijībàinián,méi'ānhǎoxīn

黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心

[黃鼠狼給雞拜年，沒安好心]

see 黃鼠狼給雞拜年／黄鼠狼给鸡拜年 (huángshǔlánggěijībàinián)

shūzhōngzìyǒuhuángjīnwū,shūzhōngzìyǒuyánrúyù

书中自有黄金屋，书中自有颜如玉

[書中自有黃金屋，書中自有顏如玉]

lit. in books are sumptuous houses and graceful ladies (proverb)
fig. be diligent in your studies, success and glory will follow