金 jīn gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] syn 黄金 黃金 huáng jīn gold / golden (opportunity) / prime (time) syn 金色 jīn sè golden / gold (color) syn 乌鸦 烏鴉 wū yā crow / raven syn 良机 良機 liáng jī a good chance / a golden opportunity 黄金时代 黃金時代 huáng jīn shí dài golden age syn 盛世 shèng shì a flourishing period / period of prosperity / a golden age syn 中庸 zhōng yōng golden mean (Confucianism) / (literary) (of person) mediocre / ordinary syn 金黄 金黃 jīn huáng golden yellow / golden syn 黄金分割 黃金分割 huáng jīn fēn gē golden ratio / golden section 金箍棒 jīn gū bàng golden cudgel, weapon wielded by Sun Wukong in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4] 鱼尾纹 魚尾紋 yú wěi wén wrinkles of the skin / crow's feet 金鸡 金雞 jīn jī golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) 鸦雀无声 鴉雀無聲 yā què wú shēng lit. crow and peacock make no sound / absolute silence (idiom) / not a single voice can be heard / absolute silence syn 金灿灿 金燦燦 jīn càn càn golden-bright and dazzling syn 黄金周 黃金周 huáng jīn zhōu Golden Week, two 7-day national holiday periods 金球奖 金球獎 jīn qiú jiǎng Golden Globe Award 金马奖 金馬獎 jīn mǎ jiǎng Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards 潘金莲 潘金蓮 pān jīn lián Pan Jinlian (name lit. Golden Lotus), heroine of Ming dynasty vernacular novel Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅 金瓶梅 jīn píng méi Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content 金曲奖 金曲獎 jīn qǔ jiǎng Golden Melody Awards 金三角 jīn sān jiǎo Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia) 方文山 fāng wén shān Vincent Fang (1969-), Taiwanese multi-Golden Melody Award lyricist 黄花菜 黃花菜 huáng huā cài citron daylily (Hemerocallis citrina Baroni) / golden needles (its edible flower) syn 一箭双雕 一箭雙鵰 yī jiàn shuāng diāo lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom) / to kill two birds with one stone syn 金丝猴 金絲猴 jīn sī hóu golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) 乌鸦嘴 烏鴉嘴 wū yā zuǐ crow's beak / (fig.) person who makes an inauspicious remark 金蝉 金蟬 jīn chán Golden Cicada 金屋藏娇 金屋藏嬌 jīn wū cáng jiāo a golden house to keep one's mistress (idiom) / a magnificent house built for a beloved woman 金印 jīn yìn golden seal / characters tattooed on a convict's face 锦鸡 錦雞 jǐn jī golden pheasant 金狮奖 金獅獎 jīn shī jiǎng Golden Lion, award at the Venice Film Festival 杀鸡取卵 殺雞取卵 shā jī qǔ luǎn lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom) / fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs syn 乌 烏 wū crow / black syn 金科玉律 jīn kē yù lǜ golden rule / key principle syn 点金术 點金術 diǎn jīn shù Midas touch / golden touch 老鸹 老鴰 lǎo guā a crow syn 鼎盛期 dǐng shèng qī golden age / heyday / period of peak prosperity 金毛犬 jīn máo quǎn golden retriever (dog breed) 金童玉女 jīn tóng yù nǚ lit. golden boys and jade maidens (idiom) / attendants of the Daoist immortals / fig. lovely young children / a golden couple / (of a couple who are in the public eye) a lovely young couple 竭泽而渔 竭澤而漁 jié zé ér yú lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom) / fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs syn 金毛狗 jīn máo gǒu golden retriever (dog breed) / Cibotium barometz, Asian tropical tree fern with hairy fronds (used in TCM) 黄粱梦 黃粱夢 huáng liáng mèng dream of golden millet / fig. illusions of wealth and glory / pipe dream syn 翚 翬 huī pheasant / golden pheasant / variegated / to fly 爱屋及乌 愛屋及烏 ài wū jí wū lit. love the house and its crow (idiom) / involvement with sb and everyone connected / Love me, love my dog. syn 闻鸡起舞 聞雞起舞 wén jī qǐ wǔ to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom) / to be diligent in one's studies syn 乌鸟私情 烏鳥私情 wū niǎo sī qíng lit. the solicitude of the crow (who provides for his old parent)(idiom) / fig. filial piety 腰金衣紫 yāo jīn yī zǐ golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom) / in official position 金枝玉叶 金枝玉葉 jīn zhī yù yè golden branch, jade leaves (idiom) / fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty syn 金鸡独立 金雞獨立 jīn jī dú lì golden rooster stands on one leg (tai chi posture) / standing on one leg 三足乌 三足烏 sān zú wū three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology) / Korean: samjog'o 三足金乌 三足金烏 sān zú jīn wū three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology) / Korean: samjog'o 乌黑色 烏黑色 wū hēi sè black / crow-black 燕雀乌鹊 燕雀烏鵲 yàn què wū què lit. sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie / fig. any Tom, Dick or Harry / a bunch of nobodies 小嘴乌鸦 小嘴烏鴉 xiǎo zuǐ wū yā (bird species of China) carrion crow (Corvus corone) 大嘴乌鸦 大嘴烏鴉 dà zuǐ wū yā (bird species of China) large-billed crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) 家鸦 家鴉 jiā yā (bird species of China) house crow (Corvus splendens) 丛林鸦 叢林鴉 cóng lín yā (bird species of China) Indian jungle crow (Corvus culminatus) 白颈鸦 白頸鴉 bái jǐng yā (bird species of China) collared crow (Corvus torquatus) 鸦嘴卷尾 鴉嘴卷尾 yā zuǐ juàn wěi (bird species of China) crow-billed drongo (Dicrurus annectans) 鸦嘴卷尾 鴉嘴卷尾 yā zuǐ juǎn wěi (bird species of China) crow-billed drongo (Dicrurus annectens) 老鸹 老鴰 lǎo gua (dialect) crow / raven syn 戈尔登瓦利县 戈爾登瓦利縣 gē ěr dēng wǎ lì xiàn Golden 黄鹤楼 黃鶴樓 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 金毛鼹科 金毛鼴科 jīn máo yǎn kē golden 金源时代购物中心 金源時代購物中心 jīn yuán shí dài gòu wù zhōng xīn Golden 金帐汗国 金帳汗國 jīn zhàng hán guó Golden Horde (ancient state) 鹿苑寺 lù yuàn sì Rokuonji in northwest Kyōto 京都, Japan / the formal name of Kinkakuji or Golden pavilion 金閣寺|金阁寺[Jin1 ge2 si4] as Buddhist temple 哈巴雪山 hā bā xuě shān Mt Haba (Nakhi: golden flower), in Lijiang 麗江|丽江, northwest Yunnan 康乾盛世 kāng qián shèng shì booming and golden age of Qing dynasty (from Kang Xi to Qian Long emperors) 极盛时期 極盛時期 jí shèng shí qī most flourishing period / Golden Age 沉默是金 chén mò shì jīn silence is golden (idiom) 满城尽带黄金甲 滿城盡帶黃金甲 mǎn chéng jìn dài huáng jīn jiǎ Curse of the Golden Flower (2007), period drama movie by Zhang Yimou 火眼金睛识真假 火眼金睛識真假 huǒ yǎn jīn jīng shí zhēn jiǎ fiery eyes and golden pupils can discern truth from falsehood (idiom) 金乌西坠，玉兔东升 金烏西墜，玉兔東昇 jīn wū xī zhuì , yù tù dōng shēng lit. the golden bird of the sun sets in the west, the jade hare of the moon rises in the east / fig. at sunset 金熊奖 金熊獎 jīn xióng jiǎng Golden Bear, award at the Berlin International Film Festival 金瓶梅词话 金瓶梅詞話 jīn píng méi cí huà Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content 金盾工程 jīn dùn gōng chéng Golden Shield Project, information system for censorship and surveillance, thought to include the Great Firewall of China 防火長城|防火长城[Fang2 huo3 Chang2 cheng2] as a component 金角湾 金角灣 jīn jiǎo wān Zolotoy Rog or Golden Horn Bay in Vladivostok (famous for its pollution) 金阁寺 金閣寺 jīn gé sì Kinkakuji or Golden pavilion in northwest Kyōto 京都, Japan / informal name of Buddhist temple Rokuonji 鹿苑寺[Lu4 yuan4 si4] 钱树 錢樹 qián shù money tree / prostitute / hen that lays golden eggs 黄粱美梦 黃粱美夢 huáng liáng měi mèng dream of golden millet / fig. illusions of wealth and power / pipe dream syn 黄赤色 黃赤色 huáng chì sè golden colored / yellow red 黄金週 黃金週 Golden Week / refers to three 7-day holiday periods at New Year 春節|春节, Labor day 勞動節|劳动节, National day 國慶|国庆 / also written 黃金周|黄 鼎盛时期 鼎盛時期 dǐng shèng shí qī flourishing period / golden age 红腹锦鸡 紅腹錦雞 hóng fù jǐn jī (bird species of China) golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) 金雕 金彫 jīn diāo (bird species of China) golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) 金喉拟啄木鸟 金睺擬啄木鳥 jīn hóu nǐ zhuó mù niǎo (bird species of China) golden-throated barbet (Psilopogon franklinii) 金新月 jīn xīn yuè Golden Crescent 金黄鹂 金黃鸝 jīn huáng lí (bird species of China) Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus) 金毛寻回犬 金毛尋回犬 jīn máo xún huí quǎn golden retriever 幸运的十亿 幸運的十億 golden billion 鲈鮋 golden redfish / ocean perch 大洋鲈 dài yáng lú golden redfish / ocean perch 仙茅 xiān máo golden eye-grass (Curculigo orchioides) / Curculigo rhizome (used in TCM) 台北金马影展 台北金馬影展 tái běi jīn mǎ yǐng zhǎn Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 兰陵笑笑生 蘭陵笑笑生 lán líng xiào xiào shēng Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng, pseudonym of the Ming dynasty writer and author of the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅[Jin1 ping2 mei2] 一日之计在于晨 一日之計在於晨 yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom) / early morning is the golden time of the day 印度金黄鹂 印度金黃鸝 yìn dù jīn huáng lí (bird species of China) Indian golden oriole (Oriolus kundoo) 