北方 běi fāng north / the northern part a country / China north of the Yellow River syn 黄河 黃河 huáng hé Yellow River or Huang He 橙黄 橙黃 chéng huáng orange yellow / tangerine yellow / chrome yellow syn 黄袍加身 黃袍加身 huáng páo jiā shēn lit. to take the yellow gown (idiom) / fig. to be made emperor / to take the crown syn 黄页 黃頁 huáng yè Yellow Pages 黄色 黃色 huáng sè yellow / vulgar / lewd / pornographic syn 中原 zhōng yuán Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei syn 大河 dà hé large river (esp the Yellow River) 五彩 wǔ cǎi five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue) / multicolored syn 金黄 金黃 jīn huáng golden yellow / golden syn 黄帝 黃帝 huáng dì the Yellow Emperor, mythological emperor of China, reigned c. 2697-2597 BC 黄花 黃花 huáng huā yellow flowers (of various types) / chrysanthemum / cauliflower / (yellow) daylily / a young virgin (boy or girl) syn 黄土 黃土 huáng tǔ loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China) 黄牌 黃牌 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 黃海 huáng hǎi Yellow Sea 黄酒 黃酒 huáng jiǔ "yellow wine" (mulled rice wine, usually served warm) syn 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 黃泉 huáng quán the Yellow Springs / the underworld of Chinese mythology / the equivalent of Hades or Hell syn 辽东 遼東 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 黃菊 huáng jú yellow chrysanthemum / wine 羽化 yǔ huà levitation (of Daoist immortal) / to become as light as a feather and ascend to heaven / (in Daoism) to become immortal / to die / of winged insects, to emerge from the cocoon in adult form / eclosion syn 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 內經 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 炎黃子孫 yán huáng zǐ sūn descendants of the Fiery Emperor and the Yellow Emperor (i.e. Han Chinese people) syn 淡黄 淡黃 dàn huáng light yellow syn 黄绿 黃綠 huáng lǜ yellow-green 黄鹂 黃鸝 huáng lí yellow oriole (Oriolus chinensis) syn 黄绿色 黃綠色 huáng lǜ sè yellow green 黄河流域 黃河流域 huáng hé liú yù the Yellow River basin 张角 張角 zhāng jué Zhang Jue (-184), leader of the Yellow turban rebels during the late Han 黄种人 黃種人 huáng zhǒng rén yellow man / Mongoloid (old term) 暖色 nuǎn sè warm color (arch.) / esp. yellow, orange or red 黄土地 黃土地 huáng tǔ dì the yellow earth (of China) 黄鱼 黃魚 huáng yú yellow croaker (fish) syn 两河 兩河 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], Zhuanxu 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] syn 青黄不接 青黃不接 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 syn 焦黄 焦黃 jiāo huáng sallow / yellow and withered / sickly syn 黄水晶 黃水晶 huáng shuǐ jīng citrine (orange or yellow quartz SiO2 as a semiprecious stone) 橘黄色 橘黃色 jú huáng sè tangerine yellow / saffron (color) 黄斑 黃斑 huáng bān macula lutea (anatomy, central area of retina) / yellow spot 花雕 huā diāo Shaoxing yellow wine syn 仓颉 倉頡 cāng jié Cang Jie, legendary scribe of the Yellow Emperor and inventor of Chinese writing / (computing) Cangjie input method 颛顼 顓頊 zhuān xū Zhuanxu, 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 飞虫 飛蟲 fēi chóng flying insect / winged insect 中国海 中國海 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 黃澄澄 huáng dèng dèng glistening yellow syn 面黄肌瘦 面黃肌瘦 miàn huáng jī shòu lit. face yellow and body emaciated (idiom) / fig. malnourished and sickly in appearance syn 张宝 張寶 zhāng bǎo Zhang Bao (-184), leader of the Yellow Turban rebels during the late Han 漢朝|汉朝[Han4 chao2] 黄花鱼 黃花魚 huáng huā yú yellow croaker (fish) / corvina syn 茶晶 chá jīng yellow quartz / topaz syn 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 黃教 huáng jiào Yellow hat or Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism / also written 格魯派|格鲁派[Ge2 lu3 pai4] 刘公岛 劉公島 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 syn 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] 绍兴酒 紹興酒 shào xīng jiǔ Shaoxing wine a.k.a. "yellow wine", traditional Chinese wine made from glutinous rice and wheat syn 苍黄 蒼黃 cāng huáng greenish yellow / sallow (pale or yellow complexion) / variant of 倉皇|仓皇[cang1 huang2] syn 黄 黃 huáng yellow / pornographic / to fall through syn 河 hé river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]) / (bound form) the Yellow River / (bound form) the Milky Way / (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉[he2fen3] syn 黄巾起义 黃巾起義 huáng jīn qǐ yì Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184) 不到黄河心不死 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 syn 轩辕氏 軒轅氏 xuān yuán shì alternative name for the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝 黄热病 黃熱病 huáng rè bìng yellow fever 龙羊峡 龍羊峽 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 黃種 huáng zhǒng the yellow race / the Mongoloid race 黄祸 黃禍 huáng huò yellow peril (offensive term referring to the perceived threat to Western nations, of immigration or military expansion from East Asian nations) 鳝 鱔 shàn Chinese yellow eel syn 峁 mǎo round yellow dirt mount (in the Northwest of China) 缃 緗 xiāng light yellow color 荇 xìng yellow floating heart (Nymphoides peltatum) 顑 kǎn yellow 鰤 shī Seriola qinqueradiata / yellow tail 数黄道黑 數黃道黑 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 數黑論白 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 數黑論黃 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) syn 牝牡骊黄 牝牡驪黃 pìn mǔ lí huáng a black stallion or possibly a yellow mare (idiom) / don't judge by outward appearance 白旄黄钺 白旄黃鉞 bái máo huáng yuè white banner and yellow battle-ax (idiom) / refers to military expedition 骊黄牝牡 驪黃牝牡 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 跳進黃河洗不清 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 黃醬 huáng jiàng yellow soybean paste (fermented and salted) 桔黄色 jú huáng sè tangerine yellow / saffron (color) 河西 hé xī land west of the Yellow river / Shaanxi, Qinghai and Gansu provinces 黄水 黃水 huáng shuǐ citrine (orange or yellow quartz SiO2) / yellow water / name of river in Henan 黄脸 黃臉 huáng liǎn yellow face (due to sickness etc) / yellow-skinned people 黄柳桉 黃柳案 yellow meranti / yellow seraya 黄腹扇尾鹟 黃腹扇尾鶲 huáng fù shàn wěi wēng (bird species of China) yellow-bellied fantail / yellow-bellied fairy fantail (Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus) 飞猫 飛貓 fēi māo winged 鞘尾蝠科 qiào wěi fú kē Sac-winged 灰喜鹊 灰喜鵲 huī xǐ què (bird species of China) azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyanus) 黑翅长脚鹬 黑翅長腳鷸 hēi chì cháng jiǎo yù (bird species of China) black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) 棕翅鵟鹰 棕翅鵟鷹 zōng chì kuáng yīng (bird species of China) rufous-winged buzzard (Butastur liventer) 灰翅鸥 灰翅鷗 huī chì ōu (bird species of China) glaucous-winged gull (Larus glaucescens) 灰翅鸫 灰翅鶇 huī chì dōng (bird species of China) grey-winged blackbird (Turdus boulboul) 蓝翅八色鸫 藍翅八色鶇 lán chì bā sè dōng (bird species of China) blue-winged pitta (Pitta moluccensis) 铜翅水雉 銅翅水雉 tóng chì shuǐ zhì (bird species of China) bronze-winged jacana (Metopidius indicus) 