银色 銀色 yín sè silver (color) 白金 bái jīn platinum / silver / (slang) handcuffs syn 大洋 dà yáng ocean / (old) silver dollar / (slang) Chinese yuan syn 银币 銀幣 yín bì silver coin 银子 銀子 yín zi money / silver syn 油嘴 yóu zuǐ eloquent and cunning / silver tongued syn 五金 wǔ jīn metal hardware (nuts and bolts) / the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡[jin1-yin2-tong2-tie3-xi1] syn 金银 金銀 jīn yín gold and silver syn 苔藓 苔蘚 tái xiǎn moss syn 银牌 銀牌 yín pái silver medal / CL:枚[mei2] 银发 銀髮 yín fà silver hair / gray hair syn 银元 銀元 yín yuán flat silver (former coinage) / also written 銀圓|银圆 / silver dollar syn 白银 白銀 bái yín silver syn 雨过天晴 雨過天晴 yǔ guò tiān qíng sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天青|雨过天青[yu3 guo4 tian1 qing1] syn 成色 chéng sè relative purity of silver or gold / purity in carat weight / quality / fineness syn 银狐 銀狐 yín hú silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus) / also written 玄狐 syn 青苔 qīng tái moss / lichen syn 银屏 銀屏 yín píng television / TV screen / the silver screen 银钱 銀錢 yín qián silver money (in former times) syn 银两 銀兩 yín liǎng silver (as currency) syn 银票 銀票 yín piào (in former times) banknote with a value in silver 银白 銀白 yín bái silver white 银针 銀針 yín zhēn silver needle (fine needle used in acupuncture) 银耳 銀耳 yín ěr white fungus (Tremella fuciformis) / silver tree-ear fungus syn 元宝 元寶 yuán bǎo a silver or gold ingot / mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship) / a name for ancient currency / a rare genius syn 银奖 銀獎 yín jiǎng silver medal 镀银 鍍銀 dù yín silver-plated 纹银 紋銀 wén yín fine silver syn 银质 銀質 yín zhì made of silver 鲢鱼 鰱魚 lián yú silver carp 此地无银三百两 此地無銀三百兩 cǐ dì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom) / fig. to reveal what one intends to hide syn 银锭 銀錠 yín dìng silver ingot syn 银亮 銀亮 yín liàng shiny bright as silver syn 发菜 髮菜 fà cài long thread moss (Nostoc flagelliforme), an edible algae / also called faat choy or hair moss 露白 lòu bái to reveal one's valuables inadvertently / to betray one's silver (money) when traveling 银瓶 銀瓶 yín píng silver bottle 银圆 銀圓 yín yuán flat silver (former coinage) / also written 銀元|银元 / silver dollar syn 错 錯 cuò mistake / wrong / bad / interlocking / complex / to grind / to polish / to alternate / to stagger / to miss / to let slip / to evade / to inlay with gold or silver syn 银 銀 yín silver / silver-colored / relating to money or currency syn 苔 tái moss / lichen / liverwort syn 洋 yáng ocean / vast / foreign / silver dollar or coin syn 镀 鍍 dù to plate (with gold, silver etc) / (prefix) -plated syn 锭 錠 dìng (weaving) spindle / ingot / pressed cake of medicine etc / classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks syn 石蕊 shí ruǐ reindeer moss / litmus (chemistry) 藓 蘚 xiǎn moss / lichen / moss on damp walls / used erroneously for 蘇|苏 硝酸银 硝酸銀 xiāo suān yín silver nitrate 银婚 銀婚 yín hūn silver wedding (25th wedding anniversary) 银质奖 銀質獎 yín zhì jiǎng silver medal 银燕 銀燕 yín yàn silver swallow / airplane (affectionate) 银杯 銀杯 yín bēi silver cup (trophy) 银条 銀條 yín tiáo silver bar 银箔 銀箔 yín bó silver foil 银洋 銀洋 yín yáng flat silver (former coinage) / also written 銀元|银元 syn 钿 鈿 diàn to inlay with gold, silver etc / ancient inlaid ornament shaped as a flower 鲋 鮒 fù silver carp 鹇 鷴 xián silver pheasant (Phasianus nycthemerus) / silver pheasant badge worn by civil officials of the 5th grade 鷴 xián silver pheasant badge worn by civil officials of the 5th grade 雨过天青 雨過天青 yǔ guò tiān qīng sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天晴|雨过天晴[yu3 guo4 tian1 qing2] 三寸不烂之舌 三寸不爛之舌 sān cùn bù làn zhī shé to have a silver tongue / to have the gift of the gab 金银箔 金銀箔 jīn yín bó gold and silver foil / gold and silver leaf syn 银点 銀點 yín diǎn the silver point / the melting point of silver 962°C used as a calibration point in some temperature scales 垣衣 yuán yī moss under old walls 泥炭藓 泥炭蘚 ní tàn xiǎn matted sphagnum moss (Sphagnum palustre) 藓苔 蘚苔 xiǎn tái moss syn 隐花植物 隱花植物 yǐn huā zhí wù Cryptogamae / cryptogamous plant (botany) / plants such as algae 藻類|藻类[zao3 lei4], moss 苔蘚|苔藓[tai2 xian3] and fern 蕨類|蕨类[jue2 lei4] that reproduce by spores 孢子[bao1 zi3] in place of flowers 太阳花 太陽花 tài yáng huā sunflower (Helianthus annuus) / rose moss (Portulaca grandiflora) 幽绿 幽綠 yōu lǜ moss green / dark sea green 慈照寺 cí zhào sì Jishōji in northeast Kyōto 京都, Japan, the official name of Ginkakuji or Silver pavilion 銀閣寺|银阁寺[yin2 ge2 si4] 碘化银 碘化銀 diǎn huà yín silver iodide 取银 取銀 qǔ yín to take silver / to come second in a competition 安息香科 ān xī xiāng kē Styracaceae, tree family including silver-bell, snowdrop and benzoin 折兑 折兌 zhé duì to cash / to change gold or silver into money 洋钱 洋錢 yáng qián foreign money / flat silver (former coinage) / also written 銀元|银元 syn 玄狐 xuán hú silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus) syn 白银书 白銀書 bái yín shū valuable book decorated with silver, gold and jewels etc, commonly regarded as a disguised form of bribe 穿金戴银 穿金戴銀 chuān jīn dài yín richly bedecked / dripping with gold and silver (idiom) 血田 xuè tián field of blood / battlefield / hateful place / Aceldama (field bought by Judas Iscariot with his 30 pieces of silver in Matthew 27:7) 袁头 袁頭 yuán tóu silver coin from the early days of the Republic of China (1912-1949) bearing the head of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] syn 金银铜铁锡 金銀銅鐵錫 jīn yín tóng tiě xī the 5 metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin 银丹 銀丹 yín dān lunar caustic (fused silver nitrate, shaped into a stick and used as a cauterizing agent) 银屑 銀屑 yín xiè silver chloride AgCL 银晃晃 銀晃晃 yín huǎng huǎng silver glitter 银本位 銀本位 yín běn wèi Silver Standard (monetary standard) 银本位制 銀本位制 yín běn wèi zhì Silver Standard (monetary standard) 银枞 銀樅 yín cōng silver fir (Abies alba) 银样鑞枪头 銀樣鑞槍頭 yín yàng là qiāng tóu lit. pseudo-silver pewter spear-head / fig. an initially impressive person who turns out to be useless 银熊奖 銀熊獎 yín xióng jiǎng Silver Bear, award at the Berlin International Film Festival 银狮奖 銀獅獎 yín shī jiǎng Silver Lion, award at the Venice Film Festival 银白杨 銀白楊 yín bái yáng silver birch / white poplar syn 银盘 銀盤 yín pán silver plate / galactic disc 银丝族 銀絲族 yín sī zú the older generation (respectful term) / old folk / silver-haired generation 银叶 銀葉 yín yè silver leaf 银制 銀製 yín zhì made of silver 银辉 銀輝 yín huī radiance / silver white sheen 银阁寺 銀閣寺 yín gé sì Ginkaku-ji or Silver Pavilion in Kyoto 京都[Jing1 du1], Japan, officially called Jishōji 慈照寺[Ci2 zhao4 si4] 雨凇 yǔ sōng glaze ice / verglas / silver frost 卤化银 鹵化銀 lǔ huà yín silver halide (usually chloride) used to fix photos 银耳相思鸟 銀耳相思鳥 yín ěr xiāng sī niǎo (bird species of China) silver-eared mesia (Leiothrix argentauris) 白鹇 白鷳 bái xián (bird species of China) silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera) 