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 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 霜冻 霜凍 shuāng dòng frost / frost damage (to crop) 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 冰霜 bīng shuāng (literary) ice formed in freezing weather as frost or icicles etc (often used as a metaphor for moral uprightness, strictness, sternness or aloofness) 成色 chéng sè relative purity of silver or gold / purity in carat weight / quality / fineness syn 风霜 風霜 fēng shuāng wind and frost / fig. hardships syn 银狐 銀狐 yín hú silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus) / also written 玄狐 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 霜降 shuāng jiàng Shuangjiang or Frost Descends, 18th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd October-6th November syn 白霜 bái shuāng hoar frost 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 霜雪 shuāng xuě frost and snow / (fig.) snowy white (hair) / adversity 镀银 鍍銀 dù yín silver-plated 冰花 bīng huā ice crystal / frost (on windows) 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 秋霜 qiū shuāng autumn frost / fig. white hair as sign of old age 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 无霜期 無霜期 wú shuāng qī frost-free period 银亮 銀亮 yín liàng shiny bright as silver syn 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 洋 yáng ocean / vast / foreign / silver dollar or coin syn 霜 shuāng frost / white powder or cream spread over a surface / frosting / (skin) cream 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 冷若冰霜 lěng ruò bīng shuāng as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman) / icy manner / frigid syn 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 霜花 shuāng huā frost forming a pattern on a surface / rime 一曝十寒 yī pù shí hán one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. to work for a bit then skimp / sporadic effort / lack of sticking power / short attention span 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 银苔 銀苔 yín tái moss silver / silver in the form of fibers or branches 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 一暴十寒 yī pù shí hán one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. to work for a bit then skimp / sporadic effort / short attention span syn 佛洛斯特 fú luò sī tè Frost (surname) 寒光闪闪 寒光閃閃 hán guāng shǎn shǎn to glitter like frost and snow (idiom) 早霜 zǎo shuāng early frost 秋菊傲霜 qiū jú ào shuāng the autumn chrysanthemum braves the frost (idiom) 罗伯特·佛洛斯特 羅伯特·佛洛斯特 LuoboteFuluosite Robert Frost (1874-1963), American poet 霜害 shuāng hài frostbite / frost damage (to crop) 霜灾 霜災 shuāng zāi frost damage (to crop) 霜露 shuāng lù frost and dew / fig. difficult conditions 霜雾 霜霧 shuāng wù frost smoke 各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜 各人自掃門前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜 gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom) 罗伯特・佛洛斯特 羅伯特・佛洛斯特 luó bó tè · fú luò sī tè Robert Frost (1874-1963), American poet 风中烛，瓦上霜 風中燭，瓦上霜 fēng zhōng zhú , wǎ shàng shuāng lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom) / fig. (of sb's life) feeble / hanging on a thread 罗伯特·佛洛斯特 羅伯特·佛洛斯特 luó bó tè · fú luò sī tè Robert Frost (1874-1963), American poet 结霜 結霜 jié shuāng to frost up 风霜雨雪 風霜雨雪 fēng - shuāng - yǔ - xuě lit. wind, frost, rain and snow (idiom) / fig. all kinds of trials and hardships 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 