银色 銀色 yín sè silver (color) 吞噬 tūn shì to swallow / to engulf / to gobble up syn 白金 bái jīn platinum / silver / (slang) handcuffs syn 大洋 dà yáng ocean / (old) silver dollar / (slang) Chinese yuan syn 燕尾服 yàn wěi fú swallow-tailed coat / tails syn 银币 銀幣 yín bì silver coin 咽下 嚥下 yàn xià to swallow syn 银子 銀子 yín zi money / silver syn 生吞活剥 生吞活剝 shēng tūn huó bō to swallow whole (idiom) / fig. to apply uncritically syn 燕子 yàn zi swallow syn 忍气吞声 忍氣吞聲 rěn qì tūn shēng to submit to humiliation (idiom) / to suffer in silence / to swallow one's anger / to grin and bear it syn 吞没 吞沒 tūn mò to embezzle / to swallow up / to engulf syn 油嘴 yóu zuǐ eloquent and cunning / silver tongued syn 吞咽 吞嚥 tūn yàn to swallow / to gulp 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] 侵吞 qīn tūn to annex / to swallow (up) / to embezzle syn 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 吞服 tūn fú to swallow / to take (medicine) 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) 并吞 併吞 bìng tūn to swallow up / to annex / to merge syn 银耳 銀耳 yín ěr white fungus (Tremella fuciformis) / silver tree-ear fungus syn 囫囵吞枣 囫圇吞棗 hú lún tūn zǎo to swallow in one gulp (idiom) / (fig.) to accept without thinking / to lap up syn 莺歌燕舞 鶯歌燕舞 yīng gē yàn wǔ the warbler sings and the swallow dances / prosperity abounds (idiom) 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 劳燕分飞 勞燕分飛 láo yàn fēn fēi the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom) / (usually of a couple) to part from each other 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 吞 tūn to swallow / to take syn 银 銀 yín silver / silver-colored / relating to money or currency syn 洋 yáng ocean / vast / foreign / silver dollar or coin syn 咽 嚥 yàn to swallow syn 饵 餌 ěr pastry / food / to swallow / to lure / bait / lure 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 硝酸银 硝酸銀 xiāo suān yín silver nitrate 食古不化 shí gǔ bù huà to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom) / to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject syn 银婚 銀婚 yín hūn silver wedding (25th wedding anniversary) 银质奖 銀質獎 yín zhì jiǎng silver medal 银杯 銀杯 yín bēi silver cup (trophy) 吞声 吞聲 tūn shēng to swallow one's cries syn 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 哙 噲 kuài throat / to swallow syn 鹇 鷴 xián silver pheasant (Phasianus nycthemerus) / silver pheasant badge worn by civil officials of the 5th grade 吞云吐雾 吞雲吐霧 tūn yún tǔ wù to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom) / to blow cigarette or opium smoke 来鸿去燕 來鴻去燕 lái hóng qù yàn lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom) / fig. always on the move 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 燕雀安知鴻鵠之志 yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom) / fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great? 燕雀相贺 燕雀相賀 yàn què xiàng hè lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom) / fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project / congratulations on your new house! 良药苦口 良藥苦口 liáng yào kǔ kǒu good medicine tastes bitter (idiom) / fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow 人心不足蛇吞象 rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom) 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 囫囵吞下 囫圇吞下 hú lún tūn xià to swallow whole / (fig.) to swallow (lies etc) 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 嚃 tà (literary) to drink / to swallow 嚥 yàn to swallow 鳦 yǐ a swallow (bird) 家燕 jiā yàn (bird species of China) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) syn 鷾 yì a swallow 包举 包舉 bāo jǔ to summarize / to swallow up / to annex / to merge 燕尾蝶 yān wěi dié swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae) 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 燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志 yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom) / fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great? 觾 yàn variant of 燕[yan4], swallow 身轻如燕 身輕如燕 shēn qīng rú yàn as lithe as a swallow (of athlete or beautiful girl) 雏燕 雛燕 chú yàn swallow chick syn 龛影 龕影 kān yǐng (radiography) the shadow of a peptic ulcer in a barium-swallow X-ray 斯沃洛浮筒 Swallow float 吞精 tūn jīng to swallow semen 卷裹 juǎn guǒ to wrap up / (fig.) to envelop / to swallow up 燕子衔泥垒大窝 燕子銜泥壘大窩 yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom) / many a little makes a mickle 