包浆 包漿 bāo jiāng patina (sheen on the surface of an antique) 银元 銀元 yín yuán flat silver (former coinage) / also written 銀圓|银圆 / silver dollar syn 银圆 銀圓 yín yuán flat silver (former coinage) / also written 銀元|银元 / silver dollar syn 银 銀 yín silver / silver-colored / relating to money or currency syn 鹇 鷴 xián silver pheasant (Phasianus nycthemerus) / silver pheasant badge worn by civil officials of the 5th grade 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 银白 銀白 yín bái silver white 银耳 銀耳 yín ěr white fungus (Tremella fuciformis) / silver tree-ear fungus syn 银白杨 銀白楊 yín bái yáng silver birch / white poplar syn 白领 白領 bái lǐng white-collar / white-collar worker 洁白 潔白 jié bái spotlessly white / pure white syn 银光 銀光 yín guāng silvery light / bright white light / shining white light 冬瓜 dōng guā wax gourd (Cucurbitaceae, Benincasa hispida) / white gourd / white hairy melon / Chinese squash 白皮书 白皮書 bái pí shū white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation) / white book 白莲 白蓮 bái lián white lotus (flower) / White Lotus society / same as 白蓮教|白莲教 白蛇传 白蛇傳 bái shé zhuàn Tale of the White Snake / Madame White Snake 汉白玉 漢白玉 hàn bái yù white marble / a type of white marble used for building and sculpting 皑皑 皚皚 ái ái (literary) white as snow / pure white syn 白蜡 白蠟 bái là white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela) 白军 白軍 bái jūn White Guard or White Movement, anti-communist troops fighting against the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War (1917-1922) 白痢 bái lì dysentery characterized by white mucous stool / white diarrhea 纨 紈 wán white / white silk syn 混淆黑白 hùn xiáo hēi bái to confuse black and white / to say that black is white / fig. not to distinguish right from wrong syn 虫白蜡 蟲白蠟 chóng bái là white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela) 虫蜡 蟲蠟 chóng là white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela) 奶汤 奶湯 nǎi tāng white broth, or milky broth: an unctuous, milky white pork broth of Chinese cuisine 精白 jīng bái pure white / spotlessly white 白大衣高血压 白大衣高血壓 bái dà yī gāo xuè yā white coat hypertension / white coat syndrome 白虎观 白虎觀 bái hǔ guàn White Tiger Hall, a Han dynasty palace hall in which the famous Virtuous Discussions Held in White Tiger Hall 白虎通德論|白虎通德论 were held under the aegis of Han Emperor Zhang 漢章帝|汉章帝 黑白分明 hēi bái fēn míng lit. black and white clearly contrasted (idiom) / fig. unambiguous / black-and-white / in sharp contrast / to distinguish clearly right from wrong syn 米白色 mǐ bái sè off-white / creamy white 白皮猪 白皮豬 bái pí zhū (derog.) white person / white pig 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 银子 銀子 yín zi money / silver syn 银色 銀色 yín sè silver (color) 银币 銀幣 yín bì silver coin 大洋 dà yáng ocean / (old) silver dollar / (slang) Chinese yuan syn 白金 bái jīn platinum / silver / (slang) handcuffs syn 白银 白銀 bái yín silver syn 金银 金銀 jīn yín gold and silver 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 银牌 銀牌 yín pái silver medal / CL:枚[mei2] 银两 銀兩 yín liǎng silver (as currency) syn 成色 chéng sè relative purity of silver or gold / purity in carat weight / quality / fineness syn 银发 銀髮 yín fà silver hair / gray hair syn 银票 銀票 yín piào (in former times) banknote with a value in silver 银狐 銀狐 yín hú silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus) / also written 玄狐 syn 银奖 銀獎 yín jiǎng silver medal 银针 銀針 yín zhēn silver needle (fine needle used in acupuncture) 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 镀银 鍍銀 dù yín silver-plated 银屏 銀屏 yín píng television / TV screen / the silver screen 银钱 銀錢 yín qián silver money (in former times) syn 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 油嘴 yóu zuǐ eloquent and cunning / silver tongued syn 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 银燕 銀燕 yín yàn silver swallow / airplane (affectionate) 银杯 銀杯 yín bēi silver cup (trophy) 银质奖 銀質獎 yín zhì jiǎng silver medal 硝酸银 硝酸銀 xiāo suān yín silver nitrate 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 银婚 銀婚 yín hūn silver wedding (25th wedding anniversary) 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 钿 鈿 diàn to inlay with gold, silver etc / ancient inlaid ornament shaped as a flower 鲋 鮒 fù silver carp 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 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) 