黄色 黃色 huáng sè yellow / vulgar / lewd / pornographic syn 北方 běi fāng north / the northern part a country / China north of the Yellow River syn 黄泉 黃泉 huáng quán the Yellow Springs / the underworld of Chinese mythology / the equivalent of Hades or Hell syn 通红 通紅 tōng hóng very red / red through and through / to blush (deep red) syn 红军 紅軍 hóng jūn Red Army (1928-1937), predecessor of the PLA / (Soviet) Red Army (1917-1946) 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 黄河 黃河 huáng hé Yellow River or Huang He 焦黄 焦黃 jiāo huáng sallow / yellow and withered / sickly syn 黄花 黃花 huáng huā yellow flowers (of various types) / chrysanthemum / cauliflower / (yellow) daylily / a young virgin (boy or girl) syn 黄绿色 黃綠色 huáng lǜ sè yellow green 黄鱼 黃魚 huáng yú yellow croaker (fish) 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 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 淡黄 淡黃 dàn huáng light yellow syn 火狐 huǒ hú red panda (Ailurus fulgens) / red fox (Vulpes vulpes) syn 黄海 黃海 huáng hǎi Yellow Sea 黄酒 黃酒 huáng jiǔ "yellow wine" (mulled rice wine, usually served warm) syn 暖色 nuǎn sè warm color (arch.) / esp. yellow, orange or red 黄斑 黃斑 huáng bān macula lutea (anatomy, central area of retina) / yellow spot 黄鹂 黃鸝 huáng lí yellow oriole (Oriolus chinensis) syn 黄页 黃頁 huáng yè Yellow Pages 黄帝 黃帝 huáng dì the Yellow Emperor, mythological emperor of China, reigned c. 2697-2597 BC 蚩尤 chī yóu Chiyou, legendary tribal leader who was defeated and killed by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4] 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] 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 闯红灯 闖紅燈 chuǎng hóng dēng to run a red light / failing to stop at a red traffic light / (slang) to have sex with a girl while she is menstruating 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 黄绿 黃綠 huáng lǜ 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) 黄土地 黃土地 huáng tǔ dì the yellow earth (of China) 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 红头文件 紅頭文件 hóng tóu wén jiàn red-letterhead document, an official document with the name of the issuing government agency printed in red at the top, circulated to relevant bodies 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) 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 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 橙黄 橙黃 chéng huáng orange yellow / tangerine yellow / chrome 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 八宝粥 八寶粥 bā bǎo zhōu rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc 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] 描红 描紅 miáo hóng to trace over red characters (as a method of learning to write) / paper printed with red characters to trace over 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 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 黃 huáng yellow / pornographic / to fall through syn 茜 qiàn (bound form) Indian madder / munjeet (Rubia cordifolia) / (bound form) madder red / dark red / alizarin crimson syn 黄酱 黃醬 huáng jiàng yellow soybean paste (fermented and salted) 缇 緹 tí orange-red silk / orange-red colored 黄热病 黃熱病 huáng rè bìng yellow fever 桔黄色 jú huáng sè tangerine yellow / saffron (color) 黄种 黃種 huáng zhǒng the yellow race / the Mongoloid race 鳝 鱔 shàn Chinese yellow eel 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] 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 红曲 紅曲 hóng qū red yeast (so called, although it's actually a mold, not a yeast), a fermentation product created by culturing rice with the mold Monascus purpureus, producing red pigments and bioactive compounds, used in food for its color, as a flavor enhancer, and for its health benefits 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 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) 峁 mǎo round yellow dirt mount (in the Northwest of China) 缃 緗 xiāng light yellow color 荇 xìng yellow floating heart (Nymphoides peltatum) 红色 紅色 hóng sè red (color) / revolutionary syn 红灯 紅燈 hóng dēng red light 辣椒酱 辣椒醬 là jiāo jiàng red pepper paste / chili sauce 红心 紅心 hóng xīn heart ♥ (in card games) / red, heart-shaped symbol / bullseye syn 红牛 紅牛 hóng niú Red Bull (energy drink) 亏欠 虧欠 kuī qiàn to have a deficit / to be in the red / to owe syn 斯诺 斯諾 sī nuò Snow (name) / Edgar Snow (1905-1972), American journalist, reported from China 1928-1941, author of Red Star Over China 赤字 chì zì (financial) deficit / red letter syn 红十字会 紅十字會 hóng shí zì huǐ Red Cross 炽热 熾熱 chì rè red-hot / glowing / blazing / (fig.) passionate syn 紫红色 紫紅色 zǐ hóng sè red-purple / mauve / prune (color) / claret 红细胞 紅細胞 hóng xì bāo erythrocyte / red blood cell 红线 紅線 hóng xiàn red line 血色 xuè sè color (of one's skin, a sign of good health) / red of cheeks 关卡 關卡 guān qiǎ checkpoint (for taxation, security etc) / barrier / hurdle / red tape / CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4] syn 红牌 紅牌 hóng pái red card (sports) 