跟踪 跟蹤 gēn zōng to follow sb's tracks / to tail / to shadow / tracking syn 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 彻头彻尾 徹頭徹尾 chè tóu chè wěi lit. from head to tail (idiom) / thoroughgoing / through and through / out and out / from top to bottom syn 顺风 順風 shùn fēng lit. tail wind / Bon voyage! syn 尾随 尾隨 wěi suí to tail behind / to tag along / to follow on the heels of syn 黄泉 黃泉 huáng quán the Yellow Springs / the underworld of Chinese mythology / the equivalent of Hades or Hell syn 马尾 馬尾 mǎ wěi ponytail (hairstyle) / horse's tail / slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants) 尾灯 尾燈 wěi dēng tail light (on vehicle) 尾部 wěi bù back part / rear section / tail section syn 盯梢 dīng shāo to follow sb / to tail / to shadow syn 打退堂鼓 dá tuì táng gǔ lit. to beat the return drum (idiom) / fig. to give up / to turn tail 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 下摆 下擺 xià bǎi hem of a skirt / shirt tail 黄河 黃河 huáng hé Yellow River or Huang He 灰溜溜 huī liū liū dull gray / gloomy / dejected / crestfallen / with one's tail between one's legs syn 虎头蛇尾 虎頭蛇尾 hǔ tóu shé wěi lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom) / fig. a strong start but weak finish syn 焦黄 焦黃 jiāo huáng sallow / yellow and withered / sickly syn 畏首畏尾 wèi shǒu wèi wěi afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom) / ever fearful and nervous / afraid of the slightest thing 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 开屏 開屏 kāi píng (a peacock) spreads its tail 黄海 黃海 huáng hǎi Yellow Sea 黄酒 黃酒 huáng jiǔ "yellow wine" (mulled rice wine, usually served warm) syn 首尾 shǒu wěi head and tail 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 尾鳍 尾鰭 wěi qí tail or caudal fin 黄鹂 黃鸝 huáng lí yellow oriole (Oriolus chinensis) syn 摇头摆尾 搖頭擺尾 yáo tóu bǎi wěi to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom) / to be well pleased with oneself / to have a lighthearted air syn 黄页 黃頁 huáng yè Yellow Pages 尾巴 wěi ba tail / colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5] syn 尾巴 yǐ ba (coll.) tail (of an animal) syn 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 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 打退堂鼓 dǎ tuì táng gǔ lit. to beat the return drum (idiom) / fig. to give up / to turn tail syn 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 黄水晶 黃水晶 huáng shuǐ jīng citrine (orange or yellow quartz SiO2 as a semiprecious stone) 貔貅 pí xiū mythical animal that brings luck and wards off evil, having head of a dragon and lion's body, often with hoofs, wings and tail / also written 辟邪 / fig. valiant soldier syn 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 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] 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 巴 bā to long for / to wish / to cling to / to stick to / sth that sticks / close to / next to / spread open / informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4] / bar (unit of pressure) / nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail 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 尾 wěi tail / remainder / remnant / extremity / sixth of the 28 constellations / classifier for fish syn 尾 yǐ horse's tail / pointed posterior section of a locust etc syn 从头到尾 從頭到尾 cóng tóu dào wěi from start to finish / from head to tail / the whole (thing) syn 黄酱 黃醬 huáng jiàng yellow soybean paste (fermented and salted) 黄热病 黃熱病 huáng rè bìng yellow fever 狐狸尾巴 hú li wěi ba lit. fox's tail (idiom) / visible sign of evil intentions / to reveal one's evil nature / evidence that reveals the villain syn 桔黄色 jú huáng sè tangerine yellow / saffron (color) 黄种 黃種 huáng zhǒng the yellow race / the Mongoloid race 翎 líng tail feathers / plume syn 鳝 鱔 shàn Chinese yellow eel syn 狗尾续貂 狗尾續貂 gǒu wěi xù diāo lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom) / fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece 翟 dí long-tail pheasant syn 藏头露尾 藏頭露尾 cáng tóu lù wěi to hide the head and show the tail (idiom) / to give a partial account / half-truths syn 摇尾乞怜 搖尾乞憐 yáo wěi qǐ lián lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom) / fig. to fawn on sb / to bow and scrape / to grovel 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 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) 云芝 雲芝 yún zhī turkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor) 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 