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阴
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Definitions
- 1. overcast (weather)
- 2. cloudy
- 3. shady
- 4. Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang)
- 5. negative (electric.)
- 6. feminine
- 7. moon
- 8. implicit
- 9. hidden
- 10. genitalia
Words Containing 阴
Gram negative (of bacteria)
Mengyin county in Linyi 臨沂|临沂[lín yí], Shandong
Hanyin County in Ankang 安康[ān kāng], Shaanxi
Time is precious.
(idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom)
time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
Xiangyin county in Yueyang 岳陽|岳阳[yuè yáng], Hunan
haze
cathode ray tube
vagina
shameful secret
Xiangyin county in Yueyang 岳陽|岳阳[yuè yáng], Hunan
deficiency of yin 陰|阴[yīn] (TCM)
Shanyin county in Shuozhou 朔州[shuò zhōu], Shanxi
to laugh evilly
netherworld
queef
to meet with unexpected failure (idiom)
shadowy
scrotum
see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼[yī mìng wū hū]
outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom); to pay lip service
a ritual whereby the living soul is brought to the nether world for a spiritual journey
(lit. and fig.) shadow
Jiangyin, county-level city in Wuxi 無錫|无锡[wú xī], Jiangsu
sex fluids
Mengyin county in Linyi 臨沂|临沂[lín yí], Shandong
Huaiyin district of Huai'an city 淮安市[huái ān shì], Jiangsu
Pingyin county in Jinan 濟南|济南[jǐ nán], Shandong
boulevard
to enter hell
Shanyin county in Shuozhou 朔州[shuò zhōu], Shanxi
a deal where the parties collude to sign an under-the-table \yin contract\ 陰合同|阴合同 as well as an ostensibly genuine \yang contract\ 陽合同|阳合同 in order to deceive authorities
high and level tone, the first tone of putonghua
false negative
labia
Tangyin county in Anyang 安陽|安阳[ān yáng], Henan
Huayin, county-level city in Weinan 渭南[wèi nán], Shaanxi
fig. free time is to be treasured
negative electric charge
dark cloud
the nether world
clitoris
negative ion
chill wind
tomb (feng shui term)
shady place
indecent exposure
gloomy
dark (weather, mood)
lunar calendar
vulva
gloomy
fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
condom
charitable acts performed in secret
shade (of a tree)
an excess of heat caused by a deficiency in Yin energy (idiom)
to cherish every moment
treacherous and murderous
high and level tone, the first tone of putonghua
to perform cunnilingus
the genitals
to waste time on worthless activities
negative
a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)
vulva
Gram negative (bacteria that do not retain Gram stain, often the more dangerous kind)
crafty plots and machinations (idiom)
vulva
Huayin, county-level city in Weinan 渭南[wèi nán], Shaanxi
the crime of conspiracy to overthrow the government
perineum
eccentric
dim
female external genitalia (anatomy)
to test negative
to dry in the shade
mons veneris
shady
overcast
Jiangyin, county-level city in Wuxi 無錫|无锡[wú xī], Jiangsu
penis
to play dirty
overcast and rainy
vaginal infection
see 林蔭道|林荫道[lín yìn dào]
shady side
genitalia
in the shade
clitoris
gentle and reserved
a hard wood
the dark side (of society etc)
Huaiyin district of Huai'an city 淮安市[huái ān shì], Jiangsu
conspiracy theory
hidden merits
lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you
plot
dark and moist
tree shade
time available
yin and yang
plicae palmatae canalis cervicis uteri
Huaiyin prefecture in Jiangsu
to raise an ill wind
School of Yin-Yang of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) founded by Zou Yan 鄒衍|邹衍[zōu yǎn]
schemer
treacherous
cathode
lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree
the Moon (esp. in Daoism)
secret virtue
sinister
How time flies! (idiom)
Yin mountains in Inner Mongolia
Tangyin county in Anyang 安陽|安阳[ān yáng], Henan
cloudy day; overcast sky
malicious
dirty trick
(idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
hell
to be bewitched
hidden merits will have visible rewards (idiom)
pubic hair
see 林蔭道|林荫道[lín yìn dào]
Pingyin county in Jinan 濟南|济南[jǐ nán], Shandong
hell
vulva
cave
false negative
hatched lines
Hanyin County in Ankang 安康[ān kāng], Shaanxi
gloomy
ghost
anionic site
to make the vagina tighter