yīn

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Definitions

  1. 1. overcast (weather)
  2. 2. cloudy
  3. 3. shady
  4. 4. Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang)
  5. 5. negative (electric.)
  6. 6. feminine
  7. 7. moon
  8. 8. implicit
  9. 9. hidden
  10. 10. genitalia

Words Containing 阴

阴天
yīn tiān

cloudy day; overcast sky

阴影
yīn yǐng

(lit. and fig.) shadow

阴性
yīn xìng

negative

阴暗
yīn àn

dim

阴谋
yīn móu

plot

一命归阴
yī mìng guī yīn

see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼[yī mìng wū hū]

一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn

fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.

一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn

fig. free time is to be treasured

下阴
xià yīn

the genitals

交叉阴影线
jiāo chā yīn yǐng xiàn

hatched lines

假阴性
jiǎ yīn xìng

false negative

伪阴性
wěi yīn xìng

false negative

光阴
guāng yīn

time available

光阴似箭
guāng yīn sì jiàn

time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!

光阴荏苒
guāng yīn rěn rǎn

How time flies! (idiom)

卡到阴
kǎ dào yīn

to be bewitched

呈阴性
chéng yīn xìng

to test negative

外阴
wài yīn

vulva

太阴
tài yīn

the Moon (esp. in Daoism)

女阴
nǚ yīn

vulva

寸金难买寸光阴
cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn

Time is precious.

寸阴
cùn yīn

a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)

山阴
shān yīn

Shanyin county in Shuozhou 朔州[shuò zhōu], Shanxi

山阴县
shān yīn xiàn

Shanyin county in Shuozhou 朔州[shuò zhōu], Shanxi

平阴
píng yīn

Pingyin county in Jinan 濟南|济南[jǐ nán], Shandong

平阴县
píng yīn xiàn

Pingyin county in Jinan 濟南|济南[jǐ nán], Shandong

惜寸阴
xī cùn yīn

to cherish every moment

会阴
huì yīn

perineum

有意栽花花不发,无心插柳柳成阴
yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn

lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree

有阴影
yǒu yīn yǐng

shadowy

林阴大道
lín yīn dà dào

boulevard

林阴路
lín yīn lù

see 林蔭道|林荫道[lín yìn dào]

林阴道
lín yīn dào

see 林蔭道|林荫道[lín yìn dào]

格兰氏阴性
gé lán shì yīn xìng

Gram negative (of bacteria)

树阴
shù yīn

shade (of a tree)

江阴
jiāng yīn

Jiangyin, county-level city in Wuxi 無錫|无锡[wú xī], Jiangsu

江阴市
jiāng yīn shì

Jiangyin, county-level city in Wuxi 無錫|无锡[wú xī], Jiangsu

淮阴
huái yīn

Huaiyin district of Huai'an city 淮安市[huái ān shì], Jiangsu

淮阴区
huái yīn qū

Huaiyin district of Huai'an city 淮安市[huái ān shì], Jiangsu

淮阴地区
huái yīn dì qū

Huaiyin prefecture in Jiangsu

湘阴
xiāng yīn

Xiangyin county in Yueyang 岳陽|岳阳[yuè yáng], Hunan

湘阴县
xiāng yīn xiàn

Xiangyin county in Yueyang 岳陽|岳阳[yuè yáng], Hunan

汤阴
tāng yīn

Tangyin county in Anyang 安陽|安阳[ān yáng], Henan

汤阴县
tāng yīn xiàn

Tangyin county in Anyang 安陽|安阳[ān yáng], Henan

汉阴
hàn yīn

Hanyin County in Ankang 安康[ān kāng], Shaanxi

汉阴县
hàn yīn xiàn

Hanyin County in Ankang 安康[ān kāng], Shaanxi

无心插柳柳成阴
wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn

lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you

煽阴风
shān yīn fēng

to raise an ill wind

玩阴的
wán yīn de

to play dirty

绿阴
lǜ yīn

tree shade

缩阴
suō yīn

to make the vagina tighter

背阴
bèi yīn

in the shade

舔阴
tiǎn yīn

to perform cunnilingus

华阴
huá yīn

Huayin, county-level city in Weinan 渭南[wèi nán], Shaanxi

华阴市
huá yīn shì

Huayin, county-level city in Weinan 渭南[wèi nán], Shaanxi

蒙阴
méng yīn

Mengyin county in Linyi 臨沂|临沂[lín yí], Shandong

蒙阴县
méng yīn xiàn

Mengyin county in Linyi 臨沂|临沂[lín yí], Shandong

虚度光阴
xū dù guāng yīn

to waste time on worthless activities

观落阴
guān luò yīn

a ritual whereby the living soul is brought to the nether world for a spiritual journey

赴阴曹
fù yīn cáo

to enter hell

阴干
yīn gān

to dry in the shade

阴功
yīn gōng

hidden merits

阴司
yīn sī

hell

阴唇
yīn chún

labia

阴囊
yīn náng

scrotum

阴宅
yīn zhái

tomb (feng shui term)

阴屁
yīn pì

queef

阴山
yīn shān

Yin mountains in Inner Mongolia

阴差阳错
yīn chā yáng cuò

(idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events

阴平
yīn píng

high and level tone, the first tone of putonghua

阴平声
yīn píng shēng

high and level tone, the first tone of putonghua

阴德
yīn dé

secret virtue

阴德必有阳报
yīn dé bì yǒu yáng bào

hidden merits will have visible rewards (idiom)

阴户
yīn hù

vulva

阴招
yīn zhāo

dirty trick

阴晦
yīn huì

overcast

阴暗面
yīn àn miàn

the dark side (of society etc)

阴历
yīn lì

lunar calendar

阴曹
yīn cáo

hell

阴曹地府
yīn cáo dì fǔ

netherworld

阴柔
yīn róu

gentle and reserved

阴核
yīn hé

clitoris

阴桫
yīn suō

a hard wood

阴森
yīn sēn

gloomy

阴极
yīn jí

cathode

阴极射线管
yīn jí shè xiàn guǎn

cathode ray tube

阴毒
yīn dú

sinister

阴毛
yīn máo

pubic hair

阴沉
yīn chén

gloomy

阴沉沉
yīn chén chén

dark (weather, mood)

阴凉
yīn liáng

shady

阴凉处
yīn liáng chù

shady place

阴沟里翻船
yīn gōu lǐ fān chuán

to meet with unexpected failure (idiom)

阴湿
yīn shī

dark and moist

阴私
yīn sī

shameful secret

阴穴
yīn xué

cave

阴笑
yīn xiào

to laugh evilly

阴精
yīn jīng

sex fluids

阴茎
yīn jīng

penis

阴茎套
yīn jīng tào

condom

阴蒂
yīn dì

clitoris

阴虚
yīn xū

deficiency of yin 陰|阴[yīn] (TCM)

阴虚火旺
yīn xū huǒ wàng

an excess of heat caused by a deficiency in Yin energy (idiom)

阴谋家
yīn móu jiā

schemer

阴谋诡计
yīn móu guǐ jì

crafty plots and machinations (idiom)

阴谋论
yīn móu lùn

conspiracy theory

阴谋颠覆政府罪
yīn móu diān fù zhèng fǔ zuì

the crime of conspiracy to overthrow the government

阴道
yīn dào

vagina

阴道口
yīn dào kǒu

female external genitalia (anatomy)

阴道棕榈状壁
yīn dào zōng lǘ zhuàng bì

plicae palmatae canalis cervicis uteri

阴道炎
yīn dào yán

vaginal infection

阴部
yīn bù

genitalia

阴错阳差
yīn cuò yáng chā

(idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events

阴门
yīn mén

vulva

阴间
yīn jiān

the nether world

阴阜
yīn fù

mons veneris

阴阳
yīn yáng

yin and yang

阴阳合同
yīn yáng hé tóng

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

阴阳家
yīn yáng jiā

School of Yin-Yang of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) founded by Zou Yan 鄒衍|邹衍[zōu yǎn]

阴阳怪气
yīn yáng guài qì

eccentric

阴险
yīn xiǎn

treacherous

阴险毒辣
yīn xiǎn dú là

treacherous and murderous

阴离子
yīn lí zǐ

negative ion

阴离子部位
yīn lí zǐ bù wèi

anionic site

阴雨
yīn yǔ

overcast and rainy

阴云
yīn yún

dark cloud

阴电
yīn diàn

negative electric charge

阴霾
yīn mái

haze

阴面
yīn miàn

shady side

阴风
yīn fēng

chill wind

阴骘
yīn zhì

charitable acts performed in secret

阴郁
yīn yù

gloomy

阴魂
yīn hún

ghost

阴魂不散
yīn hún bù sàn

lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom)

阴鸷
yīn zhì

malicious

阳奉阴违
yáng fèng yīn wéi

outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom); to pay lip service

露阴癖
lù yīn pǐ

indecent exposure

革兰氏阴性
gé lán shì yīn xìng

Gram negative (bacteria that do not retain Gram stain, often the more dangerous kind)