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黄
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Definitions
- 1. yellow
- 2. pornographic
- 3. to fall through
Example Sentences
1 shown我爱蛋 黄 。
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Words Containing 黄
Neihuang county in Anyang 安陽|安阳[ān yáng], Henan
(bird species of China) sociable lapwing (Vanellus gregarius)
Huangshan prefecture-level city centered around Huangshan Mountains in south Anhui
yellow fever virus
bumblebee
see 十二宮|十二宫[shí èr gōng]
vitelline duct
the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
(bird species of China) collared grosbeak (Mycerobas affinis)
ephedra (genus Ephedra)
Anthemis, genus of flowers in Compositae including chamomile
(bird species of China) bay woodpecker (Blythipicus pyrrhotis)
(bird species of China) slender-billed oriole (Oriolus tenuirostris)
custard bun
Huangliu township, Hainan
(bird species of China) yellow-browed warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)
lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom)
yellow croaker (fish)
adder (zoology)
lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells
Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus)
(bird species of China) Cabot's tragopan (Tragopan caboti)
methamphetamine
Huanglong county in Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi
lit. in books are sumptuous houses and graceful ladies (proverb)
Huangping county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou
tan (color)
pineapple
(bird species of China) whiskered yuhina (Yuhina flavicollis)
rafting on the Yellow River
xanthine
ox
yellow face (due to sickness etc)
Huangyan district of Taizhou city 台州市[tāi zhōu shì], Zhejiang
eight types of jaundice with yellowing of body and face (TCM)
Yellow Pages
(astronomy) the ecliptic
maiden
to eradicate pornography and illegal publications
to speak off the cuff
pseudonym of Huang Xing 黃興|黄兴[huáng xīng], one of the heroes of the 1911 Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命[xīn hài gé mìng]
Huangting Jing, one of the primary scriptures of Daoism
yellow chrysanthemum
(bird species of China) fulvous parrotbill (Suthora fulvifrons)
tribes under the Yellow Emperor
Huanghua, county-level city in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[cāng zhōu], Hebei
(bird species of China) green-eared barbet (Megalaima faiostricta)
(bird species of China) yellow-billed blue magpie (Urocissa flavirostris)
ginger (color)
Huangshi prefecture-level city in Hubei
(bird species of China) yellow bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)
xanthan
egg yolk
rhubarb (botany)
Yellow Sea
Huangmei county in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[huáng gāng], Hubei
flavonoid (biochemistry)
pickle
mayonnaise
(bird species of China) baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus)
the ovary and digestive glands of a female crab (eaten as a delicacy)
a black stallion or possibly a yellow mare (idiom); don't judge by outward appearance
(bird species of China) yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti)
sulfur
lit. to directly attack Huanglong
(bird species of China) Chinese egret (Egretta eulophotes)
orpiment
progesterone
Huanghuagang (Chrysanthemum Hill) in Guangzhou, scene of disastrous uprising of 23rd April 1911
yellow soybean paste (fermented and salted)
pornographic book
Huang Zongxi (1610-1695), scholar and writer of the Ming-Qing transition
margarine
(bird species of China) yellow-throated fulvetta (Alcippe cinerea)
(bird species of China) yellow-legged buttonquail (Turnix tanki)
(bird species of China) crimson sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja)
mealworm (Tenebrio molitor)
first line of the Thousand Character Classic 千字文[qiān zì wén]
(bird species of China) yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola)
egg yolk
scalped tickets
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied bush warbler (Horornis acanthizoides)
greenish yellow
The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st century AD
black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
Yellow River Cantata (1939) by Xian Xinghai 冼星海[xiǎn xīng hǎi]
Huangzhou district of Huanggang city 黃岡市|黄冈市[huáng gāng shì], Hubei
yellowish
yellow dye made from the bark of the 柘[zhè] tree
silly little girl
the army of Yellow Turbans, a peasant uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
Huangshan district of Huangshan city 黃山市|黄山市[huáng shān shì], Anhui
Huang Guangyu (1969-), PRC entrepreneur and millionaire, founder of GOME Electrical 國美電器|国美电器[guó měi diàn qì]
(bird species of China) Tibetan serin (Spinus thibetana)
Huang Zunxian (1848-1905), Qing dynasty poet and diplomat, author of A Record of Japan 日本國誌|日本国志[rì běn guó zhì], an extended analysis of Meiji Japan
Bordered Yellow banner or Hövööt Shar khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[xī lín guō lè méng], Inner Mongolia
(bird species of China) brown-breasted bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthorrhous)
Huangshi prefecture-level city in Hubei
to be gone forever (idiom)
(bird species of China) Caspian gull (Larus cachinnans)
Huang Chao peasant uprising 875-884 in late Tang, led by Huang Chao
(bird species of China) yellow-billed loon (Gavia adamsii)
soybean
oriole
prime (time)
Huang Binhong (1865-1955), art historian and literati painter
Huangdao district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong
see 黃鼬|黄鼬[huáng yòu]
stir-fried yellow fish filet
yellow red
\shopping coupon scalper\, sb who sells unwanted or returned shopping coupons to others for a profit
cucumber
buff
bezoar
yellow rosewood
Huang Fugui, ghost of legends who provided Liu Juanzi with his magical recipes 劉涓子鬼遺方|刘涓子鬼遗方
fig. luxurious residence
pornographic books and magazines
beige
topaz
xanthate
(lit.) to flash the yellow light
(bird species of China) yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicopterus)
Huangmei opera (local opera of Anhui)
lit. to take the yellow gown (idiom)
to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
yellow green
to inspect videos and other media for pornographic content
realgar
orange yellow
Huang Chao (-884), leader of peasant uprising 875-884 in late Tang
(dialect) scrambled eggs
late Tang peasant uprising 875-884 led by Huang Chao
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
yellow-green
sallow
Huang He Inundated Area, the area flooded in 1938 when dikes along the Yellow River were destroyed in an attempt to halt the advance of Japanese troops
(bird species of China) western yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Huang Xing (1874-1916), revolutionary politician, close collaborator of Sun Yat-sen, prominent in the 1911 Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命[xīn hài gé mìng], murdered in Shanghai in 1916
glistening yellow
huangqi
Huanggang prefecture-level city in Hubei
Huangguoshu waterfalls, Anshun 安順|安顺[ān shùn], Guizhou
yellow or fatty bone marrow
face to the ground, back to the sky
(bird species of China) yellow-rumped honeyguide (Indicator xanthonotus)
no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
fig. illusions of wealth and glory
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied prinia (Prinia flaviventris)
citron daylily (Hemerocallis citrina Baroni)
Wrigley's Juicy Fruit (brand)
butter
Mt Huang
loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China)
Huangnan Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: Rma-lho Bod-rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai
milk vetch
(bird species of China) European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
the seventy two martyrs of the Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911
wasp
oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica)
lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉|黄泉[huáng quán] (idiom)
Huangzhou district of Huanggang city 黃岡市|黄冈市[huáng gāng shì], Hubei
lit. croaker car
Huangpi district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[wǔ hàn shì], Hubei
Huangmei county in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[huáng gāng], Hubei
(bird species of China) yellow-throated laughingthrush (Garrulax galbanus)
dusk
(bird species of China) lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni)
content moderator specializing in pornographic material (both online and offline)
(bird species of China) Steere's liocichla (Liocichla steerii)
Loess Plateau of northwest China
Huangpu district, central Shanghai
Huang Shigong, also known as Xia Huanggong 夏黃公|夏黄公[xià huáng gōng] (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[qín dài] and purported author
Huangnan Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: Rma-lho Bod-rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai
Huang Tingjian (1045-1105), Song poet and calligrapher
favus of the scalp (skin disease)
Huangling county in Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet (the colors of the rainbow)
Yihuang county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi
trinitrotoluene (TNT), C6H2(NO2)3CH3
yolk sac (ectodermal cells attaching fetus to uterus before the development of the placenta)
former Hwanghae Province of northwest Korea, divided into North and South Hwanghae Province of North Korea in 1954
to alter a text indiscriminately (idiom)
prime time
tender yellow
Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense)
(bird species of China) Himalayan black-lored tit (Machlolophus xanthogenys)
to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
Hwang Jang-yop (1923-2010), North Korean politician known for defecting to South Korea
Huang Hua (1913-2010), PRC foreign minister (1976-1982) and vice premier (1980-1982)
(bird species of China) yellow-browed bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys)
(bird species of China) black-crested bulbul (Pycnonotus flaviventris)
to visit the Yellow Springs
Huang Xin, character in The Water Margin
brass (alloy of copper 銅|铜[tóng] and zinc 鋅|锌[xīn])
maiden
tangerine yellow
yellow (color)
lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop
gherkin
(bird species of China) olive-backed sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis)
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied flowerpecker (Dicaeum melanoxanthum)
adult movie
see 黃流鎮|黄流镇[huáng liú zhèn]
Huanggang prefecture-level city in Hubei
pen name of Deng Xiaoping during his 1992 southern tour
cocobolo (Dalbergia retusa)
turmeric
Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911 in Guangzhou, one a long series of unsuccessful uprisings of Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary party
Wong Kam-po (1973-), Hong Kong champion cyclist
Wong Yee Ching or Flossie Wong-Staal (1946-2020) Hong Kong American virologist, joint discoverer of the HIV AIDS virus
Yellow hat or Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism
the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
aorta (ingredient of hotpot, Sichuan cuisine)
The Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon, medical text c. 300 BC
(bird species of China) yellow-throated bunting (Emberiza elegans)
lutein (biochemistry)
citrine (orange or yellow quartz SiO2 as a semiprecious stone)
(bird species of China) lesser yellownape (Picus chlorolophus)
\yellow wine\ (mulled rice wine, usually served warm)
realgar wine (traditionally drunk during the Dragon Boat Festival 端午節|端午节[duān wǔ jié])
one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera
campaign against pornography
North Hwanghae Province of west North Korea
Yihuang county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi
(bird species of China) yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
riboflavin (vitamin B2)
cream (color)
special drawing right (SDR)
yellow green
see 黃鼠狼給雞拜年|黄鼠狼给鸡拜年[huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián]
Huangpi district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[wǔ hàn shì], Hubei
maiden
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied warbler (Abroscopus superciliaris)
descendants of the Fiery Emperor and the Yellow Emperor (i.e. Han Chinese people)
vitelline glands
Xia Huanggong also known as Huang Shigong 黃石公|黄石公[huáng shí gōng] (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[qín dài] and purported author of “Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[huáng shí gōng sān lu:e4], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[wǔ jīng qī shū]
Huangshigang district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[huáng shí shì], Hubei
Wong Fei-hung (1847-1925), martial arts master
yellow race
yellow croaker (fish)
Wee Kim Wee (1915-2005), president of Singapore (1985-1993)
pornography
(bird species of China) Darjeeling woodpecker (Dendrocopos darjellensis)
(bird species of China) yellow-vented flowerpecker (Dicaeum chrysorrheum)
huanglongbing, citrus greening disease
(bird species of China) flavescent bulbul (Pycnonotus flavescens)
fig. illusions of wealth and power
mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor
Aspergillus flavus (fungus typically found on crops)
Mongolian gazelle
Neihuang county in Anyang 安陽|安阳[ān yáng], Henan
ephedrine
corpus luteum (glands in female mammals producing progesterone)
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied fantail (Chelidorhynx hypoxantha)
Wong Tai Sin district of Kowloon, Hong Kong
(sports) yellow card
see 黃粱夢|黄粱梦[huáng liáng mèng]
the Yellow Emperor, mythological emperor of China, reigned c. 2697-2597 BC
chloasma
to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
yellow man
(bird species of China) alpine chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus)
custard
(bird species of China) narcissus flycatcher (Ficedula narcissina)
(bird species of China) twite (Linaria flavirostris)
campaign against pornography
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied tit (Pardaliparus venustulus)
beeswax
wampee (Clausena lansium)
Chinese divination almanac
okra (Hibiscus esculentus)
(bird species of China) river tern (Sterna aurantia)
Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
the flesh of oyster
Huanglong county in Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi
yellow face, emaciated body (idiom); malnourished and sickly in appearance
common vitelline duct
Siberian weasel (Mustela sibirica)
lit. even jumping into the Yellow River can't get you clean
\Three Strategies of Huang Shigong\, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China
the Yellow River basin
macula lutea (anatomy, central area of retina)
Huangyan Island (in the South China Sea)
smashed cucumber salad
light brown
flavone
Huangpu District, Guangzhou
(bird species of China) buff-bellied pipit (Anthus rubescens)
fig. to arrive late
lit. face yellow and body emaciated (idiom)
fig. with the connivance of both sides
(bird species of China) yellow-browed tit (Sylviparus modestus)
refers to the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
maiden
Huangping county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou
(bird species of China) greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha)
(bird species of China) Tickell's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus affinis)
yellowcake
Beijing opera (or styles of song in)
fig. romantic relationship between an elderly couple
(bird species of China) lemon-rumped warbler (Phylloscopus chloronotus)
prime time
Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Tibetan: Rma-lho Bod-rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai
Huang Ju (1938-2007), Chinese politician
no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
Huang Tao (840-911), late Tang poet
Aspergillus flavus (fungus typically found on crops)
(bird species of China) yellow-cheeked tit (Machlolophus spilonotus)
light yellow
(bird species of China) tawny fish owl (Ketupa flavipes)
John Huang (1945-), Democratic Party fundraiser
rickshaw
yellowish
(bird species of China) yellow-vented warbler (Phylloscopus cantator)
a black stallion or possibly a yellow mare (idiom); don't judge by outward appearance
Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
(bird species of China) white-throated bulbul (Alophoixus flaveolus)
Huangpu District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[guǎng zhōu shì], Guangdong
luteal phase (period in the menstrual cycle when an embryo can implant in the womb)
Anna May Wong (1905-1961), Chinese American Hollywood actress
(bird species of China) lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
the main river through Shanghai
aflatoxin
jaundice
loess landform
ephedrine
turmeric
the Yellow Springs
stir-fried yellow fish filet
Huangpu River in Shanghai
yellow flower (cosmetic powder used on women's forehead in former times)
crab roe
Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)
Yellow River or Huang He
(bird species of China) eastern yellow wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis)
lit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom)
Whampoa Military Academy
lecithin (phospholipid found in egg yolk)
Huangyan district of Taizhou city 台州市[tāi zhōu shì], Zhejiang
methamphetamine
(bird species of China) mountain scops owl (Otus spilocephalus)
South Hwanghae Province of west North Korea
Croceine croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea), a fish popular in Cantonese cooking
yellow oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
flavonoid (chemistry)
yellow enzyme
Yellow Peril, political novel by Wang Lixiong 王力雄[wáng lì xióng]
(bird species of China) citrine wagtail (Motacilla citreola)
yellow flowers (of various types)
jaundice
yellow bicycle (provided by Ofo bicycle sharing company 2014-2020)
Huangguoshu falls, Anshun 安順|安顺[ān shùn], Guizhou
(bird species of China) black-hooded oriole (Oriolus xanthornus)
Huangdao district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong
jute (Corchorus capsularis Linn.)
pyrite
see 黃花閨女|黄花闺女[huáng huā guī nu:3]
honorable Chinese nationals (idiom)
(bird species of China) black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
(bird species of China) Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus)
lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
yellow fever
(bird species of China) Pallas's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus proregulus)
Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan City, built in 223, burnt down in 1884, rebuilt in 1985
King Solomon's seal (plant of genus Polygonatum)
Huangshigang district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[huáng shí shì], Hubei
yellow gum
ecliptic line