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Trad. 陰
- overcast (weather)
- cloudy
- shady
- Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang)
- negative (electric.)
- feminine
- moon
- implicit
- hidden
- genitalia
Trad. 陰暗
- dim
- dark
- overcast
- darkness
- shadow
- (fig.) dismal
- gloomy
- somber
- murky
- shadowy (side)
Trad. 陰間
- the nether world
- Hades
- (neologism) (slang) disturbing
- unsettling
- awful
- detestable
Trad. 寸陰
- a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)
Trad. 玩陰的
- (coll.) to play dirty; to use underhanded tactics
- (coll.) sneaky; underhanded
Trad. 陰平聲
- high and level tone, the first tone of putonghua
Trad. 湘陰縣
- Xiangyin, a county in Yueyang City 岳陽市|岳阳市[Yue4 yang2 Shi4], Hunan
Trad. 陰道炎
- vaginal infection
- inflammation of the vulva or vagina
- colpitis
Trad. 江陰市
- Jiangyin, a county-level city in Wuxi City 無錫市|无锡市[Wu2 xi1 Shi4], Jiangsu
Trad. 陰陽家
- School of Yin-Yang of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) founded by Zou Yan 鄒衍|邹衍[Zou1 Yan3]
Trad. 山陰縣
- Shanyin county in Shuozhou 朔州[Shuo4 zhou1], Shanxi
Trad. 湯陰縣
- Tangyin, a county in Anyang City 安陽市|安阳市[An1 yang2 Shi4], Henan
Trad. 平陰縣
- Pingyin county in Jinan 濟南|济南[Ji3 nan2], Shandong
Trad. 淮陰區
- Huaiyin, a district of Huai'an City 淮安市[Huai2 an1 Shi4], Jiangsu
Trad. 惜寸陰
- to cherish every moment
- to make good use of one's time
Trad. 蒙陰縣
- Mengyin county in Linyi 臨沂|临沂[Lin2 yi2], Shandong
Trad. 會陰穴
- (TCM) acupuncture point CV-1, located on the perineum
Trad. 華陰市
- Huayin, a county-level city in Weinan City 渭南市[Wei4 nan2 Shi4], Shaanxi
Trad. 觀落陰
- a ritual whereby the living soul is brought to the nether world for a spiritual journey
Trad. 陰差陽錯
- (idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
Trad. 陰曹地府
- netherworld
- Kingdom of the Underworld
- Hades
Trad. 陽奉陰違
- outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom); to pay lip service
- to agree overtly, but oppose in secret
Trad. 陰虛火旺
- an excess of heat caused by a deficiency in Yin energy (idiom)
Trad. 陰謀詭計
- crafty plots and machinations (idiom)
Trad. 陰錯陽差
- (idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
Trad. 陰陽合同
- 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
Trad. 陰魂不散
- lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom)
- fig. the influence still lingers on
- the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive
Trad. 虛度光陰
- to waste time on worthless activities
Trad. 光陰似箭
- time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
Trad. 林陰大道
- boulevard
- tree-lined avenue
- CL:條|条[tiao2]
Trad. 一命歸陰
- see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼[yi1 ming4 wu1 hu1]
Trad. 陰溝裡翻船
- to meet with unexpected failure (idiom)
- to fail miserably (where failure was not expected)
Trad. 交叉陰影線
- hatched lines
- cross-hatched graphic pattern
Trad. 格蘭氏陰性
- Gram negative (of bacteria)
- also written 革蘭氏陰性|革兰氏阴性
Trad. 革蘭氏陰性
- Gram negative (bacteria that do not retain Gram stain, often the more dangerous kind)
Trad. 陰德必有陽報
- hidden merits will have visible rewards (idiom)
Trad. 一寸光陰一寸金
- (saying) time is precious
Trad. 陰謀顛覆政府罪
- the crime of conspiracy to overthrow the government
Trad. 無心插柳柳成陰
- lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you
- (fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success
- also written 無心插柳柳成蔭|无心插柳柳成荫
Trad. 寸金難買寸光陰
- An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.
- Time is precious.