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Trad. 黃帝
- the Yellow Emperor, mythological emperor of China, reigned c. 2697-2597 BC
Trad. 黃忠
- Huang Zhong (-220), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, portrayed as an old fighter
Trad. 黃教
- Yellow hat or Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism
- also written 格魯派|格鲁派[Ge2 lu3 pai4]
Trad. 黃檗
- Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense)
- cork-tree bark (Chinese medicine)
Trad. 黃泉
- the Yellow Springs
- the underworld of Chinese mythology
- the equivalent of Hades or Hell
Trad. 黃漂
- rafting on the Yellow River (abbr. for 黃河漂流|黄河漂流[Huang2 He2 piao1 liu2])
Trad. 黃牛
- ox; cattle
- scalper of tickets etc
- (dialect) to fail to show up
- (dialect) to break a promise
Trad. 花黃
- yellow flower (cosmetic powder used on women's forehead in former times)
Trad. 黃禍
- Yellow Peril, political novel by Wang Lixiong 王力雄[Wang2 Li4 xiong2]
Trad. 黃禍
- yellow peril (offensive term referring to the perceived threat to Western nations, of immigration or military expansion from East Asian nations)
Trad. 黃耆
- milk vetch
- plant genus Astragalus
- huangqi 黃芪|黄芪, Astragalus membranaceus (used in TCM)
Trad. 蒼黃
- greenish yellow
- sallow (pale or yellow complexion)
- variant of 倉皇|仓皇[cang1 huang2]
Trad. 黃膠
- yellow gum
- xanthanate gum (polysaccharide food additive used as a thickener)
Trad. 黃興
- Huang Xing (1874-1916), revolutionary politician, close collaborator of Sun Yat-sen, prominent in the 1911 Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命[Xin1 hai4 Ge2 ming4], murdered in Shanghai in 1916
Trad. 黃芪
- huangqi
- milk vetch root (used in TCM)
- Astragalus membranaceus or Astragalus mongholicus
Trad. 黃花
- yellow flowers (of various types)
- chrysanthemum
- cauliflower
- (yellow) daylily
- a young virgin (boy or girl)
Trad. 黃華
- Huang Hua (1913-2010), PRC foreign minister (1976-1982) and vice premier (1980-1982)
Trad. 黃連
- Chinese goldthread (Coptis chinensis), rhizome used in medicine
Trad. 地黃
- Chinese foxglove (Rehmannia glutinosa), its rhizome used in TCM
Trad. 黃陵
- mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor
- Huangling county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
Trad. 黃體
- corpus luteum (glands in female mammals producing progesterone)
Trad. 黃麻
- jute (Corchorus capsularis Linn.)
- plant fiber used for rope or sacks
Trad. 雌黃
- orpiment
- arsenic trisulfide As2S3
- make changes in writing
- malign
- criticize without grounds
Trad. 蟹黃
- the ovary and digestive glands of a female crab (eaten as a delicacy)
Trad. 二黃
- one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera
- Peking opera
- also written 二簧[er4 huang2]
- see also 西皮[xi1 pi2]
Trad. 黃岩
- Huangyan district of Taizhou city 台州市[Tai1 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang
Trad. 黃巢
- Huang Chao (-884), leader of peasant uprising 875-884 in late Tang
Trad. 黃巾
- refers to the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
Trad. 黃巾軍
- the army of Yellow Turbans, a peasant uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
Trad. 溪黃草
- Rabdosia lophanthoides (no common name), herb plant of Lamiaceae family (together with mint and lavender), used in TCM
Trad. 黃平縣
- Huangping, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 Miao2 zu2 Dong4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Guizhou
Trad. 黃庭堅
- Huang Tingjian (1045–1105), Song poet and calligrapher
Trad. 黃庭經
- Huangting Jing, one of the primary scriptures of Daoism
Trad. 黃建南
- John Huang (1945-), Democratic Party fundraiser
Trad. 雄黃酒
- realgar wine (traditionally drunk during the Dragon Boat Festival 端午節|端午节[Duan1 wu3 jie2])
Trad. 宜黃縣
- Yihuang, a county in Fuzhou City 撫州市|抚州市[Fu3 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi
Trad. 黃昏戀
- fig. romantic relationship between an elderly couple
- falling in love in the autumn of one's life
Trad. 黃曲霉
- Aspergillus flavus (fungus typically found on crops)
Trad. 黃柳霜
- Anna May Wong (1905-1961), Chinese American Hollywood actress
Trad. 紙黃金
- gold contract
- special drawing right (SDR)
- paper gold (finance)
Trad. 黃梅縣
- Huangmei, a county in Huanggang City 黃岡市|黄冈市[Huang2 gang1 Shi4], Hubei
Trad. 黃水晶
- citrine (orange or yellow quartz SiO2 as a semiprecious stone)
Trad. 黃泛區
- 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
- (historically) Huang He floodable area
Trad. 黃浦區
- Huangpu, the most central of Shanghai's districts
Trad. 黃浦江
- Huangpu River, major river flowing through Shanghai, dividing the city into Puxi 浦西[Pu3 xi1] (west of the river) and Pudong 浦東|浦东[Pu3 dong1] (east of the river)
Trad. 黃海道
- former Hwanghae Province of northwest Korea, divided into North and South Hwanghae Province of North Korea in 1954
Trad. 黃爪隼
- (bird species of China) lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni)
Trad. 黃父鬼
- 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
Trad. 藍金黃
- blue, gold and yellow (BGY), the three methods of manipulation: information control (via media and the Internet), money (bribery etc) and sexual temptation (honey trap etc)
Trad. 硫黃鵐
- (bird species of China) yellow bunting (Emberiza sulphurata)
Trad. 黃眉鵐
- (bird species of China) yellow-browed bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys)
Trad. 黃石公
- Huang Shigong, also known as Xia Huanggong 夏黃公|夏黄公[Xia4 Huang2 gong1] (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] and purported author
Trad. 黃石市
- Huangshi, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3]
Trad. 黃粱夢
- dream of golden millet
- fig. illusions of wealth and glory
- pipe dream
Trad. 黃綠鵯
- (bird species of China) flavescent bulbul (Pycnonotus flavescens)
Trad. 黃胸鵐
- (bird species of China) yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola)
Trad. 黃腹鷚
- (bird species of China) buff-bellied pipit (Anthus rubescens)
Trad. 黃臀鵯
- (bird species of China) brown-breasted bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthorrhous)
Trad. 藏黃雀
- (bird species of China) Tibetan serin (Spinus thibetanus)
Trad. 黃花崗
- Huanghuagang (Chrysanthemum Hill) in Guangzhou, scene of disastrous uprising of 23rd April 1911
Trad. 黃花菜
- citron daylily (Hemerocallis citrina Baroni); golden needles (its edible flower)
Trad. 黃葦鳽
- (bird species of China) yellow bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)
Trad. 黃賓虹
- Huang Binhong (1865-1955), art historian and literati painter
Trad. 黃遵憲
- Huang Zunxian (1848-1905), Qing dynasty poet and diplomat, author of A Record of Japan 日本國誌|日本国志[Ri4 ben3 Guo2 zhi4], an extended analysis of Meiji Japan
Trad. 夏黃公
- Xia Huanggong also known as Huang Shigong 黃石公|黄石公[Huang2 Shi2 gong1] (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] and purported author of “Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 lu:e4], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
Trad. 鑑黃師
- content moderator specializing in pornographic material (both online and offline)
Trad. 內黃縣
- Neihuang, a county in Anyang City 安陽市|安阳市[An1 yang2 Shi4], Henan
Trad. 黃金寶
- Wong Kam-po (1973-), Hong Kong champion cyclist
Trad. 黃金屋
- lit. house made of gold
- fig. luxurious residence
Trad. 黃金輝
- Wee Kim Wee (1915-2005), president of Singapore (1985-1993)
Trad. 黃金週
- Golden Week, two 7-day national holiday periods