| 黃 | 244A45 20.80 | 部居  | 畫數 12 | ㄏㄨㄤˊ [huang2] | ||
| N. | (1) A surname. (2) The yellow color. (3) Short for personal and place names: 炎黃子孫 descendants of 神農 and 黃帝 the Yellow Emperor, see 黃帝 [huang2di4]↓; 黃老 Taoism of Yellow Emperor and Laotse; 岐黃 for 岐伯 and Yellow Emperor, reputed fathers of medicine; 皮黃 (for 西皮 and 二黃) place names in Hupei where present Peking opera music originated. (4) Certain animal products: 蛋黃 egg yolk; 蟹黃 roe of crabs; 牛黃 (Chin. med.) product from diseased cow livers for treating nervous diseases of children. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Yellow; 面黃肌瘦 (person's face) thin and colorless; 黃葉 brown leaves of autumn; 青黃不接 gap between two harvests causing starvation, also gap between new and old; 杏黃 apricot-yellow; 牙黃 ivory-yellow; 籐黃 gamboge (much used in Chinese printing): 草黃 straw-colored; yellow as color of emperor; 黃榜 imperial edict; 黃袍 the imperial robe; 黃馬褂 the Yellow Jacket, rank conferred by emperor; 黃帶子 Yellow Girdle, Manchu nobility. (2) Yellow race: 黃種 yellow race; 黃禍 the Yellow Peril. (3) Catering to sex interest (orig. borrowed from “yellow journalism”, now used more widely): 黃色新聞 sex stories in papers; yellow journalism; 黃色小說 sexy novels; 這部小說好黃 this novel is very sexy (also of films); 這人說話太黃 this man's talk is very indecent. (4) Spoiled, withered: 明日黃花 “a withered flower of yesterday”－topic no longer of interest; 這個買賣（這副牌）眼看要黃 this business (hand of cards) is about to fail (end in a draw). | |||||
| Words | 1. 黃柏 [huang2bai3], n., pop. form of 黃檗 [huang2bo4]↓. 2. 黃包車 [huang2bao1che1], n., rickshaw. 3. 黃表紙 [huang2biao2zhi3], n., yellow paper for prayer to the gods. 4. 黃病 [huang2bing4], n., jaundice (＝黃疸病). 5. 黃檗 [huang2bo4], n., (bot.) the yellow bark, Phellodendron amurense; name of a Zen master in Tarng Dynasty (黃檗禪師). 6. 黃白 [huang2bo2], phr., gold and silver; 黃白術 alchemy. 7. 黃錢（兒） [huang2qian2] ([huang2qia2er0]), n., paper-money for burning before gods. 8. 黃  [huang2qi2]1, n., pop. form of 黃耆 [huang2qi2]2↓.9. 黃耆 [huang2qi2]2, n., (Chin. med.) the yellow vetch, much valued as gen. tonic, Astragalus hoantchy. 10. 黃芩 [huang2qin2], n., (bot.) the skullcap, a plant, Scutellaria baikalensis. 11. 黃泉 [huang2qUan2], n., the grave; the nether world. 12. 黃疸 [huang2dan3], n., jaundice. 13. 黃道 [huang2dao4], n., (astron.) the ecliptic; 黃道帶 the zodiac; 黃道吉日 a lucky day; 黃道光 zodiacal light. 14. 黃碘 [huang2dian3], n., (chem.) iodoform. 15. 黃帝 [huang2di4], n., the Yellow Emperor, a legendary ruler, synonymous with the father of Chinese civilization (2698-2598 B.C.). 16. 黃豆 [huang2dou4], n., soybean (also called 大豆); 黃豆牙 common bean sprout. 17. 黃獨 [huang2du2], n., a name for yam (potato). 18. 黃髮 [huang2fa3], n., an old man: 黃髮垂髫 old and young. 19. 黃風 [huang2feng1]1, n., sandstorm from Mongolian deserts. 20. 黃蜂 [huang2feng1]2, n., wasps, hornet. 21. 黃瓜 [huang2gua1], n., cucumber (also called 胡瓜). 22. 黃海 [huang2hai3], n., the Yellow Sea. 23. 黃河 [huang2he2], n., the Yellow River. 24. 黃花 [huang2hua1], n., another name for 菊花 out-of-date news; 黃花女兒 an old spinster. 25. 黃花岡 [huang2hua1gang1], n., a place near Canton where the 72 martyrs of the Chinese Revolution lost their lives. 26. 黃花魚 [huang2hua1yU2], n., (zoo.) croacher (also called 黃魚，石首魚), Seiaena schlegeli, much valued for its blubber (known as 魚肚). 27. 黃昏 [huang2hun1], n., sunset, dusk. 28. 黃薑 [huang2jiang1], n., turmeric. 29. 黃教 [huang2jiao4], n., Yellow Lamaism. 30. 黃金 [huang2jin1]1, n., gold; 黃金時代 the Golden Age. 31. 黃巾 [huang2jin1]2, n., Yellow Turbans, a rebel movement at close of Hahn Dyn. 32. 黃精 [huang2jing1], n., (bot.) the deer bamboo, Polygonatum giganteum. 33. 黃酒 [huang2jiu3], n., a rice wine, also known as 紹興 Shaoshing. 34. 黃鐘 [huang2zhong1], n., one of the twelve bells determining musical scale in anc. China. 35. 黃種 [huang2zhong3], n., the yellow race. 36. 黃口 [huang2kou3], n., infant: 黃口孺子 (derog.) immature person. 37. 黃蠟 [huang2la4], n., beeswax. 38. 黃曆 [huang2li0], n., (coll.) almanac. 39. 黃連 [huang2lian2], n., (bot.) the golden thread, a plant, Coptis japonica, known for its bitter taste; 啞子吃黃蓮 a dumb person eats this bitter plant－be a silent victim. 40. 黃粱夢 [huang2liang2meng4], n., (allu.) a tale like Rip van Waikle－signifying vanishing of dream or of time; disillusionment; a vanished dream. 41. 黃流 [huang2liu2], n., (AC) wine. 42. 黃鸝 [huang2li2], n., the golden oriole (also called 黃鶯). 43. 黃燐 [huang2lin2], n., yellow phosphorus. 44. 黃落 [huang2luo4], v.i., (of plants, leaves) turn brown and fall off. 45. 黃櫨 [huang2lu2], n., (bot.) the Hungarian fustic tree, Rhus cotinus. 46. 黃毛（兒）丫頭 [huang2mao2]([er0]) [ya1tou0], n., (contempt. or facet.) a witless young girl. 47. 黃梅 [huang2mei2], n., (1) the apricot; (2) the yellow plum flower; 黃梅天 rainy season about time of summer solstice. 48. 黃門 [huang2men2], n., (1) a palace gate; (2) a eunuch: 黃門官，黃門監 eunuch in charge of inner palaces. 49. 黃米 [huang2mi3], n., millet (＝黍). 50. 黃鳥 [huang2niao3], n., the oriole. 51. 黃牛 [huang2niu2], (1) n., the common ox; (2) n., professional guide or contact man for illicit purposes; 色情黃牛 procurator of girls; 電影黃牛 movie ticket scalper; (3) v.i., to fail to show up at appointment: 又黃牛了 again fail to show up. 52. 黃胖兒 [huang2pang4er0], n., a portly person with yellow skin. 53. 黃袍 [huang2pao2], n., (1) imperial robe; (2) robe worn by Buddhist monks of certain ranks and sects. 54. 黃浦 [huang2pu3], n., military academy known as Whompoa Academy in Kwangtung. 55. 黃熱病 [huang2re4bing4], n., (med.) yellow fever. 56. 黃砂 [huang2sha1], n., loess, see [huang2tu3]↓. 57. 黃心樹 [huang2xin1shu4], n., a tree of magnolia family. 58. 黃水瘡 [huang2shui3chuang1], n., eczema. 59. 黃鼠 [huang2shu3], n., a desert rat; 60. 黃鼠狼 [huang2shu3lang2], n., skunk, weasel. 61. 黃蜀葵 [huang2shu3kui2], n., (bot.) the okra, or lady's finger, a flower. 62. 黃絁 [huang2shi1], n., Taoist priest's robe of coarse silk. 63. 黃血鹽 [huang2xUe4yan2], n., (chem.) yellow prussiate of potash. 64. 黃湯（子） [huang2tang1] ([zi0]), n., (pop. and derog.) wine. 65. 黃琮 [huang2cong2], n., a kind of yellow jade, used in sacrificial vessels. 66. 黃銅 [huang2tong2], n., brass. 67. 黃土 [huang2tu3], n., loess. 68. 黃芽菜 [huang2ya2cai4], n., sprout of celery cabbage, grown in darkened basement. 69. 黃楊 [huang2yang2], n., boxwood. 70. 黃鶯 [huang2ying1], n.,the golden oriole. 71. 黃鼬 [huang2you4], n., a kind of skunk. 72. 黃油 [huang2you2], n., butter. 73. 黃玉 [huang2yU4], n., (min.) topaz or chrysolite. 74. 黃魚 [huang2yU2], n., (1) ＝黃花魚 see [huang2hua1yU2]↑; (2) (sl.) passengers taken in freight trucks during the war. | |||||
| 黃 | 287C00 20A.80-3 | 部居 | 畫數 12 | ㄏㄨㄤˊ [huang2] . [See 20.80] |