黃〔黄〕 wong⁴ {huáng}

(noun) 1. Chinese surname; (adjective) yellowish

黃〔黄〕 wong⁴ {huáng}

1. yellow
2. pornographic
3. to fall through

黃〔黄〕 wong⁴ {Huáng}

surname Huang or Hwang

黃昏〔黄-〕 wong⁴ fan¹ {huáng hūn}

sunset

黃金〔黄-〕 wong⁴ gam¹ {huáng jīn}

(slang) shit (= excrement)

黃猄〔黄-〕 wong⁴ geng¹ {huáng jīng}

Reeves's muntjac (type of barking deer)

黃䘆〔黄-〕 wong⁴ hin² {huáng xiǎn}

earthworm

黃犬〔黄-〕 wong⁴ hyun² {huáng quǎn}

yellow-dog

黃蜞〔黄-〕 wong⁴ kei⁴ {huáng qí}

ants

黃泥〔黄-〕 wong⁴ nai⁴ {huáng ní}

yellow mud

黃粟〔黄-〕 wong⁴ suk¹ {huáng sù}

millet

黃熟〔黄-〕 wong⁴ suk⁶ {huáng shú}

to turn yellow and ripe

黃糖〔黄-〕 wong⁴ tong⁴ {huáng táng}

(food) brown sugar

黃驊〔黄骅〕 wong⁴ waa⁴ {Huáng huá}

Huanghua City, China

黃霑〔黄沾〕 wong⁴ zim¹ {huáng zhān}

James Wong Jim, a Hong Kong Cantopop lyricist and writer

黃鴨〔黄鸭〕 wong⁴ aap³ {huáng yā}

1. Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
2. same as 赤麻鴨

黃鶯〔黄莺〕 wong⁴ ang¹ {huáng yīng}

black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)

黃檗〔黄-〕 wong⁴ baak³ {huáng bò}

1. Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense)
2. cork-tree bark (Chinese medicine)

黃斑〔黄-〕 wong⁴ baan¹ {huáng bān}

1. macula lutea (anatomy, central area of retina)
2. yellow spot

黃餅〔黄饼〕 wong⁴ beng² {huáng bǐng}

yellowcake

黃埔〔黄-〕 wong⁴ bou³ {Huáng pǔ}

1. Huangpu District, Guangzhou
2. Whampoa (old transliteration)
3. Guangdong Harbor

黃巢〔黄-〕 wong⁴ caau⁴ {Huáng Cháo}

Huang Chao (-884), leader of peasant uprising 875-884 in late Tang

黃泉〔黄-〕 wong⁴ cyun⁴ {Huáng quán}

1. the Yellow Springs
2. the underworld of Chinese mythology
3. the equivalent of Hades or Hell

黃帝〔黄-〕 wong⁴ dai³ {Huáng dì}

Yellow Emperor, mythological emperor of China, reigned c. 2697-2597 BC

黃豆〔黄-〕 wong⁴ dau² {huáng dòu}

soybean

黃島〔黄岛〕 wong⁴ dou² {Huáng dǎo}

Huangdao district of Qingdao city 青島市, Shandong

黃道〔黄-〕 wong⁴ dou⁶ {huáng dào}

the ecliptic (the plane of the solar system)

黃花〔黄-〕 wong⁴ faa¹ {huáng huā}

1. yellow flowers (of various types)
2. chrysanthemum
3. cauliflower
4. (yellow) daylily
5. a young virgin (boy or girl)

黃昏〔黄-〕 wong⁴ fan¹ {huáng hūn}

1. dusk
2. evening
3. nightfall

黃蜂〔黄-〕 wong⁴ fung¹ {huáng fēng}

wasp

黃簡〔黄简〕 wong⁴ gaan² {Huáng jiǎn}

Wrigley's Juicy Fruit (brand)

黃膠〔黄胶〕 wong⁴ gaau¹ {huáng jiāo}

1. yellow gum
2. xanthanate gum (polysaccharide food additive used as a thickener)

黃教〔黄-〕 wong⁴ gaau³ {Huáng jiào}

1. Yellow hat or Gelugpa school of Tibetan buddhism
2. also written 格魯派

黃金〔黄-〕 wong⁴ gam¹ {huáng jīn}

1. gold
2. golden (opportunity)
3. prime (time)

黃巾〔黄-〕 wong⁴ gan¹ {Huáng jīn}

refers to the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)

黃薑〔黄姜〕 wong⁴ goeng¹ {huáng jiāng}

turmeric

黃岡〔黄冈〕 wong⁴ gong¹ {Huáng gāng}

Huanggang prefecture level city in Hubei

黃菊〔黄-〕 wong⁴ guk¹ {Huáng Jú}

Huang Ju (1938-2007), Chinese politician

黃菊〔黄-〕 wong⁴ guk¹ {huáng jú}

1. yellow chrysanthemum
2. wine

黃瓜〔黄-〕 wong⁴ gwaa¹ {huáng guā}

1. cucumber
2. CL: 條

黃興〔黄兴〕 wong⁴ hing¹ {Huáng Xīng}

Huang Xing (1874-1916), revolutionary politician, close collaborator of Sun Yat-sen, prominent in the 1911 Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命, murdered in Shanghai in 1916

黃河〔黄-〕 wong⁴ ho⁴ {Huáng Hé}

Yellow River or Huang He

黃海〔黄-〕 wong⁴ hoi² {Huáng Hǎi}

Yellow Sea

黃油〔黄-〕 wong⁴ jau⁴ {huáng yóu}

1. butter
2. CL: 盒

黃鼬〔黄-〕 wong⁴ jau⁶ {huáng yòu}

1. Siberian weasel
2. Kolinsky weasel
3. Himalayan weasel

黃頁〔黄页〕 wong⁴ jip⁶ {huáng yè}

Yellow Pages

黃羊〔黄-〕 wong⁴ joeng⁴ {huáng yáng}

1. Mongolian gazelle
2. Procapra gutturosa

黃玉〔黄-〕 wong⁴ juk⁶ {huáng yù}

topaz

黃魚〔黄鱼〕 wong⁴ jyu² {huáng yú}

yellow croaker (fish)

黃耆〔黄-〕 wong⁴ kei⁴ {huáng qí}

1. milk vetch
2. plant genus Astragalus
3. huangqi 黃芪, Astragalus membranaceus (used in TCM)

黃芪〔黄-〕 wong⁴ kei⁴ {huáng qí}

1. huangqi
2. milk vetch root (used in TCM)
3. Astragalus membranaceus or Astragalus mongholicus

黃蠟〔黄蜡〕 wong⁴ laap⁶ {huáng là}

beeswax

黃鸝〔黄鹂〕 wong⁴ lei⁴ {huáng lí}

yellow oriole (Oriolus chinensis)

黃梨〔黄-〕 wong⁴ lei⁴ {huáng lí}

1. pineapple
2. pear

黃臉〔黄脸〕 wong⁴ lim⁵ {huáng liǎn}

1. yellow face (due to sickness etc)
2. yellow-skinned people

黃連〔黄连〕 wong⁴ lin⁴ {huáng lián}

Chinese goldthread (Coptis chinensis), rhizome used in medicine

黃陵〔黄-〕 wong⁴ ling⁴ {Huáng líng}

1. Mausoleum of Yellow Emperor
2. Huangling county in Yan'an 延安, Shaanxi

黃綠〔黄绿〕 wong⁴ luk⁶ {huáng lǜ}

yellow-green

黃龍〔黄龙〕 wong⁴ lung⁴ {Huáng lóng}

Huanglong county in Yan'an 延安, Shaanxi

黃麻〔黄-〕 wong⁴ maa⁴ {huáng má}

1. jute (Corchorus capsularis Linn.)
2. plant fiber used for rope or sacks

黃鵐〔黄鹀〕 wong⁴ mou⁴ {huáng wú}

(Chinese bird species) yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

黃梅〔黄-〕 wong⁴ mui⁴ {Huáng méi}

Huangmei county in Huanggang 黃岡, Hubei

黃酶〔黄-〕 wong⁴ mui⁴ {huáng méi}

yellow enzyme

黃南〔黄-〕 wong⁴ naam⁴ {Huáng nán}

Huangnan Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: Rma-lho Bod-rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai

黃岩〔黄-〕 wong⁴ ngaam⁴ {Huáng yán}

Huangyan district of Taizhou city 台州市, Zhejiang

黃牛〔黄-〕 wong⁴ ngau⁴ {huáng niú}

1. ox
2. cattle
3. scalper of tickets etc
4. to fail to show up
5. to break a promise

黃牌〔黄-〕 wong⁴ paai² {huáng pái}

1. (sport) violation warning sign
2. yellow card

黃鵬〔黄鹏〕 wong⁴ paang⁴ {huáng péng}

1. oriole
2. black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)

黃皮〔黄-〕 wong⁴ pei⁴ {huáng pí}

wampee (Clausena lansium)

黃陂〔黄-〕 wong⁴ pei⁴ {Huáng pí}

Huangpi district of Wuhan city 武漢市, Hubei

黃片〔黄-〕 wong⁴ pin² {huáng piàn}

1. adult movie
2. pornographic movie

黃平〔黄-〕 wong⁴ ping⁴ {Huáng píng}

Huangping county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州, Guizhou

黃漂〔黄-〕 wong⁴ piu¹ {huáng piāo}

running the Yellow river or Huanghe (as a dare-devil sport)

黃浦〔黄-〕 wong⁴ pou² {Huáng pǔ}

1. the main river through Shanghai
2. name of a district in Shanghai

黃山〔黄-〕 wong⁴ saan¹ {Huáng shān}

1. Mt Huang
2. Yellow mountains
3. Huangshan prefecture level city centered around Huangshan Mountains in south Anhui

黃石〔黄-〕 wong⁴ sek⁶ {Huáng shí}

Huangshi prefecture level city in Hubei

黃水〔黄-〕 wong⁴ seoi² {huáng shuǐ}

1. citrine (orange or yellow quartz SiO2)
2. yellow water
3. name of river in Henan

黃信〔黄-〕 wong⁴ seon³ {Huáng Xìn}

Huang Xin, character in The Water Margin

黃色〔黄-〕 wong⁴ sik¹ {huáng sè}

1. yellow (color)
2. pornographic

黃癬〔黄癣〕 wong⁴ sin² {huáng xuǎn}

favus of the scalp (skin disease)

黃鱔〔黄鳝〕 wong⁴ sin⁵ {huáng shàn}

1. swamp eel
2. finless eel
3. CL: 個,條

黃蟮〔黄-〕 wong⁴ sin⁵ {huáng shàn}

Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus)

黃書〔黄书〕 wong⁴ syu¹ {huáng shū}

pornographic book

黃疸〔黄-〕 wong⁴ taan² {huáng dǎn}

jaundice

黃體〔黄体〕 wong⁴ tai² {huáng tǐ}

corpus luteum (glands in female mammals producing progesterone)

黃滔〔黄-〕 wong⁴ tou¹ {Huáng Tāo}

Huang Tao (840-911), late Tang poet

黃土〔黄-〕 wong⁴ tou² {huáng tǔ}

loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China)

黃銅〔黄铜〕 wong⁴ tung⁴ {huáng tóng}

brass (alloy of copper 銅 and zinc 鋅)

黃酮〔黄-〕 wong⁴ tung⁴ {huáng tóng}

flavone

黃禍〔黄祸〕 wong⁴ wo⁶ {huáng huò}

yellow peril (offensive term referring to the perceived threat to Western nations, of immigration or military expansion from East Asian nations)

黃禍〔黄祸〕 wong⁴ wo⁶ {Huáng huò}

Yellow Peril, political novel by Wang Lixiong 王力雄

黃州〔黄-〕 wong⁴ zau¹ {Huáng zhōu}

Huangzhou district of Huanggang city 黃岡市, Hubei

黃酒〔黄-〕 wong⁴ zau² {huáng jiǔ}

"yellow wine" (mulled rice wine, usually served warm)

黃精〔黄-〕 wong⁴ zing¹ {huáng jīng}

King Solomon's Seal (genus polygonatum)

黃雀〔黄-〕 wong⁴ zoek³ {huáng què}

(Chinese bird species) Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus)

黃醬〔黄酱〕 wong⁴ zoeng³ {huáng jiàng}

yellow soybean paste (fermented and salted)

黃忠〔黄-〕 wong⁴ zung¹ {Huáng Zhōng}

Huang Zhong (-220), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, portrayed as an old fighter

黃種〔黄种〕 wong⁴ zung² {huáng zhǒng}

yellow race

黃百鳴〔黄-鸣〕 wong⁴ baak³ ming⁴ {huáng bǎi míng}

Raymond Wong Pak Ming; a Hong Kong actor, producer and screenwriter

黃品冠〔黄--〕 wong⁴ ban² gun³ {huáng pǐn guān}

Victor Wong Pin Kuan, a singer in Taiwan

黃邊站〔黄边-〕 wong⁴ bin¹ zaam⁶ {huáng biān zhàn}

Huangbian Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China

黃秋生〔黄--〕 wong⁴ cau¹ sang¹ {huáng qiū shēng}

Anthony Perry / Wong Chau-Sang, a Hong Kong actor

黃膽水〔黄胆-〕 wong⁴ daam² seoi² {huáng dǎn shuǐ}

gastric fluid / gastric juice (this is commonly mistaken as bile[wk2] (膽汁) by most people which is infact a greenish colour)

黃花筒〔黄--〕 wong⁴ faa¹ tung² {huáng huā tǒng}

Yellow Croaker (type of fish)

黃蜂竇〔黄-窦〕 wong⁴ fung¹ dau³ {huáng fēng dòu}

a vespiary (a wasp's nest); a hornet's nest (can be used in a metarphoric sense to describe someone unpleasant)

黃家駒〔黄-驹〕 wong⁴ gaa¹ keoi¹ {huáng jiā jū}

Wong Ka Kui, a Hong Kong musician, singer and songwriter

黃金糕〔黄--〕 wong⁴ gam¹ gou¹ {huáng jīn gāo}

golden sponge cake

黃黚黚〔黄--〕 wong⁴ gam⁴ gam⁴ / wong⁴ kam⁴ kam⁴ {huáng jiān jiān}

yellowy

黃狗毛〔黄--〕 wong⁴ gau² mou⁴ {huáng gǒu máo}

Cibotium barometz; golden chicken fern; wolly fern

黃狗頭〔黄-头〕 wong⁴ gau² tau⁴ {huáng gǒu tóu}

Cibotium barometz; golden chicken fern; wolly fern

黃腳雞〔黄脚鸡〕 wong⁴ goek³ gai¹ {huáng jiǎo jī}

one having illicit sex (slang)

黃貫其〔黄贯-〕 wong⁴ gun³ kei⁴ {huáng guàn qí}

Wong Koon-Kei, a Hong Kong guitarist of The Postman band

黃貫中〔黄贯-〕 wong⁴ gun³ zung¹ {huáng guàn zhōng}

Paul Wong Koon Chung, a Hong Kong singer and musician

黃瓜酸〔黄--〕 wong⁴ gwaa¹ syun¹ {huáng gua suān}

pickled cucumbers

黃伊汶〔黄--〕 wong⁴ ji¹ man⁴ {huáng yī wèn}

Emme Wong Yee-Man, a Hong Kong singer

黃耀明〔黄--〕 wong⁴ jiu⁶ ming⁴ {huáng yào míng}

Anthony Wong Yiu-Ming, a Hong Kong singer, composer and producer

黃洋達〔黄-达〕 wong⁴ joeng⁴ daat⁶ {huáng yáng dá}

Wong Yeung-tat, a Hong Kong novelist, scriptwriter and a social activist

黃毓民〔黄--〕 wong⁴ juk¹ man⁴ {huáng yù mín}

Raymond Wong Yuk-man, a Hong Kong politician

黃禽禽〔黄--〕 wong⁴ kam⁴ kam⁴ {huáng qín qín}

yellow / yellowish (to describe the look of something with a negative connotation)

黃馬褂〔黄马-〕 wong⁴ maa⁵ kwaa² {huáng mǎ guà}

one with special power or authorisation (slang)

黃面婆〔黄--〕 wong⁴ min⁶ po⁴ {huáng miàn pó}

(slang) derogatory term for a housewife who doesn't dress up nicely and doesn't care much about their appearance

黃芽白〔黄--〕 wong⁴ ngaa⁴ baak⁶ {huáng yá bái}

(vegetable) nappa cabbage, a type of Chinese cabbage; celery cabbage

黃牛黨〔黄-党〕 wong⁴ ngau⁴ dong² {huáng niú dǎng}

scalper (spoken)

黃牛飛〔黄-飞〕 wong⁴ ngau⁴ fei¹ {huáng niú fēi}

a scalped ticket; a touted ticket

黃牛木〔黄--〕 wong⁴ ngau⁴ muk⁶ {huáng niú mù}

Cratoxylum cochinchinense

黃泡仔〔黄--〕 wong⁴ paau¹ zai² {huáng pāo zǐ}

a young man who is suffering from dropsy / oedema; a young man of bad character; a thief; a solidier (dated term)

黃石路〔黄--〕 wong⁴ sek⁶ lou⁶ {huáng shí lù}

Huangshi Road, a road in Guangzhou,China

黃絲蟻〔黄丝蚁〕 wong⁴ si¹ ngai⁵ {huáng sī yǐ}

yellow ants

黃子華〔黄-华〕 wong⁴ zi² waa⁴ {huáng zǐ huá}

Dayo Wong Tze Wah, a Hong Kong actor, presenter and stand-up comedian

黃竹坑〔黄--〕 wong⁴ zuk¹ haang¹ {huáng zhú kēng}

Wong Chuk Hang, a town on Hong Kong Island where the Hong Kong Police Training School and Ocean Park is located

黃宗澤〔黄-泽〕 wong⁴ zung¹ zaak⁶ {huáng zōng zé}

Bosco Wong Chung-chak, a Hong Kong actor

黃腫腳〔黄肿脚〕 wong⁴ zung² goek³ {huáng zhǒng jiǎo}

literally: swollen feet; "don't mention it anymore"; "don't talk about it"; "forget it" 8

黃包車〔黄-车〕 wong⁴ baau¹ ce¹ {huáng bāo chē}

rickshaw

黃賓虹〔黄宾-〕 wong⁴ ban¹ hung⁴ {Huáng Bīn hóng}

Huang Binhong (1865-1955), art historian and literati painter

黃埔區〔黄-区〕 wong⁴ bou³ keoi¹ {Huáng pǔ qū}

Huangpu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市, Guangdong

黃秋葵〔黄--〕 wong⁴ cau¹ kwai⁴ {huáng qiū kuí}

1. okra (Hibiscus esculentus)
2. lady's fingers

黃赤色〔黄--〕 wong⁴ cek³ sik¹ {huáng chì sè}

1. golden colored
2. yellow red

黃澄澄〔黄--〕 wong⁴ cing⁴ cing⁴ {huáng dèng dèng}

glistening yellow

黃長燁〔黄长烨〕 wong⁴ coeng⁴ jip⁶ {Huáng Cháng yè}

Hwang Jang-yop (1923-2010), North Korean politician known for defecting to South Korea

黃大仙〔黄--〕 wong⁴ daai⁶ sin¹ {huáng dà xiān}

Wong Tai Sin district of Kowloon, Hong Kong

黃帝族〔黄--〕 wong⁴ dai³ zuk⁶ {Huáng dì zú}

tribes under the Yellow Emperor

黃島區〔黄岛区〕 wong⁴ dou² keoi¹ {Huáng dǎo qū}

Huangdao district of Qingdao city 青島市, Shandong

黃花崗〔黄-岗〕 wong⁴ faa¹ gong¹ {Huáng huā gǎng}

Huanghuagang (Chrysanthemum Hill) in Guangzhou, scene of disastrous uprising of 23rd April 1911

黃花魚〔黄-鱼〕 wong⁴ faa¹ jyu² {huáng huā yú}

1. yellow croaker (fish)
2. corvina

黃花女〔黄--〕 wong⁴ faa¹ neoi⁵ {huáng huā nǚ}

1. maiden
2. virgin

黃昏戀〔黄-恋〕 wong⁴ fan¹ lyun² {huáng hūn liàn}

1. fig. romantic relationship between an elderly couple
2. falling in love in the autumn of one's life

黃飛鴻〔黄飞鸿〕 wong⁴ fei¹ hung⁴ {Huáng Fēi hóng}

Wong Fei Hung (1847-1924), famous martial artist and revolutionary

黃富平〔黄--〕 wong⁴ fu³ ping⁴ {Huáng Fù píng}

pen name of Deng Xiaoping during his 1992 southern tour

黃父鬼〔黄--〕 wong⁴ fu⁶ gwai² {Huáng fù guǐ}

Huang Fugui, ghost of legends who provided Liu Juanzi with his magical recipes 劉涓子鬼遺方

黃腹鷚〔黄-鹨〕 wong⁴ fuk¹ lau⁶ {huáng fù liù}

(Chinese bird species) buff-bellied pipit (Anthus rubescens)

黃金寶〔黄-宝〕 wong⁴ gam¹ bou² {Huáng Jīn bǎo}

Wong Kam-po (1973-), Hong Kong champion cyclist

黃金檔〔黄-档〕 wong⁴ gam¹ dong³ {huáng jīn dàng}

prime time

黃金輝〔黄-辉〕 wong⁴ gam¹ fai¹ {Huáng Jīn huī}

Wee Kim Wee (1915-2005), president of Singapore (1985-1993)

黃金屋〔黄--〕 wong⁴ gam¹ uk¹ {huáng jīn wū}

1. lit. house made of gold
2. fig. luxurious residence

黃金週〔黄-周〕 wong⁴ gam¹ zau¹ {huáng jīn zhōu}

Golden Week, two 7-day national holiday periods

黃巾軍〔黄-军〕 wong⁴ gan¹ gwan¹ {Huáng jīn jūn}

the army of Yellow Turbans, a peasant uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)

黃建南〔黄--〕 wong⁴ gin³ naam⁴ {Huáng Jiàn nán}

John Huang (1945-), Democratic Party fundraiser

黃岡市〔黄冈-〕 wong⁴ gong¹ si⁵ {Huáng gāng shì}

Huanggang prefecture level city in Hubei

黃骨髓〔黄--〕 wong⁴ gwat¹ seoi⁵ {huáng gǔ suǐ}

yellow or fatty bone marrow

黃光裕〔黄--〕 wong⁴ gwong¹ jyu⁶ {Huáng Guāng yù}

Huang Guang'yu (1969-), PRC entrepreneur and millionaire, founder of Guo mei or Gome electronics 國美電器

黃克強〔黄-强〕 wong⁴ hak¹ koeng⁴ {Huáng Kè qiáng}

pseudonym of Huang Xing 黃興, one of the heroes of the 1911 Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命

黃頷蛇〔黄颔-〕 wong⁴ ham⁵ se⁴ {huáng hàn shé}

adder (zoology)

黃喉鵐〔黄-鹀〕 wong⁴ hau⁴ mou⁴ {huáng hóu wú}

(Chinese bird species) yellow-throated bunting (Emberiza elegans)

黃海道〔黄--〕 wong⁴ hoi² dou⁶ {Huáng hǎi dào}

former Hwanghae Province 황해도 of northwest Korea, divided into North and South Hwanghae Province of North Korea in 1954

黃鶴樓〔黄鹤楼〕 wong⁴ hok⁶ lau⁴ {Huáng hè Lóu}

1. Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan City, built in 223, burnt down in 1884, rebuilt in 1985
2. favored place of poet sages, who in legend arrived riding golden cranes
3. Tang poem by Cui Hao 崔顥, with theme 'the past will never return'
4. one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓 in Yueyang, north Hunan, and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣 in Nanchang, Jiangxi

黃褐斑〔黄--〕 wong⁴ hot³ baan¹ {huáng hè bān}

1. chloasma
2. melasma

黃褐色〔黄--〕 wong⁴ hot³ sik¹ {huáng hè sè}

1. tan (color)
2. tawny

黃胸鵐〔黄-鹀〕 wong⁴ hung¹ mou⁴ {huáng xiōng wú}

(Chinese bird species) yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola)

黃以靜〔黄-静〕 wong⁴ ji⁵ zing⁶ {Huáng Yǐ jìng}

Wong Yee Ching or Flossie Wong-Staal (1947-) Hong Kong American virologist, joint discoverer of the HIV AIDS virus

黃熱病〔黄热-〕 wong⁴ jit⁶ beng⁶ {huáng rè bìng}

yellow fever

黃魚車〔黄鱼车〕 wong⁴ jyu⁴ ce¹ {huáng yú chē}

1. lit. croaker car
2. flatbed tricycle
3. delivery tricycle

黃原膠〔黄-胶〕 wong⁴ jyun⁴ gaau¹ {huáng yuán jiāo}

1. xanthan
2. xanthanate gum (polysaccharide food additive used as a thickener)

黃曲霉〔黄--〕 wong⁴ kuk¹ mui⁴ {huáng qū méi}

Aspergillus flavus (fungus typically found on crops)

黃流鎮〔黄-镇〕 wong⁴ lau⁴ zan³ {Huáng liú zhèn}

Huangliu township, Hainan

黃臉婆〔黄脸-〕 wong⁴ lim⁵ po⁴ {huáng liǎn pó}

faded old woman

黃陵縣〔黄-县〕 wong⁴ ling⁴ jyun⁶ {Huáng líng xiàn}

Huangling county in Yan'an 延安, Shaanxi

黃粱夢〔黄-梦〕 wong⁴ loeng⁴ mung⁶ {huáng liáng mèng}

1. dream of golden millet
2. fig. illusions of wealth and glory
3. pipe dream

黃綠鵯〔黄绿鹎〕 wong⁴ luk⁶ bei¹ {huáng lǜ bēi}

(Chinese bird species) flavescent bulbul (Pycnonotus flavescens)

黃綠色〔黄绿-〕 wong⁴ luk⁶ sik¹ {huáng lǜ sè}

yellow green

黃龍病〔黄龙-〕 wong⁴ lung⁴ beng⁶ {huáng lóng bìng}

huanglongbing, citrus greening disease

黃龍縣〔黄龙县〕 wong⁴ lung⁴ jyun⁶ {Huáng lóng xiàn}

Huanglong county in Yan'an 延安, Shaanxi

黃眉鵐〔黄-鹀〕 wong⁴ mei⁴ mou⁴ {huáng méi wú}

(Chinese bird species) yellow-browed bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys)

黃梅戲〔黄-戏〕 wong⁴ mui⁴ hei³ {Huáng méi xì}

Huangmei opera (local opera of Anhui)

黃梅縣〔黄-县〕 wong⁴ mui⁴ jyun⁶ {Huáng méi xiàn}

Huangmei county in Huanggang 黃岡, Hubei

黃南州〔黄--〕 wong⁴ naam⁴ zau¹ {Huáng nán zhōu}

Huangnan Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: Rma-lho Bod-rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai

黃岩島〔黄-岛〕 wong⁴ ngaam⁴ dou² {Huáng yán Dǎo}

Huangyan Island (in the South China Sea)

黃岩區〔黄-区〕 wong⁴ ngaam⁴ keoi¹ {Huáng yán qū}

Huangyan district of Taizhou city 台州市, Zhejiang

黃牛票〔黄--〕 wong⁴ ngau⁴ piu³ {huáng niú piào}

scalped tickets

黃陂區〔黄-区〕 wong⁴ pei⁴ keoi¹ {Huáng pí qū}

Huangpi district of Wuhan city 武漢市, Hubei

黃平縣〔黄-县〕 wong⁴ ping⁴ jyun⁶ {Huáng píng xiàn}

Huangping county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州, Guizhou

黃嘌呤〔黄--〕 wong⁴ piu¹ ling⁴ {huáng piào lìng}

xanthine

黃浦江〔黄--〕 wong⁴ pou² gong¹ {Huáng pǔ jiāng}

Huangpu River in Shanghai

黃浦區〔黄-区〕 wong⁴ pou² keoi¹ {Huáng pǔ qū}

Huangpu district, central Shanghai

黃山區〔黄-区〕 wong⁴ saan¹ keoi¹ {Huáng shān qū}

Huangshan district of Huangshan city 黃山市, Anhui

黃山市〔黄--〕 wong⁴ saan¹ si⁵ {Huáng shān shì}

Huangshan prefecture level city centered around Huangshan Mountains in south Anhui

黃石港〔黄--〕 wong⁴ sek⁶ gong² {Huáng shí gǎng}

Huangshigang district of Huangshi city 黃石市, Hubei

黃石公〔黄--〕 wong⁴ sek⁶ gung¹ {Huáng Shí gōng}

Huang Shigong, also known as Xia Huanggong 夏黃公 (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代 and purported author

黃石市〔黄--〕 wong⁴ sek⁶ si⁵ {Huáng shí shì}

Huangshi prefecture level city in Hubei

黃水晶〔黄--〕 wong⁴ seoi² zing¹ {huáng shuǐ jīng}

citrine (orange or yellow quartz SiO2 as a semiprecious stone)

黃疸病〔黄--〕 wong⁴ taan² beng⁶ {huáng dǎn bìng}

jaundice

黃體期〔黄体-〕 wong⁴ tai² kei⁴ {huáng tǐ qī}

luteal phase (period in the menstrual cycle when an embryo can implant in the womb)

黃體酮〔黄体-〕 wong⁴ tai² tung⁴ {huáng tǐ tóng}

progesterone

黃庭堅〔黄-坚〕 wong⁴ ting⁴ gin¹ {Huáng Tíng jiān}

Huang Tingjian (1045-1105), Song poet and calligrapher

黃庭經〔黄-经〕 wong⁴ ting⁴ ging¹ {Huáng tíng Jīng}

Huangting Jing, one of the primary scriptures of Daoism

黃鐵礦〔黄铁矿〕 wong⁴ tit³ kwong³ {huáng tiě kuàng}

pyrite

黃土地〔黄--〕 wong⁴ tou² dei⁶ {huáng tǔ dì}

the yellow earth (of China)

黃土地〔黄--〕 wong⁴ tou² dei⁶ {Huáng tǔ dì}

Yellow Earth, 1984 movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀

黃臀鵯〔黄-鹎〕 wong⁴ tyun⁴ bei¹ {huáng tún bēi}

(Chinese bird species) brown-breasted bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthorrhous)

黃驊市〔黄骅-〕 wong⁴ waa⁴ si⁵ {Huáng huá shì}

Huanghua county level city in Cangzhou 滄州, Hebei

黃葦鳽〔黄苇-〕 wong⁴ wai⁵ gin¹ {huáng wěi yán}

(Chinese bird species) yellow bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)

黃爪隼〔黄--〕 wong⁴ zaau² zeon² {huáng zhuǎ sǔn}

(Chinese bird species) lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni)

黃州區〔黄-区〕 wong⁴ zau¹ keoi¹ {Huáng zhōu qū}

Huangzhou district of Huanggang city 黃岡市, Hubei

黃遵憲〔黄-宪〕 wong⁴ zeon¹ hin³ {Huáng Zūn xiàn}

Huang Zunxian (1848-1905), Qing dynasty poet and diplomat, author of A record of Japan 日本國誌, an extended analysis of Meiji Japan

黃鶺鴒〔黄鹡鸰〕 wong⁴ zik³ ling⁴ {huáng jí líng}

(Chinese bird species) eastern yellow wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis)

黃宗羲〔黄--〕 wong⁴ zung¹ hei¹ {Huáng Zōng xī}

Huang Zongxi (1610-1695), scholar and writer of the Ming-Qing transition

黃種人〔黄种-〕 wong⁴ zung² jan⁴ {huáng zhǒng rén}

1. yellow man
2. Mongoloid (old term)

黃埔大道〔黄---〕 wong⁴ bou³ daai⁶ dou⁶ {Huáng pǔ dà dào}

Huangpu Avenue,a place in Guangzhou, China

黃埔花園〔黄--园〕 wong⁴ bou³ faa¹ jyun⁴ {Huáng pǔ huā yuán}

Whampoa Garden, a private housing estate in Hong Kong

黃大仙區〔黄--区〕 wong⁴ daai⁶ sin¹ keoi¹ {Huáng dà xiān qū}

Wong Tai Sin District, Hong Kong

黃大仙廟〔黄--庙〕 wong⁴ daai⁶ sin¹ miu⁶ {Huáng dà xiān miào}

Wong Tai Sin Temple, Hong Kong

黃道吉日〔黄---〕 wong⁴ dou⁶ gat¹ jat⁶ {huáng dào jí rì}

a specific chosen date regard as lucky or favourable for certain events or behaviour

黃金海岸〔黄---〕 wong⁴ gam¹ hoi² ngon⁶ {Huáng jīn Hǎi àn}

the Gold Coast, a private housing estate in Hong Kong

黃綠醫生〔黄绿医-〕 wong⁴ luk⁶ ji¹ sang¹ {huáng lǜ yī shēng}

(slang) a quack doctor; a charlatan doctor; an illegal doctor; an itinerant doctor who is a swindler

黃泡髧熟〔黄---〕 wong⁴ paau¹ dam³ suk⁶ {huáng pāo dàn shú}

sallow and swollen skin

黃色架步〔黄---〕 wong⁴ sik¹ gaa³ bou⁶ {huáng sè jià bù}

a vice establishment

黃色小說〔黄--说〕 wong⁴ sik¹ siu² syut³ {huáng sè xiǎo shuō}

pornographic novel

黃朝百晏〔黄---〕 wong⁴ ziu¹ baak³ ngaan³ {huáng cháo bǎi yàn}

it's late in the morning

黃竹坑道〔黄---〕 wong⁴ zuk¹ haang¹ dou⁶ {huáng zhú kēng dào}

Wong Chuk Hang Road, in Hong Kong, China

黃鐘毀棄〔黄钟毁弃〕 wong⁴ zung¹ wai² hei³ {huáng zhōng huǐ qì}

to describe when the capable people are cast aside whilst the incapable ones are in power

黃白交點〔黄--点〕 wong⁴ baak⁶ gaau¹ dim² {huáng bái jiāo diǎn}

1. ecliptic line
2. intersection of the ecliptic with the moon's orbit plane

黃不溜秋〔黄---〕 wong⁴ bat¹ lau⁶ cau¹ {huáng bù liū qiū}

1. yellowish
2. dirty yellow

黃埔軍校〔黄-军-〕 wong⁴ bou³ gwan¹ haau⁶ {Huáng pǔ Jūn xiào}

Whampoa Military Academy

黃巢起義〔黄--义〕 wong⁴ caau⁴ hei² ji⁶ {Huáng Cháo qǐ yì}

Huang Chao peasant uprising 875-884 in late Tang, led by Huang Chao

黃巢之亂〔黄--乱〕 wong⁴ caau⁴ zi¹ lyun⁶ {Huáng Cháo zhī luàn}

late Tang peasant uprising 875-884 led by Huang Chao

黃帝內經〔黄-内经〕 wong⁴ dai³ noi⁶ ging¹ {Huáng dì Nèi jīng}

Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon, medical text c. 300 BC

黃帝宅經〔黄--经〕 wong⁴ dai³ zaak⁶ ging¹ {huáng dì zhái jīng}

one of the earliest classics about Fengshui

黃花姑娘〔黄---〕 wong⁴ faa¹ gu¹ noeng⁴ {huáng huā gū niang}

1. maiden
2. virgin girl

黃花閨女〔黄-闺-〕 wong⁴ faa¹ gwai¹ neoi⁵ {huáng huā guī nǚ}

1. maiden
2. virgin

黃花幼女〔黄---〕 wong⁴ faa¹ jau³ neoi⁵ {huáng huā yòu nǚ}

1. maiden
2. virgin

黃花梨木〔黄---〕 wong⁴ faa¹ lei⁴ muk⁶ {huáng huā lí mù}

yellow rosewood

黃腹角雉〔黄---〕 wong⁴ fuk¹ gok³ zi⁶ {huáng fù jiǎo zhì}

(Chinese bird species) Cabot's tragopan (Tragopan caboti)

黃腹冠鵯〔黄--鹎〕 wong⁴ fuk¹ gun³ bei¹ {huáng fù guān bēi}

(Chinese bird species) white-throated bulbul (Alophoixus flaveolus)

黃腹鶲鶯〔黄-鹟莺〕 wong⁴ fuk¹ jung¹ ang¹ {huáng fù wēng yīng}

(Chinese bird species) yellow-bellied warbler (Abroscopus superciliaris)

黃腹柳鶯〔黄--莺〕 wong⁴ fuk¹ lau⁵ ang¹ {huáng fù liǔ yīng}

(Chinese bird species) Tickell's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus affinis)

黃腹山雀〔黄---〕 wong⁴ fuk¹ saan¹ zoek³ {huáng fù shān què}

(Chinese bird species) yellow-bellied tit (Pardaliparus venustulus)

黃腹樹鶯〔黄-树莺〕 wong⁴ fuk¹ syu⁶ ang¹ {huáng fù shù yīng}

(Chinese bird species) yellow-bellied bush warbler (Horornis acanthizoides)

黃腹鷦鶯〔黄-鹪莺〕 wong⁴ fuk¹ ziu¹ ang¹ {huáng fù jiāo yīng}

(Chinese bird species) yellow-bellied prinia (Prinia flaviventris)

黃頰麥雞〔黄颊麦鸡〕 wong⁴ gaap³ mak⁶ gai¹ {huáng jiá mài jī}

(Chinese bird species) sociable lapwing (Vanellus gregarius)

黃頰山雀〔黄颊--〕 wong⁴ gaap³ saan¹ zoek³ {huáng jiá shān què}

(Chinese bird species) yellow-cheeked tit (Machlolophus spilonotus)

黃金分割〔黄---〕 wong⁴ gam¹ fan¹ got³ {huáng jīn fēn gē}

1. golden ratio
2. golden section

黃金海岸〔黄---〕 wong⁴ gam¹ hoi² ngon⁶ {Huáng jīn Hǎi àn}

name of various places including Gold Coast (Australian city), Gold Coast (former British colony in Africa) and Costa Daurada (area on the coast of Catalonia, Spain)

黃金時代〔黄-时-〕 wong⁴ gam¹ si⁴ doi⁶ {huáng jīn shí dài}

golden age

黃金時段〔黄-时-〕 wong⁴ gam¹ si⁴ dyun⁶ {huáng jīn shí duàn}

prime time

黃巾起義〔黄--义〕 wong⁴ gan¹ hei² ji⁶ {Huáng jīn Qǐ yì}

Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)

黃巾民變〔黄--变〕 wong⁴ gan¹ man⁴ bin³ {Huáng jīn Mín biàn}

the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)

黃巾之亂〔黄--乱〕 wong⁴ gan¹ zi¹ lyun⁶ {Huáng jīn zhī Luàn}

the Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)

黃頸鳳鶥〔黄颈凤鹛〕 wong⁴ geng² fung⁶ mei⁴ {huáng jǐng fèng méi}

(Chinese bird species) whiskered yuhina (Yuhina flavicollis)

黃腳綠鳩〔黄脚绿鸠〕 wong⁴ goek³ luk⁶ kau¹ {huáng jiǎo lǜ jiū}

(Chinese bird species) yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicopterus)

黃腳銀鷗〔黄脚银鸥〕 wong⁴ goek³ ngan⁴ au¹ {huáng jiǎo yín ōu}

(Chinese bird species) Caspian gull (Larus cachinnans)

黃喉噪鶥〔黄--鹛〕 wong⁴ hau⁴ cou³ mei⁴ {huáng hóu zào méi}

(Chinese bird species) yellow-throated laughingthrush (Garrulax galbanus)

黃喉蜂虎〔黄---〕 wong⁴ hau⁴ fung¹ fu² {huáng hóu fēng hǔ}

(Chinese bird species) European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)

黃喉雀鶥〔黄--鹛〕 wong⁴ hau⁴ zoek³ mei⁴ {huáng hóu què méi}

(Chinese bird species) yellow-throated fulvetta (Alcippe cinerea)

黃河流域〔黄---〕 wong⁴ ho⁴ lau⁴ wik⁶ {Huáng Hé liú yù}

the Yellow River basin

黃海北道〔黄---〕 wong⁴ hoi² bak¹ dou⁶ {Huáng Hǎi běi dào}

North Hwanghae Province 황해북도 of west North Korea

黃海南道〔黄---〕 wong⁴ hoi² naam⁴ dou⁶ {Huáng Hǎi nán dào}

South Hwanghae Province 황해남도 of west North Korea

黃胸柳鶯〔黄--莺〕 wong⁴ hung¹ lau⁵ ang¹ {huáng xiōng liǔ yīng}

(Chinese bird species) yellow-vented warbler (Phylloscopus cantator)

黃胸織雀〔黄-织-〕 wong⁴ hung¹ zik¹ zoek³ {huáng xiōng zhī què}

(Chinese bird species) baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus)

黃炎貴胄〔黄-贵-〕 wong⁴ jim⁴ gwai³ zau⁶ {huáng yán guì zhòu}

honorable Chinese nationals (idiom)

黃熱病毒〔黄热--〕 wong⁴ jit⁶ beng⁶ duk⁶ {huáng rè bìng dú}

yellow fever virus

黃腰柳鶯〔黄--莺〕 wong⁴ jiu¹ lau⁵ ang¹ {huáng yāo liǔ yīng}

(Chinese bird species) Pallas's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus proregulus)

黃原酸鹽〔黄--盐〕 wong⁴ jyun⁴ syun¹ jim⁴ {huáng yuán suān yán}

xanthate

黃曲霉菌〔黄---〕 wong⁴ kuk¹ mui⁴ kwan² {huáng qū méi jūn}

Aspergillus flavus (fungus typically found on crops)

黃粱美夢〔黄--梦〕 wong⁴ loeng⁴ mei⁵ mung⁶ {huáng liáng měi mèng}

1. dream of golden millet
2. fig. illusions of wealth and power
3. pipe dream

黃眉姬鶲〔黄--鹟〕 wong⁴ mei⁴ gei¹ jung¹ {huáng méi jī wēng}

(Chinese bird species) narcissus flycatcher (Ficedula narcissina)

黃眉林雀〔黄---〕 wong⁴ mei⁴ lam⁴ zoek³ {huáng méi lín què}

(Chinese bird species) yellow-browed tit (Sylviparus modestus)

黃眉柳鶯〔黄--莺〕 wong⁴ mei⁴ lau⁵ ang¹ {huáng méi liǔ yīng}

(Chinese bird species) yellow-browed warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)

黃毛丫頭〔黄--头〕 wong⁴ mou⁴ aa¹ tau⁴ {huáng máo yā tou}

silly little girl

黃額鴉雀〔黄额鸦-〕 wong⁴ ngaak⁶ aa¹ zoek³ {huáng é yā què}

(Chinese bird species) fulvous parrotbill (Suthora fulvifrons)

黃袍加身〔黄---〕 wong⁴ pou⁴ gaa¹ san¹ {huáng páo jiā shēn}

1. lit. to take the yellow gown (idiom)
2. fig. to be made emperor
3. to take the crown

黃石港區〔黄--区〕 wong⁴ sek⁶ gong² keoi¹ {Huáng shí gǎng qū}

Huangshigang district of Huangshi city 黃石市, Hubei

黃色書刊〔黄-书-〕 wong⁴ sik¹ syu¹ hon² {huáng sè shū kān}

pornographic book

黃色炸藥〔黄--药〕 wong⁴ sik¹ zaa³ joek⁶ {huáng sè zhà yào}

trinitrotoluene (TNT), C6H2(NO2)3CH3

黃頭鶺鴒〔黄头鹡鸰〕 wong⁴ tau⁴ zek³ ling⁴ {huáng tóu jí líng}

(Chinese bird species) citrine wagtail (Motacilla citreola)

黃腿漁鴞〔黄-渔鸮〕 wong⁴ teoi² jyu⁴ hiu¹ {huáng tuǐ yú xiāo}

(Chinese bird species) tawny fish owl (Ketupa flavipes)

黃土地貌〔黄---〕 wong⁴ tou² dei⁶ maau⁶ {huáng tǔ dì mào}

loess landform

黃土高原〔黄---〕 wong⁴ tou² gou¹ jyun⁴ {Huáng tǔ Gāo yuán}

Loess Plateau of northwest China

黃嘴白鷺〔黄--鹭〕 wong⁴ zeoi² baak⁶ lou⁶ {huáng zuǐ bái lù}

(Chinese bird species) Chinese egret (Egretta eulophotes)

黃嘴潛鳥〔黄-潜鸟〕 wong⁴ zeoi² cim⁴ niu⁵ {huáng zuǐ qián niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) yellow-billed loon (Gavia adamsii)

黃嘴角鴞〔黄--鸮〕 wong⁴ zeoi² gok³ hiu¹ {huáng zuǐ jiǎo xiāo}

(Chinese bird species) mountain scops owl (Otus spilocephalus)

黃嘴藍鵲〔黄-蓝鹊〕 wong⁴ zeoi² laam⁴ zoek³ {huáng zuǐ lán què}

(Chinese bird species) yellow-billed blue magpie (Urocissa flavirostris)

黃嘴山鴉〔黄--鸦〕 wong⁴ zeoi² saan¹ aa¹ {huáng zuǐ shān yā}

(Chinese bird species) alpine chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus)

黃痣藪鶥〔黄-薮鹛〕 wong⁴ zi³ sau² mei⁴ {huáng zhì sǒu méi}

(Chinese bird species) Steere's liocichla (Liocichla steerii)

黃皮樹了哥〔黄-树--〕 wong⁴ pei² syu⁶ liu¹ go¹ {huáng pí shù liǎo gē}

describes someone who takes advantage of those who he / she is familiar with or is the closest to

黃花崗起義〔黄-岗-义〕 wong⁴ faa¹ gong¹ hei² ji⁶ {Huáng huā gǎng qǐ yì}

Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911 in Guangzhou, one a long series of unsuccessful uprisings of Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary party

黃腹啄花鳥〔黄---鸟〕 wong⁴ fuk¹ doek³ faa¹ niu⁵ {huáng fù zhuó huā niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) yellow-bellied flowerpecker (Dicaeum melanoxanthum)

黃腹花蜜鳥〔黄---鸟〕 wong⁴ fuk¹ faa¹ mat⁶ niu⁵ {huáng fù huā mì niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) olive-backed sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis)

黃腹扇尾鶲〔黄---鹟〕 wong⁴ fuk¹ sin³ mei⁵ jung¹ {huáng fù shàn wěi wēng}

(Chinese bird species) yellow-bellied fantail (Chelidorhynx hypoxantha)

黃頸啄木鳥〔黄颈--鸟〕 wong⁴ geng² doek³ muk⁶ niu⁵ {huáng jǐng zhuó mù niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) Darjeeling woodpecker (Dendrocopos darjellensis)

黃腳三趾鶉〔黄脚--鹑〕 wong⁴ goek³ saam¹ zi² ceon¹ {huáng jiǎo sān zhǐ chún}

(Chinese bird species) yellow-legged buttonquail (Turnix tanki)

黃肛啄花鳥〔黄---鸟〕 wong⁴ gong¹ doek³ faa¹ niu⁵ {huáng gāng zhuó huā niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) yellow-vented flowerpecker (Dicaeum chrysorrheum)

黃冠啄木鳥〔黄---鸟〕 wong⁴ gun³ doek³ muk⁶ niu⁵ {huáng guān zhuó mù niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) lesser yellownape (Picus chlorolophus)

黃果樹瀑布〔黄-树--〕 wong⁴ gwo² syu⁶ buk⁶ bou³ {Huáng guǒ shù Pù bù}

Huangguoshu waterfalls, Anshun 安順, Guizhou

黃河大合唱〔黄----〕 wong⁴ ho⁴ daai⁶ hap⁶ coeng³ {Huáng hé Dà hé chàng}

Yellow River Cantata (1939) by Xian Xinghai 冼星海

黃腰響蜜鴷〔黄-响-䴕〕 wong⁴ jiu¹ hoeng² mat⁶ lit⁶ {huáng yāo xiǎng mì liè}

(Chinese bird species) yellow-rumped honeyguide (Indicator xanthonotus)

黃腰太陽鳥〔黄--阳鸟〕 wong⁴ jiu¹ taai³ joeng⁴ niu⁵ {huáng yāo tài yáng niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) crimson sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja)

黃曲霉毒素〔黄----〕 wong⁴ kuk¹ mui⁴ duk⁶ sou³ {huáng qū méi dú sù}

aflatoxin

黃石公三略〔黄----〕 wong⁴ sek⁶ gung¹ saam¹ loek⁶ {Huáng Shí gōng Sān lüè}

“Three Strategies of Huang Shigong”, also known as Taigong Bingfa 太公兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書, variously attributed to Jiang Ziya 薑子牙, Huang Shigong 黃石公 or an anonymous author

黃土不露天〔黄----〕 wong⁴ tou² bat¹ lou⁶ tin¹ {huáng tǔ bù lù tiān}

a slogan used in reference to a project to improve greenery in some parts of Northern China

黃嘴河燕鷗〔黄---鸥〕 wong⁴ zeoi² ho⁴ jin³ au¹ {huáng zuǐ hé yàn ōu}

(Chinese bird species) river tern (Sterna aurantia)

黃嘴朱頂雀〔黄--顶-〕 wong⁴ zeoi² zyu¹ deng² zoek³ {huáng zuǐ zhū dǐng què}

(Chinese bird species) twite (Linaria flavirostris)

黃頸擬蠟嘴雀〔黄颈拟蜡--〕 wong⁴ geng² ji⁵ laap⁶ zeoi² zoek³ {huáng jǐng nǐ là zuǐ què}

(Chinese bird species) collared grosbeak (Mycerobas affinis)

黃果樹大瀑布〔黄-树---〕 wong⁴ gwo² syu⁶ daai⁶ buk⁶ bou³ {Huáng guǒ shù Dà Pù bù}

Huangguoshu falls, Anshun 安順, Guizhou

黃紋擬啄木鳥〔黄纹拟--鸟〕 wong⁴ man⁴ ji⁵ doek³ muk⁶ niu⁵ {huáng wén nǐ zhuó mù niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) green-eared barbet (Megalaima faiostricta)

黃嘴栗啄木鳥〔黄----鸟〕 wong⁴ zeoi² leot⁶ doek³ muk⁶ niu⁵ {huáng zuǐ lì zhuó mù niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) bay woodpecker (Blythipicus pyrrhotis)

黃帝八十一難經〔黄----难经〕 wong⁴ dai³ baat³ sap⁶ jat¹ naan⁴ ging¹ {Huáng dì Bā shí yī Nàn jīng}

Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st century AD

黃南藏族自治州〔黄------〕 wong⁴ naam⁴ zong⁶ zuk⁶ zi⁶ zi⁶ zau¹ {Huáng nán Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu}

Huangnan Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: Rma-lho Bod-rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai

黃鼠狼給雞拜年〔黄--给鸡--〕 wong⁴ syu² long⁴ kap¹ gai¹ baai³ nin⁴ {huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián}

Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)

黃花崗七十二烈士〔黄-岗-----〕 wong⁴ faa¹ gong¹ cat¹ sap⁶ ji⁶ lit⁶ si⁶ {Huáng huā gāng qī shí èr liè shì}

the seventy two martyrs of the Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911

黃鐘譭棄瓦釜雷鳴〔黄钟毁弃---鸣〕 wong⁴ zung¹ wai² hei³ ngaa⁵ fu² leoi⁴ ming⁴ {huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng}

1. lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells
2. good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom)