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黃: yellow

By February 2, 2013January 28th, 2021Chinese Word, colors, Design, Japanese Word, Language-Learning, Music
黃[黄]huang2: yellow; porn; fall thru [黄 | きki]

 

黃 [黄] huáng

noun | adjective | radical 201
: yellow
: pornographic
: fall through

Kun Reading

黄 | き ki

noun
: yellow

黄み | きみ kimi

noun
: yolk of an egg; yellow of an egg
: (No-adjective) yellow; yellowish

On Reading

コウ kou
オウ ou

 Usage:

 

黄色 huang2se4: yellow; amber [黄色 | きいろ kiiro]

橘黃色 [橘黄色] ju2 huang2 se4: tangerine yellow; saffron (color)
淺黃色 [浅黄色] qian3 huang2 se4: buff; pale yellow

黃[黄]了 huang2le: (coll) to have fallen through, come to nothing; to have failed to do
黃昏 huang2hun1: dusk; nightfall [たそがれ tasogare]
黃油 huang2you2: butter
黃荳[豆] huang2dou4: soy bean
[大豆 | だいず daizu: soya bean (soybean); soy (Glycine max)

黃金 huang2jin1: gold [こがね kogane]

黃金時代 [黄金时代] huang2 jin1 shi2 dai4: golden age

黃瓜 huang2gua1: cucumber [きゅうりkyuuri]
黃泉 huang2quan2: underworld; Hades [よみ yomi]
卵黃 luan3huang2: egg yolk [黄身 | きみ kimi]



Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語
黄金律 | おうごんりつ ougon ritsu
; The Golden Rule (“do unto others as you would have them do unto you”)

天地玄黄 | てんちげんこう tenchigenkou
: (yoji) Heaven is black and earth is yellow; heaven and earth



Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
面黃肌瘦 [面黄肌瘦] mian4 huang2 ji1 shou4
: yellow face, emaciated body; malnourished and sickly in appearance

不到黃河心不死 [不到黄河心不死] bu4 dao4 huang2 he2 xin1 bu4 si3
: lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River; fig. to persevere until one reaches one’s goal; to keep going while some hope is left

男人膝下有黃金 {男人膝下有黄金] nan2 ren2 xi1 xia4 you3 huang2 jin1
: lit. the man has gold under his knees; fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing to pride or moral integrity)

跳進黃河洗不清 [跳进黄河洗不清] tiao4 jin4 huang2 he2 xi3 bu4 qing1
:even jumping into the Yellow River can’t get you clean; fig. to become inexorably mixed up; mired in controversy; in deep trouble

黃鼠狼給雞拜年 [黄鼠狼给鸡拜年] huang2 shu3 lang2 gei3 ji1 bai4 nian2
: Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned

 Etymology:


象形 Pictographic.
Picture of a type of jade pendant (now called 璜 huang2: a semicircular jade ornament used as a pendant).



簡體 Simplified:



“Yellow” radical #201



 Examples:
 
我很喜歡我的黃色套衫。
wo3 hen3 xi3huan wo3 de huang2se4 tao4shan1
I love my yellow sweater (pullover/sweatshirt).



Examples:
黃金甲 “Golden Armor” – Jay Chou 周杰伦

作詞:方文山
作曲:周杰倫

旌旗如虹 山堆疊如峰
這軍隊蜿蜒如龍 殺氣如風 血色如酒紅
將軍我傲氣如衝 神色悍如凶
黃金甲如忠 鐵騎剽悍我行如轟

景色如冬 蕭瑟如風 攻勢如弓 魂斷猶如夢中
一靜一動 如松 千年不變 如空 如空 如空

血染盔甲 我揮淚殺 滿城菊花 誰的天下
宮廷之上 狼煙風沙 生死不過 一刀的疤

仇恨綿延如火 愁入眉頭如鎖
情感漂泊漂泊 漂泊一世如我

今生繁華如昨 兵戎相見如破
千軍萬馬萬馬 萬馬奔騰那骨肉相殘如錯
陳年戰事如酒 成敗轉眼如秋
遍地烽火烽火 烽火回憶如鏽

那烽火回憶如鏽 吼吼吼吼 那殺戮過重如否 吼吼吼吼
那烽火回憶如鏽 吼吼吼吼(那烽火回憶如鏽)皇室血脈如斷流

血染盔甲 我揮淚殺 滿城菊花 誰的天下
宮廷之上 狼煙風沙 生死不過 一刀的疤

盔甲 我揮淚殺 滿城菊花 誰的天下
宮庭菊花 橫刀立馬 生死不過 一刀的疤 盔甲~

credit: Jay Chou 周杰倫

 
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