Pinyin Dictionary results for "huang he"

黄河
Yellow River or Huang He
黄河大合唱
Yellow River Cantata (1939) by Xian Xinghai 冼星海[Xian3 Xing1 hai3]
黄河流域
the Yellow River basin
黄褐斑
chloasma; melasma
黄褐色
tan (color); tawny
黄鹤楼
Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan City, built in 223, burnt down in 1884, rebuilt in 1985; favored place of poet sages, who in legend arrived riding golden cranes; Tang poem by Cui Hao 崔顥|崔颢[Cui1 Hao4], with theme 'the past will never return'; one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓|岳阳楼[Yue4 yang2 Lou2] in Yueyang, north Hunan, and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣|滕王阁[Teng2 wang2 Ge2] in Nanchang, Jiangxi
不到黄河心不死
lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom); fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal; to keep going while some hope is left
跳进黄河洗不清
lit. even jumping into the Yellow River can't get you clean; fig. to become inexorably mixed up; mired in controversy; in deep trouble
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