Pinyin Dictionary results for "yang"
仰
surname Yang
仰
to face upward; to look up; to admire; to rely on
佯
to feign; to pretend
坱
fine dust; plentiful; vast
垟
clay sheep buried with the dead
央
center; end; to beg; to plead
徉
to walk back and forth
怏
discontented
恙
sickness
扬
abbr. for 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1]; surname Yang
扬
to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate
扬
variant of 揚|扬[yang2]
昜
to open out, to expand; bright, glorious
旸
rising sun; sunshine
杨
surname Yang
杨
poplar
様
Japanese variant of 樣|样
样
manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type
殃
calamity
氜
old variant of 陽|阳[yang2]
氧
oxygen (chemistry)
泱
agitated (wind, cloud); boundless
洋
ocean; vast; foreign; silver dollar or coin
漾
to overflow; to ripple; used in place names; see 漾濞[Yang4 bi4]
瀁
ripples
炴
firelight; blaze
烊
molten; smelt
炀
molten; smelt
痒
variant of 癢|痒[yang3]; to itch; to tickle
疡
ulcers; sores
痒
to itch; to tickle
秧
shoots; sprouts
羊
surname Yang
羊
sheep; goat; CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]
胦
the navel
蛘
a weevil found in rice etc
鉠
(onom.) ring; tinkle
钖
ornaments on headstall of horse
阳
positive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1] ☯
鞅
martingale (leather strap in horse harness); discontented
飏
to soar; to fly; to float; variant of 揚|扬[yang2], to scatter; to spread
飬
old variant of 養|养[yang3]
养
to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth
鸯
mandarin duck
仰人鼻息
to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living
仰仗
to rely on; to depend on
仰光
Yangon (Rangoon), main city of south Myanmar (Burma), the national capital until November 2005, when the capital moved to Naypyidaw 内比都 or Pyinmana 彬馬那 彬马那
仰光大金塔
Great Pagoda of Yangon (Rangoon)
仰天
to face upwards; to look up to the sky
仰屋
to lie looking at the ceiling (in despair)
仰屋兴叹
to stare at the ceiling in despair; to find no way out; nothing you can do about it; at the end of one's wits
仰屋著书
lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
仰慕
to admire
仰望
to look up at; to look up to sb hopefully
仰泳
backstroke
仰卧
to lie supine
仰卧起坐
sit-up (physical exercise)
仰赖
to rely on
仰躺
to lie on one's back
仰韶
Yangshao culture (archaeological period with red and black pottery)
仰韶文化
Yangshao neolithic culture from the central Yellow river basin, with red and black pottery
仰头
to raise one's head
佯狂
to feign madness
佯装
to pretend; to pose as
佯言
to claim falsely (literary)
央中
to ask for mediation; to request sb to act as a go-between
央及
to ask; to plead; to beg; to involve
央告
to implore; to plead; to ask earnestly
央求
to implore; to plead; to ask earnestly
央行
abbr. for various central banks, notably 中國人民銀行|中国人民银行[Zhong1 guo2 Ren2 min2 Yin2 hang2] and 中央銀行|中央银行[Zhong1 yang1 Yin2 hang2]
央行
central bank
央视
China Central Television (CCTV), abbr. for 中國中央電視台|中国中央电视台[Zhong1 guo2 Zhong1 yang1 Dian4 shi4 tai2]
央视国际
CCTV international; www.cctv.com.cn
央托
to request assistance; to ask sb to do sth
央财
Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing; abbr. for 中央財經大學|中央财经大学[Zhong1 yang1 Cai2 jing1 Da4 xue2]
恙虫病
Scrub typhus; Tsutsugamushi disease; Mite-borne typhus fever
扬中
Yangzhong county level city in Zhenjiang 鎮江|镇江[Zhen4 jiang1], Jiangsu
扬中市
Yangzhong county level city in Zhenjiang 鎮江|镇江[Zhen4 jiang1], Jiangsu
扬名
to become famous; to become notorious
扬名四海
known throughout the country (idiom); world-famous
扬子江
Changjiang 長江|长江 or Yangtze River; old name for Changjiang, especially lower reaches around Yangzhou 揚州|扬州
扬子鳄
Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)
扬州
Yangzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu
扬州市
Yangzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu
扬帆
to set sail
扬抑格
trochaic
扬清激浊
lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good; eliminate vice and exalt virtue
扬琴
yangqin; dulcimer (hammered string musical instrument)
扬眉
to raise eyebrows
扬科维奇
Jankovic; Yankovic; Yankovich; Jelena Jankovic (1985-), Serbian tennis player
扬谷
to winnow
扬声器
speaker
扬菜
Jiangsu cuisine
扬言
to put about (a story, plan, threat etc); to let it be known (esp. of threat or malicious story); to threaten
扬起
to raise one's head; to perk up
扬长而去
to swagger off; to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind
扬长避短
to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom); to play to one's strengths
扬雄
Yang Xiong (53 BC-18 AD), scholar, poet and lexicographer, author of the first Chinese dialect dictionary 方言[Fang1 yan2]
扬鞭
to whip on; to raise a whip; by ext. to swagger
杨丞琳
Rainie Yang (1984-), Taiwanese entertainer
杨俊
Yang Jun (571-600), son of the first Sui emperor 楊堅|杨坚[Yang2 Jian1]
杨亿
Yang Yi (974-1020), Northern Song dynasty writer and poet
杨凝式
Yang Ningshi (873-954) calligrapher of 5 dynasties period between Tang and Song
杨利伟
Yang Liwei (1965-), astronaut, first Chinese citizen in space
杨坚
first Sui emperor Yang Jian (541-604), reigned 581-604
杨妃
see 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[Yang2 Gui4 fei1]
杨守仁
Yang Shouren (1912-2005), PRC agricultural scientist; Yang Shouren (16th century), Ming dynasty scholar
杨家将
Yang Saga, a popular fiction from the Northern Song, depicting the heroic Yang family 楊業|杨业 of warriors
杨宝森
Yang Baosen (1909-1958), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生|四大须生
杨尚昆
Yang Shangkun (1907-1998), former president of PRC and military leader
杨建利
Yang JianLi, PRC human rights activist
杨振宁
Chen-Ning Franklin Yang (1922-), theoretical physicist, co-developer of Yang-Mills gauge theory, 1957 Nobel laureate
杨斌
Yang Bin (1963-), Chinese-Dutch businessman
杨月清
Yang Yueqing, Chinese-Canadian woman documentary film director
杨朱
Yang Zhu (c. 440-360 BC), Chinese philosopher advocating ethical egoism
杨柳
willow tree; poplar and willow; name of traditional tune
杨桃
carambola; star fruit
杨梅
Yangmei town in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan
杨梅
red bayberry; Chinese bayberry; Japanese bayberry; Myrica rubra; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
杨梅镇
Yangmei town in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan
杨森
Yang Sen (1884-1977), Sichuan warlord and general
杨业
famous Song dynasty family of warriors (c. 10th century AD), resisted the Liao 遼|辽 and defended the Song; the subject of the popular fiction Yang Saga 楊家將|杨家将
杨树
poplar tree; various trees of genus Populus
杨浦区
Yangpu district, central Shanghai
杨深秀
Yang Shenxiu (1849-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子[Wu4 xu1 Liu4 jun1 zi5] of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
杨洁篪
Yang Jiechi (1950-), Chinese politician and diplomat, foreign minister of PRC 2007-2013
杨澄中
Yang Chengzhong (1913-1987), Chinese nuclear physicist
杨澜
Yang Lan (1968-), Chinese media proprietor, journalist, and talk show hostess
杨炯
Yang Jiong (650-693?), one of the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang 初唐四傑|初唐四杰[Chu1 Tang2 Si4 jie2]
杨玉环
Yang Yuhuan or Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[Yang2 Gui4 fei1] (719-756), famous Tang beauty, consort of Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1], blamed for extravagance and killed as a scapegoat during the An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱[An1 Shi3 zhi1 Luan4]
杨百翰
Brigham Young
杨百翰大学
Brigham Young University
杨福家
Yang Fujia (1936-), nuclear physicist
杨秀清
Yang Xiuqing (1821-1856), organizer and commander-in-chief of the Taiping Rebellion
杨维
Yang Wei (1979-), PRC badminton player, women's doubles specialist
杨致远
Jerry Yang (1968-), Taiwan-US millionaire and creator of Yahoo
杨虎城
Yang Hucheng (1893-1949), Chinese warlord and Nationalist general
杨贵妃
Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环[Yang2 Yu4 huan2] or Yang Guifei (719-756), famous Tang beauty, consort of Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1], blamed for extravagance and killed as a scapegoat during the An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱[An1 Shi3 zhi1 Luan4]
杨采妮
Charlie Young (1974-), Hong Kong actress and singer
杨锐
Yang Rui (1855-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898; Yang Rui (1963-), host of 'Dialogue' on CCTV News
杨开慧
Yang Kaihui (1901-1930), Mao Zedong's second wife
杨陵
Yangling District in Xianyang City 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xian2 yang2 Shi4], Shaanxi
杨陵区
Yangling District in Xianyang City 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xian2 yang2 Shi4], Shaanxi
样例
sample; model; example
样儿
see 樣子|样子[yang4 zi5]
样品
sample; specimen
样单
sample sheet; form; stylesheet (computing)
样子
appearance; manner; pattern; model
样式
type; style
样本
sample; specimen
样板
template; prototype; model; example
样板戏
model theater (operas and ballets produced during the Cultural Revolution)
样条函数
spline function (math)
样样
all kinds
样机
prototype
样章
sample chapter
样貌
appearance; manifestation
殃及
to bring disaster to
氧乙炔
oxyacetylene
氧乙炔炬
an oxyacetylene torch
氧乙炔焊
oxyacetylene welding
氧乙炔焊炬
oxyacetylene torch
氧割
to cut using oxyacetylene torch
氧化
to oxidize
氧化剂
oxidant; oxidizing agent
氧化汞
mercuric oxide (HgO)
氧化物
oxide
氧化罐
Hopcalite canister; Hopcalite cartridge
氧化钙
calcium oxide
氧化铀
uranium oxide
氧化铝
aluminum oxide
氧化锌
zinc oxide
氧化镁
magnesium oxide MgO
氧原子
oxygen atom
氧基
alkoxy (chemistry)
氧效应
oxygen effect
氧气
oxygen
氧炔吹管
oxyacetylene torch
泱泱
grand; magnificent; vast
洋中脊
mid-ocean ridge (geology)
洋人
foreigner; Westerner
洋务
foreign affairs (in Qing times); foreign learning
洋务学堂
college of Western learning in late Qing
洋务派
the foreign learning or Westernizing faction in the late Qing
洋务运动
Self-Strengthening Movement (period of reforms in China c 1861-1894), also named 自強運動|自强运动
洋化
to Westernize
洋味
Western taste; Western style
洋员
Westerner employed in Qing China (as professor or military advisor etc)
洋基
see 洋基隊|洋基队[Yang2 ji1 dui4]; New York Yankees (US baseball team)
洋基队
New York Yankees (US baseball team)
洋场恶少
city infested with foreign adventurers (esp. of Shanghai in pre-Liberation China) (idiom)
洋妞
young foreign girl
洋娃娃
doll (of Western appearance)
洋学
Western learning
洋山深水港
Yangshan Deep-Water Port (near Shanghai)
洋山港
see 洋山深水港[Yang2 shan1 Shen1 shui3 gang3]
洋布
machine-woven cloth (old)
洋底
ocean floor; bottom of the ocean
洋底地壳
oceanic crust (geology)
洋教
foreign religion (esp. Western Christianity in Qing China)
洋文
foreign language (esp. Western) (old)
洋服
Western-style clothes
洋枪
western style guns (in former times)
洋槐
black locust tree (Robinia pseudoacacia)
洋槐树
black locust tree (Robinia pseudoacacia)
洋壳
oceanic crust (geology)
洋气
trendy; fashionable; foreign styles and trends
洋油
imported oil; kerosene
洋洋
vast; impressive; self-satisfied; immensely pleased with oneself
洋洋大篇
lit. an ocean of writing; an impressive literary work (idiom)
洋洋得意
immensely pleased with oneself (idiom); proud; complacent
洋洋洒洒
voluminous; flowing (of speeches, articles etc) (idiom)
洋洋自得
immensely pleased with oneself (idiom); proud; complacent
洋流
ocean current
洋浦
see 洋浦經濟開發區|洋浦经济开发区[Yang2 pu3 jing1 ji4 kai1 fa1 qu1]
洋浦经济开发区
Yangpu Economic Development Zone, Hainan
洋泾浜英语
pidgin English
洋溢
brimming with; steeped in
洋漂族
lit. ocean drifting people; job-hopping foreigner
洋火
(coll.) matches (old)
洋灰
cement
洋燕
(bird species of China) Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
洋片
children's game played with illustrated cards; pogs; menko (Japan)
洋琴
variant of 揚琴|扬琴[yang2 qin2]
洋琵琶
mandolin
洋甘菊
Matricaria recutita; chamomile
洋画儿
children's game played with illustrated cards; pogs; menko (Japan)
洋白菜
cabbage (round cabbage most commonly found in Western countries)
洋相
social gaffe or blunder; faux pas; see 出洋相[chu1 yang2 xiang4]
洋粉
agar
洋红
carmine; magenta
洋紫荆
Hong Kong orchid (Bauhinia blakeana)
洋紫苏
sage (herb)
洋县
Yang County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[Han4 zhong1], Shaanxi
洋罪
terrible pain; torture; (coll.) pain suffered at the hand of foreigners
洋脊
mid-ocean ridge
洋腔洋调
to speak with a foreign accent or using words from a foreign language (usually derogatory) (idiom)
洋芋
(dialect) potato
洋芫荽
parsley
洋菜
agar
洋蒲桃
love apple; wax apple; Syzygium samarangense (botany)
洋葱
onion (Allium cepa); bulb onion
洋蓟
artichoke
洋姜
Jerusalem artichoke
洋苏
sage (herb)
洋行
foreign firm (old)
洋装
Western-style dress
洋话
foreign language (esp. Western)
洋货
Western goods; imported goods (in former times)
洋车
rickshaw
洋钱
foreign money; flat silver (former coinage); also written 銀元|银元
洋镐
pickaxe
洋铁箔
tinfoil; CL:張|张[zhang1]
洋面
ocean surface
洋香菜
parsley
洋鬼
see 洋鬼子[yang2 gui3 zi5]
洋鬼子
foreign devil; term of abuse for Westerners
洋碱
soap
漾濞
Yangbi county in Yunnan province
漾濞彝族自治县
Yangbi Yizu Autonomous County in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
烊金
variant of 煬金|炀金[yang2 jin1]
炀金
molten metal
痒痒
to itch; to tickle
痒痒挠
backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)
秧子
sapling; seedling; bud; baby animal
秧歌
Yangge, a popular rural folk dance
秧歌剧
Yangge opera, a rural form of theater
秧苗
seedling
羊入虎口
lit. a lamb in a tiger's den (idiom); fig. to tread dangerous ground
羊卓错
Yamdroktso lake in central Tibet
羊城
Yangcheng, a nickname for 廣州|广州[Guang3 zhou1]
羊奶
sheep's milk
羊年
Year of the Ram (e.g. 2003)
羊怪
faun, half-goat half-human creature of Greek mythology
羊拐
children's game, similar to knucklebones
羊排
lamb chop
羊桃
variant of 楊桃|杨桃[yang2 tao2]; carambola; star fruit
羊栈
sheep or goat pen
羊毛
fleece; wool; woolen
羊毛出在羊身上
lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.; Nothing comes for free.
羊毛毯
woolen blanket
羊毛线
knitting wool; wool yarn
羊毛脂
lanolin; wool oil
羊水
amniotic fluid
羊水穿刺
amniocentesis (used in Taiwan)
羊油
sheep's fat; suet; mutton tallow
羊男
goat-man; faun of Greek mythology
羊瘙痒病
scrapie (prion disease of sheep)
羊瘙痒症
scrapie (prion disease of sheep)
羊痫风
epilepsy
羊痒疫
scrapie (prion disease of sheep)
羊癫疯
epilepsy
羊皮
sheepskin
羊皮纸
parchment
羊羔
lamb
羊群
flock of sheep
羊羹
yōkan, gelatin dessert typically made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar, sold in block form
羊肉
mutton; goat meat
羊肉串
lamb kebab
羊肉馅
minced mutton
羊肚子手巾
see 羊肚手巾[yang2 du4 shou3 jin1]
羊肚子毛巾
see 羊肚手巾[yang2 du4 shou3 jin1]
羊肚手巾
(dialect) towel (especially worn as a turban)
羊脂白玉
sheep-fat white jade, a type of jade
羊肠小径
winding road (twisting and turning like a sheep's intestine)
羊肠小道
road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom); narrow and winding road; fig. complicated and tricky job
羊膜
amniotic (fluid); amnion
羊膜穿刺术
amniocentesis
羊角包
croissant
羊角村
Giethoorn (city in the Netherlands)
羊角疯
variant of 羊角風|羊角风[yang2 jiao3 feng1]
羊角芹
ground-elder (Aegopodium podagraria)
羊角豆
okra (Hibiscus esculentus); lady's fingers
羊角风
epilepsy
羊角面包
croissant
羊触藩篱
lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat; without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation
羊质虎皮
lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom); fig. impressive in appearance but lacking in substance; braggart
羊头
sheep's head; fig. advertisement for good meat
羊头狗肉
see 掛羊頭賣狗肉|挂羊头卖狗肉[gua4 yang2 tou2 mai4 gou3 rou4]
羊驼
alpaca
阳世
world of the living
阳世间
the world of the living
阳信
Yangxin county in Binzhou 濱州|滨州[Bin1 zhou1], Shandong
阳信县
Yangxin county in Binzhou 濱州|滨州[Bin1 zhou1], Shandong
阳伞
parasol
阳光
sunshine; CL:線|线[xian4]; transparent (open to public scrutiny)
阳光房
sunroom
阳光明媚
the sun shines brightly (idiom)
阳光浴
sunbathing
阳具
penis
阳刚
manly; masculine
阳原
Yangyuan county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
阳原县
Yangyuan county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei
阳台
variant of 陽臺|阳台[yang2 tai2]
阳城
Yangcheng county in Jincheng 晉城|晋城[Jin4 cheng2], Shanxi
阳城县
Yangcheng county in Jincheng 晉城|晋城[Jin4 cheng2], Shanxi
阳寿
predestined lifespan
阳奉阴违
outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom); to pay lip service; to agree overtly, but oppose in secret
阳宗
sun
阳山
Yangshan county in Qingyuan 清远, Guangdong
阳山县
Yangshan county in Qingyuan 清远, Guangdong
阳平
evenly rising tone, the second tone of putonghua
阳平声
evenly rising tone, the second tone of putonghua
阳性
positive; masculine
阳文
characters cut in relief
阳新
Yangxin county in Huangshi 黃石|黄石[Huang2 shi2], Hubei
阳新县
Yangxin county in Huangshi 黃石|黄石[Huang2 shi2], Hubei
阳明
Yangming district of Mudanjiang city 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang
阳明区
Yangming district of Mudanjiang city 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang
阳明山
Mt Yangming in Hunan; Mt Yangming in north Taiwan, near Taibei
阳春
Yangchun county level city in Yangjiang 陽江|阳江[Yang2 jiang1], Guangdong
阳春型
entry-level (car, device etc) (Tw)
阳春市
Yangchun county level city in Yangjiang 陽江|阳江[Yang2 jiang1], Guangdong
阳春面
plain noodles in broth
阳历
solar calendar; Western (Gregorian) calendar
阳曲
Yangqu county in Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2], Shanxi
阳曲县
Yangqu county in Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2], Shanxi
阳朔
Yangshuo county in Guilin 桂林[Gui4 lin2], Guangxi
阳朔县
Yangshuo county in Guilin 桂林[Gui4 lin2], Guangxi
阳东
Yangdong county in Yangjiang 陽江|阳江[Yang2 jiang1], Guangdong
阳东县
Yangdong county in Yangjiang 陽江|阳江[Yang2 jiang1], Guangdong
阳极
anode; positive electrode; positive pole
阳江
Yangjiang prefecture level city in Guangdong
阳江市
Yangjiang prefecture level city in Guangdong
阳泉
Yangquan prefecture level city in Shanxi 山西
阳泉市
Yangquan prefecture level city in Shanxi 山西
阳炎
dazzling sunlight; glare of sunlight
阳物
penis
阳痿
(med.) impotence
阳盛
excess of yang 陽|阳[yang2] in TCM
阳台
balcony; porch
阳萎
impotence; also written 陽痿|阳痿[yang2 wei3]
阳西
Yangxi county in Yangjiang 陽江|阳江[Yang2 jiang1], Guangdong
阳西县
Yangxi county in Yangjiang 陽江|阳江[Yang2 jiang1], Guangdong
阳谋
to conspire openly; overt plot
阳谷
Yangu county in Liaocheng 聊城[Liao2 cheng2], Shandong
阳谷县
Yangu county in Liaocheng 聊城[Liao2 cheng2], Shandong
阳道
penis
阳间
the world of the living
阳关
Yangguan or Southern Pass on the south Silk Road in Gansu, 70 km south of Dunhuang 敦煌
阳关大道
(lit.) the road through Yangguan 陽關|阳关[Yang2 guan1]; (fig.) wide open road; bright future
阳关道
same as 陽關大道|阳关大道[Yang2 guan1 Da4 dao4]
阳离子
positive ion; cation (physics)
阳电
positive electric charge
阳电子
positron; also called 正電子|正电子[zheng4 dian4 zi3]
阳电极
anode; positive electrode (i.e. attracting electrons)
阳电荷
positive electric charge
阳高
Yanggao county in Datong 大同[Da4 tong2], Shanxi
阳高县
Yanggao county in Datong 大同[Da4 tong2], Shanxi
鞅掌
busy; bustling
鞅牛
cattle harnessed for plowing
养伤
to heal a wound; to recuperate (from an injury)
养儿防老
(of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age
养兵
to train troops
养兵千日，用兵一时
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
养兵千日，用在一时
see 養兵千日，用兵一時|养兵千日，用兵一时[yang3 bing1 qian1 ri4 , yong4 bing1 yi1 shi2]
养兵千日，用在一朝
lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
养分
nutrient
养地
to maintain the land (with rotation of crops or fertilizer)
养女
adopted daughter
养子
adopted son; foster son
养家
to support a family; to raise a family
养家活口
to support one's family (idiom)
养家糊口
to support one's family (idiom); to have difficulty feeding a family
养尊处优
to live like a prince (idiom)
养廉
to encourage honesty; to discourage corruption
养性
mental or spiritual cultivation
养成
to cultivate; to raise; to form (a habit); to acquire
养料
nutriment; nourishment
养乐多
Yakult (Japanese brand of fermented milk drink)
养殖
to cultivate; cultivation; to further; to encourage
养殖业
cultivation industry
养母
foster mother; adoptive mother
养活
to provide for; to keep (animals, a family etc); to raise animals; to feed and clothe; support; the necessities of life; to give birth
养汉
to commit adultery (of married woman)
养父
foster father; adoptive father
养生
to maintain good health; to raise a child or animal; curing (of concrete etc)
养生之道
the way of maintaining good health
养生法
regime (diet)
养生送死
to be looked after in life and given a proper burial thereafter (idiom)
养病
to recuperate; to convalesce; to take care of one's health after illness
养痈贻患
lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster; to cherish a viper in one's bosom
养痈遗患
lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster; to cherish a viper in one's bosom
养眼
visually attractive; eye candy; easy on the eyes; to protect the eyes
养神
to rest; to recuperate; to regain composure
养精蓄锐
to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom); honing one's strength for the big push
养羊
sheep husbandry
养老
to provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement
养老保险
old-age insurance
养老送终
to look after one's aged parents and arrange proper burial after they die
养老金
pension
养老金双轨制
dual pension scheme (PRC)
养老院
nursing home
养育
to rear; to bring up; to nurture
养花
growing flowers
养虎伤身
Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later; to cherish a snake in one's bosom
养虎为患
lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity; fig. to indulge one's enemy is asking for trouble (idiom)
养虎遗患
Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later; to cherish a snake in one's bosom
养蜂
to raise bees
养蜂人
beekeeper; apiculturist
养蜂业
beekeeping; apiculture
养蚕
to raise silkworms
养蚕业
silk industry
养护
to maintain; to conserve; curing (concrete etc)
养路费
road maintenance tax (China)
养鸡场
chicken farm
养颜
to nourish one's skin; to maintain a youthful appearance
养鱼池
fishpond
养鱼缸
aquarium; fish tank
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