阴凉
yīn liáng
Pinyin

Definition

阴凉
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yīn liáng
  1. shady

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

guāng yīn
  1. 1 time available
bīng liáng
  1. 1 ice-cold
qī liáng
  1. 1 mournful
  2. 2 miserable
chōng liáng
  1. 1 (dialect) to take a shower
Liáng
  1. 1 the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)
qī liáng
  1. 1 desolate (place)
qīng liáng
  1. 1 cool
  2. 2 refreshing
  3. 3 (of clothing) skimpy
  4. 4 revealing
Yīn
  1. 1 surname Yin
yīn tiān
  1. 1 cloudy day
  2. 2 overcast sky
yīn yǐng
  1. 1 (lit. and fig.) shadow
yīn móu
  1. 1 plot
  2. 2 conspiracy
yīn mái
  1. 1 haze
guāng yīn sì jiàn
  1. 1 time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
shòu liáng
  1. 1 to catch cold
Píng liáng
  1. 1 Pingliang prefecture level city in Gansu
bēi liáng
  1. 1 sorrowful
  2. 2 dismal
Jiāng yīn
  1. 1 Jiangyin county level city in Wuxi 無錫|无锡[Wú xī], Jiangsu
liáng xí
  1. 1 summer sleeping mat (e.g. of woven split bamboo)
  2. 2 CL:張|张[zhāng],領|领[lǐng]
liáng kuai
  1. 1 nice and cold
  2. 2 pleasantly cool
liáng yì
  1. 1 a slight chill

Idioms (17)

一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
世态炎凉
shì tài yán liáng
  1. 1 the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)
光阴似箭
guāng yīn sì jiàn
  1. 1 time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
前人栽树,后人乘凉
qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng
  1. 1 to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
大树底下好乘凉
dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng
  1. 1 lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
寸金难买寸光阴
cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.
  2. 2 Time is precious.
心静自然凉
xīn jìng zì rán liáng
  1. 1 a calm heart keeps you cool (idiom)
阴差阳错
yīn chā yáng cuò
  1. 1 (idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
阴德必有阳报
yīn dé bì yǒu yáng bào
  1. 1 hidden merits will have visible rewards (idiom)
阴沟里翻船
yīn gōu lǐ fān chuán
  1. 1 to meet with unexpected failure (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail miserably (where failure was not expected)
阴虚火旺
yīn xū huǒ wàng
  1. 1 an excess of heat caused by a deficiency in Yin energy (idiom)
阴谋诡计
yīn móu guǐ jì
  1. 1 crafty plots and machinations (idiom)
阴错阳差
yīn cuò yáng chā
  1. 1 (idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
阴魂不散
yīn hún bù sàn
  1. 1 lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the influence still lingers on
  3. 3 the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive
阳奉阴违
yáng fèng yīn wéi
  1. 1 outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom); to pay lip service
  2. 2 to agree overtly, but oppose in secret
黄花菜都凉了
huáng huā cài dōu liáng le
  1. 1 lit. the dishes are cold (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to arrive late
  3. 3 to take one's sweet time

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