光阴 光陰
光阴 光陰 guāng yīn ㄍㄨㄤ ㄧㄣ gwong1 jam1
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光
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 光亮 guāng liàng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄧㄤˋ gwong1 loeng6 bright
- 光彩 guāng cǎi ㄍㄨㄤ ㄘㄞˇ gwong1 coi2 luster
- 光明 guāng míng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gwong1 ming4 light
- 光是 guāng shì ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕˋ gwong1 si6 solely
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- 光荣 光榮 guāng róng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄖㄨㄥˊ gwong1 wing4 honor and glory
- 光滑 guāng huá ㄍㄨㄤ ㄏㄨㄚˊ gwong1 waat6 glossy; sleek; smooth
- 光泽 光澤 guāng zé ㄍㄨㄤ ㄗㄜˊ gwong1 zaak6 luster
- 光环 光環 guāng huán ㄍㄨㄤ ㄏㄨㄢˊ gwong1 waan4 ring of light; halo; (fig.) glory; splendor
- 光盘 光盤 guāng pán ㄍㄨㄤ ㄆㄢˊ gwong1 pun4 compact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM
- 光碟 guāng dié ㄍㄨㄤ ㄉㄧㄝˊ gwong1 dip2 optical disc
- 光线 光線 guāng xiàn ㄍㄨㄤ ㄒㄧㄢˋ gwong1 sin3 light ray
- 光缆 光纜 guāng lǎn ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄢˇ gwong1 laam6 optical cable
- 光临 光臨 guāng lín ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄧㄣˊ gwong1 lam4 (formal) to honor with one's presence
- 光芒 guāng máng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄤˊ gwong1 mong4 rays of light
- 光辉 光輝 guāng huī ㄍㄨㄤ ㄏㄨㄟ gwong1 fai1 radiance
- 光顾 光顧 guāng gù ㄍㄨㄤ ㄍㄨˋ gwong1 gu3 to visit (as a customer)
- 采光 採光 cǎi guāng ㄘㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄤ coi2 gwong1 to get natural light (e.g. through a window)
- 星光 xīng guāng ㄒㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄤ sing1 gwong1 starlight
- 时光 時光 shí guāng ㄕˊ ㄍㄨㄤ si4 gwong1 time
阴 陰
- 阴天 陰天 yīn tiān ㄧㄣ ㄊㄧㄢ jam1 tin1 cloudy day; overcast sky
- 阴影 陰影 yīn yǐng ㄧㄣ ㄧㄥˇ jam1 jing2 (lit. and fig.) shadow
- 阴性 陰性 yīn xìng ㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄥˋ jam1 sing3 negative
- 阴暗 陰暗 yīn àn ㄧㄣ ㄢˋ jam1 am3 dim
- 阴谋 陰謀 yīn móu ㄧㄣ ㄇㄡˊ jam1 mau4 to conspire; to plot
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- 下阴 下陰 xià yīn ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄣ haa6 jam1 the genitals
- 冬阴 冬陰 dōng yīn ㄉㄨㄥ ㄧㄣ dung1 jam1 variant of 冬荫
- 外阴 外陰 wài yīn ㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄣ ngoi6 jam1 vulva
- 太阴 太陰 tài yīn ㄊㄞˋ ㄧㄣ taai3 jam1 the Moon (esp. in Daoism)
- 女阴 女陰 nǚ yīn ㄋㄩˇ ㄧㄣ neoi5 jam1 vulva
- 寸阴 寸陰 cùn yīn ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄧㄣ cyun3 jam1 a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)
- 山阴 山陰 Shān yīn ㄕㄢ ㄧㄣ saan1 jam1 see 山阴县
- 平阴 平陰 Píng yīn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄣ ping4 jam1 see 平阴县
- 会阴 會陰 huì yīn ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄣ wui6 jam1 perineum
- 树阴 樹陰 shù yīn ㄕㄨˋ ㄧㄣ syu6 jam1 shade (of a tree)
- 江阴 江陰 Jiāng yīn ㄐㄧㄤ ㄧㄣ gong1 jam1 see 江阴市
- 淮阴 淮陰 Huái yīn ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄧㄣ waai4 jam1 see 淮阴区
- 湘阴 湘陰 Xiāng yīn ㄒㄧㄤ ㄧㄣ soeng1 jam1 see 湘阴县
- 汤阴 湯陰 Tāng yīn ㄊㄤ ㄧㄣ tong1 jam1 see 汤阴县
- 汉阴 漢陰 Hàn yīn ㄏㄢˋ ㄧㄣ hon3 jam1 see 汉阴县
Idioms with these characters
- 波光粼粼 bō guāng lín lín ㄅㄛ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ bo1 gwong1 leon4 leon4 (idiom) (of water) shimmering with ripples; glistening
- 春光乍泄 chūn guāng zhà xiè ㄔㄨㄣ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄓㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ceon1 gwong1 zaa3 sit3 spring sunshine emerges to bring the world alive (idiom)
- 刀光剑影 刀光劍影 dāo guāng jiàn yǐng ㄉㄠ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄥˇ dou1 gwong1 gim3 jing2 lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom)
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- 电光朝露 電光朝露 diàn guāng zhāo lù ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ din6 gwong1 ziu1 lou6 flash of lightning, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral
- 风光旖旎 風光旖旎 fēng guāng yǐ nǐ ㄈㄥ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄧˇ ㄋㄧˇ (idiom) idyllic scenery; picturesque landscape
- 浮光掠影 fú guāng lüè yǐng ㄈㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄩㄝˋ ㄧㄥˇ fau4 gwong1 loek6 jing2 flickering light and passing shadows (idiom)
- 光风霁月 光風霽月 guāng fēng jì yuè ㄍㄨㄤ ㄈㄥ ㄐㄧˋ ㄩㄝˋ gwong1 fung1 zai3 jyut6 lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom)
- 光芒万丈 光芒萬丈 guāng máng wàn zhàng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄤˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ gwong1 mong4 maan6 zoeng6 (idiom) boundless radiance; splendor
- 光明磊落 guāng míng lěi luò ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ gwong1 ming4 leoi5 lok6 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
- 光前裕后 光前裕後 guāng qián yù hòu ㄍㄨㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄏㄡˋ gwong1 cin4 jyu6 hau6 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
- 光阴荏苒 光陰荏苒 guāng yīn rěn rǎn ㄍㄨㄤ ㄧㄣ ㄖㄣˇ ㄖㄢˇ (idiom) How time flies!
- 光阴似箭 光陰似箭 guāng yīn sì jiàn ㄍㄨㄤ ㄧㄣ ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ gwong1 jam1 ci5 zin3 time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
- 阳奉阴违 陽奉陰違 yáng fèng yīn wéi ㄧㄤˊ ㄈㄥˋ ㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˊ joeng4 fung6 jam1 wai4 outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom); to pay lip service
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- 阴差阳错 陰差陽錯 yīn chā yáng cuò ㄧㄣ ㄔㄚ ㄧㄤˊ ㄘㄨㄛˋ jam1 caa1 joeng4 co3 (idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
- 阴魂不散 陰魂不散 yīn hún bù sàn ㄧㄣ ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄢˋ jam1 wan4 bat1 saan3 lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom)
- 阴谋诡计 陰謀詭計 yīn móu guǐ jì ㄧㄣ ㄇㄡˊ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧˋ jam1 mau4 gwai2 gai3 crafty plots and machinations (idiom)
- 阴虚火旺 陰虛火旺 yīn xū huǒ wàng ㄧㄣ ㄒㄩ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄤˋ jam1 heoi1 fo2 wong6 an excess of heat caused by a deficiency in Yin energy (idiom)
Example sentences
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光阴 光陰 飞 飛 似 箭 ， 水果 飞 飛 似 蕉 。
Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.
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光阴 光陰 飞逝 飛逝 如 箭 ; 果蝇 果蠅 喜欢 喜歡 香蕉 。
Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.
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俗话说 俗話說 ： 一 寸 光阴 光陰 一 寸 金 ； 可 俗话 俗話 又 说 說 ： 寸 金 难 難 买 買 寸 光阴 光陰 ！
There is a proverb that goes "time is money", but there is another one that goes "money can't buy you time".
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