guāng
light
ray
CL:道[dao4]
bright
only
merely
to use up
pù guāng
exposure (e.g. of photosensitive material)
to expose (a scandal to the public)
guāng lín
(formal) to honor with one's presence
to attend
yáng guāng
sunshine
CL:線|线[xian4]
transparent (open to public scrutiny)
guāng jǐng
circumstances
scene
about
probably
fā yáng guāng dà
to develop and promote
to carry forward
to bring to great height of development
bō guāng
gleaming reflection of waves in sunlight
fēng guāng
scene
view
sight
landscape
to be well-regarded
to be well-off
grand (dialect)
impressive (dialect)
guāng míng
light
radiance
(fig.) bright (prospects etc)
openhearted
Dào guāng
reign name of Qing emperor (1821-1850)
zhēng guāng
to win an honor
to strive to win a prize
guāng huī
radiance
glory
brilliant
magnificent
guāng cǎi
luster
splendor
radiance
brilliance
zēng guāng
to add luster
to add glory
hú guāng shān sè
scenic lakes and mountain (idiom); beautiful lake and mountain landscape
diàn guāng
electric light
lightning
electro-optical
Míng guāng
Mingguang county level city in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui
Guāng zé
Guangze county in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian
guāng liàng
quantity of light
luminosity
guāng fù
to recover (territory or power)
the liberation of Taiwan from Japanese rule in 1945
Guāng fù
Guangfu or Kuangfu township in Hualien county 花蓮縣|花莲县[Hua1 lian2 xian4], east Taiwan
liàng guāng
light
beam of light
gleam of light
light reflected from an object
nì guāng
backlighting (lighting design)
bù guāng
not the only one
not only
yǎn guāng
gaze
insight
foresight
vision
way of looking at things
guāng míng zhèng dà
just and honorable
open and aboveboard
without tricks (idiom)
guāng pán
compact disc
CD or DVD
CD ROM
CL:片[pian4],張|张[zhang1]
sǎn guāng
astigmatism
see also 散光[san4 guang1]
sàn guāng
to diffuse light
see also 散光[san3 guang1]
kě jiàn guāng
visible light
light in optical spectrum
guāng zǐ
photon (particle physics)
chūn guāng
scenes of springtime
the radiance of spring
yóu guāng
glossy
gleaming
shiny (due to greasiness)
slick
greasy
oily
guāng gùn
gangster
hoodlum
a single person
bachelor
mù guāng
sight
vision
view
gaze
look
guān guāng
to tour
sightseeing
tourism
guāng xué
optics
optical (instrument)
líng guāng
divine light (around the Buddha)
a halo
a miraculous column of light
(slang) jolly good!
guāng pǔ yí
spectrometer
spectrograph
ěr guāng
a slap on the face
CL:記|记[ji4]
jīng guāng
nothing left (money, food etc)
all finished
bright and shiny
radiant
glorious
guāng máng
rays of light
brilliant rays
radiance
guāng tóu
shaven head
bald head
to go bareheaded
hatless
bào guāng
photographic exposure
public exposure
guāng tiān huà rì
the full light of day (idiom)
fig. peace and prosperity
in broad daylight
guāng xiān
optical fiber
fiber optics
guāng xiàn
light ray
CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]
light
illumination
lighting (for a photograph)
guāng dié
optical disc
compact disc
CD
CD-ROM
CL:片[pian4],張|张[zhang1]
Lǐ guāng
Ricoh, Japanese imaging and electronics company
Guāng xù
reign name of penultimate Qing emperor Guangxu or Guang-hsu (1875-1908)
shǔ guāng
dawn
fig. the dawn of a new era
zhú guāng
candle light
candle-lit (vigil etc)
candela, unit of luminous intensity (cd)
Guāng zhōu
Guangzhou, old name for Huangchuan 潢川[Huang2 chuan1] in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan
Gwangju Metropolitan City, capital of South Jeolla Province 全羅南道|全罗南道[Quan2 luo2 nan2 dao4], South Korea
guāng yǐng
light and shadow
sunlight and shade
zǒu guāng
to expose oneself
to be completely gone
kāi guāng
eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism)
to consecrate
to bless
transparent
translucent
haircut
shaving the head or face (humorous)
a method of decoration
first light (astronomy)
Shòu guāng
Shouguang county level city in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊[Wei2 fang1], Shandong
yíng guāng dēng
fluorescent lamp
neon lamp
guāng dà
splendid
magnificent
abbr. for 中國光大銀行|中国光大银行[Zhong1 guo2 Guang1 da4 Yin2 hang2], China Everbright Bank
guāng qū
CD or DVD Drive
abbr. for 光盤驅動器|光盘驱动器
guāng huá
brilliance
splendor
magnificence
guāng quān
aperture
diaphragm
halo
aureole
bèi guāng
to be in a poor light
to do sth with one's back to the light
to stand in one's own light
Guāng shān
Guangshan county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan
yàn guāng
optometry
to examine the eyes
yáng guāng míng mèi
the sun shines brightly (idiom)
xuán guāng
rotation of plane of polarization of light
Huáng Guāng yù
Huang Guang'yu (1969-), PRC entrepreneur and millionaire, founder of Guo mei or Gome electronics 國美電器|国美电器[Guo2 mei3 dian4 qi4]
shǎn guāng diǎn
lit. flash point
crucial point
essential point
běi jí guāng
Northern lights
aurora borealis
tuō guāng
to strip naked
to strip nude
(coll.) to find oneself a partner
Guāng míng rì bào
Guangming Daily, a Beijing newspaper
yòng guāng
out of (supply)
spent
exhausted (used up)
depleted
yín guāng
silvery light
bright white light
shining white light
guāng guāng
bright
shiny
smooth
naked
bald
penniless
guāng néng
light energy (e.g. solar)
fǎn guāng jìng
reflector
reflecting mirror
jù guāng
to focus light (e.g. in theater)
to spotlight
yú guāng
(out of) the corner of one's eyes
peripheral vision
residual light
light of the setting sun
róng guāng huàn fā
face glowing (idiom); looking radiant
all smiles
fǎn shè guāng
to reflect light
reflection
reflected light
Shòu guāng shì
Shouguang county level city in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊[Wei2 fang1], Shandong
Guāng míng xīn qū
New Guangming district of Shenzhen City 深圳市[Shen1 zhen4 shi4], Guangdong
tāo guāng yǎng huì
to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom)
to hide one's light under a bushel
guāng míng lěi luò
open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
Dōng guāng
Dongguang county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cang1 zhou1], Hebei
Jǔ guāng
Chukuang Island, one of the Matsu Islands
Chukuang township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lian2 jiang1 xian4], Taiwan
Sī mǎ Guāng
Sima Guang (1019-1086), politician and historian of Northern Song, author of Comprehensive Mirror for aid in Government 資治通鑒|资治通鉴
guāng zhù
light beam
light pillar (atmospheric optics)
qióng guāng dàn
poor wretch
pauper
destitute man
poverty-stricken peasant
penniless good-for-nothing
impecunious vagabond
guāng guài lù lí
monstrous and multicolored
grotesque and variegated
Lǐ Guāng yào
Lee Kuan Yew (1923-2015), founding father of modern Singapore, prime minister 1959-1990
Yǎng guāng
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
zhān guāng
to bask in the light
fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth
reflected glory
tì guāng tóu
to shave the whole head clean
crushing defeat
hē guāng
to drink up
to finish (a drink)
huí guāng fǎn zhào
final radiance of setting sun
fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)
guāng yīn sì jiàn
time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
mài guāng le
to be sold out
to be out of stock
Qī Jì guāng
Qi Jiguang (1528-1588), military leader
yíng guāng píng
fluorescent screen
TV screen
guān guāng qū
tourist region
sightseeing area
piān zhèn guāng
polarization of light
polarized light
Lǐ Sì guāng
Li Siguang (1889-1971), Mongol-born, Japanese trained geologist, prominent in early PRC oil exploration
guāng zōng yào zǔ
to bring honor to one's ancestors
Míng guāng shì
Mingguang county level city in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui
dān jìng fǎn guāng xiāng jī
single-lens reflex camera (SLR)
bài guāng
to squander one's fortune
to dissipate one's wealth
wú xiàn fēng guāng zài xiǎn fēng
The boundless vista is at the perilous peak (proverb)
fig. exhilaration follows a hard-won victory
guāng qì
phosgene COCl2, a poisonous gas
carbonyl chloride
fēi xiàn xìng guāng xué
nonlinear optics (physics)
mù guāng dāi zhì
to have a lifeless look in one's eyes (idiom)
Dōng guāng xiàn
Dongguang county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cang1 zhou1], Hebei
xū dù guāng yīn
to waste time on worthless activities
lán guāng guāng pán
Blu-ray disk, Sony high definition DVD disk
guāng gǎn yìng
optical response
reaction to light
light sensitive
photoinduction
Guāng shān xiàn
Guangshan county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan
dǎ ěr guāng
to slap on the face
to box sb's ears
jiè guāng
Excuse me.
reflected glory
to profit from sb else's prestige
guāng pán qū dòng qì
CD or DVD drive
abbr. to 光驅|光驱
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
fig. free time is to be treasured
Guāng fù xiāng
Guangfu or Kuangfu township in Hualien county 花蓮縣|花莲县[Hua1 lian2 xian4], east Taiwan
guāng lù dài fu
honorific title during Tang to Qing times, approx. "Glorious grand master"
shěn měi yǎn guāng
an eye for beauty
aesthetic judgment
Guāng zé xiàn
Guangze county in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian
Xú Guāng qǐ
Xu Guangqi (1562-1633), agricultural scientist, astronomer, and mathematician in the Ming dynasty
guāng xiān diàn lǎn
optical fiber
optical cable
yáo guāng
eta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
yuán guāng
radiance emanating from the head
halo
cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.
Time is precious.
shǎng guāng
to do sb the honor (of attending etc)
to put in an appearance
to show up
hán guāng shǎn shǎn
to glitter like frost and snow (idiom)
Bó Ruì guāng
Raymond Burghard (1945-), US diplomat and ambassador to Vietnam 2001-2004, chairman of American Institute in Taiwan from 2006
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money can't buy you time (common saying); Time is precious and must be treasured.
rì yuè chóng guāng
the sun and moon shine once more
fig. things get back to normal after an upheaval
guāng kè jiāo
photoresist (laser etching used in microelectronics)
dà fàng guāng míng
great release of light (idiom)
Chén Yuán guāng
Chen Yuanguang (657-711), Tang dynasty general with posthumous title 開漳聖王|开漳圣王[Kai1 zhang1 sheng4 wang2], i.e. Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1], Fujian
yóu guāng guāng
glossy
gleaming
shiny (due to greasiness)
slick
greasy
oily
guāng fù huì
anti-Qing revolutionary party set up in 1904 under Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培
same as 復古會|复古会
guāng shuō bù zuò
all talk and no action (idiom)
to preach what one does not practice
jù guāng tài yáng néng
concentrating solar power (CSP)
Guāng zhōu shì
Guangzhou, old name for Huangchuan 潢川[Huang2 chuan1] in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan
Gwangju Metropolitan City, capital of South Jeolla Province 全羅南道|全罗南道[Quan2 luo2 nan2 dao4], South Korea
guāng yào mén méi
splendor shines on the family's door (idiom)
fig. to bring honor to one's family
guāng xué zì fú shí bié
optical character recognition, OCR
Jǔ guāng xiāng
Chukuang township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lian2 jiang1 xian4] i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan
Guāng míng jié
Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up to late Dec on Gregorian calendar)
also called 哈努卡節|哈努卡节 and simply 哈努卡
guāng èr jí guǎn
photodiode
light-emitting diode (LED)
jī guāng chàng piàn
compact disk
CD
CL:片[pian4],張|张[zhang1]
guāng míng xīng
bright star
name of North Korean space satellite
Zhèng Guāng zǔ
Zheng Guangzu, Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家
zhī guāng
watt, unit of power used for electric bulbs
guāng fú qì jiàn
photovoltaic device (e.g. solar cell)
Liú Guāng dì
Liu Guangdi (1859-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子[Wu4 xu1 Liu4 jun1 zi5] of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
bào guāng biǎo
light meter
exposure meter
àn guāng niǎo
black-crowned night heron (Tw)
huí guāng fǎn zhào
final radiance of setting sun
fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)
mù guāng rú dòu
short-sighted
limited vision
Guāng zhōu guǎng yù shì
Gwangju Metropolitan City, capital of South Jeolla Province 全羅南道|全罗南道[Quan2 luo2 nan2 dao4], South Korea
guāng lǔ shí
carnallite (hydrated potassium magnesium chloride mineral)
bā yuè zhī guāng
Light in August (novel by William Faulkner 威廉·福克納|威廉·福克纳)
Yǎng guāng Dà Jīn tǎ
Great Pagoda of Yangon (Rangoon)
guāng qián yù hòu
to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
guāng dòng zuǐ
empty talk
mere rhetoric
palaver
guāng huà zuò yòng
photochemical effect
photosynthesis
photolysis
yàn guāng fǎ
optometry
eyesight testing
ài kè sī guāng
X-ray (loanword)
Röntgen or Roentgen ray
guāng miàn nèi zhì wǎng
smooth endoplasmic reticulum
guāng xiān fēn bù shù jù jiē kǒu
FDDI
Fiber Distributed Data Interface
diàn guāng zhāo lù
flash of lightning, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral
impermanent
jīng dǎ guāng
with absolutely nothing
completely broke
Zhāng Huá guāng
Zhang Huaguang (person name)
gù tǐ rè róng jī guāng qì
solid state hot condensed laser (SSHCL)
Zǔ guó guāng fù huì
movement to restore the fatherland
tài yáng guāng zhù
solar pillar
sun pillar (atmospheric optics)
péng bì shēng guāng
Your presence brings light to my humble dwelling
guāng cí dié
magneto-optical disk
floptical disk
suì dào jìn tóu de guāng liàng
the light at the end of the tunnel
yuè guāng qī
from new moon to full moon
róng guāng sòng
Gloria (in Catholic mass)
guāng pán
variant of 光盤|光盘[guang1 pan2]
huí guāng jìng
concave reflector (e.g. in spotlight)
guāng cí dié jī
magneto-optical drive
floptical drive
yàn guāng pèi jìng fǎ
optometry
eyesight testing
guāng xiān fēn sàn shì zī liào jiè miàn
fiber distributed data interface
FDDI
mù wú guāng zé
to have eyes without luster (idiom)
yàn guāng pèi jìng yè
optometry
eyesight testing
guāng xiān fēn bù shì shù jù jiè miàn
Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FDDI
yuè guāng yǐn dùn
to live in hiding
living as a recluse
to hide from the world
péng bì shēng guāng
Your presence brings light to my humble dwelling
mù guāng suǒ jí
as far as the eye can see
fā guāng èr jí tǐ
light-emitting diode (LED) (Tw)
Wáng Guāng liáng
Michael Wong (1970-), Malaysian Chinese singer and composer
yíng guāng mù
screen (of a TV, computer etc) (Tw)
fú guāng lüè yǐng
flickering light and passing shadows (idiom)
blurred scenery
cursory
superficial
liú guāng yì cǎi
lit. flowing light and overflowing color
brilliant lights and vibrant colors (idiom)
yóu guāng kě jiàn
lit. oily and shiny to the point of reflecting (idiom)
lustrous
huān lè shí guāng
happy time
happy hour (in bars etc)
yuè guāng zú
lit. moonlight group
fig. those who spend their monthly income even before they earn their next salary (slang)
bào guāng
to expose (photography)
(fig.) to expose (a scandal)
(advertising) exposure
Taiwan pr. [pu4 guang1]
sī guāng liáng niǎo
(bird species of China) red-billed starling (Spodiopsar sericeus)
yíng guāng
Taiwan variant of 熒光|荧光[ying2 guang1]
yíng guāng dēng
Taiwan variant of 熒光燈|荧光灯[ying2 guang1 deng1]
hé dì guāng lín
the whole family is invited (idiom)
záo bì tōu guāng
lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom)
fig. to study diligently in the face of hardship
zhuī guāng dēng
(theater) spotlight
followspot
chén guāng
sunlight
(Wu dialect) time of the day
moment
Yuè guāng mǐ
Koshihikari rice (variety of rice popular in Japan)
jiàn guāng sǐ
(lit.) to wither in the light of day
(fig.) the bubble bursts as the reality becomes apparent (esp. of a much-anticipated first meeting with sb)
(of stocks) just as the favorable news is officially published, the stock price falls
xiá guāng
multicolored sunlight of sunrise or sunset
chūn guāng zhà xiè
spring sunshine emerges to bring the world alive (idiom)
to give a glimpse of sth intimate (e.g. one's underwear)
Guāng róng Gé mìng
Glorious Revolution (England, 1688)
Guāng gùn jié
Singles' Day, celebrated on November 11 (11⁄11)
Guāng míng Rì bào
Guangming Daily, a Beijing newspaper
Fó guāng
Buddha's teachings
aura (around the head of Buddha)
Sān guāng Zhèng cè
Three Alls Policy (kill all, burn all, loot all), Japanese policy in China during WWII
sān guāng
the sun, the moon, and the stars
yī sǎo ér guāng
to clear off
to make a clean sweep of
guāng lù xūn
Supervisor of Attendants in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]
guāng xiān fēn bù shì shù jù jiē kǒu
Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FDDI
tiān tǐ guāng pǔ xué
astronomical spectroscopy
dān jìng fǎn guāng xiàng jī
single-lens reflex camera (SLR)
Zhōu Yǒu guāng
Zhou Youguang (1906-), PRC linguist, considered the father of Hanyu Pinyin 漢語拼音|汉语拼音[Han4 yu3 Pin1 yin1]
Bā yuè zhī Guāng
Light in August (novel by William Faulkner 威廉·福克納|威廉·福克纳[Wei1 lian2 · Fu2 ke4 na4])
guāng fēng jì yuè
lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom)
period of peace and prosperity
noble and benevolent character
guāng gé lí qì
opto-isolator (electronics)
guāng shuō bù liàn
all talk and no action (idiom)
to preach what one does not practice
same as 光說不做|光说不做[guang1 shuo1 bu4 zuo4]
guāng bǎng zi
bare upper body
bare-chested
to bare one's chest
guāng bèi dì dōng
(bird species of China) plain-backed thrush (Zoothera mollissima)
guāng ǒu hé qì
optocoupler (electronics)
guāng ǒu
abbr. for 光耦合器[guang1 ou3 he2 qi4]