huáng bù liū qiūdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
yellowish / dirty yellow
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

黃不溜秋 黄不溜秋 [huang2 bu4 liu1 qiu1] /yellowish/dirty yellow/

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Other forms in these source records: 黃不溜秋

  • 黄
    huáng

    yellow / pornographic / to fall through

    Huáng

    surname Huang or Hwang

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 溜
    liū

    to slip away / to escape in stealth / to skate

    liù

    swift current / rapids / (dialect) (of speech, actions etc) skilled / proficient / (of movements) quick / speedy / (bound form) rain runoff from a roof / (bound form) roof gutter / classifier for rows, lines etc / surroundings / neighborhood / (dialect) to practice / (dialect) to plaster / to fill in the cracks (with cement, lime plaster etc)

  • 秋
    qiū

    autumn / fall / harvest time / used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiū qiān]

    Qiū

    surname Qiu

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