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lit. an interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time (saying) / fig. time is precious
to make the vagina tighter
time available
the genitals
a ritual whereby the living soul is brought to the nether world for a spiritual journey
(Tw) to be possessed / to be bewitched
Shanyin county in Shuozhou 朔州, Shanxi
tree shade / shady
the Moon (esp. in Daoism)
Hanyin County in Ankang 安康, Shaanxi
vulva / pudenda
to cherish every moment / to make good use of one's time
a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)
vulva
Pingyin county in Jinan 濟南|济南, Shandong
shade (of a tree)
lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you / (fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success / also written 無心插柳柳成蔭|无心插柳柳成荫
An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time. / Time is precious.
in the shade / shady
to waste time on worthless activities
to perform cunnilingus
to provide shade
perineum / see 會陰穴|会阴穴
lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree / fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect / well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *陰* | 陰* | *陰
surname Yin
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *陰* | 陰* | *陰
overcast (weather) / cloudy / shady / Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang) / negative (electric.) / feminine / moon / implicit / hidden / genitalia
HSK 2
Mengyin county in Linyi 臨沂|临沂, Shandong
variant of 冬蔭|冬荫


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