1 archipelago

2 chain of islands

1 island

2 classifier: 个 gè

3 classifier: 座 zuò

1 egg yolk

1 Qingdao, subprovincial city in Shandong

1 surname Huang or Hwang

1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)

2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal

3 to keep going while some hope is left

1 lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉|黄泉[Huáng quán] (idiom)

2 fig. to die

3 to meet one's end

1 no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)

2 also written 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连

3 (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū])

1 no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)

2 also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲

3 (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū])

1 to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)

2 unable to speak of one's bitter suffering

3 sometimes written 啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出