abbr. for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1] in Jiangsu; surname Yang

to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate

Yankee

to set sail

to raise one's head; to perk up

see 揚中市|扬中市[Yang2 zhong1 Shi4]

to flag down (a cab) on the street; to hail (a taxicab)

to become famous; to become notorious

see 揚州市|扬州市[Yang2 zhou1 Shi4]

yangqin; dulcimer (hammered string musical instrument)

to raise eyebrows

(of a plant) to shed pollen

Jiangsu cuisine

to put about (a story, plan, threat etc); to let it be known (esp. of threat or malicious story); to threaten

to winnow

with swagger; ostentatiously; to make the best use of one's strengths

Yang Xiong (53 BC-18 AD), scholar, poet and lexicographer, author of the first Chinese dialect dictionary 方言[Fang1 yan2]

to whip on; to raise a whip; by ext. to swagger

Yangzhong, a county-level city in Zhenjiang City 鎮江市|镇江市[Zhen4 jiang1 Shi4], Jiangsu

Changjiang 長江|长江 or Yangtze River; old name for Changjiang, especially lower reaches around Yangzhou 揚州|扬州

Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)

Yangzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province 江蘇省|江苏省[Jiang1 su1 Sheng3]

trochaic

known throughout the country (idiom); world-famous

Yangzhou fried rice, featuring scrambled egg, diced vegetables and multiple proteins – typically shrimp and barbecued pork

to set sail on a voyage to a distant place; (fig.) to undertake a great mission

(lit.) to raise a banner to summon the soul of a dying person (idiom); (fig.) to try to revive what is obsolete or dead

see 激濁揚清|激浊扬清[ji1 zhuo2 yang2 qing1]

Jankovic; Yankovic; Yankovich; Jelena Jankovic (1985-), Serbian tennis player

to swagger off; to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind

to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom); to play to one's strengths