| 永不生锈的螺丝钉 | [ yǒng bù shēng xiù de luó sī dīng ] a "screw that never rusts" — sb who selflessly and wholeheartedly serves the Communist Party, like Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[Lei2 Feng1], to whom the metaphor is attributed |
| 永久冻土 | [ yǒng jiǔ dòng tǔ ] permafrost |
| 永久居留权 | [ yǒng jiǔ jū liú quán ] permanent residency |
| 永久磁铁 | [ yǒng jiǔ cí tiě ] a permanent magnet |
| 永久虚电路 | [ yǒng jiǔ xū diàn lù ] Permanent Virtual Circuit, PVC |
| 永仁县 | [ yǒng rén xiàn ] Yongren County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan |
| 永修县 | [ yǒng xiū xiàn ] Yongxiu county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi |
| 永冻土 | [ yǒng dòng tǔ ] permafrost |
| 永别 | [ yǒng bié ] to part forever, eternal parting (i.e. death) |
| 永动机 | [ yǒng dòng jī ] a perpetual motion machine |
| 永胜 | [ yǒng shèng ] Yongsheng county in Lijiang 麗江|丽江[Li4 jiang1], Yunnan |
| 永胜县 | [ yǒng shèng xiàn ] Yongsheng county in Lijiang 麗江|丽江[Li4 jiang1], Yunnan |
| 永吉地区 | [ yǒng jí dì qū ] former Yongji prefecture, Jilin |
| 永吉县 | [ yǒng jí xiàn ] Yongji county in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province |
| 永和县 | [ yǒng hé xiàn ] Yonghe county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi |
| 永善县 | [ yǒng shàn xiàn ] Yongshan county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhao1 tong1], Yunnan |
| 永嘉县 | [ yǒng jiā xiàn ] Yongjia county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[Wen1 zhou1], Zhejiang |
| 永寿 | [ yǒng shoù ] Yongshou County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi |
| 永寿县 | [ yǒng shoù xiàn ] Yongshou County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi |
| 永安乡 | [ yǒng ān xiāng ] Yong'an or Yung'an township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan |
| 永定区 | [ yǒng dìng qū ] Yongding district of Zhangjiajie city 張家界市|张家界市[Zhang1 jia1 jie4 shi4], Hunan |
| 永定县 | [ yǒng dìng xiàn ] Yongding county in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian |
| 永定门 | [ yǒng dìng mén ] Yongdingmen, front gate of the outer section of Beijing's old city wall, torn down in the 1950s and reconstructed in 2005 |
| 永宁 | [ yǒng níng ] Yongning county in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yin2 chuan1], Ningxia |
| 永宁县 | [ yǒng níng xiàn ] Yongning county in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yin2 chuan1], Ningxia |
| 永川区 | [ yǒng chuān qū ] Yongchuan suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan |
| 永平县 | [ yǒng píng xiàn ] Yongping county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan |
| 永年县 | [ yǒng nián xiàn ] Yongnian county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[Han2 dan1], Hebei |
| 永德县 | [ yǒng dé xiàn ] Yongde county in Lincang 臨滄|临沧[Lin2 cang1], Yunnan |
| 永恒 | [ yǒng héng ] eternal, everlasting, fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die) |
| 永新县 | [ yǒng xīn xiàn ] Yongxin county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi |
| 永昌县 | [ yǒng chāng xiàn ] Yongchang county in Jinchang 金昌[Jin1 chang1], Gansu |
| 永春县 | [ yǒng chūn xiàn ] Yongchun County in Quanzhou 泉州[Quan2 zhou1], Fujian |
| 永乐 | [ yǒng lè ] Yongle Emperor, reign name of third Ming emperor Zhu Di 朱棣[Zhu1 Di4] (1360-1424), reigned 1403-1424, temple name 明成祖[Ming2 Cheng2 zu3] |
| 永乐大典 | [ yǒng lè dà diǎn ] the Yongle Great Encyclopedia (1408) |
| 永永远远 | [ yǒng yǒng yuǎn yuǎn ] for ever and ever |
| 永泰县 | [ yǒng taì xiàn ] Yongtai county in Fuzhou 福州[Fu2 zhou1], Fujian |
| 永清县 | [ yǒng qīng xiàn ] Yongqing county in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei |
| 永济 | [ yǒng jì ] Yongji county level city in Yuncheng 運城|运城[Yun4 cheng2], Shanxi |
| 永济市 | [ yǒng jì shì ] Yongji county level city in Yuncheng 運城|运城[Yun4 cheng2], Shanxi |
| 永无宁日 | [ yǒng wú níng rì ] (in such circumstances) there will be no peace, one can never breathe easy |
| 永无止境 | [ yǒng wú zhǐ jìng ] without end, never-ending |
| 永登县 | [ yǒng dēng xiàn ] Yongdeng county in Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu |
| 永福县 | [ yǒng fú xiàn ] Yongfu county in Guilin 桂林[Gui4 lin2], Guangxi |
| 永续 | [ yǒng xù ] sustainable, perpetual |
| 永续城市 | [ yǒng xù chéng shì ] sustainable city (Tw) |
| 永兴 | [ yǒng xīng ] Yongxing county in Chenzhou 郴州[Chen1 zhou1], Hunan |
| 永兴县 | [ yǒng xīng xiàn ] Yongxing county in Chenzhou 郴州[Chen1 zhou1], Hunan |
| 永诀 | [ yǒng jué ] to part forever, eternal parting (i.e. death) |
| 永诀式 | [ yǒng jué shì ] funeral |
| 永丰 | [ yǒng fēng ] Yongfeng county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi |
| 永丰县 | [ yǒng fēng xiàn ] Yongfeng county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi |
| 永贞内禅 | [ yǒng zhēn neì shàn ] Yongzhen abdication of 805 |
| 永贞革新 | [ yǒng zhēn gé xīn ] Yongzhen Reform, Tang dynasty failed reform movement of 805 led by Wang Shuwen 王叔文[Wang2 Shu1 wen2] |
| 永远 | [ yǒng yuǎn ] forever, eternal |
| 永靖县 | [ yǒng jìng xiàn ] Yongjing County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[Lin2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu |
| 永靖乡 | [ yǒng jìng xiāng ] Yongjing or Yungching Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan |
| 永顺 | [ yǒng shùn ] Yongshun County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1] |
| 永顺县 | [ yǒng shùn xiàn ] Yongshun County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1] |
| ⇒ 一劳永逸 | [ yī laó yǒng yì ] to get sth done once and for all |
| ⇒ 含味隽永 | [ hán weì juàn yǒng ] fine, lasting flavor (of literature) |
| ⇒ 吴永刚 | [ wú yǒng gāng ] Wu Yonggang (1907-1982), Chinese film director |
| ⇒ 太阳永不落 | [ taì yáng yǒng bù luò ] (on which) the sun never sets |
| ⇒ 叙永 | [ xù yǒng ] Xuyong county in Luzhou 瀘州|泸州[Lu2 zhou1], Sichuan |
| ⇒ 叙永县 | [ xù yǒng xiàn ] Xuyong county in Luzhou 瀘州|泸州[Lu2 zhou1], Sichuan |
| ⇒ 永永远远 | [ yǒng yǒng yuǎn yuǎn ] for ever and ever |
| ⇒ 江永县 | [ jiāng yǒng xiàn ] Jiangyong county in Yongzhou 永州[Yong3 zhou1], Hunan |
| ⇒ 与世永别 | [ yǔ shì yǒng bié ] to die |
| ⇒ 叶永烈 | [ yè yǒng liè ] Ye Yonglie (1940-), popular science writer |
| ⇒ 郭永怀 | [ guō yǒng ] Guo Yonghuai (1909-1968), Chinese aviation pioneer |
| ⇒ 钱永健 | [ qián yǒng jiàn ] Roger Yonchien Tsien (1952-), US Chinese chemist and 2008 Nobel laureate |
| ⇒ 隽永 | [ juàn yǒng ] meaningful, thought-provoking, significant |
| ⇒ 青春永驻 | [ qīng chūn yǒng zhù ] to stay young forever |
