玉 jade 玉 石 yù shí jade / jade and stone / (fig.) the good and the bad 碧 green jade / bluish green / blue / jade 瑶 jade / precious stone / mother-of-pearl / nacre / precious / used a complementary honorific 瑔 jade / shell 玉 衣 yù yī jade 宝 玉 bǎo yù precious jade / treasures 玉 器 yù qì jade artifact 天 宫 Tiān gōng Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor) / Tiangong, Chinese space station program 玉 帝 yù dì the Jade Emperor 玉 佩 yù pèi jade pendant / jade ornament 玉 皇 Yù huáng Jade Emperor (in Taoism) 金 碧 辉 煌 jīn bì huī huáng gold and jade in glorious splendor (idiom) / fig. a dazzling sight (e.g. royal palace) 金 玉 jīn yù gold and jade / precious 美 玉 měi yù fine jade 瑶 池 Yáo chí the Jade lake on Mount Kunlun, residence of Xi Wangmu 西王母 玉 兔 yù tù the Jade Hare / the moon 和 田 玉 Hé tián yù nephrite / Hotan jade 璎 珞 yīng luò jade or pearl necklace 玉 石 俱 焚 yù shí jù fén to burn both jade and common stone / to destroy indiscriminately (idiom) 化 干 戈 为 玉 帛 huà gān gē wéi yù bó lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom) / fig. to turn hostility into friendship 珠 圆 玉 润 zhū yuán yù rùn lit. as round as pearls and as smooth as jade (idiom) / fig. elegant and polished (of singing or writing) 玉 皇 顶 Yù huáng Dǐng Jade Emperor Peak on Mt Tai in Shandong 玉 洁 冰 清 yù jié bīng qīng clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom) / spotless / irreproachable / incorruptible 完 璧 wán bì flawless piece of jade / (fig.) perfect person or thing / virgin / to return sth intact 翠 bluish-green / green jade 琼 jasper / fine jade / beautiful / exquisite (e.g. wine, food) / abbr. for Hainan province 琪 fine jade 圭 (old) jade tablet (a ceremonial badge of rank) 璧 jade annulus 璐 beautiful jade 瑕 blemish / flaw in jade 珥 pearl or jade earring 玷 blemish / disgrace / flaw in jade 翡 green jade / kingfisher 璜 semicircular jade ornament 砣 steelyard weight / stone roller / to polish jade with an emery wheel 玖 black jade / nine (banker's anti-fraud numeral) 磬 chime stones, ancient percussion instrument made of stone or jade pieces hung in a row and struck as a xylophone 琮 jade tube with round hole and rectangular sides, used ceremonially in ancient times 瑷 fine quality jade 瑗 large jade ring 玟 veins in jade 璁 stone similar to jade 完 璧 归 赵 wán bì guī Zhào lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom) / fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner 金 童 玉 女 jīn tóng yù nu:3 lit. golden boys and jade maidens (idiom) / attendants of the Daoist immortals / fig. lovely young children / a golden couple / (of a couple who are in the public eye) a lovely young couple 抛 砖 引 玉 pāo zhuān yǐn yù lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom) / fig. to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling 珠 联 璧 合 zhū lián bì hé string of pearl and jade (idiom) / ideal combination / perfect pair 如 花 似 玉 rú huā sì yù delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom) / (of a woman) exquisite 冰 清 玉 洁 bīng qīng yù jié clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom) / spotless / irreproachable / incorruptible 碔 inferior gem / a kind of jade 他 山 之 石 可 以 攻 玉 tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom) / to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside / to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively 偷 香 窃 玉 tōu xiāng qiè yù lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom) / philandering / secret illicit sex 冰 壶 秋 月 bīng hú qiū yuè jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡) / fig. spotless white and pure / flawless person 雕 楹 碧 槛 diāo yíng bì kǎn carved pillar, jade doorsill (idiom) / heavily decorated environment 怀 璧 其 罪 huái bì qí zuì lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom) / to get into trouble on account of a cherished item / fig. A person's talent will arouse the envy of others. 珠 流 璧 转 zhū liú bì zhuǎn lit. pearl flows, jade moves on (idiom) / fig. the passage of time / water under the bridge 琼 楼 玉 宇 qióng lóu yù yǔ bejeweled jade palace (idiom) / sumptuous dwelling 芝 兰 玉 树 zhī lán yù shù lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom) / fig. a child with splendid future prospects 金 枝 玉 叶 jīn zhī yù yè golden branch, jade leaves (idiom) / fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty 锦 衣 玉 食 jǐn yī yù shí brocade garments, jade meals (idiom) / a life of luxury / extravagance 鼎 铛 玉 石 dǐng chēng yù shí lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom) / fig. a waste of precious material / casting pearls before swine 金 玉 满 堂 jīn yù mǎn táng lit. gold and jade fill the hall (idiom) / fig. abundant wealth / abundance of knowledge 堆 金 积 玉 duī jīn jī yù lit. pile up gold and jade / very rich 引 玉 之 砖 yǐn yù zhī zhuān lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom) / fig. a modest suggestion intended to prompt others to come forward with better ideas 食 玉 炊 桂 shí yù chuī guì food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom) / the cost of living is very high 玉 皇 大 帝 Yù huáng Dà dì Jade Emperor 玔 jade ring 珶 white jade worn on belt 砆 agate / inferior gem / a kind of jade 琯 mus. instr. / to polish jade or gold 瓘 jade used for making goblets 斝 small jade cup with ears 玠 jade tablet indicating rank 玦 penannular jade pendant 璚 half-circle jade ring 瑱 jade ear-plug 珛 quickly-deteriorating jade 瑄 ornamental piece of jade 瑱 jade weight 珇 carving on jade 瑽 tinkling of jade pendants 琠 gem used as ear plug / jade earrings 瓛 (old) jade tablet or scepter held by a duke at ceremonies 珺 beautiful jade 菎 beautiful jade / bamboo 玶 name of one kind of jade 琁 beautiful jade / star 瑿 a black stone like jade / jet 玗 semiprecious stone / a kind of jade 㺵 jiú black jade / variant of 玖 佩 环 pèi huán ring-like jade belt pendant 冰 壶 bīng hú jade pot for cold water / curling (sport) / curling puck 如 金 似 玉 rú jīn sì yù like gold or jade (idiom) / gorgeous / lovely / splendorous 宁 为 玉 碎 ， 不 为 瓦 全 nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán Better broken jade than intact tile. / Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom) 拱 璧 gǒng bì a flat round jade ornament with a hole at the center / fig. a treasure 树 化 玉 shù huà yù wood jade (type of petrified wood) 玉 人 yù rén a jade worker / a jade statuette / a beautiful person / (term of endearment) 玉 珉 yù mín jade and jade-like stone / impossible to distinguish the genuine from the fake (idiom) 玉 门 关 Yù mén Guān Yumen Pass, or Jade Gate, western frontier post on the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty, west of Dunhuang, in Gansu
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