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jade
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corn / maize / CL:
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lit. burying jade and interring incense (idiom); funeral for a beautiful person
corundum (mineral)
Tamagawa city in Akita prefecture, Japan
lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom) / fig. to turn hostility into friendship
jade / jade and stone / (fig.) the good and the bad
food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom) / the cost of living is very high
jade artifact
Baiyü county (Tibetan: dpal yul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
white jade / tofu (by analogy)
lustrous jade
magnolia
premature death of a budding talent / those whom the Gods love die young
jasper
Mt Yulong or Jade dragon in Lijiang 麗江|丽江, northwest Yunnan
the Jade Hare (legendary rabbit said to live in the Moon) / the Moon
Yuxi, prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省
honorific term for another person's brother
jade pendant / jade ornament
Karakax County in Hotan Prefecture 和田地區|和田地区, Xinjiang
(literary) vaginal opening / vulva
Duan Yucai (1735-1815), author of Commentary on Shuowen Jiezi (1815) 說文解字註|说文解字注
precious jade / treasures
lit. gold and jade fill the hall (idiom) / fig. abundant wealth / abundance of knowledge
bejeweled jade palace (idiom); sumptuous dwelling
Yulan magnolia
angular Solomon's seal / Polygonatum odoratum
white marble / a type of white marble used for building and sculpting
to burn both jade and common stone / to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)
Yumen Pass, or Jade Gate, western frontier post on the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty, west of Dunhuang, in Gansu
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
nephrite / Ca(Mg,Fe)3(SiO3)4
lily-white hands
clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless / irreproachable / incorruptible
gold and jade / precious
jade and jade-like stone / impossible to distinguish the genuine from the fake (idiom)
(idiom) (of a woman) slender and elegant / (idiom) (of a plant) tall and straight
beautiful woman / fairy maiden attending the Daoist immortals / (polite) sb else's daughter / Chinese dodder (Cuscuta chinensis), plant whose seeds are used for TCM
lit. as round as pearls and as smooth as jade (idiom) / fig. elegant and polished (of singing or writing)
to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
Saitama (city and prefecture in Japan)
Youyu county in Shuozhou 朔州, Shanxi
fine jade
gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)
golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
pretty daughter in a humble family
delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom) / (of a woman) exquisite
gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice
bejeweled nectar (idiom); ambrosia of the immortals / superb liquor / top quality wine
popcorn
lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering / secret illicit sex
please help achieve something (formal)
to keep oneself pure / to preserve one's integrity / to remain chaste
corn
clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless / irreproachable / incorruptible
Yutian, a county in Tangshan City 唐山市, Hebei
lit. pile up gold and jade / very rich
jadeite
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
golden rule / key principle
(deferential) your letter
(idiom) (courteous) please give me your frank opinion; your criticism will be most valuable
magatama (Japanese curved beads)
your son (honorific)
Tamagawa (name) / Tamagawa city in Akita prefecture, Japan
brocade garments, jade meals (idiom); a life of luxury / extravagance
topaz
pearls and jades / jewels / clever remark / beautiful writing / gems of wisdom / genius / outstanding person
gyokuro (shaded Japanese green tea) / (old) early-morning autumn dew / fine liquor
crystal / old word for 水晶
onsen tamago; hot spring egg (soft-boiled egg cooked slowly in hot spring water) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 温玉 "ontama", which is an abbr. for 温泉玉子 "onsen tamago")
Yupian, Chinese dictionary compiled by Gu Yewang 顧野王|顾野王 in 6th century AD
(literary) penis
see 肉桂
a jade worker / a jade statuette / a beautiful person / (term of endearment)
Yuquanying
Yulin, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区
Jia Baoyu, male character in The Dream of Red Mansions, in love with his cousin Lin Daiyu 林黛玉 but obliged to marry Xue Baochai 薛寶釵|薛宝钗
Maggie Cheung (1964-), Hong Kong actress
see
Yuquan District of Hohhot City 呼和浩特市, Inner Mongolia
nephrite (used in TCM)
to make popcorn / popcorn
cornflakes / tortilla chips
Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉
penannular jade pendant (often used as a symbol of separation or resolution, for homophony reasons)
Mount Yu, the highest mountain in Taiwan (3952 m)
Yushan county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
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
lit. in books are sumptuous houses and graceful ladies (proverb) / fig. be diligent in your studies, success and glory will follow
corn kernel
Yuli town in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县, east Taiwan
nephrite / Hotan jade

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