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precious jade / treasures
Maggie Cheung (1964-), Hong Kong actress
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jade
HSK 4
white marble / a type of white marble used for building and sculpting
jasper
delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom) / (of a woman) exquisite
pearls and jades / jewels / clever remark / beautiful writing / gems of wisdom / genius / outstanding person
corundum (mineral)
Abiud (son of Zerubbabel)
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
lustrous jade
jadeite
fine jade
(idiom) (courteous) please give me your frank opinion; your criticism will be most valuable
Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉
like gold or jade (idiom) / gorgeous / lovely / splendorous
every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
lit. in books are sumptuous houses and graceful ladies (proverb) / fig. be diligent in your studies, success and glory will follow
Karakax County in Hotan Prefecture 和田地區|和田地区, Xinjiang
magatama (Japanese curved beads)
pretty daughter in a humble family
crystal / old word for 水晶
Qin Taoyu, Tang poet, author of the poem "A Poor Woman" 貧女|贫女
sheep-fat white jade, a type of jade
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
topaz
jet
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
Zhang Tingyu (1672-1755), Qing politician, senior minister to three successive emperors, oversaw compilation of History of the Ming Dynasty 明史 and the Kangxi Dictionary 康熙字典
your son (honorific)
to accumulate gold and jewels (idiom); prosperous
gold and jade / precious
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)
nephrite / Hotan jade
turquoise (gemstone) (loanword)
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")
peyote (Lophophora williamsii)
to keep oneself pure / to preserve one's integrity / to remain chaste
Saitama (city and prefecture in Japan)
jade disk with a hole in the center
a marriage made in heaven (idiom)
Hui Liangyu (1944-) PRC Hui national career politician from Guilin, background in economics, politburo member 2002-2012, deputy chair of State Council 2003-2013
Youyu county in Shuozhou 朔州, Shanxi
wood jade (type of petrified wood)
lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering / secret illicit sex
honorific term for another person's brother
lit. pile up gold and jade / very rich


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