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  *雅* | 雅* | *雅
elegant
Yahoo, Internet portal
Jacob (name) / James (name)
Jakarta, capital of Indonesia
Athena
elegant / refined beauty
Avon (cosmetics company)
Athens, capital of Greece
Tao or Yami, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
elegant scholar
yuppie (loanword) (Tw)
elegant and calm / gentle / quiet
can be enjoyed by scholars and lay-people alike (idiom)
elegant and pure
part of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 / a song / a poem set to elegant music / a refined chant / the biblical Song of Solomon
elegant pastime / refined plaything
(hon.) your great kindness
elegance
poetic individual / person of refined temperament
yuppie (loanword)
formal ceremonial music of each succeeding Chinese dynasty starting with the Zhou / Korean a'ak / Japanese gagaku
Jacques (name)
Ya'an, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省
refined appelation / (humor) sb's elegant monicker / (hon.) your esteemed name
distinguished assembly (of scholars)
refined and elegant attitude of mind
elegant and tasteful
Yalta
Yarlung Tsangpo River, Tibet
elegant / refined / delicate and charming
Yajiang county (Tibetan: nyag chu rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
court music and vulgar music (i.e. 雅樂|雅乐, music of the court, and 鄭聲|郑声, music of the state of Zheng, which was regarded as lewd)
elegant / refined / in good taste
(literary) spotless reputation
correct (literary) / upright / (hon.) Please point out my shortcomings. / I await your esteemed corrections.
Yaoundé, capital city of Cameroon
refined (of writing)
valued advice
your kind offer / your valued advice / delicate interest and charm
Aryan
simple and elegant
(restaurant etc) private room / booth / comfortable seating
(geology) (loanword) yardang
Yajiang county (Tibetan: nyag chu rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
Yamoussoukro, capital of Ivory Coast (Tw)
Yamaha
yuppie (loanword) / young urban professional, 1980s slang
(Tw) rental room without private bathroom
yaws (infectious tropical disease)
refined pleasure of poetic minds
variant of 鴉片|鸦片
IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
the Acropolis (Athens)
Accord (Honda brand Japanese car model)
Epistle of St James (in New Testament)
Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县, Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
Great Canyon of Yarlung Tsangpo-Brahmaputra (through the southeast Himalayas, from Tibet to Assam and Bangladesh)
refined activities of the intellectuals (regarding literature, paintings etc)
fine verse
Timon of Athens, 1607 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
yaws (infectious tropical disease)
Jacob (name) / Saint James
Jacobin club, French revolutionary party that played a leading role in the reign of terror 1791-1794
Yahweh
Yaounde, capital of Cameroon
refined feelings / distinguished emotions
Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县, Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县, Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县, Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
old friend / correct interpretation
(hon.) your distinguished thoughts / Thank you (for your esteemed contribution to our discussion).
Jaffa (Israeli port)
Jaffa (Israel)
elegant appearance / dignity
Yalong river of Tibet and Sichuan
Yale-China Association, independent organization founded in 1901
elegant name / honorific
dace
János (Hungarian name)
magnanimity / tolerance / high capacity for drinking
private room (in a restaurant, bath house, etc)
elegant orderliness / poise


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