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lit. carved railings and jade steps (idiom) / fig. richly ornamented (building)
clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless / irreproachable / incorruptible
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  *碔* | 碔* | *碔
inferior gem / a kind of jade
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  *㱾* | 㱾* | *㱾
a kind of metal or jade ornament worn in ancient times to ward off evil spirits
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
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  *碧* | 碧* | *碧
green jade / bluish green / blue / jade
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  *玉* | 玉* | *玉
jade
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jade artifact
Jade Emperor
Jade Emperor (in Taoism)
precious jade / treasures
jade pot for cold water / curling (sport) / curling puck
lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner
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
the Jade Hare (legendary rabbit said to live in the Moon) / the Moon
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
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
Better broken jade than intact tile. / Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
flawless piece of jade / (fig.) perfect person or thing / virgin / to return sth intact
to burn both jade and common stone / to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)
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
Yumen Pass, or Jade Gate, western frontier post on the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty, west of Dunhuang, in Gansu
brocade garments, jade meals (idiom); a life of luxury / extravagance
the Jade lake on Mount Kunlun, residence of Xi Wangmu 西王母
(archaic) red silk ribbon tied to a seal or a jade pendant / red knee cover, part of an official's robes (also a synedoche for the attire of an official) / to be an official
jade / jade and stone / (fig.) the good and the bad
lustrous jade
lit. gold and jade fill the hall (idiom) / fig. abundant wealth / abundance of knowledge
lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering / secret illicit sex
ring-like jade belt pendant
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
Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor) / Tiangong, Chinese space station program
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  *㻬* | 㻬* | *㻬
a kind of jade
the Jade Emperor
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  *珦* | 珦* | *珦
a kind of jade
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  *瑏* | 瑏* | *瑏
(jade)
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  *瑕* | 瑕* | *瑕
blemish / flaw in jade
fine jade
Mt Yulong or Jade dragon in Lijiang 麗江|丽江, northwest Yunnan
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  *圭* | 圭* | *圭
jade tablet, square at the base and rounded or pointed at the top, held by the nobility at ceremonies / sundial / (ancient unit of volume) a tiny amount; a smidgen; a speck
(literary) (onom.) tinkling of jade pendants
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  *璐* | 璐* | *璐
beautiful jade
like gold or jade (idiom) / gorgeous / lovely / splendorous
jade pendant / jade ornament
bejeweled jade palace (idiom); sumptuous dwelling
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  *琅* | 琅* | *琅
jade-like stone / clean and white / tinkling of pendants
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  *瑔* | 瑔* | *瑔
jade / shell
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  *玞* | 玞* | *玞
a kind of jade
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  *珵* | 珵* | *珵
fine jade / jade ornament
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  *琎* | 琎* | *琎
jade-like stone
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  *璬* | 璬* | *璬
jade pendant / jade ornament
sheep-fat white jade, a type of jade
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  *翠* | 翠* | *翠
bluish-green / green jade
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  *攺* | 攺* | *攺
a kind of metal or jade ornament worn in ancient times to ward off evil spirits
golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
jade-like stone
wood jade (type of petrified wood)
food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom) / the cost of living is very high
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  *璁* | 璁* | *璁
stone similar to jade
a jade worker / a jade statuette / a beautiful person / (term of endearment)
stone containing jade / uncut jade
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  *瑿* | 瑿* | *瑿
a black stone like jade / jet
lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom); fig. a child with splendid future prospects
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  *璋* | 璋* | *璋
jade tablet used in ceremonies, shaped like the left or right half of a "gui" , also given to male infants to play with
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  *玶* | 玶* | *玶
name of one kind of jade
lit. pearl flows, jade moves on (idiom); fig. the passage of time / water under the bridge
jade or pearl necklace
lit. reeds leaning on a jade tree (idiom) / fig. the lowly associating with the noble; the weak seeking help from the strong
gold and jade in glorious splendor (idiom) / fig. a dazzling sight (e.g. royal palace)
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  *玊* | 玊* | *玊
jade with a blemish / person who cuts and polishes jade
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  *玗* | 玗* | *玗
semiprecious stone / a kind of jade
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  *玿* | 玿* | *玿
(literary) a kind of fine jade
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  *珒* | 珒* | *珒
a kind of jade
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  *琇* | 琇* | *琇
(jade)
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  *瑁* | 瑁* | *瑁
(jade)
lit. a blemish does not obscure jade's luster / the pros outweigh the cons (idiom)
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  *璮* | 璮* | *璮
a kind of jade
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  *㻅* | 㻅* | *㻅
jade ornament in the seams of cap
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  *磬* | 磬* | *磬
chime stones, ancient percussion instrument made of stone or jade pieces hung in a row and struck as a xylophone
ornamental thumb ring (originally a ring, often made from jade, worn by archers in ancient times to protect the right thumb when drawing a bowstring)
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  *珥* | 珥* | *珥
pearl or jade earring
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  *璇* | 璇* | *璇
(jade)
lit. as round as pearls and as smooth as jade (idiom) / fig. elegant and polished (of singing or writing)
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  *琦* | 琦* | *琦
(literary) fine jade
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  *砆* | 砆* | *砆
agate / inferior gem / a kind of jade
lit. the golden bird of the sun sets in the west, the jade hare of the moon rises in the east / fig. at sunset
gold and jade / precious
jade purse, a cultivar of lychee
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  *玫* | 玫* | *玫
(fine jade) / used in 玫瑰
string of pearl and jade (idiom); ideal combination / perfect pair
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  *珷* | 珷* | *珷
inferior gem / a kind of jade
white jade / tofu (by analogy)
nephrite / Hotan jade
clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless / irreproachable / incorruptible
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  *珉* | 珉* | *珉
alabaster, jade-like stone
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  *瑨* | 瑨* | *瑨
(literary) jade-like stone
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  *瓁* | 瓁* | *瓁
uncarved jade
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  *琨* | 琨* | *琨
(jade)
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  *璚* | 璚* | *璚
half-circle jade ring

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