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冰清玉洁 bīng qīng jié clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless / irreproachable / incorruptible
inferior gem / a kind of jade
gāi a kind of metal or jade ornament worn in ancient times to ward off evil spirits
鼎铛玉石 dǐng chēng 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
green jade / bluish green / blue / jade
jade
玉器 jade artifact
玉皇大帝 huáng Jade Emperor
玉皇 huáng Jade Emperor (in Taoism)
宝玉 bǎo precious jade / treasures
冰壶 bīng jade pot for cold water / curling (sport) / curling puck
完璧归赵 wán guī Zhào lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner
抛砖引玉 pāo zhuān yǐn 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
玉兔 the Jade Hare (legendary rabbit said to live in the Moon) / the Moon
如花似玉 huā delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom) / (of a woman) exquisite
珠玉 zhū pearls and jades / jewels / clever remark / beautiful writing / gems of wisdom / genius / outstanding person
冰壶秋月 bīng 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
宁为玉碎,不为瓦全 nìng wéi suì , wéi quán Better broken jade than intact tile. / Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
完璧 wán flawless piece of jade / (fig.) perfect person or thing / virgin / to return sth intact
玉石俱焚 shí fén to burn both jade and common stone / to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)
他山之石可以攻玉 shān zhī shí gōng 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
玉门关 mén Guān Yumen Pass, or Jade Gate, western frontier post on the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty, west of Dunhuang, in Gansu
锦衣玉食 jǐn shí brocade garments, jade meals (idiom); a life of luxury / extravagance
瑶池 Yáo chí the Jade lake on Mount Kunlun, residence of Xi Wangmu 西王母
朱绂 zhū (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


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