雕琢 diāo zhuó to sculpt / to carve (jade) / ornate artwork / overly elaborate prose syn 黑子 hēi zǐ black piece (in Chinese chess) / black stone (in Go) / (astronomy) sunspot syn 玉石 yù shí jade / jade and stone / (fig.) the good and the bad syn 宝玉 寶玉 bǎo yù precious jade / treasures syn 天宫 天宮 tiān gōng Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor) / Tiangong, Chinese space station program syn 昏天黑地 hūn tiān hēi dì lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom) / fig. pitch dark / to black out / disorderly / troubled times syn 金碧辉煌 金碧輝煌 jīn bì huī huáng gold and jade in glorious splendor (idiom) / fig. a dazzling sight (e.g. royal palace) syn 豆豉 dòu chǐ black bean / black bean sauce 金玉 jīn yù gold and jade / precious syn 玉帝 yù dì the Jade Emperor 玉兔 yù tù the Jade Hare (legendary rabbit said to live in the Moon) / the Moon syn 玉器 yù qì jade artifact 美玉 měi yù fine jade syn 瑶池 瑤池 yáo chí the Jade lake on Mount Kunlun, residence of Xi Wangmu 西王母 琢磨 zhuó mó to carve and polish (jade) / to polish and refine a literary work syn 玉佩 yù pèi jade pendant / jade ornament syn 玉皇 yù huáng Jade Emperor (in Taoism) 真武 zhēn wǔ Lord of profound heaven, major Daoist deity / aka Black Tortoise 玄武 or Black heavenly emperor 玄天上帝 和田玉 hé tián yù nephrite / Hotan jade 璎珞 瓔珞 yīng luò jade or pearl necklace 玉石俱焚 yù shí jù fén to burn both jade and common stone / to destroy indiscriminately (idiom) 黑鬼 hēi guǐ black devil (derogatory term for black or African person) 化干戈为玉帛 化幹戈為玉帛 huà gān gē wéi yù bó lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom) / fig. to turn hostility into friendship syn 乌亮 烏亮 wū liàng lustrous and black / jet-black syn 珠圆玉润 珠圓玉潤 zhū yuán yù rùn lit. as round as pearls and as smooth as jade (idiom) / fig. elegant and polished (of singing or writing) syn 瑕不掩瑜 xiá bù yǎn yú lit. a blemish does not obscure jade's luster / the pros outweigh the cons (idiom) syn 碧 bì green jade / bluish green / blue / jade syn 琼 瓊 qióng jasper / fine jade / beautiful / exquisite (e.g. wine, food) / abbr. for Hainan province 玉 yù jade syn 琪 qí (literary) fine jade 翠 cuì bluish-green / green jade syn 圭 guī 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 syn 珉 mín alabaster, jade-like stone 珂 kē jade-like stone 玫 méi (fine jade) / used in 玫瑰[mei2 gui1] 瑕 xiá blemish / flaw in jade syn 琦 qí (literary) fine jade 璜 huáng semicircular jade ornament 砣 tuó steelyard weight / stone roller / to polish jade with an emery wheel syn 璧 bì jade annulus syn 完璧归赵 完璧歸趙 wán bì guī zhào lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom) / fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner syn 玟 mín jade-like stone 玟 wén veins in jade 璐 lù beautiful jade 珥 ěr pearl or jade earring syn 瑶 瑤 yáo jade / precious stone / mother-of-pearl / nacre / precious / used a complementary honorific 瑭 táng (jade) 玷 diàn blemish / disgrace / flaw in jade 骊 驪 lí black horse / jet steed / good horse / legendary black dragon 玉皇顶 玉皇頂 yù huáng dǐng Jade Emperor Peak on Mt Tai in Shandong 玉洁冰清 玉潔冰清 yù jié bīng qīng clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom) / spotless / irreproachable / incorruptible syn 完璧 wán bì flawless piece of jade / (fig.) perfect person or thing / virgin / to return sth intact 瑛 yīng (literary) translucent stone similar to jade / (literary) luster of jade 璋 zhāng jade tablet used in ceremonies, shaped like the left or right half of a "gui" 圭[gui1], also given to male infants to play with 琨 kūn (jade) 瑁 mào (jade) 玮 瑋 wěi (reddish jade) / precious / rare syn 磬 qìng chime stones, ancient percussion instrument made of stone or jade pieces hung in a row and struck as a xylophone syn 琮 cóng jade tube with round hole and rectangular sides, used ceremonially in ancient times 珲 琿 hún (fine jade) 瑷 璦 ài fine quality jade 璩 qú (jade ring) 瑗 yuàn large jade ring 璁 cōng stone similar to jade 将 將 jiàng (bound form) a general / (literary) to command / to lead / (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) syn 黑人 hēi rén black person / an illegal 黑色 hēi sè black 黑洞 hēi dòng (astronomy) black hole 晕倒 暈倒 yūn dǎo to faint / to swoon / to black out / to become unconscious syn 黑市 hēi shì black market 截然不同 jié rán bù tóng entirely different / different as black and white syn 黑白 hēi bái black and white / right and wrong / monochrome syn 漆黑 qī hēi pitch-black syn 乌云 烏雲 wū yún black cloud syn 黑发 黑髮 hēi fà black hair syn 狗熊 gǒu xióng black bear / coward syn 抹黑 mǒ hēi to discredit / to defame / to smear sb's name / to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family etc) / to blacken (e.g. commando's face for camouflage) / to black out or obliterate (e.g. censored words) syn 黑心 hēi xīn ruthless and lacking in conscience / vicious mind full of hatred and jealousy / black core (flaw in pottery) syn 白纸黑字 白紙黑字 bái zhǐ hēi zì (written) in black and white syn 害群之马 害群之馬 hài qún zhī mǎ lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom) / fig. troublemaker / black sheep / rotten apple syn 红茶 紅茶 hóng chá black tea / CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2] 黝黑 yǒu hēi dark / black / suntanned syn 黑熊 hēi xióng Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) syn 穷凶极恶 窮兇極惡 qióng xiōng jí è fiendish / black-hearted syn 遍体鳞伤 遍體鱗傷 biàn tǐ lín shāng covered all over with cuts and bruises / beaten black and blue / be a mass of bruises syn 黑匣子 hēi xiá zi (airplane) black box syn 五彩 wǔ cǎi five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue) / multicolored syn 黑海 hēi hǎi Black Sea 莨菪 làng dàng black henbane 石墨 shí mò black lead / graphite / plumbago 青鱼 青魚 qīng yú black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) / herring / mackerel syn 对比度 對比度 duì bǐ dù contrast (balance of black and white in TV screen setup) / degree of contrast 黑色素 hēi sè sù black pigment / melanin 草果 cǎo guǒ black cardamom / (dialect) strawberry syn 单色 單色 dān sè monochrome / monochromatic / black and white 青丝 青絲 qīng sī fine black hair / dried plum (sliced, as cake ingredient) syn 乌黑 烏黑 wū hēi jet-black / dark syn 银狐 銀狐 yín hú silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus) / also written 玄狐 syn 