雕琢 diāo zhuó to sculpt / to carve (jade) / ornate artwork / overly elaborate prose 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 青豆 qīng dòu green soybean / green peas 天宫 天宮 tiān gōng Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor) / Tiangong, Chinese space station program 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 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 青葱 青蔥 qīng cōng scallion / green onion / verdant / lush green syn 玉器 yù qì jade artifact 踏青 tà qīng lit. tread the green / go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green) / spring hike season around Qingming festival 清明, 4th-6th April syn 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 嫩绿 嫩綠 nèn lǜ tender green / soft green syn 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) 墨绿 墨綠 mò lǜ dark green / forest green syn 和田玉 hé tián yù nephrite / Hotan jade 璎珞 瓔珞 yīng luò jade or pearl necklace 青黄不接 青黃不接 qīng huáng bù jiē lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom) / the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop / temporary deficit in manpower or resources / unable to make ends meet syn 玉石俱焚 yù shí jù fén to burn both jade and common stone / to destroy indiscriminately (idiom) 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 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 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 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 玖 jiǔ black jade / nine (banker's anti-fraud numeral) 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 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 绿色 綠色 lǜ sè green 绿灯 綠燈 lǜ dēng green light (traffic signal) / (fig.) permission to proceed syn 绿卡 綠卡 lǜ kǎ permanent residency permit (originally referred specifically to the US green card) 绿茶 綠茶 lǜ chá green tea / (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative / a girl who has these qualities 绿叶 綠葉 lǜ yè green leaf / (fig.) actor playing a supporting role 青山 qīng shān green hills / (the good) life syn 绿帽子 綠帽子 lǜ mào zi green hat (figuratively, a symbol of being a cuckold) 眼红 眼紅 yǎn hóng to covet / envious / jealous / green with envy / infuriated / furious syn 青菜 qīng cài green vegetables / Chinese cabbage syn 绿地 綠地 lǜ dì green area (e.g. urban park or garden) syn 杀青 殺青 shā qīng to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc) / to finalize / to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves) syn 青色 qīng sè cyan / blue-green syn 翠绿 翠綠 cuì lǜ greenish-blue / emerald green syn 青椒 qīng jiāo Capsicum annuum / green pepper syn 豆角 dòu jiǎo string bean / snap bean / green bean syn 碧绿 碧綠 bì lǜ dark green syn 炉火纯青 爐火純青 lú huǒ chún qīng lit. the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom) / fig. (of an art, a technique etc) brought to the point of perfection syn 黄绿色 黃綠色 huáng lǜ sè yellow green 绿化 綠化 lǜ huà to make green with plants / to reforest / (Internet slang) Islamization 灯红酒绿 燈紅酒綠 dēng hóng jiǔ lǜ lanterns red, wine green (idiom) / feasting and pleasure-seeking / debauched and corrupt environment syn 绿藻 綠藻 lǜ zǎo green algae / chlorella (dietary supplement) 青翠 qīng cuì fresh and green / verdant syn 开绿灯 開綠燈 kāi lǜ dēng to give the green light / to give the go-ahead syn 四季豆 sì jì dòu green bean / French bean / runner bean syn 绿水 綠水 lǜ shuǐ green water / crystal-clear water syn 墨绿色 墨綠色 mò lǜ sè dark or deep green syn 蓝藻 藍藻 lán zǎo cyanobacterium (blue-green alga) 葱花 蔥花 cōng huā chopped green onions 绿油油 綠油油 lǜ yóu yóu lush green / verdant syn 毛豆 máo dòu immature green soy beans, either still in the pod (edamame) or removed from the pod syn 葱郁 蔥鬱 cōng yù verdant / lush green and full of life syn 清茶 qīng chá green tea / only tea (without food) 深绿 深綠 shēn lǜ dark green syn 橄榄绿 橄欖綠 gǎn lǎn lǜ olive-green (color) 大方 dà fāng expert / scholar / mother earth / a type of green tea syn 绿草 綠草 lǜ cǎo green grass 