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"ornamental jade" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
玙 璵 yú ornamental jade
Chinese Pinyin Translation
装饰 裝飾 zhuāng shì to decorate / decoration / decorative / ornamental syn
观赏 觀賞 guān shǎng to look at sth with pleasure / to watch (sth marvelous) / ornamental syn
茶几 chá jī small side table / coffee table / teapoy (ornamental tripod with caddies for tea)
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
天宫 天宮 tiān gōng Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor) / Tiangong, Chinese space station program syn
花饰 花飾 huā shì ornamental design
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
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
桥头堡 橋頭堡 qiáo tóu bǎo bridgehead (military) / stronghold serving as a base for advancing further into enemy territory / bridge tower (ornamental structure at either end of a bridge) / (fig.) gateway (place that provides access to other places beyond it) / bridgehead (key location serving as a base for further expansion) 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)
饰面 飾面 shì miàn ornamental facing / veneer
和田玉 hé tián yù nephrite / Hotan jade
华表 華表 huá biǎo marble pillar (ornamental column in front of places, tombs)
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)
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
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
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
英石 yīng shí ornamental limestone rock (供石[gong1 shi2]) from Yingde 英德[Ying1 de2], Guangdong
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
俅 qiú ornamental cap
珲 琿 hún (fine jade)
瑷 璦 ài fine quality jade
璩 qú (jade ring)
瑗 yuàn large jade ring
琚 jū ornamental gems for belt
璁 cōng stone similar to jade
金童玉女 jīn tóng yù nǚ 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
抛砖引玉 拋磚引玉 pāo zhuān yǐn yù 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 syn
珠联璧合 珠聯璧合 zhū lián bì hé string of pearl and jade (idiom) / ideal combination / perfect pair syn
如花似玉 rú huā sì yù delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom) / (of a woman) exquisite syn
冰清玉洁 冰清玉潔 bīng qīng yù jié clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom) / spotless / irreproachable / incorruptible syn
玉皇大帝 yù huáng dà dì Jade Emperor
碔 wǔ inferior gem / a kind of jade
他山之石可以攻玉 tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù 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
偷香窃玉 偷香竊玉 tōu xiāng qiè yù lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom) / philandering / secret illicit sex syn
冰壶秋月 冰壺秋月 bīng hú 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
雕楹碧槛 雕楹碧檻 diāo yíng bì kǎn carved pillar, jade doorsill (idiom) / heavily decorated environment
怀璧其罪 懷璧其罪 huái bì qí zuì lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom) / to get into trouble on account of a cherished item / fig. A person's talent will arouse the envy of others.
珠流璧转 珠流璧轉 zhū liú bì zhuǎn lit. pearl flows, jade moves on (idiom) / fig. the passage of time / water under the bridge
琼楼玉宇 瓊樓玉宇 qióng lóu yù yǔ bejeweled jade palace (idiom) / sumptuous dwelling
芝兰玉树 芝蘭玉樹 zhī lán yù shù lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom) / fig. a child with splendid future prospects
金枝玉叶 金枝玉葉 jīn zhī yù yè golden branch, jade leaves (idiom) / fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty syn
锦衣玉食 錦衣玉食 jǐn yī yù shí brocade garments, jade meals (idiom) / a life of luxury / extravagance syn
鼎铛玉石 鼎鐺玉石 dǐng chēng yù 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
金玉满堂 金玉滿堂 jīn yù mǎn táng lit. gold and jade fill the hall (idiom) / fig. abundant wealth / abundance of knowledge syn
堆金积玉 堆金積玉 duī jīn jī yù lit. pile up gold and jade / very rich syn
引玉之砖 引玉之磚 yǐn yù zhī zhuān lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom) / fig. a modest suggestion intended to prompt others to come forward with better ideas
食玉炊桂 shí yù chuī guì food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom) / the cost of living is very high
瑄 xuān ornamental piece of jade
扳指 bān zhǐ 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)
玉人 yù rén a jade worker / a jade statuette / a beautiful person / (term of endearment)
玉珉 yù mín jade and jade-like stone / impossible to distinguish the genuine from the fake (idiom)
玉璞 yù pú stone containing jade / uncut jade
玊 sù jade with a blemish / person who cuts and polishes jade
珵 chéng fine jade / jade ornament
羊脂白玉 yáng zhī bái yù sheep-fat white jade, a type of jade
琈 fú (literary) a kind of jade / (literary) jade color
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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