white marble; a type of white marble used for building and sculpting
和田玉和田玉he2 tian2 yu4
nephrite; Hetian jade
黑煤玉黑煤玉hei1 mei2 yu4
jet
红玉髓紅玉髓hong2 yu4 sui3
cornelian (mineral)
化干戈为玉帛化干戈為玉帛hua4 gan1 ge1 wei2 yu4 bo2
lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom); fig. to turn hostility into friendship
黄玉黃玉huang2 yu4
topaz
回良玉回良玉hui2 liang2 yu4
Hui Liangyu (1944-) PRC Hui national career politician from Guilin, background in economics, politburo member from 2002, deputy chair of State Council from 2003
积金累玉積金累玉ji1 jin1 lei3 yu4
to accumulate gold and jewels (idiom); prosperous
贾宝玉賈寶玉jia3 bao3 yu4
Jia Baoyu, male character in The Dream of Red Mansions, in love with his cousin Lin Daiyu 林黛玉 but obliged to marry Xue Baochai 薛寶釵|薛宝钗
金科玉律金科玉律jin1 ke1 yu4 lv4
golden rule; key principle
金童玉女金童玉女jin1 tong2 yu4 nv3
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
Better broken jade than intact tile.; Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
抛砖引玉拋磚引玉pao1 zhuan1 yin3 yu4
lit. to throw a brick to attract jade (idiom); fig. I offer a humble remark, please give us your valued opinion (e.g. commonplace remarks as a foreword to a distinguished speech)
埼玉埼玉qi2 yu4
Saitama (city and prefecture in Japan)
秦韬玉秦韜玉qin2 tao1 yu4
Qin Taoyu, Tang poet, author of poem "A Poor Woman" 貧女|贫女
琼浆玉液瓊漿玉液qiong2 jiang1 yu4 ye4
bejeweled nectar (idiom); ambrosia of the immortals; superb liquor; top quality wine
琼楼玉宇瓊樓玉宇qiong2 lou2 yu4 yu3
bejeweled jade palace (idiom); sumptuous dwelling
如花似玉如花似玉ru2 hua1 si4 yu4
delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom); (of a woman) exquisite
如金似玉如金似玉ru2 jin1 si4 yu4
like gold or jade (idiom); gorgeous; lovely; splendorous
软玉軟玉ruan3 yu4
nephrite; Ca(Mg,Fe)3(SiO3)4
食玉炊桂食玉炊桂shi2 yu4 chui1 gui4
food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom); the cost of living is very high
石玉昆石玉昆shi2 yu4 kun1
Shi Yukun (probably c. 1810-c. 1871), Qing pinghua 評話|评话 master storyteller
守身如玉守身如玉shou3 shen1 ru2 yu4
to keep oneself pure; to preserve one's integrity; to remain chaste
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
汤玉麟湯玉麟tang1 yu4 lin2
Tang Yulin (1871-1937), minor warlord in northeast China, sometime governor of Chengde 承德, mostly poor in battle but very successful at accumulating personal wealth
亭亭玉立亭亭玉立ting2 ting2 yu4 li4
slender and elegant (of a woman)
偷香窃玉偷香竊玉tou1 xiang1 qie4 yu4
lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering; secret illicit sex
土耳其玉土耳其玉tu3 er3 qi2 yu4
turquoise (gemstone) (loanword)
吴玉章吳玉章wu2 yu4 zhang1
Wu Yuzhang (1878-1966), writer, educator and communist politician
惜香怜玉惜香憐玉xi1 xiang1 lian2 yu4
see 憐香惜玉|怜香惜玉
仙姿玉色仙姿玉色xian1 zi1 yu4 se4
heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady
香娇玉嫩香嬌玉嫩xiang1 jiao1 yu4 nen4
a beautiful woman
小家碧玉小家碧玉xiao3 jia1 bi4 yu4
pretty daughter in a humble family
亚比玉亞比玉ya4 bi3 yu4
Abiud (son of Zerubbabel)
杨玉环楊玉環yang2 yu4 huan2
Yang Yuhuan or Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃 (719-756), famous Tang beauty, consort of Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗, blamed for extravagance and killed as a scapegoat during the An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱
羊脂白玉羊脂白玉yang2 zhi1 bai2 yu4
sheep-fat white jade, a type of jade
引玉之砖引玉之磚yin3 yu4 zhi1 zhuan1
lit. a brick thrown after a jade; enticing sb to come forward (idiom)
右玉右玉you4 yu4
Youyu county in Shuozhou 朔州, Shanxi
右玉县右玉縣you4 yu4 xian4
Youyu county in Shuozhou 朔州, Shanxi
玉成玉成yu4 cheng2
please help achieve something (formal)
玉川玉川yu4 chuan1
Tamagawa (name); Tamagawa city in Akita prefecture, Japan
玉川市玉川市yu4 chuan1 shi4
Tamagawa city in Akita prefecture, Japan
玉带海雕玉帶海鵰yu4 dai4 hai3 diao1
(bird species of China) Pallas's fish eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus)
玉帝玉帝yu4 di4
the Jade Emperor
玉夫座玉夫座yu4 fu1 zuo4
Sculptor (constellation)
玉桂玉桂yu4 gui4
see 肉桂
玉荷包玉荷包yu4 he2 bao1
jade purse, a cultivar of lychee
玉衡玉衡yu4 heng2
epsilon Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
玉红省玉紅省yu4 hong2 sheng3
rubicene (chemistry)
玉环玉環yu4 huan2
Yuhuan county in Taizhou 台州, Zhejiang
玉环县玉環縣yu4 huan2 xian4
Yuhuan county in Taizhou 台州, Zhejiang
玉皇玉皇yu4 huang2
Jade Emperor (in Taoism)
玉皇大帝玉皇大帝yu4 huang2 da4 di4
Jade Emperor
玉皇顶玉皇頂yu4 huang2 ding3
Jade Emperor peak on Mt Taishan
玉洁冰清玉潔冰清yu4 jie2 bing1 qing1
clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless; irreproachable; incorruptible
玉茎玉莖yu4 jing1
(literary) penis
玉井玉井yu4 jing3
Yuching township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县, Taiwan
玉井乡玉井鄉yu4 jing3 xiang1
Yuching township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县, Taiwan
玉玦玉玦yu4 jue2
penannular jade pendant (often used as a symbol of separation or resolution, for homophony reasons)
Yulong Naxi autonomous county in Lijiang 麗江|丽江, Yunnan
玉龙县玉龍縣yu4 long2 xian4
Yulong Naxi autonomous county in Lijiang 麗江|丽江, Yunnan
玉龙雪山玉龍雪山yu4 long2 xue3 shan1
Mt Yulong or Jade dragon in Lijiang 麗江|丽江, northwest Yunnan
玉露玉露yu4 lu4
gyokuro (shaded Japanese green tea); (old) early-morning autumn dew; fine liquor
玉门玉門yu4 men2
Yumen county level city in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
玉门玉門yu4 men2
(literary) vaginal opening; vulva
玉门关玉門關yu4 men2 guan1
Yumen Pass, or Jade Gate, western frontier post on the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty, west of Dunhuang, in Gansu
玉门市玉門市yu4 men2 shi4
Yumen county level city in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
玉米玉米yu4 mi3
corn; maize
玉米饼玉米餅yu4 mi3 bing3
corn cake; Mexican tortilla
玉米赤霉烯酮玉米赤霉烯酮yu4 mi3 chi4 mei2 xi1 tong2
zearalenone
玉米淀粉玉米澱粉yu4 mi3 dian4 fen3
corn starch
玉米粉玉米粉yu4 mi3 fen3
cornflour; corn starch
玉米糕玉米糕yu4 mi3 gao1
corn cake; polenta (corn mush)
玉米花玉米花yu4 mi3 hua1
popcorn
玉米面玉米麵yu4 mi3 mian4
cornmeal; maize flour
玉米片玉米片yu4 mi3 pian4
cornflakes; tortilla chips
玉米糁玉米糝yu4 mi3 san3
corn grits
玉米笋玉米筍yu4 mi3 sun3
baby corn
玉米糖浆玉米糖漿yu4 mi3 tang2 jiang1
corn syrup
玉珉玉珉yu4 min2
jade and jade-like stone; impossible to distinguish the genuine from the fake (idiom)
玉女玉女yu4 nv3
beautiful woman; fairy maiden attending the Daoist immortals; (polite) sb else's daughter; Chinese dodder (Cuscuta chinensis), plant whose seeds are used for TCM
玉佩玉佩yu4 pei4
jade pendant; jade ornament
玉篇玉篇yu4 pian1
Yupian, Chinese dictionary compiled by Gu Yewang 顧野王|顾野王 in 6th century AD
玉屏侗族自治县玉屏侗族自治縣yu4 ping2 dong4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4
Yuping Dong Autonomous County in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区, Guizhou
玉屏县玉屏縣yu4 ping2 xian4
Yuping Dong autonomous county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区, Guizhou
玉璞玉璞yu4 pu2
stone containing jade; uncut jade
玉普西隆玉普西隆yu4 pu3 xi1 long2
upsilon (Greek letter Υυ)
玉器玉器yu4 qi4
jade artifact
玉泉玉泉yu4 quan2
Yuquan District of Hohhot City 呼和浩特市, Inner Mongolia
玉泉玉泉yu4 quan2
nephrite (used in TCM)
玉泉区玉泉區yu4 quan2 qu1
Yuquan District of Hohhot City 呼和浩特市, Inner Mongolia
玉泉营玉泉營yu4 quan2 ying2
Yuquanying
玉人玉人yu4 ren2
a jade worker; a jade statuette; a beautiful person; (term of endearment)
玉人吹箫玉人吹簫yu4 ren2 chui1 xiao1
virtuoso piper wins a beauty; the xiao 箫 (mouth organ) virtuoso 萧史 won for his wife the beautiful daughter of Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公
玉山玉山yu4 shan1
Mount Yu, the highest mountain in Taiwan (3952 m)
玉山玉山yu4 shan1
Yushan county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
玉山雀鹛玉山雀鶥yu4 shan1 que4 mei2
(bird species of China) Taiwan fulvetta (Fulvetta formosana)
玉山县玉山縣yu4 shan1 xian4
Yushan county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
玉山噪鹛玉山噪鶥yu4 shan1 zao4 mei2
(bird species of China) white-whiskered laughingthrush (Trochalopteron morrisonianum)
玉石玉石yu4 shi2
precious stones; jade and stone
玉石俱焚玉石俱焚yu4 shi2 ju4 fen2
to burn both jade and common stone; to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)
玉手玉手yu4 shou3
lily-white hands
玉蜀黍玉蜀黍yu4 shu3 shu3
corn
玉树玉樹yu4 shu4
Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: yus hru'u bod rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai
玉树县玉樹縣yu4 shu4 xian4
Yushu county (Tibetan: yus hru'u rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州, Qinghai
玉树藏族自治州玉樹藏族自治州yu4 shu4 zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1
Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: yus hru'u bod rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai
玉树州玉樹州yu4 shu4 zhou1
Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: yus hru'u bod rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai
玉素甫玉素甫yu4 su4 fu3
Yusuf, Arabic given name (Joseph)
玉髓玉髓yu4 sui3
chalcedony; agate; exquisite wine
玉田玉田yu4 tian2
Yutian county in Tangshan 唐山, Hebei
玉田县玉田縣yu4 tian2 xian4
Yutian county in Tangshan 唐山, Hebei
玉头姬鹟玉頭姬鶲yu4 tou2 ji1 weng1
(bird species of China) sapphire flycatcher (Ficedula sapphira)
玉兔玉兔yu4 tu4
the Jade Hare; the moon
玉溪玉溪yu4 xi1
Yuxi prefecture level city in Yunnan
玉溪地区玉溪地區yu4 xi1 di4 qu1
Yuxi prefecture in Yunnan
玉溪市玉溪市yu4 xi1 shi4
Yuxi prefecture level city in Yunnan
玉札玉札yu4 zha2
great burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis); nephrite
玉州玉州yu4 zhou1
Yuzhou district of Yulin city 玉林市, Guangxi
玉州区玉州區yu4 zhou1 qu1
Yuzhou district of Yulin city 玉林市, Guangxi
玉竹玉竹yu4 zhu2
angular Solomon's seal; Polygonatum odoratum
葬玉埋香葬玉埋香zang4 yu4 mai2 xiang1
lit. burying jade and interring incense (idiom); funeral for a beautiful person
张曼玉張曼玉zhang1 man4 yu4
Maggie Cheung (1964-), Hong Kong actress
张廷玉張廷玉zhang1 ting2 yu4
Zhang Tingyu (1672-1755), Qing politician, senior minister to three successive emperors, oversaw compilation of History of the Ming Dynasty 明史 and the Kangxi Dictionary 康熙字典
芝兰玉树芝蘭玉樹zhi1 lan2 yu4 shu4
lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom); fig. a child with splendid future prospects
珠玉珠玉zhu1 yu4
pearls and jades; jewels; clever remark; beautiful writing; gems of wisdom; genius; outstanding person