美玉
měi yù
Pinyin

Definition

美玉
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měi yù
  1. fine jade

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

完美
wán měi
  1. 1 perfect
  2. 2 perfection
  3. 3 perfectly
精美
jīng měi
  1. 1 delicate
  2. 2 fine
  3. 3 refinement
美
Měi
  1. 1 the Americas
  2. 2 abbr. for 美洲[Měi zhōu]
  3. 3 USA
  4. 4 abbr. for 美國|美国[Měi guó]
美人
měi rén
  1. 1 beauty
  2. 2 belle
美国
Měi guó
  1. 1 United States
  2. 2 USA
  3. 3 US
美女
měi nu:3
  1. 1 beautiful woman
美好
měi hǎo
  1. 1 beautiful
  2. 2 fine
美丽
měi lì
  1. 1 beautiful
优美
yōu měi
  1. 1 graceful
  2. 2 fine
  3. 3 elegant
北美
Běi měi
  1. 1 North America
十全十美
shí quán shí měi
  1. 1 complete and beautiful
  2. 2 to be perfect (idiom)
唯美
wéi měi
  1. 1 aesthetics
审美
shěn měi
  1. 1 esthetics
  2. 2 appreciating the arts
  3. 3 taste
宝玉
bǎo yù
  1. 1 precious jade
  2. 2 treasures
爱美
ài měi
  1. 1 love of beauty
  2. 2 wishing to appear beautiful
  3. 3 to set store by one's appearance
林黛玉
Lín Dài yù
  1. 1 Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉
柔美
róu měi
  1. 1 gentle and beautiful
凄美
qī měi
  1. 1 poignant
  2. 2 sad and beautiful
玉
yù
  1. 1 jade
玉兔
yù tù
  1. 1 the Jade Hare
  2. 2 the moon

Idioms (20)

不吝珠玉
bù lìn zhū yù
  1. 1 lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.); fig. Please give me your frank opinion.
  2. 2 Your criticism will be most valuable.
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
仙姿玉色
xiān zī yù sè
  1. 1 heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady
偷香窃玉
tōu xiāng qiè yù
  1. 1 lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering
  2. 2 secret illicit sex
价廉物美
jià lián wù měi
  1. 1 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
两全其美
liǎng quán qí měi
  1. 1 to satisfy rival demands (idiom)
  2. 2 to get the best of both worlds
  3. 3 to have it both ways
  4. 4 to have one's cake and eat it too
冰清玉洁
bīng qīng yù jié
  1. 1 clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
  2. 2 irreproachable
  3. 3 incorruptible
化干戈为玉帛
huà gān gē wéi yù bó
  1. 1 lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to turn hostility into friendship
十全十美
shí quán shí měi
  1. 1 complete and beautiful
  2. 2 to be perfect (idiom)
天公不作美
tiān gōng bù zuò měi
  1. 1 Heaven is not cooperating (idiom)
  2. 2 the weather is not favorable for the planned activity
天公作美
tiān gōng zuò měi
  1. 1 Heaven is cooperating (idiom)
  2. 2 the weather is favorable for the planned activity (a variation of 天公不作美|天公不作美[tiān gōng bù zuò měi])
如花似玉
rú huā sì yù
  1. 1 delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)
  2. 2 (of a woman) exquisite
如金似玉
rú jīn sì yù
  1. 1 like gold or jade (idiom)
  2. 2 gorgeous
  3. 3 lovely
  4. 4 splendorous
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
  1. 1 every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
宁为玉碎，不为瓦全
nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán
  1. 1 Better broken jade than intact tile.
  2. 2 Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
专美于前
zhuān měi yú qián
  1. 1 to monopolize the limelight (idiom)
  2. 2 to get all the glory
  3. 3 to rank highest
引玉之砖
yǐn yù zhī zhuān
  1. 1 lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a modest suggestion intended to prompt others to come forward with better ideas
爱美之心，人皆有之
ài měi zhī xīn , rén jiē yǒu zhī
  1. 1 everyone loves beauty (idiom)
怜香惜玉
lián xiāng xī yù
  1. 1 to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
抛砖引玉
pāo zhuān yǐn yù
  1. 1 lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling

Sample Sentences

这不是我最爱的汝窑瓷吗？汝窑瓷的颜色如美玉一般，安静、典雅，家里有几个仿宋朝汝窑瓷的茶杯，我家人都爱不释手呢！
zhè búshi wǒ zuì ài de rǔyáo cí ma ？rǔyáo cí de yánsè rú měiyù yībān ，ānjìng 、diǎnyǎ ，jiālǐ yǒu jǐge fǎng Sòngcháo rǔyáo cí de chábēi ，wǒ jiārén dōu àibùshìshǒu ne ！
Isn't this my favourite, Ru Ware pottery? The colors of Ru Ware pottery are similar to jade, quiet, elegant. I've got a few faux Song Dynasty Ru Ware teacups, and my family really love them!
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