宝玉 (寶玉)
bǎo yù
Pinyin

Definition

宝玉 (寶玉)
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bǎo yù
  1. precious jade
  2. treasures

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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
玉
yù
  1. 1 jade
玉米
yù mǐ
  1. 1 corn
  2. 2 maize
  3. 3 classifier: 粒 lì
金枝玉叶
jīn zhī yù yè
  1. 1 golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
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

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
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

Sample Sentences

你才是“刘姥姥”呢！就从这边走吧。你看，那就是宝玉住的地方！
nǐ cái shì “Liú lǎolao ”ne ！jiù cóng zhèbiān zǒu ba 。nǐkàn ，nà jiùshì Bǎoyù zhù de dìfang ！
Look who's talking! You're actually “Grandma Liu！” Let's start from here. Look, that's where Baoyu lives.
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贾宝玉可真有福气，简直是扎进美女堆里了，有那么多又漂亮又有才的姐姐妹妹！
Jiǎ Bǎoyù kě zhēn yǒu fúqì ，jiǎnzhí shì zhā jìn měinǚ duī lǐ le ，yǒu nàme duō yòu piàoliang yòu yǒucái de jiějie mèimei ！
Jia Baoyu was really lucky. He was really buried in a pile of beautiful women. He had so many beautiful and talented sisters.
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怎么，你羡慕宝玉啦？一个纯粹的奶油小生，放到今天恐怕都没人要！一点男子汉气概都没有。
zěnme ，nǐ xiànmù Bǎoyù la ？yī ge chúncuì de nǎiyóuxiǎoshēng ，fàngdào jīntiān kǒngpà dōu méi rén yào ！yīdiǎn nánzǐhàn qìgài dōu méiyǒu 。
Huh? You admire Baoyu? He was a total pretty boy. I'm afraid no one would want him if he were around today. He wasn't the least bit manly.
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哎，假如你是宝玉，会喜欢黛玉还是宝钗？
āi ，jiǎrú nǐ shì Bǎoyù ，huì xǐhuan Dàiyù háishi Bǎochāi ？
Hey, if you were Baoyu, would you prefer Daiyu or Baochai?
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男神您好！小女子贾玉，贾宝玉的贾，贾宝玉的玉。
nánshén nínhǎo ！xiǎo nǚzǐ Jiǎ yù ，Jiǎ Bǎoyù de Jiǎ ，Jiǎ Bǎoyù de yù 。
Hello there, handsome! This fair maiden's name is Jia Yu, the Jia is the same as the Jia in the name of Jia Baoyu from Dream of the Red Chamber and the "yu" is the same as the "yu" from the name of Jia Baoyu from Dreams of Red Chamber.
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