玉
yù
Pinyin
Definition
玉
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- jade
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉
- 1 jade
- 1 golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
- 1 delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)
- 2 (of a woman) exquisite
Idioms (20)
不吝珠玉
- 1 lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.); fig. Please give me your frank opinion.
- 2 Your criticism will be most valuable.
他山之石可以攻玉
- 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
- 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
仙姿玉色
- 1 heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady
偷香窃玉
- 1 lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering
- 2 secret illicit sex
冰清玉洁
- 1 clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
- 2 irreproachable
- 3 incorruptible
Sample Sentences
后来秦宇向女孩儿的邻居们打听,才知道原来女孩儿7月31日在上海看完话剧表演后,在回酒店的路上被一个酒后驾车的司机撞上,当场身亡,香消玉陨了,而8月7日那天正好是女孩儿的头七。
Afterwards, QinYu asked the girl's neighbor. As it turned out, the girl got hit by a drunk driver on her way back to the hotel, right after she watched the play in Shanghai on 31st of July. She died at the scene. This pretty girl perished along with her fragrance. August 7th is the 7th day after her death.
银汉无声转玉盘
The Milky Way is quiet and the full moon is like a beautiful jade in the sky.
怎么会苦巴巴呢?书中自有黄金屋,书中自有颜如玉呀。
How can you feel pathetic? Gold and beauty can be found in books.
到了汉代,皇宫里夏季便有了“清凉殿”,内有多重降温装置,以石头为床,用玉晶盘装冰块,还有人站在一旁对着扇扇子,清凉无比。
In the Han Dynasty, the palace had a "cool hall" in the summer, with multiple cooling devices inside, such as a stone bed, plates made from jade crystals to store ice cubes and people using fans. The coolness was incomparable.
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!
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!
是啊,其中梁朝伟三次夺得最佳男主角桂冠,张曼玉四夺最佳女主角,成为当之无愧的金马王和金马女皇。
Yeah, amid this Hong Kong trend, Tony Leung won best actor three times and Maggie Cheung won best actress four times, making them deserving of the title King and Queen of the Golden Horse Awards.
从词中怎么看出惆怅或达观呢?“我欲乘风归去,又恐琼楼玉宇,高处不胜寒…”这让我觉得有点消极的意味,是这样吗?
How is it that I see melancholy and a philosophical outlook in the ci poem? The line "I want to return there on the wind, my only fear is being too cold on the heights of the bejeweled jade palace..." puts me in mind of a more negative tone, is that correct?
欸,给你们介绍一下啊,这是贺萧,我们初中风云人物,现在自己做老板。这是我们司法局可爱的会计,新娘的好朋友贾玉。
Agh, I'll introduce you both. This is He Xiao, he was the ladykiller of my Junior High School, now he's his own boss. This is Jia Yu, one of the lovelier accountants at the Ministry of Justice and a good friend of the bride.
男神您好!小女子贾玉,贾宝玉的贾,贾宝玉的玉。
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.
书中自有黄金屋,书中自有颜如玉
The wealth will come to you naturally as long as you study well.