玉U+73895 STROKES
Entry·pron. yù
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“Jade; a precious stone or gem; made of jade; pure and beautiful; precious or exquisite; a polite term for someone's body or actions.”
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- 玉米ㄩˋ ㄇㄧˇcorn; maize; a cereal grain with large kernels on a cob.
- 玉山ㄩˋ ㄕㄢMount Yu, the highest peak in Taiwan (3,952 m); a mountain in Chinese mythology where the Queen Mother of the West resides; a county in Jiangxi Province, China.
- 寶玉ㄅㄠˇ ㄩˋprecious jade; a valuable gemstone; figuratively, a treasured person or thing.
- 玉里ㄩˋ ㄌㄧˇYuli; a township in Hualien County, Taiwan; known for rice fields and hot springs.
- 拋磚引玉ㄆㄠ ㄓㄨㄢ ㄧㄣˇ ㄩˋa humble expression; offering one's modest work first to invite better contributions from others
- 賈寶玉ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄅㄠˇ ㄩˋJia Baoyu, the male protagonist of the Qing-era novel Dream of the Red Chamber; born with a jade in his mouth; deeply devoted to Lin Daiyu; in later continuations, he marries Xue Baochai and becomes a monk after passing the provincial exam.
- 玉石ㄩˋ ㄕˊjade and stone; jade; fine stone; metaphor for good and bad, worthy and foolish
- 林黛玉ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄩˋa frail, sickly, and sentimental young woman; a character in the Qing-dynasty novel Dream of the Red Chamber, known for her delicate health, poetic sensitivity, and tragic love
- 黛玉ㄉㄞˋ ㄩˋcharacter in Dream of the Red Chamber; a delicate, melancholy beauty
- 白玉ㄅㄞˊ ㄩˋwhite jade; a white jade variety of sugar apple grown in Taiwan
- 玉里鎮ㄩˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄣˋtownship in Hualien County, eastern Taiwan
- 玉女ㄩˋ ㄋㄩˇfairy maiden; beautiful woman; polite term for another's daughter
- 玉井ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇtown in Tainan, Taiwan
- 翠玉ㄘㄨㄟˋ ㄩˋemerald-green jadeite; lustrous, translucent hard jade used for fine ornaments
- 玉器ㄩˋ ㄑㄧˋjade objects; carved jade items; jade artifacts; jade ware.
- 周玉蔻ㄓㄡ ㄩˋ ㄎㄡˋTaiwanese journalist and political talk show host known for provocative commentary and frequent involvement in political controversies
- 愛玉ㄞˋ ㄩˋcreeping fig plant whose seeds produce a clear jelly; the jelly dessert itself, a popular Taiwanese summer treat served with syrup and lemon
- 玉皇大帝ㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋsupreme deity of Daoism; ruler of heaven, earth, and all gods, humans, and spirits
- 小玉ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩˋyellow-fleshed cantaloupe; a common Taiwanese melon variety
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