宝玉
bǎo yù
Pinyin

Definition

宝玉
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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 CL: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
宝玉
bǎo yù
  1. 1 precious jade
  2. 2 treasures
张曼玉
Zhāng Màn yù
  1. 1 Maggie Cheung (1964-), Hong Kong actress
怜香惜玉
lián xiāng xī yù
  1. 1 to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
玉佩
yù pèi
  1. 1 jade pendant
  2. 2 jade ornament
玉兔
yù tù
  1. 1 the Jade Hare
  2. 2 the moon
玉器
yù qì
  1. 1 jade artifact
玉女
yù nu:3
  1. 1 beautiful woman
  2. 2 fairy maiden attending the Daoist immortals
  3. 3 (polite) sb else's daughter
  4. 4 Chinese dodder (Cuscuta chinensis), plant whose seeds are used for TCM
玉山
Yù Shān
  1. 1 Mount Yu, the highest mountain in Taiwan (3952 m)
玉帝
yù dì
  1. 1 the Jade Emperor
玉手
yù shǒu
  1. 1 lily-white hands
玉林
Yù lín
  1. 1 Yulin prefecture level city in Guangxi
玉树
Yù shù
  1. 1 Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: yus hru'u bod rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai
玉溪
Yù xī
  1. 1 Yuxi prefecture level city in Yunnan
玉环
Yù huán
  1. 1 Yuhuan county in Taizhou 台州[Tāi zhōu], Zhejiang
玉皇
Yù huáng
  1. 1 Jade Emperor (in Taoism)

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
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
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)
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
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
玉洁冰清
yù jié bīng qīng
  1. 1 clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
  2. 2 irreproachable
  3. 3 incorruptible
玉珉
yù mín
  1. 1 jade and jade-like stone
  2. 2 impossible to distinguish the genuine from the fake (idiom)
玉石俱焚
yù shí jù fén
  1. 1 to burn both jade and common stone
  2. 2 to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)
珉玉杂淆
mín yù zá xiáo
  1. 1 scholars of various talents (idiom)
珠玉在侧
zhū yù zài cè
  1. 1 gems at the side (idiom); flanked by genius
琼楼玉宇
qióng lóu yù yǔ
  1. 1 bejeweled jade palace (idiom); sumptuous dwelling
琼浆玉液
qióng jiāng yù yè
  1. 1 bejeweled nectar (idiom); ambrosia of the immortals
  2. 2 superb liquor
  3. 3 top quality wine

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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