Usage of the character 玉

Baiyü county (Tibetan: dpal yul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州 ( Gānzī Zàngzúzìzhìzhōu), Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

cànyù

璨玉

[璨玉]

lustrous jade

yùchéng

玉成

[玉成]

please help achieve something (formal)

Yùquán

玉泉

[玉泉]

Yuquan District of Hohhot City 呼和浩特市 ( Hūhéhàotè Shì), Inner Mongolia

yùzhá

玉札

[玉札]

great burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis), a plant whose root is used in TCM
(old) (courteous) your letter

yùyīn

玉音

[玉音]

(deferential) your letter

jīnyù

金玉

[金玉]

gold and jade
precious

gāngyù

刚玉

[剛玉]

corundum (mineral)

yùmén

玉门

[玉門]

(literary) vaginal opening
vulva

Mòyù

墨玉

[墨玉]

Karakax County in Hotan Prefecture 和田地區／和田地区 ( Hétián Dìqū), Xinjiang

yùjīng

玉茎

[玉莖]

(literary) penis

ruǎnyù

软玉

[軟玉]

nephrite
Ca(Mg,Fe)3(SiO3)4

Yùhéng

玉衡

[玉衡]

Alioth; Epsilon Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

Yùxī

玉溪

[玉溪]

see 玉溪市 ( Yùxī Shì)

Yùtián

玉田

[玉田]

Yutian county in Tangshan 唐山 ( Tángshān), Hebei

Yùzhōu

玉州

[玉州]

Yuzhou district of Yulin city 玉林市 ( Yùlínshì), Guangxi

yùguì

玉桂

[玉桂]

see 肉桂 (ròuguì)

lányù

兰玉

[蘭玉]

your son (honorific)

Yùhuáng

玉皇

[玉皇]

Jade Emperor (in Taoism)

Yùshān

玉山

[玉山]

Yushan county in Shangrao 上饒／上饶, Jiangxi

kūnyù

昆玉

[昆玉]

honorific term for another person's brother

yùcóng

玉琮

[玉琮]

see 琮 (cóng)

yùqì

玉器

[玉器]

jade artifact

shuǐyù

水玉

[水玉]

crystal
old word for 水晶

wēnyù

温玉

[溫玉]

onsen tamago; hot spring egg (soft-boiled egg cooked slowly in hot spring water) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 温玉 "ontama", which is an abbr. for 温泉玉子 "onsen tamago")

Yùlín

玉林

[玉林]

see 玉林市 ( Yùlín Shì)

yùzhú

玉竹

[玉竹]

angular Solomon's seal
Polygonatum odoratum

Yùpiān

玉篇

[玉篇]

Yupian, Chinese dictionary compiled by Gu Yewang 顧野王／顾野王 ( Gù Yěwáng) in 6th century AD

yùluó

玉螺

[玉螺]

moon snail (sea snail of the Naticidae family)

Yùmén

玉门

[玉門]

see 玉門市／玉门市 ( Yùmén Shì)

měiyù

美玉

[美玉]

fine jade

yùpèi

玉佩

[玉佩]

jade pendant
jade ornament

huángyù

黄玉

[黃玉]

topaz

yùquán

玉泉

[玉泉]

nephrite (used in TCM)

zhūyù

珠玉

[珠玉]

pearls and jades
jewels
clever remark
beautiful writing
gems of wisdom
genius
outstanding person

Yùshù

玉树

[玉樹]

see 玉樹藏族自治州／玉树藏族自治州 ( Yùshù Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu)

yùdì

玉帝

[玉帝]

the Jade Emperor

yùmín

玉珉

[玉珉]

jade and jade-like stone
impossible to distinguish the genuine from the fake (idiom)

gōuyù

勾玉

[勾玉]

magatama (Japanese curved beads)

yùshǒu

玉手

[玉手]

lily-white hands

yùmǐbàng

玉米棒

[玉米棒]

corn cob

Yùtiánxiàn

玉田县

[玉田縣]

Yutian county in Tangshan 唐山 ( Tángshān), Hebei

Yùpíng Xiàn

玉屏县

[玉屏縣]

Yuping Dong Autonomous County in Tongren 銅仁市／铜仁市 ( Tóngrén Shì), Guizhou

Yùchuānshì

玉川市

[玉川市]

Tamagawa city in Akita prefecture, Japan

yùhóngshěng

玉红省

[玉紅省]

rubicene (chemistry)

Yòuyùxiàn

右玉县

[右玉縣]

Youyu county in Shuozhou 朔州 ( Shuòzhōu), Shanxi

Yùmén Guān

玉门关

[玉門關]

Yumen Pass, or Jade Gate, western frontier post on the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty, west of Dunhuang, in Gansu

lüyùsuǐ

绿玉髓

[綠玉髓]

(mineralogy) chrysoprase

àiyùbīng

爱玉冰

[愛玉冰]

jelly snack made by kneading jelly fig seeds 愛玉子／爱玉子 (àiyùzǐ) in water and combining with flavorings (popular in Taiwan and Singapore)

Báiyùxiàn

白玉县

[白玉縣]

Baiyü county (Tibetan: dpal yul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州 ( Gānzī Zàngzúzìzhìzhōu), Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

see 愛玉冰／爱玉冰 (àiyùbīng)

yùlánhuā

玉兰花

[玉蘭花]

magnolia

Huí Liángyù

回良玉

[回良玉]

Hui Liangyu (1944-) PRC Hui national career politician from Guilin, background in economics, politburo member 2002-2012, deputy chair of State Council 2003-2013

yùshǔshǔ

玉蜀黍

[玉蜀黍]

corn

yùmǐmiàn

玉米面

[玉米麵]

cornmeal; maize flour

Zhāng Tíngyù

张廷玉

[張廷玉]

Zhang Tingyu (1672-1755), Qing politician, senior minister to three successive emperors, oversaw compilation of History of the Ming Dynasty 明史 ( Míngshǐ) and the Kangxi Dictionary 康熙字典 ( Kāngxī Zìdiǎn)

Mòyù Xiàn

墨玉县

[墨玉縣]

Karakax County in Hotan Prefecture 和田地區／和田地区 ( Hétián Dìqū), Xinjiang

Yùquán Qū

玉泉区

[玉泉區]

Yuquan District of Hohhot City 呼和浩特市 ( Hūhéhàotè Shì), Inner Mongolia

Yùshù Zhōu

玉树州

[玉樹州]

see 玉樹藏族自治州／玉树藏族自治州 ( Yùshù Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu)

yùmǐbǐng

玉米饼

[玉米餅]

corn cake
Mexican tortilla

yùmǐfěn

玉米粉

[玉米粉]

cornflour
corn starch

Yùquányíng

玉泉营

[玉泉營]

Yuquanying

yùmǐlì

玉米粒

[玉米粒]

corn kernel

Yùlǐzhèn

玉里镇

[玉里鎮]

Yuli town in Hualien County 花蓮縣／花莲县 ( Huālián Xiàn), east Taiwan

Duàn Yùcái

段玉裁

[段玉裁]

Duan Yucai (1735-1815), author of Commentary on Shuowen Jiezi (1815) 說文解字註／说文解字注 ( Shuōwén Jiězì Zhù)

Hétiányù

和田玉

[和田玉]

nephrite
Hotan jade

Yùzhōuqū

玉州区

[玉州區]

Yuzhou district of Yulin city 玉林市 ( Yùlínshì), Guangxi

Tāng Yùlín

汤玉麟

[湯玉麟]

Tang Yulin (1871-1937), minor warlord in northeast China, sometime governor of Chengde 承德, mostly poor in battle but very successful at accumulating personal wealth

yùmǐpiàn

玉米片

[玉米片]

cornflakes
tortilla chips

Féng Yùxiáng

冯玉祥

[馮玉祥]

Feng Yuxiang (1882-1948), warlord during Republic of China, strongly critical of Chiang Kai-shek

Yùshānxiàn

玉山县

[玉山縣]

Yushan county in Shangrao 上饒／上饶, Jiangxi

Zhāng Mànyù

张曼玉

[張曼玉]

Maggie Cheung (1964-), Hong Kong actress

yùhébāo

玉荷包

[玉荷包]

jade purse, a cultivar of lychee

Yùlóngxiàn

玉龙县

[玉龍縣]

Yulong Naxi autonomous county in Lijiang 麗江／丽江 ( Lìjiāng), Yunnan

Yùlín Shì

玉林市

[玉林市]

Yulin, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區／广西壮族自治区 ( Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū)

Qín Tāoyù

秦韬玉

[秦韜玉]

Qin Taoyu, Tang poet, author of the poem "A Poor Woman" 貧女／贫女 ( Pínnu:)

Yùhuáng Dǐng

玉皇顶

[玉皇頂]

Jade Emperor Peak on Mt Tai in Shandong

yùmǐsǔn

玉米笋

[玉米筍]

baby corn

Wú Yùzhāng

吴玉章

[吳玉章]

Wu Yuzhang (1878-1966), writer, educator and communist politician

yùmǐgāo

玉米糕

[玉米糕]

corn cake
polenta (corn mush)

yùmǐsǎn

玉米糁

[玉米糝]

corn grits

Yùxī Shì

玉溪市

[玉溪市]

Yuxi, prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province 雲南省／云南省 ( Yúnnán Shěng)

shùhuàyù

树化玉

[樹化玉]

wood jade (type of petrified wood)

Yáng Yùhuán

杨玉环

[楊玉環]

Yang Yuhuan, aka Yang Guifei 楊貴妃／杨贵妃 ( Yáng Guìfēi) (719-756), famous Tang beauty, consort of Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗 ( Táng Xuánzōng)

àiyùzǐ

爱玉子

[愛玉子]

jelly fig seed (Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang)

Yùsùfǔ

玉素甫

[玉素甫]

Yusuf, Arabic given name (Joseph)

Yàbǐyù

亚比玉

[亞比玉]

Abiud (son of Zerubbabel)

hóngyùsuǐ

红玉髓

[紅玉髓]

(mineralogy) carnelian

cuìguānyù

翠冠玉

[翠冠玉]

peyote (Lophophora williamsii)

lǎoyùmi

老玉米

[老玉米]

(dialect) corn

Yùfūzuò

玉夫座

[玉夫座]

Sculptor (constellation)

Shí Yùkūn

石玉昆

[石玉昆]

Shi Yukun (c. 1810-1871), Qing pinghua 評話／评话 (pínghuà) master storyteller

hànbáiyù

汉白玉

[漢白玉]

white marble
a type of white marble used for building and sculpting

yùmǐhuā

玉米花

[玉米花]

popcorn

Jiǎ Bǎoyù

贾宝玉

[賈寶玉]

Jia Baoyu, male character in The Dream of Red Mansions, in love with his cousin Lin Daiyu 林黛玉 but obliged to marry Xue Baochai 薛寶釵／薛宝钗

Yùmén Shì

玉门市

[玉門市]

Yumen, a county-level city in Jiuquan City 酒泉市 ( Jiǔquán Shì), Gansu

Lín Dàiyù

林黛玉

[林黛玉]

Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉／贾宝玉

rújīnsìyù

如金似玉

[如金似玉]

like gold or jade (idiom)
gorgeous
lovely
splendorous

qiónglóuyùyǔ

琼楼玉宇

[瓊樓玉宇]

bejeweled jade palace (idiom); sumptuous dwelling

Yùhuáng Dàdì

玉皇大帝

[玉皇大帝]

Jade Emperor

yùshíjùfén

玉石俱焚

[玉石俱焚]

to burn both jade and common stone
to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)

yùmǐdiànfěn

玉米淀粉

[玉米澱粉]

corn starch

jīnyùmǎntáng

金玉满堂

[金玉滿堂]

lit. gold and jade fill the hall (idiom)
fig. abundant wealth
abundance of knowledge

dǐngchēngyùshí

鼎铛玉石

[鼎鐺玉石]

lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material
casting pearls before swine

yùdàihǎidiāo

玉带海雕

[玉帶海鵰]

(bird species of China) Pallas's fish eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus)

jīnkēyùlü

金科玉律

[金科玉律]

golden rule
key principle

tíngtíngyùlì

亭亭玉立

[亭亭玉立]

(idiom) (of a woman) slender and elegant
(idiom) (of a plant) tall and straight

jīnyùliángyán

金玉良言

[金玉良言]

gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice

yùpǔ Xīlóng

玉普西隆

[玉普西隆]

upsilon (Greek letter Υυ)

lántiánzhòngyù

蓝田种玉

[藍田種玉]

a marriage made in heaven (idiom)

shíyùchuīguì

食玉炊桂

[食玉炊桂]

food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom)
the cost of living is very high

yǐnyùzhīzhuān

引玉之砖

[引玉之磚]

lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom)
fig. a modest suggestion intended to prompt others to come forward with better ideas

jīnzhīyùyè

金枝玉叶

[金枝玉葉]

golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty

zhūyuányùrùn

珠圆玉润

[珠圓玉潤]

lit. as round as pearls and as smooth as jade (idiom)
fig. elegant and polished (of singing or writing)

jīntóngyùnü

金童玉女

[金童玉女]

lit. golden boys and jade maidens (idiom)
attendants of the Daoist immortals
fig. lovely young children
a golden couple
(of a couple who are in the public eye) a lovely young couple

bùlìnzhūyù

不吝珠玉

[不吝珠玉]

(idiom) (courteous) please give me your frank opinion; your criticism will be most valuable

xīxiāngliányù

惜香怜玉

[惜香憐玉]

see 憐香惜玉／怜香惜玉 (liánxiāngxīyù)

shǒushēnrúyù

守身如玉

[守身如玉]

to keep oneself pure
to preserve one's integrity
to remain chaste

tíngtíngyùlì

婷婷玉立

[婷婷玉立]

variant of 亭亭玉立 (tíngtíng-yùlì)

Yùlóngxuěshān

玉龙雪山

[玉龍雪山]

Mt Yulong or Jade dragon in Lijiang 麗江／丽江, northwest Yunnan

xiānzīyùsè

仙姿玉色

[仙姿玉色]

heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady

jījīnlěiyù

积金累玉

[積金累玉]

to accumulate gold and jewels (idiom); prosperous

zìzìzhūyù

字字珠玉

[字字珠玉]

every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing

duījīnjīyù

堆金积玉

[堆金積玉]

lit. pile up gold and jade
very rich

qióngjiāngyùyè

琼浆玉液

[瓊漿玉液]

bejeweled nectar (idiom); ambrosia of the immortals
superb liquor
top quality wine

Yù Shānzàoméi

玉山噪鹛

[玉山噪鶥]

(bird species of China) white-whiskered laughingthrush (Trochalopteron morrisonianum)

yùjiébīngqīng

玉洁冰清

[玉潔冰清]

clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
irreproachable
incorruptible

zhīlányùshù

芝兰玉树

[芝蘭玉樹]

lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom); fig. a child with splendid future prospects

yángzhībáiyù

羊脂白玉

[羊脂白玉]

sheep-fat white jade, a type of jade

bīngqīngyùjié

冰清玉洁

[冰清玉潔]

clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
irreproachable
incorruptible

yùtóujīwēng

玉头姬鹟

[玉頭姬鶲]

(bird species of China) sapphire flycatcher (Ficedula sapphira)

liánxiāngxīyù

怜香惜玉

[憐香惜玉]

to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)

yùrénchuīxiāo

玉人吹箫

[玉人吹簫]

virtuoso piper wins a beauty
the xiao 簫／箫 (xiāo) (mouth organ) virtuoso 蕭史／萧史 ( Xiāo Shǐ) won for his wife the beautiful daughter of Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公 ( Qín Mùgōng)

xiǎojiābìyù

小家碧玉

[小家碧玉]

pretty daughter in a humble family

Yù Shānquèméi

玉山雀鹛

[玉山雀鶥]

(bird species of China) Taiwan fulvetta (Fulvetta formosana)

Tǔ'ěrqíyù

土耳其玉

[土耳其玉]

turquoise (gemstone) (loanword)

tōuxiāngqièyù

偷香窃玉

[偷香竊玉]

lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering
secret illicit sex

zàngyùmáixiāng

葬玉埋香

[葬玉埋香]

lit. burying jade and interring incense (idiom); funeral for a beautiful person

rúhuāsìyù

如花似玉

[如花似玉]

delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)
(of a woman) exquisite

pāozhuānyǐnyù

抛砖引玉

[拋磚引玉]

lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom)
fig. to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling

zhūyùzàicè

珠玉在侧

[珠玉在側]

gems at the side (idiom); flanked by genius

bàoyùmǐhuā

爆玉米花

[爆玉米花]

to make popcorn
popcorn

yùmǐtángjiāng

玉米糖浆

[玉米糖漿]

corn syrup

láncuīyùzhé

兰摧玉折

[蘭摧玉折]

premature death of a budding talent
those whom the Gods love die young

jiānjiāyùshù

蒹葭玉树

[蒹葭玉樹]

see 蒹葭倚玉樹／蒹葭倚玉树 (jiānjiāyǐyùshù)

xiāngjiāoyùnèn

香娇玉嫩

[香嬌玉嫩]

a beautiful woman

jǐnyīyùshí

锦衣玉食

[錦衣玉食]

brocade garments, jade meals (idiom); a life of luxury
extravagance

jiānjiāyǐyù

蒹葭倚玉

[蒹葭倚玉]

see 蒹葭倚玉樹／蒹葭倚玉树 (jiānjiāyǐyùshù)

jiānjiāyǐyùshù

蒹葭倚玉树

[蒹葭倚玉樹]

lit. reeds leaning on a jade tree (idiom)
fig. the lowly associating with the noble; the weak seeking help from the strong

yùmǐchìméixītóng

玉米赤霉烯酮

[玉米赤霉烯酮]

zearalenone

huàgāngēwéiyùbó

化干戈为玉帛

[化干戈為玉帛]

lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom)
fig. to turn hostility into friendship

Yùshù Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu

玉树藏族自治州

[玉樹藏族自治州]

Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Qinghai Province 青海省 ( Qīnghǎi Shěng)

zhēnzhūfěicuìbáiyùtāng

珍珠翡翠白玉汤

[珍珠翡翠白玉湯]

cabbage, rice and tofu soup

Yùpíng Dòngzú Zìzhìxiàn

玉屏侗族自治县

[玉屏侗族自治縣]

Yuping Dong Autonomous County in Tongren 銅仁市／铜仁市 ( Tóngrén Shì), Guizhou

gāoguǒtángyùmǐtángjiāng

高果糖玉米糖浆

[高果糖玉米糖漿]

high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS)

Yùlóng Nàxīzú Zìzhìxiàn

玉龙纳西族自治县

[玉龍納西族自治縣]

Yulong Naxi autonomous county in Lijiang 麗江／丽江 ( Lìjiāng), Yunnan

tāshānzhīshíkěyǐgōngyù

他山之石可以攻玉

[他山之石可以攻玉]

lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively

jīnwūxīzhuì,yùtùdōngshēng

金乌西坠，玉兔东升

[金烏西墜，玉兔東昇]