Cantonese Dictionary

獄

juk6

Mandarin: yu4

Simplified: 狱

prison | lawsuit | hell | # adapted from cc-cedict

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玄

jyun4

Mandarin: xuan2

black | mysterious | a surname | the mysteries | dark | mystic | abstruse | subtle | profound | deep | silent and meditative | KangXi radical 95 | pretense | # adapted from cc-cedict

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玄之又玄

jyun4 zi1 jau6 jyun4

Mandarin: xuan2 zhi1 you4 xuan2

the most mysterious of the mysterious; mystery of mysteries; extremely mysterious and abstruse

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玄妙

jyun4 miu6

Mandarin: xuan2 miao4

esoteric; mysterious [Syn.] 奧妙

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玄機

jyun4 gei1

Mandarin: xuan2 ji1

1. profound theories 2. mysteries pertaining to life and the universe

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玄武

jyun4 mou5

Mandarin: xuan2 wu3

Black Tortoise

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玄武岩

jyun4 mou5 ngaam4

Mandarin: xuan2 wu3 yan2

basalt

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玄燁

jyun4 jip6

Mandarin: xuan2 ye4

Simplified: 玄烨

Hiowan Yei | Hiuwan Yei, the personal name of the Kangxi emperor in the Qing dynasty

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玄狐

jyun4 wu4

Mandarin: xuan2 hu2

silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus)

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玄米茶

jyun4 mai5 caa4

Mandarin: xuan2 mi3 cha2

Genmaicha, (Lit.: brown rice tea), a Japanese green tea combined with roasted brown rice

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玄門

jyun4 mun4

Mandarin: xuan2 men2

Simplified: 玄门

the profound school in Buddhism

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玄關

jyun4 gwaan1

Mandarin: xuan2 guan1

entryway (at the front entrance of a house).

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玉

juk6

Mandarin: yu4

jade | figurative of a woman's body | (of a woman) pure | fair | beautiful | graceful | your esteemed | precious stone | gem | a surname | # adapted from cc-cedict

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玉不琢,不成器

juk6 bat1 doek3 , bat1 sing4 hei3

Mandarin: yu4 bu4 zhuo2 , bu4 cheng2 qi4

a piece of jade without chiselling will not become a useful vessel; the finest diamond must be cut

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玉不琢不成器

juk6 bat1 doek3 bat1 sing4 hei3

jade without chiseling will not become a useful object

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玉兔

juk6 tou3

Mandarin: yu4 tu4

poetic name for moon

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玉女

juk6 neoi5/5*2

Mandarin: yu4 nv3

a well-mannered girl; fairy damsel in land of immortals

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玉子

juk6 zi2

Mandarin: yu4 zi3

[Japonese for] chicken egg, eggs 雞蛋

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玉子豆腐

juk6 zi2 dau6 fu6

egg bean curd

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玉字邊

juk6 zi6 bin1

Mandarin: yu4 zi4 bian1

Cantonese

Kangxi radical 96 (玉) in its component form ⺩

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玉帛

juk6 baak6

Mandarin: yu4 bo2

(noun) jade and silk; Or (figurative meaning) friendship; relationship; alliance

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玉桂

juk6 gwai3

coriander

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玉潔冰清

juk6 git3 bing1 cing1

Mandarin: yu4 jie2 bing1 qing1

to be pure and noble like jade and ice (speaking of a woman's character)

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玉王邊

juk6 wong4 bin1

Mandarin: yu4 wang2 bian1

Cantonese

Kangxi radical 96 (玉) in its component form ⺩

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玉璽

juk6 saai2

Mandarin: yu4 xi3

Simplified: 玉玺

jade seal of a Chinese emperor

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玉碎

juk6 seoi3

Mandarin: yu4 sui4

to self-destruct | to make sacrifices in the name of justice

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玉竹

juk6 zuk1

Mandarin: ju4 zhu2

fragrant Solomonseal Rhizome (Polygonati Odorati Rhizoma)

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玉米

juk6/6*1 mai5

Mandarin: yu4 mi3

maize; corn | Cant.: 粟米

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玉米片

juk6 mai5 pin3*2

Mandarin: yu4 mi3 pian4

corn flakes | Cant.: 粟米片

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玉米粉

juk6 mai5 fan2

Mandarin: yu4 mi3 fen3

cornstarch; corn starch; corn flour

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