玉石 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 玉石

玉石

Definition precious stones / jade and stone

Usage

中文释义玉与石头。比喻好与坏﹑贤与愚。未经雕琢之玉。指玉。美石。

Characters 玉 yù 石 shí/dàn

COMMON WORDS WITH 玉石
	玉石俱焚 yù shí jù fén to burn both jade and common stone / to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)

	鼎铛玉石 ( 鼎鐺玉石 ) dǐng chēng yù shí 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 ( 鼎鐺玉石 )

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