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

Maggie Cheung (1964-), Hong Kong actress

your son (honorific)

corundum (mineral)

magatama (Japanese curved beads)

see 右玉縣|右玉县[You4 yu4 Xian4]

Saitama (prefecture and city in Japan)

see 墨玉縣|墨玉县[Mo4 yu4 Xian4]

precious jade; treasures

honorific term for another person's brother

crystal; old word for 水晶

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")

see 愛玉子|爱玉子[ai4 yu4 zi3]

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

jade disk with a hole in the center

lustrous jade

see 白玉縣|白玉县[Bai2 yu4 Xian4]

white jade; tofu (by analogy)

jadeite

jasper

fine jade

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

gold and jade; precious

topaz

Abiud (son of Zerubbabel)

nephrite; Hotan jade

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

Zhang Tingyu (1672-1755), Qing politician, senior minister to three successive emperors, oversaw compilation of History of the Ming Dynasty 明史[Ming2 shi3] and the Kangxi Dictionary 康熙字典[Kang1 xi1 Zi4 dian3]

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

wood jade (type of petrified wood)

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

Qin Taoyu, Tang poet, author of the poem "A Poor Woman" 貧女|贫女[Pin2 nu : 3]

peyote (Lophophora williamsii)

jet

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

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

turquoise (gemstone) (loanword)

lit. pile up gold and jade; very rich

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

like gold or jade (idiom); gorgeous; lovely; splendorous

every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing

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

pretty daughter in a humble family

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

see 憐香惜玉|怜香惜玉[lian2 xiang1 xi1 yu4]

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

to accumulate gold and jewels (idiom); prosperous

sheep-fat white jade, a type of jade

see 蒹葭倚玉樹|蒹葭倚玉树[jian1 jia1 yi3 yu4 shu4]