白玉

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Chinese

white; empty; blank
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
 
 jade
simp. and trad.
(白玉) 		白 玉
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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

白玉

  1. white jade
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Phono-semantic matching of Tibetan དཔལ་ཡུལ (dpal yul).

Proper noun

白玉

  1. (～縣) Baiyu County (a county of Sichuan, China)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
白 玉
しら
Grade: 1 		たま
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

白(しら) (shira, “white”) + 玉(たま) (tama, “ball; gem”)

Pronunciation

Noun

白玉みつまめ (shiratama mitsumame): rice flour dumplings, red beans and fruit atop clear jelly

白(しら)玉(たま) • (shiratama) 

  1. white gem, such as a pearl
  2. rice flour dumpling
  3. (figurative) an especially dear person
    白玉(しらたま)のわが子(こ)
    shiratama no wagako
    this precious child of ours
  4. abbreviation of 白玉椿 (shiratamatsubaki, “white camellia”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
白 玉
はく
Grade: 1 		ぎょく
Grade: 1
kan'on

白(はく) (haku, “white”) + 玉(ぎょく) (gyoku, “gem”)

Pronunciation

Noun

白(はく)玉(ぎょく) • (hakugyoku) 

  1. a white colored gem; (especially) a white pearl

See also

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