玉石

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Chinese

jade rock; stone; 10 pecks
simp. and trad.
(玉石) 		玉 石

Pronunciation

Note:
  • ge̍k-chio̍h - vernacular;
  • gio̍k-se̍k - literary.

    Noun

    玉石

    1. jade stone
    2. (figurative) good and bad people (or things)

    Derived terms

    Proper noun

    玉石

    1. (～村) Yushi (a rural village in Jiaoxi, Yilan County, Taiwan)

    Japanese

    Etymology 1

    Kanji in this term
    玉 石
    ぎょく
    Grade: 1     		せき
    Grade: 1
    on'yomi

    From Middle Chinese 玉石 (MC ngjowk dzyek).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    玉(ぎょく)石(せき) • (gyokuseki) ←ぎよくせき (gyokuseki)?

    1. wheat and chaff, the good and the bad

    Etymology 2

    Kanji in this term
    玉 石
    たま
    Grade: 1     		いし
    Grade: 1
    kun'yomi
    For pronunciation and definitions of 玉石 – see the following entry.
    【たまいし】
    round stone
    (This term, 玉石, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

    References

    1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

    Korean

    Hanja in this term
    玉石

    Noun

    玉石 • (okseok) (hangeul 옥석)

    1. hanja form? of 옥석 (“jade”)

    Vietnamese

    chữ Hán Nôm in this term
    玉石

    Noun

    玉石

    1. chữ Hán form of ngọc thạch (“jade”).
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