鼎铛玉石 鼎鐺玉石
鼎铛玉石 鼎鐺玉石 dǐng chēng yù shí ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄥ ㄩˋ ㄕˊ ding2 caang1 juk6 sek6
- 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
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鼎
- 大名鼎鼎 dà míng dǐng dǐng ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ daai6 ming4 ding2 ding2 grand reputation
- 九鼎 Jiǔ Dǐng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ gau2 ding2 the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, symbol of state power, dating back to the Xia Dynasty
- 问鼎 問鼎 wèn dǐng ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ man6 ding2 to aspire to the throne
- 定鼎 dìng dǐng ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ding6 ding2 lit. to set up the sacred tripods (following Yu the Great)
- 福鼎 Fú dǐng ㄈㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ fuk1 ding2 see 福鼎市
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- 鼎力 dǐng lì ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˋ ding2 lik6 (honorific) your kind efforts
- 鼎助 dǐng zhù ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄓㄨˋ ding2 zo6 (honorific) your inestimable assistance
- 鼎城 Dǐng chéng ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄥˊ ding2 sing4 see 鼎城区
- 鼎峙 dǐng zhì ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄓˋ ding2 ci5 (literary) to form a tripartite confrontation
- 鼎新 dǐng xīn ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ding2 san1 to innovate
- 鼎族 dǐng zú ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄗㄨˊ ding2 zuk6 rich patriarchal family
- 鼎沸 dǐng fèi ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄈㄟˋ ding2 fai3 a confused noise
- 鼎湖 Dǐng hú ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄏㄨˊ ding2 wu4 see 鼎湖区
- 鼎盛 dǐng shèng ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄥˋ ding2 sing6 thriving
- 鼎立 dǐng lì ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˋ ding2 laap6 lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod
- 鼎足 dǐng zú ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄗㄨˊ ding2 zuk1 lit. the three legs of a tripod
- 鼎革 dǐng gé ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄜˊ ding2 gaak3 change of dynasties
- 鼎食 dǐng shí ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄕˊ ding2 sik6 extravagant food
- 鼎鼎 dǐng dǐng ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ding2 ding2 great
- 福鼎市 Fú dǐng Shì ㄈㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄕˋ fuk1 ding2 si5 Fuding, a county-level city in Ningde City 宁德市, Fujian
铛 鐺
- 铃铛 鈴鐺 líng dang ㄌㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄉㄤ ling4 dong1 little bell
- 锒铛 鋃鐺 láng dāng ㄌㄤˊ ㄉㄤ long4 dong1 iron chains
- 铛铛 鐺鐺 dāng dāng ㄉㄤ ㄉㄤ dong1 dong1 (onom.) clang
- 饼铛 餅鐺 bǐng chēng ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄥ beng2 caang1 baking pan
- 铛铛车 鐺鐺車 dāng dāng chē ㄉㄤ ㄉㄤ ㄔㄜ dong1 dong1 ce1 (coll.) tram, especially Beijing trams during period of operation 1924-1956
玉
- 玉器 yù qì ㄩˋ ㄑㄧˋ juk6 hei3 jade artifact
- 玉米 yù mǐ ㄩˋ ㄇㄧˇ juk6 mai5 corn
- 刚玉 剛玉 gāng yù ㄍㄤ ㄩˋ gong1 juk6 corundum (mineral)
- 勾玉 gōu yù ㄍㄡ ㄩˋ ngau1 juk6 magatama (Japanese curved beads)
- 右玉 Yòu yù ㄧㄡˋ ㄩˋ jau6 juk6 see 右玉县
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- 埼玉 Qí yù ㄑㄧˊ ㄩˋ kei4 juk6 Saitama (prefecture and city in Japan)
- 墨玉 Mò yù ㄇㄛˋ ㄩˋ mak6 juk6 see 墨玉县
- 宝玉 寶玉 bǎo yù ㄅㄠˇ ㄩˋ bou2 juk6 precious jade
- 爱玉 愛玉 ài yù ㄞˋ ㄩˋ oi3 juk6 see 爱玉子
- 昆玉 kūn yù ㄎㄨㄣ ㄩˋ kwan1 juk6 honorific term for another person's brother
- 水玉 shuǐ yù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩˋ seoi2 juk6 crystal
- 温玉 溫玉 wēn yù ㄨㄣ ㄩˋ wan1 juk6 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")
- 玉人 yù rén ㄩˋ ㄖㄣˊ juk6 jan4 a jade worker
- 玉佩 yù pèi ㄩˋ ㄆㄟˋ juk6 pui3 jade pendant
- 玉兔 yù tù ㄩˋ ㄊㄨˋ juk6 tou3 the Jade Hare (legendary rabbit said to live in the Moon)
- 玉女 yù nǚ ㄩˋ ㄋㄩˇ juk6 neoi5 beautiful woman
- 玉屏 Yù píng ㄩˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ juk6 bing2 see 玉屏侗族自治县
- 玉山 Yù Shān ㄩˋ ㄕㄢ juk6 saan1 Mount Yu, the highest mountain in Taiwan (3952 m)
- 玉山 Yù shān ㄩˋ ㄕㄢ juk6 saan1 see 玉山县
- 玉川 Yù chuān ㄩˋ ㄔㄨㄢ juk6 cyun1 Tamagawa (Japanese place name and surname)
石
- 化石 huà shí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕˊ faa3 sek6 fossil
- 宝石 寶石 bǎo shí ㄅㄠˇ ㄕˊ bou2 sek6 precious stone; gem
- 岩石 yán shí ㄧㄢˊ ㄕˊ ngaam4 sek6 (geology) rock
- 石油 shí yóu ㄕˊ ㄧㄡˊ sek6 jau4 oil
- 石膏 shí gāo ㄕˊ ㄍㄠ sek6 gou1 gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O)
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- 石头 石頭 shí tou ㄕˊ ˙ㄊㄡ sek6 tau4 stone
- 礁石 jiāo shí ㄐㄧㄠ ㄕˊ ziu1 sek6 reef
- 钻石 鑽石 zuàn shí ㄗㄨㄢˋ ㄕˊ zyun3 sek6 diamond
- 陨石 隕石 yǔn shí ㄩㄣˇ ㄕˊ wan5 sek6 meteorite
- 水落石出 shuǐ luò shí chū ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄕˊ ㄔㄨ seoi2 lok6 sek6 ceot1 lit. as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)
- 乱石 亂石 luàn shí ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄕˊ lyun6 sek6 rocks
- 供石 gōng shí ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˊ gung1 sek6 scholar's rock (one of the naturally-eroded, fantastically-shaped rocks put on display indoors or in gardens in China)
- 公石 gōng dàn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄢˋ gung1 sek6 hectoliter
- 卵石 luǎn shí ㄌㄨㄢˇ ㄕˊ leon2 sek6 cobble; cobblestone; pebble
- 乔石 喬石 Qiáo Shí ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄕˊ kiu4 sek6 Qiao Shi (1924-2015), Chinese politician
- 基石 jī shí ㄐㄧ ㄕˊ gei1 sek6 foundation stone; cornerstone
- 墓石 mù shí ㄇㄨˋ ㄕˊ mou6 sek6 tombstone; gravestone
- 尖石 Jiān shí ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕˊ zim1 sek6 Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu County 新竹县, northwest Taiwan
- 巨石 jù shí ㄐㄩˋ ㄕˊ geoi6 sek6 huge rock; boulder; monolith
- 慈石 cí shí ㄘˊ ㄕˊ ci4 sek6 variant of 磁石