玉石

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Chinese

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

Pronunciation

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

    Noun

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    玉石

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

    Derived terms

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    Proper noun

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    玉石

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

    Japanese

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    Etymology 1

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

    From Middle Chinese 玉石 (MC ngjowk dzyek).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    (ぎょく)(せき) (gyokusekiぎよくせき (gyokuseki)?

    1. wheat and chaff, the good and the bad

    Etymology 2

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    Kanji in this term
    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
    [noun] round stone
    (This term, 玉石, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

    References

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

    Korean

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    Hanja in this term

    Noun

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    玉石 (okseok) (hangeul 옥석)

    1. hanja form? of 옥석 (jade)

    Vietnamese

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    chữ Hán Nôm in this term

    Noun

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    玉石

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