璞玉
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]unpolished gem | jade | ||
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trad. (璞玉) | 璞 | 玉 | |
simp. #(璞玉) | 璞 | 玉 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄨˊ ㄩˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: púyù
- Wade–Giles: pʻu2-yü4
- Yale: pú-yù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pwuyuh
- Palladius: пуюй (pujuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰu³⁵ y⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: phaewk ngjowk
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*pʰroːɡ ŋoɡ/
Noun
[edit]璞玉
- uncut or unpolished jade
- 今有璞玉於此,雖萬鎰,必使玉人彫琢之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Jīn yǒu púyù yú cǐ, suī wàn yì, bì shǐ yùrén diāozhuó zhī. [Pinyin]
- Here now you have a a piece of jade, unwrought, in the stone, though it may be worth 10,000 yi, you'll still surely employ a lapidary to cut and polish it.
今有璞玉于此,虽万镒,必使玉人雕琢之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]