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碧玉

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Chinese

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green jade; bluish green; blue
green jade; bluish green; blue; jade
 
jade
simp. and trad.
(碧玉)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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碧玉

  1. (literal) jasper (precious stone)
  2. (figurative) beautiful young girl

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (碧玉):
  • Japanese: (へき)(ぎょく) (hekigyoku)
  • Korean: 벽옥(碧玉) (byeogok)

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [he̞kʲiɡʲo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

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(へき)(ぎょく) (hekigyoku

  1. jasper (precious stone)