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瑤 (jiu4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

瑤 (jiu4, yáo) — jade; precious stone; mother-of-pearl; nacre; precious; used a complementary honorific; white like jade; esteemed; mythical; of immortals; name of an ethnic group

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 瑤柱 (jiu4 cyu5) — dried scallops
• 瑤臺 (jiu4 toi4) — a magnificent balcony; pavilion made from jade; a flamboyant palace building
• 瑤之圃 (jiu4 zi1 pou2) — jade garden of celestial ruler; paradise
• 瑤族 (jiu4 zuk6) — Yao ethnic group
• 瑤池 (jiu4 ci4) — the Jade lake on Mount Kunlun, residence of Xi Wangmu 西王母
• 瑤海 (jiu4 hoi2) — see 瑤海區|瑶海区[Yao2 hai3 Qu1]

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