翡翠

Mandarin

Noun

翡翠 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin fěicuì)

1. jadeite
2. kingfisher

Synonyms

• cuìniǎo 翠鳥 (trad.), 翠鸟 (simp.) (2)
• fěi 翡 (2)
• yúgǒu 魚狗 (trad.), 鱼狗 (simp.) (2)

References

• 翡翠 on the Mandarin Wikipedia.zh.Wikipedia
• jadeite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:jadeite
• 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
• "翡翠" (in Mandarin/English), Dr. eye. URL accessed on 2009-05-31.