璞玉
Chinese edit
unpolished gem | jade | ||
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trad. (璞玉) | 璞 | 玉 | |
simp. #(璞玉) | 璞 | 玉 |
Pronunciation edit
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.]