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[鼎鐺玉石] dǐngchēngyùshí lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material
casting pearls before swine

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        dàmíngdǐngdǐng, grand reputation/renowned/famous
        dǐng, ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs/pot (dia...
        dǐngshèng, flourishing/at its peak/a golden age
        wèndǐng, [問鼎], to aspire to the throne/to aim at (the first place etc)
        dǐnglì, lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod/tripartite confrontation or balanc...
        dǐnglìxiāngzhù, We are most grateful for your valuable assistance.
        yīyánjiǔdǐng, one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
        rénshēngdǐngfèi, [人聲鼎沸], lit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom)/hubbub/brouhaha
        
        

        língdang, [鈴鐺], little bell/CL:隻|只[zhī]
        chēng/dāng, [鐺], frying pan/griddle, clank/clang/sound of metal
        lángdāngrùyù, [鋃鐺入獄], lit. to get shackled and thrown in jail (idiom)/fig. to be put behind bars/to ge...

        yùmǐ, corn/maize/CL:粒[lì]
        yù, jade
        yùmǐbǐng, [玉米餅], corn cake/Mexican tortilla
        yùmǐfěn, cornflour/corn starch
        yùmǐmiàn, [玉米麵], cornmeal/maize flour
        yùshí, precious stones/jade and stone
        bǎoyù, [寶玉], precious jade/treasures
        
        jīnkēyùlǜ, golden rule/key principle
        tíngtíngyùlì, slender and elegant (of a woman)
        
        
        
        jīnyùliángyán, gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice
        
        
        ruǎnyù, [軟玉], nephrite/Ca(Mg,Fe)3(SiǑ)4
        
        
        
        
        
        jīntóngyùnǚ, lit. golden boys and jade maidens (idiom)/attendants of the Daoist immortals/fig...
        
        yùnǚ, beautiful woman/fairy maiden attending the Daoist immortals/(polite) sb else's d...
        yùshǔshǔ, corn
        
        Yùshù, [玉樹], Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: yus hru'u bod rigs rang skyong khu...
        jīnyù, gold and jade/precious
        
        
        
        
        yùdì, the Jade Emperor
        Yùlán, [玉蘭], Yulan magnolia
        yùtù, the Jade Hare/the moon
        pāozhuānyǐnyù, [拋磚引玉], lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom)/fig. to attract others' ...
        
        
        yùlù, gyokuro (shaded Japanese green tea)/(old) early-morning autumn dew/fine liquor
        
        
        yùmǐhuā, popcorn
        
        
        rúhuāsìyù, delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)/(of a woman) exquisite
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        YùhuángDàdì, Jade Emperor
        
        bìyù, jasper
        
        
        
        
        
        yìngyù, jadeite
        
        
        
        měiyù, fine jade
        
        
        
        
        
        YùShān/Yùshān, Mount Yu, the highest mountain in Taiwan (3952 m), Yushan county in Shangrao 上饒|...
        yùqì, jade artifact
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        bīngqīngyùjié, [冰清玉潔], clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless/irreproachable/incorruptible
        
        
        
        
        
        

        shítou, [石頭], stone/CL:塊|块[kuài]
        zuànshí, [鑽石], diamond/CL:顆|颗[kē]
        Shí/dàn/shí, surname Shi, dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗/ten pecks/one hundred lite...
        shíyóu, oil/petroleum
        yánshí, rock
        bǎoshí, [寶石], precious stone/gem/CL:枚[méi],顆|颗[kē]
        yǔnshí, [隕石], meteorite/aerolite/CL:塊|块[kuài],顆|颗[kē]
        dàlǐshí, marble
        shígāo, gypsum CàSO·2(HO)/plaster/plaster cast (for a broken bone)
        shuǐluòshíchū, as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)/the truth comes to light
        hóngbǎoshí, [紅寶石], ruby
        Shímián/shímián, Shimian County in Ya'an 雅安[Yǎ ān], Sichuan, asbestos
        shíkuài, [石塊], stone/rock
        tiěshíxīncháng, [鐵石心腸], to have a heart of stone/hard-hearted/unfeeling
        shíbǎn, slab/flagstone/slate
        bànjiǎoshí, [絆腳石], stumbling block/obstacle/someone who gets in your way
        kuàngshí, [礦石], ore
        jiāoshí, reef
        jīshí, cornerstone
        huàshí, fossil
        shíguān, sarcophagus
        shíqì, stone tool/stone implement
        suìshí, crushed or broken rock, stone etc
        shíbēi, stele/stone tablet (for inscription)/CL:方[fāng]
        
        jùshí, huge rock/boulder/monolith
        shíliu, pomegranate
        luòjǐngxiàshí, to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down
        lánbǎoshí, [藍寶石], sapphire
        shíhuà, to petrify/petrochemical industry
        huǒshí, flint (stone)
        
        cǎishíchǎng, [採石場], stone pit/quarry
        císhí, magnet
        
        
        
        shíhuī, lime (calcium oxide)
        dǎhuǒshí, flint
        
        éluǎnshí, [鵝卵石], pebble/cobblestone
        diǎnshíchéngjīn, [點石成金], to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing int...
        yùshí, precious stones/jade and stone
        níshíliú, landslide/torrent of mud and stones/mudslide
        shènjiéshí, [腎結石], kidney stone
        diànjiǎoshí, [墊腳石], stepping stone/fig. person used to advance one's career
        
        
        shíxiàng, stone statue
        shíyīng, quartz
        Pánshí/pánshí, Panshi county level city in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province, boulder
        
        suìshí, flint
        shíhuīshí, limestone
        lìshí, [礫石], gravel/pebbles
        
        
        
        
        
        yǔnshíkēng, [隕石坑], meteorite impact crater
        shíjiàng, stonemason
绿         lǜbǎoshí, [綠寶石], beryl
        luǎnshí, cobble/pebble
        shāshí, sandstone/sand and stone/aggregate
        xītiěshí, [吸鐵石], a magnet/same as 磁鐵|磁铁
        
        Shítián, Ishida (Japanese surname and place name)
        Shíchéng, Shicheng county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
        ShíGǎng, [石崗], Shek Kong (area in Hong Kong)
        shímò, black lead/graphite/plumbago
        
        
        Huángshí, [黃石], Huangshi prefecture-level city in Hubei
        
        
        
        jùshízhèn, [巨石陣], giant stone arrangement/Stonehenge
        shílà, [石蠟], paraffin wax
        hǎikūshílàn, [海枯石爛], lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom)/fig. forever/until the...
        
        
        Shíchuān, Ishikawa (Japanese surname and place name)
        
        diànjīshí, a foundation stone/a cornerstone
        
        
        guīshí, siliceous rock
        
        
        shíruǐ, reindeer moss/litmus (chemistry)
        jīngāngshí, [金剛石], diamond/also called 鑽石|钻石[zuàn shí]
        Xīnshíqì, Neolithic
        
        huāgāngshí, [花崗石], granite
        
        shíjiē, [石階], stone step
        
        dǎnjiéshí, [膽結石], gallstone
        
        
        
        tóushíwènlù, [投石問路], lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)/fig. to test the waters
        jīnshí, metal and stone/fig. hard objects/inscription on metal or bronze
        shídiāo, stone carving/carved sculpture
        módāoshí, whetstone (for honing knives)
        JiǎngJièshí, [蔣介石], Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975), military leader, head of the Nationalist government...
        
        shísōng, [石鬆], Lycopodiopsida (club mosses)
        Shízhù/shízhù, Shizhu Tujia autonomous county, Chongqing, stela/upright stone/obelisk
        shígōng, stonemasonry/stonemason
        
        
绿         lǜsōngshí, [綠松石], turquoise (gemstone)
        
        luànshí, [亂石], rocks/stones/rubble/riprap
        
        
        chángshí, [長石], stone beam/horizontal slab of stone/feldspar or felspar (geology)
        
        jiéshí, [結石], calculus/stone
        huáshí, talc
        dànbáishí, opal
        
        shízhú, China pink/Dianthus chinensis (botany)
        shíhuīyán, limestone
        
        shāshí, sand and stones
        xiāoshí, niter/saltpeter/potassium nitrate KNǑ
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        shìjīnshí, [試金石], touchstone/fig. test that sth is genuine
        
        pánshí, [盤石], variant of 磐石[pán shí]
        
        
        shíbānyú, [石斑魚], grouper (Portuguese: garoupa)/also called 鮨/Epinephelinae (subfamily of Serranid...
        huóhuàshí, living fossil
        
        shuǐmóshí, terrazzo
        shēngshíhuī, calcium oxide CaO/quicklime
        shíkū, rock cave/grotto/cliff caves (often with Buddhist statues)
        
        
        fúshí, pumice
        
        
        
        shípòtiānjīng, [石破天驚], earth-shattering/breakthrough/remarkable and original work
        
        
        yíngshí, [螢石], fluorite CáF/fluorspar/fluor
        tǔshíliú, (Tw) debris flow/mudslide
        shéwénshí, [蛇紋石], serpentine (geology)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        zhōngrǔshí, [鐘乳石], stalactite
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        Shítànjì, [石炭紀], Carboniferous (geological period 354-292m years ago)
        
        shúshígāo, plaster of Paris/calcined gypsum
        
        
        báiyúnshí, [白雲石], dolomite
穿         dīshuǐchuānshí, dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields succes...
        
        
        
        
        shízhì, [石質], stony
        
        tiěkuàngshí, [鐵礦石], iron ore
        
        
        línhuīshí, apatite/phosphatic limestone
        
        zhěshí, ocher (pigment)
        
        
        
        huīshí, [輝石], pyroxene (family of rock-forming minerals)/augite
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        shítànsuān, phenol C6HOH/same as 苯酚
        
        shísǔn, [石筍], stalagmite
        Shíquán, Shiquan County in Ankang 安康[Ān kāng], Shaanxi
        
        
        shíkè, stone inscription/carved stone
        
        
        
        shínǚ, female suffering absence or atresia of vagina (as birth defect)
        Shíjǐng, Ishii (Japanese surname)
        Shímén, [石門], Shimen or Shihmen township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xīn běi shì], Taiwan
        
        shísuàn, red spider lily (Lycoris radiata)
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        shíchéndàhǎi, lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom)/fig. to e...
        

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