漢白玉

简 汉白玉 · 繁 漢白玉
Mandarin · pinyin hàn bái yù

Meanings

  1. white marble
  2. a type of white marble used for building and sculpting
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漢
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白
bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
玉
yù · jade, precious stone, gem
汉
hàn · Chinese people; Chinese language
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4–2–4 · han4 bai2 yu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hon3 baak6 juk6

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noun

  1. white marble

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