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琉璃

Mandarin · pinyin liú li

colored glaze used in traditional Chinese architecture
colored or clear glass art object

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琉: liú · sparkling stone; glazed, opaque
璃: lí · glass

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2–5 · liu2 li5

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noun

(literary, originally) a kind of blue and translucent natural precious stone, probably lapis lazuli (however, lapis lazuli is opaque)
coloured glaze similar to this kind of stone
(literary) synonym of 玻璃 (“glass”)
(literary) lamp made from glass
(literary, figuratively) any translucent object
(Beijing Mandarin) dragonfly

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