和氏璧
Chinese
mix together; peace; harmony mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm | clan name; maiden name | piece of jade with hole in center | ||
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simp. and trad. (和氏璧) | 和 | 氏 | 璧 |
Etymology
Named after 卞和 (Biàn Hé), who discovered this jade.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
和氏璧
- Mr. He's jade
- 和氏璧,天下所共傳寶也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Héshìbì, tiānxià suǒ gòng chuán bǎo yě. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this example)
和氏璧,天下所共传宝也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
- 和璧 (Hébì)
- 和氏之璧
See also
- 完璧歸趙/完璧归赵 (wánbìguīzhào)