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冰清玉潔
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pure and noble, pure and virtuous (Lit. as clean as ice and as pure as jade) [Simp.] 冰清玉洁 [Syn.] 玉潔冰清, 冰清玉兒, 冰清玉潤 Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:冰 bing1 - ice清 cing1 - clear; fresh; quiet; distinct; clean up 玉 juk6 juk6*2 - jade; precious stone; pure; graceful 潔 git3 - clean; pure |
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: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping.
Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.
: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).