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守身如玉
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preserve one's chastity/integrity/honour; take heed of one's virtue [literal] keep oneself as pure as jade Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:守 sau2 sau3 - guard; look after; observe; remain身 san1 - body; life; oneself 如 jyu4 - if, as if, like, equal to 玉 juk6 juk6*2 - jade; precious stone; pure; graceful |
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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).