Wu Yuzhang (1878-1966), writer, educator and communist politician
Hui Liangyu (1944-) PRC Hui national career politician from Guilin, background in economics, politburo member 2002-2012, deputy chair of State Council 2003-2013
Karakax, a county in Hotan City 和田市[hé tián shì], Xinjiang
Zhang Tingyu (1672-1755), Qing politician, senior minister to three successive emperors, oversaw compilation of History of the Ming Dynasty 明史[míng shǐ] and the Kangxi Dictionary 康熙字典[kāng xī zì diǎn]
Maggie Cheung (1964-), Hong Kong actress
jelly snack made by kneading jelly fig seeds 爱玉子[ài yù zǐ] in water and combining with flavorings (popular in Taiwan and Singapore)
Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 贾宝玉
Yang Yuhuan, aka Yang Guifei 杨贵妃[yáng guì fēi] (719-756), famous Tang beauty, consort of Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗[táng xuán zōng]
Duan Yucai (1735-1815), author of Commentary on Shuowen Jiezi (1815) 说文解字注[shuō wén jiě zì zhù]
Tang Yulin (1871-1937), minor warlord in northeast China, sometime governor of Chengde 承德, mostly poor in battle but very successful at accumulating personal wealth
1.white marble2.a type of white marble used for building and sculpting
Yushan, a county in Shangrao City 上饶市[shàng ráo shì], Jiangxi
Yuzhou, a district of Yulin City 玉林市[yù lín shì], Guangxi
Yulin, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 广西壮族自治区[guǎng xī zhuàng zú zì zhì qū]
Yuquan, a district of Hohhot City 呼和浩特市[hū hé hào tè shì], Inner Mongolia
Yuxi, prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province 云南省[yún nán shěng]
Yutian, a county in Tangshan City 唐山市[táng shān shì], Hebei
Jade Emperor Peak on Mt Tai in Shandong
1.cornflakes2.tortilla chips
Yusuf, Arabic given name (Joseph)
Yumen, a county-level city in Jiuquan City 酒泉市[jiǔ quán shì], Gansu
Yumen Pass, or Jade Gate, western frontier post on the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty, west of Dunhuang, in Gansu
Baiyü, a county in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[gān zī zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Sichuan
Shi Yukun (c. 1810-1871), Qing pinghua 评话[píng huà] master storyteller
Jia Baoyu, male character in The Dream of Red Mansions, in love with his cousin Lin Daiyu 林黛玉 but obliged to marry Xue Baochai 薛宝钗
Feng Yuxiang (1882-1948), warlord during Republic of China, strongly critical of Chiang Kai-shek
(idiom) (courteous) please give me your frank opinion; your criticism will be most valuable
heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady
1.lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering2.secret illicit sex
(idiom) (of a woman) having fair, flawless skin and a graceful, refined beauty
1.lit. pile up gold and jade2.very rich
every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
1.to keep oneself pure2.to preserve one's integrity3.to remain chaste
pretty daughter in a humble family
1.lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom)2.fig. a modest suggestion intended to prompt others to come forward with better ideas
to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
1.to make popcorn2.popcorn
(bird species of China) Pallas's fish eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus)
1.clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless2.irreproachable3.incorruptible
1.to burn both jade and common stone2.to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)
Mt Yulong or Jade dragon in Lijiang 丽江, northwest Yunnan
1.lit. as round as pearls and as smooth as jade (idiom)2.fig. elegant and polished (of singing or writing)
gems at the side (idiom); flanked by genius
bejeweled jade palace (idiom); sumptuous dwelling
1.bejeweled nectar (idiom); ambrosia of the immortals2.superb liquor3.top quality wine