jade-like stone; inferior jade
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a stone resembling jade; inferior jade
archaicLiterary and archaic term often used in classical texts to describe stones that have the appearance of jade but lack its value. Also written as 武夫 or 珷玞.
Wǔ碔
fū砆
zhī之
luàn乱
yù玉
。
Inferior jade mixed with genuine jade.
Cǐ此
shí石
suī虽
měi美
，
shí实
nǎi乃
wǔ碔
fū砆
。
Although this stone is beautiful, it is actually just inferior jade.
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Yù玉
yǔ与
wǔ碔
fū砆
，
qí其
zhì质
jiǒng迥
yì异
。
True jade and inferior jade-like stone differ fundamentally in quality.