| 瑤 | 485C40 31A.21-9 | 部居  | 畫數 14 | ㄧㄠˊ [yao2] | ||
| N. | Fine jade: 瑤琴 jade-decorated stringed instrument. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) White like jade. (2) Much valued: 瑤函，瑤箋 your esteemed letter. (3) Associated with fairyland or abode of immortals: 瑤臺，瑤草，瑤池 [yao2tai2], [yao2cao3], [yao2chi2]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 瑤池 [yao2chi2], n., abode of immortals, associated with mythical 西王母 fairy mother goddess. 2. 瑤華 [yao2hua1], (1) n., pure jade; (2) adj., (AC) pure, glistening like jade; esteemed. 3. 瑤臺 [yao2tai2], n., jade terrace, esp. of immortals. 4. 瑤草 [yao2cao3], n., a plant of fairyland. | |||||
| 瑤 | 942C55 62A.21-9 | ㄧㄠˊ [yao2] | ||
| N. | (1) A kiln: 瓦瑤，磚瑤 a kiln for making tiles, bricks; 官瑤 government-operated kiln for making porcelain; porcelain product of certain well-known kilns. (2) A mine pit: 煤瑤 coal pit. (3) A loess cave dwelling in northwest China: 洞瑤 ditto; 瑤洞 [yao2dong4]↓. (4) (Coll.) ([yao2zi0]) a brothel: 逛瑤子 visit brothel. | |||
| Words | 1. 瑤變 [yao2bian4], n., crackle, crackleware. 2. 瑤洞 [yao2dong4], n., loess cave dwelling in northwest China. 3. 瑤姐兒 [yao2jie3er0], n., (coll.) prostitute. 4. 瑤坑 [yao2keng1], n., a pit. 5. 瑤痞 [yao2pi3], n., a rowdy who hangs around brothels. 6. 瑤桶子 [yao2tong3zi0], n., coal tunnel. 7. 瑤子 [yao2zi0], n., a brothel; formerly, a whore. 8. 瑤瑤兒 [yao2yao0er0], n., see [yao2dong4]↑. | |||