玉樹

Chinese

jade tree
trad. (玉樹)
simp. (玉树)
Literally: “jade tree”.

Pronunciation


Etymology 1

Noun

玉樹

  1. (literary, mythology) fairy tree
  2. (literary, figurative) jade-like beautiful tree
  3. (literary, figurative) snow-covered tree
  4. (literary, figurative) young man who is talented or handsome
  5. silver dollar (Crassula arborescens)
  6. eucalyptus
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • 玉樹臨風 / 玉树临风 (yùshùlínfēng)
  • 瓊林玉樹 / 琼林玉树
  • 瓊枝玉樹 / 琼枝玉树
  • 芝蘭玉樹 / 芝兰玉树
  • 蒹葭倚玉樹 / 蒹葭倚玉树

Etymology 2

Phono-semantic matching of Tibetan ཡུལ་ཤུལ (yul shul).

Proper noun

玉樹

  1. (~藏族自治州, ) Yushu (an autonomous prefecture of Qinghai, China)
  2. () Yushu (a county-level city of Yushu Prefecture, Qinghai, China)