白玉

báiyù
  1. white jade
  2. tofu (by analogy)

CEDICT

  1. (～地區) Beyul Khenpajong (a disputed region in Lhozhag, Shannan, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, also claimed by Bhutan)
  2. (～縣) Baiyu County (a county of Garzê prefecture, Sichuan, China)
  3. Baiyu County (a county of Garzê prefecture, Sichuan, China)
  4. Beyul Khenpajong (a disputed region in Lhozhag, Shannan, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, also claimed by Bhutan)
  5. white jade

Wiktionary

  1. (～县)县名，位于中国四川
  2. 白色的玉

維基詞典

Homographs

白玉 Báiyù Baiyü county (Tibetan: dpal yul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州 Gānzī Zàngzúzìzhìzhōu, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

Entry Composition

1 白 bái
  1. white
  2. snowy
  3. pure
  4. bright
  5. empty
  6. blank
  7. plain
  8. clear
  9. to make clear
  10. in vain
  11. gratuitous
  12. free of charge
  13. reactionary
  14. anti-communist
  15. funeral
  16. to stare coldly
  17. to write wrong character
  18. to state
  19. to explain
  20. vernacular
  21. spoken lines in opera
2 玉 yù jade

Containing this entry

汉白玉 hànbáiyù
  1. white marble
  2. a type of white marble used for building and sculpting
珍珠翡翠白玉汤 zhēnzhūfěicuìbáiyùtāng cabbage, rice and tofu soup
白玉菇 báiyùgū white beech mushroom (Hypsizygus tessellatus, cultivated white variety)
羊脂白玉 yángzhībáiyù sheep-fat white jade, a type of jade
白玉楼 báiyùlóu
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Related entries

豆腐 dòufu
  1. tofu
  2. bean curd
豆腐配清酒很合適。

Tofu goes well with good sake.

Source: Tatoeba