(literary) beautiful jade or precious stones

The Yao ethnic minority group living primarily in Southwest China and Southeast Asia.

The mythical abode of the immortals on Mount [[昆仑山|崑崙山|kun1 lun2 shan1]], specifically the residence of [[西王母|西王母|xi1 wang2 mu3]]; also used to describe any residence of the gods.

a terrace or platform built from or decorated with jade; a magnificent building

Yaohai, a district of Hefei City in Anhui Province

Baguio City, located on Luzon island in the Philippines; it is known for its mild climate and as a summer resort.

Yaohai District of Hefei City in Anhui province

Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County in [[桂林|桂林|gui4 lin2]], Guangxi

Jianghua Yao Autonomous County in Yongzhou, Hunan

Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County in Shaoguan, Guangdong Province

Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County in Laibin, Guangxi

The muscle of a scallop or similar shellfish, often dried and used as a delicacy in cooking; also called [[江珧柱|江珧柱|jiang1 yao2 zhu4]] or [[干贝|乾貝|gan1 bei4]]

a type of wedge-shaped saltwater bivalve with a large thin shell; also refers to its meat

Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County in Hezhou [[贺州|賀州|he4 zhou1]], Guangxi

Hekou Yao Autonomous County in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan

Liannan Yao Autonomous County in [[清远|清遠|qing1 yuan3]], Guangdong Province

Lianshan Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County in [[清远|清遠|qing1 yuan3]], Guangdong

(idiom) beautiful and rare flowers and vegetation in fairyland; also refers to exceptionally precious or exotic plants in the real world

Legendary flowers and plants of fairyland; also used as a metaphor for rare and precious exotic flowers

The jade garden of a celestial ruler; paradise.

(literary) A polite and respectful term used in correspondence to refer to the letter of the person being addressed; yours of such-and-such date.

(literary) flowers as white and pure as jade; flowers of the immortals; often used to describe things of pure white such as snow or frost

(literary) an garden where fine jade is produced; more broadly refers to a fairyland or a place where immortals live

A goddess in Chinese mythology, said to be the daughter of the Emperor Yan who died young and was buried on Mt. Wu; she is famously known as the [[巫山神女|巫山神女|wu1 shan1 shen2 nu:3]].

honorific term for a letter from the person being addressed

conpoy; dried scallop; the dried adductor muscle of a scallop

a regional administrative office established during the Tang Dynasty in an area corresponding to modern-day Fukang, Xinjiang

an alternative name for the Queen Mother of the West, a supreme Taoist goddess in Chinese mythology who resides in the Kunlun Mountains

(literary) a lute decorated with jade or gems; also used to describe a lute that produces a beautiful sound

A polite or formal way to refer to a letter written by someone else; your esteemed letter.

(honorific) your letter; a respectful way to refer to correspondence from another person

beautiful jade-white flowers, or a metaphorical description of snow

(literary) a mythical plant from the realm of the immortals; an auspicious or fragrant herb

(literary) jade wine cup

Used in elegiac couplets or funeral banners to mourn the death of an elderly woman; literally means the carriage has returned to the Jade Pond, the mythical home of the Queen Mother of the West.