琼楼玉宇 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• bejeweled jade palace ; sumptuous dwelling

Character by character

• 琼qióngjade; rare, precious; elegant
• 楼lóumulti-story building; floor
• 玉yùjade, gem, precious stone
• 宇yǔbuilding, house, room, structure; space, the unive

Idioms sharing a character

• 琼浆玉液 qióng jiāng yù yè
• 人去楼空 rén qù lóu kōng
• 海市蜃楼 hǎi shì shèn lóu
• 空中楼阁 kōng zhōng lóu gé
• 近水楼台 jìn shuǐ lóu tái
• 不吝珠玉 bù lìn zhū yù
• 亭亭玉立 tíng tíng yù lì
• 仙姿玉色 xiān zī yù sè
• 偷香窃玉 tōu xiāng qiè yù
• 冰清玉洁 bīng qīng yù jié

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