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小家碧玉

xiǎo jiā bì yùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
pretty daughter in a humble family
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-ab46dd440e8b0204. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

小家碧玉 小家碧玉 [xiao3 jia1 bi4 yu4] /pretty daughter in a humble family/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 小
    xiǎo

    small / tiny / few / young

  • 家
    jiā

    used in 傢伙|家伙[jiā huo] and 傢俱|家俱[jiā jù] / home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[gè]

  • 碧
    bì

    green jade / bluish green / blue / jade

  • 玉
    yù

    jade

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