| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 琢磨 | 琢磨 | zhuó mó | zhuo2 mo2 | to carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work | ||
| 2 | 雕琢 | 雕琢 | diāo zhuó | diao1 zhuo2 | to sculpt; to carve (jade); ornate artwork; overly elaborate prose | ||
| 3 | 粉装玉琢 | 粉裝玉琢 | fěn zhuāng yù zhuó | fen3 zhuang1 yu4 zhuo2 | silvery white (said of a snow scene); lovely and white-skinned (of a lady) (idiom) | ||
| 4 | 切磋琢磨 | 切磋琢磨 | qiē cuō zhuó mó | qie1 cuo1 zhuo2 mo2 | lit. cutting and polishing (idiom); fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences | ||
| 5 | 如琢如磨 | 如琢如磨 | rú zhuó rú mó | ru2 zhuo2 ru2 mo2 | like grinding stone and polishing jade (idiom) | ||
| 6 | 琢 | 琢 | zhuó | zhuo2 | to cut (gems) | ||
| 7 | 琢句雕词 | 琢句雕詞 | zhuó jù diāo cí | zhuo2 ju4 diao1 ci2 | to polish sentences and phrases (idiom) | ||
| 8 | 琢磨不透 | 琢磨不透 | zhuó mó bù tòu | zhuo2 mo2 bu4 tou4 | Unable to figure it out |