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nephrite in Chinese

nephrite in Chinese is 玉石 — nephrite means a semi-precious mineral, one of the two stones known as jade, the other kind being jadeite.

nephrite in Chinese

玉石
noun
Pronounced: yù shí
(mineral) A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite).

What does "nephrite" mean?

  1. noun A semi-precious mineral, one of the two stones known as jade, the other kind being jadeite.
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What is "nephrite" in Chinese?
"nephrite" in Chinese is 玉石. nephrite means: A semi-precious mineral, one of the two stones known as jade, the other kind being jadeite.
How do you pronounce 玉石?
"nephrite" in Chinese is 玉石, pronounced "yù shí".
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