琉璃
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Pronunciation
Peng'im: liu5 li5
POJ: liû-lî
Variety: chaozhou
POJ: liû-lî
Variety: chaozhou
Meanings and usage
noun: coloured glass; glaze, translucent glasswork
琉璃
琉璃
琉璃 has several distinct senses (a precious stone, coloured glaze, a literary synonym for glass, a glass lamp, and 'dragonfly' in Beijing Mandarin); the 'coloured glass/glaze' sense was chosen as most representative.