"Pu" is the second word in Chinese, pronounced as "Pu", which originally meant a stone containing jade. Also refers to uncut jade. Jade is a mineral. There are two kinds of jade: soft and hard. Usually, jade refers to nephrite. It belongs to one of the most common jewels. According to the Records of Tengyue Local Records written by Qing Jinshi Cunkaitai, Tengyue is a gathering place for jade works, which are made into utensils and sold to various provinces in Yunnan.
China is the earliest and most extensive country in the world to exploit and utilize jade. There are many records and names in ancient books, such as Shuiyu, Heritage Jade, Peiyu, Xiangyu, Nephrite and so on. Tremolite nephrite unearthed from Chahai site in Fuxin city, Liaoning province is about 8000 years ago (early Neolithic age), which is the earliest known real jade in the world.
The most famous jade in China is Hetian jade in Xinjiang, which, together with dushan jade in Henan, xiuyan jade in Liaoning and lantian jade in Shaanxi, is called the four famous jade in China. Jade is a relatively valuable mineral. Emerald is rich in many elements, such as zinc, iron, copper, manganese, magnesium, cobalt, selenium, chromium, titanium, lithium, calcium, potassium and sodium.
The embellishment of jade can eliminate impetuous heart, the color of jade can delight bored heart, and the purity of jade can purify dirty heart. Therefore, a gentleman loves jade and hopes to find natural aura in the jade body. Jade is the beauty of stone, with positive, moist and pure color. The same is true of precious stones. Its value does not depend entirely on the ingredients, but color, texture and sculpture are often its value.
Idioms with the word Pu:
1, an idiom in China, the pinyin is p and sh ā p instead of u p ú, which means to identify and select useful talents from a large number of people. From Preface to Tombstone, Tang Shangshu, assistant minister of the official department.
2. Dead mouse is an idiom. Pinyin is sǐ shǔ wéi pú, which means passing off fake and inferior commodities as real goods.
3. Hunjin Puyu, an idiom in China, is pronounced as hún jīn pú yù, which means that it is a metaphor for the beauty of nature and needs no modification. It is often used to describe people's quality, simplicity and kindness. Appreciation of Shi Shuo Xin Yu, written by Liu Song Yiqing in the Southern Dynasties.
4. Returning to the original, an idiom in China, the pinyin is guοzhēnf?NPú, which means to remove the external decoration and return to the simple essence, also called returning to the original. From the Warring States Policy Qi Ce.