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stone noun—石 n (almost always used) ()Examples:dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success—stone roller (for threshing grain, leveling ground etc)—lit. strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible—ink stone or ink slab made from an antique palace tile—veinstone (stone containing a vein of precious metal)—Stone Forest, notable set of limestone formations in Yunnan—ink slab or ink stone of celadon or white porcelain with unglazed surface—lit. use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material—lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom); fig. overestimate one's capabilities—one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone—citrine (orange or yellow quartz SiO2 as a semiprecious stone)—picture printed from a woodblock, stone, copper plate etc—lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside—stone rubbing (copy an inscription)—a low stone wall built along the water's edge protect an embankment—flat stone with ropes attached, used ram the ground—chime stones, ancient percussion instrument made of stone or jade pieces hung in a row and struck as a xylophone—wooden or stone block supporting the axle of a door—lit. body made of wood, heart made of stone [idiom.]—lit. throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea [idiom.]— |