“玉”族词语的文化透视

A Cultural Analysis on Jade Expressions in Chinese

玉因其象征着权力、地位、财富；代表着美好、吉祥和高尚的品德，受到了中国人的崇拜，它丰富的象征意义和多层面的文化蕴含使其在中国人的生活中占据了重要的地位，形成了中国特有的玉文化。玉文化与汉语词汇也有密切的关系，形成了大量与玉有关的美称词语、象征词语和敬称词语，从而丰富了汉语的词汇系统，提高了汉语的表达效果，并且从中可以窥视出语言和文化的密切关系。

As a symbol of power,status, wealth as well as that of virtue, good luck and noble quality, jade is wor- shiped by the Chinese. Because of various kinds of its symbolic meanings and cultural implications,jade has an impor- tant place in the life of the Chinese people, which forms the exclusive jade culture in China. Besides, jade cultrue has a close relationship with the Chinese vocabulary, developing a great number of laudatory, symbolic and honorific ex- pressions. This enriches the Chinese vocabulary system, strengthens the effectiveness of the Chinese language, and re- flects the intimate relationship between the language and culture.