白はく玉ぎょく

noun

white gem

Rare literary term for a white gem or jewel. The more common reading for 白玉 is しらたま, which refers to a white gem, a white rice-flour dumpling, or a white ball.

See also: 白玉 (しらたま)

• 古ふるい詩しの中なかで「白はく玉ぎょく」は貴き重ちょうな白しろい宝ほう石せきを指さすことがある。

  In old poetry, 白玉 can refer to a precious white gem.