 | William B. Langdon, Nathan Dunn - 1843 - 176 頁
...country. L 844. " Joo-ee," a sort of staff or sceptre. It is thus described by Mr. Davis : — this ornament, which has sometimes, for want of a better,...called a sceptre, is, in fact, an emblem of amity and good-will, of a shape less bent that the letter S, about eighteen inches in length, and cut from the... | |
 | Sir John Francis Davis - 1851 - 582 頁
...profound reverence and admiration when they saw it, and knew it was from the great emperor's own person. The ornament which has sometimes, for want of a better...letter S, about eighteen inches in length, and cut from thejadeor yu stone. It is called joo-ee, " as you wish," and is simply exchanged as a costly mark of... | |
 | sir John Francis Davis (1st bart.) - 1851 - 584 頁
...ornament which has sometimes, for want of a hetter name, been called a sceptre, is, in fact, an emhlem of amity and good will, of a shape less bent than...length, and cut from the jade or yu stone. It is called joo-ee, " as you wish," and is simply exchanged as a costly mark of friendship ; but that it had a... | |
 | Sir John Francis Davis - 1857 - 506 頁
...the great emperor's own person. The ornament which has sometimes, for want of a better name, being called a sceptre, is, in fact, an emblem of amity...letter S, about eighteen inches in length, and cut from \hejade or yu stone. It is called joo-ee, " as you wish," and is simply exchanged as a costly mark... | |
 | sir John Francis Davis (1st bart.) - 1857 - 504 頁
...the great emperor's own person. The ornament which has sometimes, for want of a better name, being called a sceptre, is, in fact, an emblem of amity...letter S, about eighteen inches in length, and cut from thejWe or yu stone. It is called joo-ee, " as you wish," and is simply exchanged as a costly mark of... | |
 | William Giuseppi Gulland - 1902 - 572 頁
...sometimes, for want of a better name, been called a sceptre, is, in fact, an emblem of amity and goodwill, of a shape less bent than the letter S, about eighteen...length, and cut from the jade or yu stone. It is called joo-ee, ' as you wish,' and is simply exchanged as a costly mark of friendship ; but that it had a... | |
 | William Giuseppi Gulland - 1911 - 568 頁
...155). Perhaps it was used as an equivalent for Fuh, happiness." No. 51. Sceptre. Davis, vol. ip 332 : " The ornament which has sometimes, for want of a better...called a sceptre, is, in fact, an emblem of amity and goodwill, of a shape less bent than the letter S, about eighteen inches in length, and cut from the... | |
 | William Giuseppe Gulland - 1911 - 566 頁
...155). Perhaps it was used as an equivalent for Fuh, happiness." No. 51. Sceptre. Davis, vol. ip 332 : " The ornament which has sometimes, for want of a better...called a sceptre, is, in fact, an emblem of amity and goodwill, of a shape less bent than the letter S, about eighteen inches in length, and cut from the... | |
 | William Giuseppi Gulland - 1918 - 572 頁
...sometimes, for want of a better name, been called a sceptre, is, in fact, an emblem of amity and goodwill, of a shape less bent than the letter S, about eighteen inches in length, and cut from thejwle or yu stone. It is called joo-ee, ' as you wish,' and is simply exchanged as a costly mark... | |
 | Charles Ewart Darwent - 1920 - 310 頁
...ornament which, for want of a better name, has been called a sceptre. It is an emblem of amity, and is of a "shape less bent than the letter S, about eighteen inches long" (Davis). Its strictly religious origin is proved by the fact of its having the lotus frequently... | |
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... of a shape less bent than the letter S, about eighteen inches in length, and cut from the jade or yu stone. It is called joo-ee, " as you wish," and is simply exchanged as a costly mark of friendship ; but that it had a religious origin seems indicated... 
