珠 zhū
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zhū
noun
pearl
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As produced from a 蚌壳 clam shell (Guoyu '珠' n 1; Kroll 2015 '珠' 1; Unihan '珠') -
zhū
noun
a bead
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Especially, a bead cut from a gem or other stone (Kroll 2015 '珠' 1a) -
zhū
noun
a bead or orb-shaped object
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '珠' n 2; Kroll 2015 '珠' 1b; Unihan '珠') -
zhū
noun
a pearl of writing
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Refers to brilliant writing (Kroll 2015 '珠' 2)
Contained in
- 朝珠 court beads
- 珠江 Pearl River
- 港珠澳大桥(港珠澳大橋) Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau road bridge
- 白眼珠 white of the eye
- 宝珠(寶珠) a jewel
- 掌上明珠 a pearl in the hand; a beloved person
- 珍珠粟 pearl millet
- 白眼珠儿(白眼珠兒) white of the eye
- 妙语如珠(妙語如珠) sparkling with wit
- 珠玉在侧(珠玉在側) gems at the side; flanked by genius
- 掌上珠 a pearl in the palm of the hand
- 人老珠黄(人老珠黃) (of a woman) old and faded
- 北帝玄珠 niter; nitre; saltpeter; saltpetre
- 鱼目混珠(魚目混珠) to pass fish eyes off for pearls; to pass fake products off for genuine
- 翠绕珠围(翠繞珠圍) green entwines and pearls encircle; a beautifully dressed woman
- 真珠 pearl ; a bead curtain
- 珍珠母 mother-of-pearl (used in ornamentation and in TCM)
- 天珠 dzi bead
- 露珠 dewdrop
- 珠江三角洲 Pearl River Delta (PRD)
- 滚珠(滾珠) bearing ball
- 云珠(雲珠) muscovite; mica
- 眼珠 an eyeball
- 弹珠台(彈珠檯) pinball
- 汗珠 beads of sweat
- 滚珠轴承(滾珠軸承) ball bearing
- 曼珠沙华(曼珠沙華) red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); Sanskrit mañjusaka; cluster amaryllis
- 蚌珠 a pearl
- 胚珠 ovule
- 弹珠(彈珠) marbles
- 串珠纹(串珠紋) string bead design
- 珠穆朗玛峰(珠穆朗瑪峰) Mount Everest
- 探骊得珠(探驪得珠) to pluck a pearl from the black dragon; to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation)
- 泛珠江三角 the Pan-Pearl river delta
- 连珠炮(連珠砲) in quick-fire succession
- 连珠(連珠) joined as a string of pearls; in rapid succession; alignment
- 珍珠米 corn
- 珠玉 pearls and jades; jewels; clever remark; beautiful writing; gems of wisdom; genius; outstanding person
- 珠穆朗玛(珠穆朗瑪) Mt Chomolungma or Qomolangma (Tibetan); Mt Everest; Sagarmatha
- 珍珠 pearl
- 明珠 a pearl; a jewel of great value ; a loved one
- 有眼无珠(有眼無珠) blind as a bat (figuratively); unaware of who (or what) one is dealing with
Also contained in
珠山区 、 珍珠港 、 珠山 、 东方明珠电视塔 、 珠崖 、 港珠澳 、 泛珠三角 、 七龙珠 、 班珠尔
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- 卷六十六 志第四十二 輿服二 Volume 66 Treatises 42: Carriages and Clothing 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 48
- 卷六十七 志第四十三 輿服三 Volume 67 Treatises 43: Carriages and Clothing 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 44
- 卷七十八 志第二十八: 輿服一 Volume 78 Treatises 31: Carriages and Clothes 1 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 32
- 卷五 Scroll 5 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 25
- 卷四 Scroll 4 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 20
- 卷11 志第6 禮儀六 Volume 11 Treatises 6: Rites 6 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 18
- 卷12 志第7 禮儀七 Volume 12 Treatises 7: Rites 7 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 17
- 卷二十五 志第十五 輿服 Volume 25 Treatises 15: Travel and Dress Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 16
- 卷十二 Scroll 12 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 15
- 卷一 Scroll 1 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 14
Collocations
- 白珠 (白珠) 雲盜白珠十斛 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷三十四 梁統列傳 Volume 34: Biography of Liang Tong — count: 12
- 乌珠 (烏珠) 為烏珠留若鞮單于 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷九十四下 匈奴傳 Volume 94b: Traditions of the Xiongnu 2 — count: 8
- 珠留 (珠留) 為烏珠留若鞮單于 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷九十四下 匈奴傳 Volume 94b: Traditions of the Xiongnu 2 — count: 8
- 大珠 (大珠) 大珠至圍二寸以下 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷二十八下 地理志 Volume 28b: Treatise on Geography 2 — count: 6
- 美珠 (美珠) 納美珠焉 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 哀公 Lord Ai — count: 5
- 蠙珠 (蠙珠) 淮夷蠙珠暨魚 — Book of Documents 尚書, 夏書 禹貢 Xia Shu - Tribute of Yu — count: 4
- 珠出于 (珠出於) 珠出於赤野之末光 — Guanzi 管子, 輕重乙第八十一 Chapter 81: Weight II — count: 4
- 珠襦 (珠襦) 太后被珠襦 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷六十八 霍光金日磾傳 Volume 68: Huo Guang and Jin Midi — count: 4
- 随珠 (隨珠) 雖出隨珠和璧 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷五十一 賈鄒枚路傳 Volume 51: Jia, Zou, Mei and Lu — count: 3
- 求珠 (求珠) 宋公求珠 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 哀公 Lord Ai — count: 3