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
- 圆珠笔(圓珠筆) ballpoint pen
- 珍珠奶茶 pearl milk tea; tapioca milk tea; bubble milk tea
- 珠翠 pearls and jade ; [by analogy] a beautifully dressed woman ; a valuable item
- 皇冠上的明珠 the brightest jewel in the crown
- 数珠念佛(數珠念佛) to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name
- 珠串 a string of pearls
- 珠穆朗玛(珠穆朗瑪) Mt Chomolungma or Qomolangma (Tibetan); Mt Everest; Sagarmatha
- 品丽珠(品麗珠) Cabernet Franc (grape type)
- 目珠 eyeball
- 字字珠玉 every word a gem; magnificent writing
- 字字珠玑(字字珠璣) writing like an array of different kinds of peals
- 串珠纹(串珠紋) string bead design
- 珠子 pearl ; a bead
- 珍珠母 mother-of-pearl (used in ornamentation and in TCM)
- 天珠 dzi bead
- 不吝珠玉 do not begrudge gems of wisdom; Please give me your frank opinion.; Your criticism will be most valuable.
- 黑眼珠 pupil of the eye
- 肥珠子 varnish tree; goldenrain tree
- 弹珠台(彈珠檯) pinball
- 珠峰 Mount Everest
- 老蚌生珠 an old oyster producing a pearl; birthing a son at an advanced age
- 掌上明珠 a pearl in the hand; a beloved person
- 珠三角 Pearl River Delta
- 剑气珠光(劍氣珠光) vigorous as a sword and bright as a pearl
- 口吐珠玑(口吐珠璣) to spit out varieties of pearls; to speak eloquently
- 滚珠轴承(滾珠軸承) ball bearing
- 马氏珍珠贝(馬氏珍珠貝) pearl oyster (genus Pinctada)
- 珠玉在侧(珠玉在側) gems at the side; flanked by genius
- 珠流 fluent with words; words flowing like pearl beads
- 明珠暗投 to cast pearls before swine; not to get proper recognition for one's talents
- 真珠 pearl ; a bead curtain
- 珠江三角洲 Pearl River Delta (PRD)
- 钢珠(鋼珠) steel ball; bearing ball
- 无价珍珠(無價珍珠) Pearl of Great Price (Mormonism)
- 鱼目混珠(魚目混珠) to pass fish eyes off for pearls; to pass fake products off for genuine
- 珠箔 curtain of pearls; screen of beads
- 有眼无珠(有眼無珠) blind as a bat (figuratively); unaware of who (or what) one is dealing with
- 珠茶 gunpowder tea, Chinese green tea whose leaves are each formed into a small pellet
- 珠江 Pearl River
- 采珠(採珠) to dive for pearls
- 白眼珠 white of the eye
- 珍珠 pearl
- 水珠 droplet; dewdrop
- 沧海遗珠(滄海遺珠) undiscovered talent
Also contained in
赛珍珠 、 泛珠三角 、 珠澳 、 珠晖 、 珠海市 、 珠山 、 珠山区
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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
- 卷三十 Scroll 30 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 珠二 (珠二) 珠二斗 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《留侯世家》 House of Marquis of Liu — count: 3
- 珠一 (珠一) 江陽之珠一筴也 — Guanzi 管子, 山至數第七十六 Chapter 76: Travelling to the Mountains — count: 3