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
- 真珠贝(真珠貝) shell of a pearl
- 口吐珠玑(口吐珠璣) to spit out varieties of pearls; to speak eloquently
- 珠玑(珠璣) pearls and gems ; a beautiful piece of writing
- 珠翠 pearls and jade ; [by analogy] a beautifully dressed woman ; a valuable item
- 掌珠 a pearl in the hand; a beloved person
- 港珠澳大桥(港珠澳大橋) Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau road bridge
- 念珠菌症 candidiasis; thrush
- 珠玉 pearls and jades; jewels; clever remark; beautiful writing; gems of wisdom; genius; outstanding person
- 采珠(採珠) to dive for pearls
- 掌上明珠 a pearl in the hand; a beloved person
- 圆珠笔(圓珠筆) ballpoint pen
- 油珠子 varnish tree; goldenrain tree
- 紫珠 Chinese redbud
- 珠母 mother-of-pearl
- 翠绕珠围(翠繞珠圍) green entwines and pearls encircle; a beautifully dressed woman
- 朝珠 court beads
- 妙语连珠(妙語連珠) sparkling with wit
- 佛珠 prayer beads; rosary
- 滚珠(滾珠) bearing ball
- 珠流璧转(珠流璧轉) pearl flows, jade moves on; the passage of time; water under the bridge
- 字字珠玑(字字珠璣) writing like an array of different kinds of peals
- 胚珠 ovule
- 字字珠玉 every word a gem; magnificent writing
- 天珠 dzi bead
- 珍珠粟 pearl millet
- 智珠在握 to hold the pearl of wisdom; to be endowed with extraordinary intelligence
- 满腹珠玑(滿腹珠璣) a stomach full of pearls; a mind filled with knowledge of poetry and literature
- 珠穆朗玛(珠穆朗瑪) Mt Chomolungma or Qomolangma (Tibetan); Mt Everest; Sagarmatha
- 珠灰 pearl gray
- 白眼珠儿(白眼珠兒) white of the eye
- 珍珠翡翠白玉汤(珍珠翡翠白玉湯) cabbage, rice and tofu soup
- 遗珠(遺珠) unrecognized talent
- 马氏珍珠贝(馬氏珍珠貝) pearl oyster (genus Pinctada)
- 蛇龙珠(蛇龍珠) Cabernet Gernischt (grape type)
- 珠江三角洲 Pearl River Delta (PRD)
- 宝珠(寶珠) a jewel
- 沧海遗珠(滄海遺珠) undiscovered talent
- 剖腹藏珠 cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl; wasting a lot of effort on trivialities
- 弹珠台(彈珠檯) pinball
- 珠峰 Mount Everest
Also contained in
东乌珠穆沁旗 、 珠崖 、 泛珠三角 、 珠晖 、 海珠区 、 东方明珠电视塔 、 西乌珠穆沁旗 、 珍珠港 、 东方明珠塔 、 龙戏珠 、 采珠人
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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
- 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
- 珠鳞 (珠鱗) 含珠鱗施 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十一 齊俗訓 Chapter 11: Combining Customs — count: 3
- 珠起 (珠起) 珠起於赤野 — Guanzi 管子, 國蓄第七十三 Chapter 73: State Reserves — count: 3