to treat something or someone as highly valuable and take great care of it

precious; valuable

a hard, lustrous spherical mass formed within the shell of a pearl oyster or other bivalve mollusk

to collect and keep something valuable or rare

rare and precious

to cherish

valuable object or rarity

a treasure

to value something highly, treasure it, or place great importance on it

small and compact enough to be carried in a pocket, typically referring to books, tools, or devices

to treasure or prize something as extremely valuable

Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)

to be intimately familiar with a subject, as if enumerating one's family valuables

exotic delicacies or luxury foodstuff from distant locations

Li Shizhen (1518-1593), Ming botanist and pharmacologist, author of Compendium of Medical Herbs (Bencao Gangmu)

strikingly strange, unusual, or exotic in appearance

He Zizhen (1910-1984), Mao Zedong's third wife

Gong Zizhen (1792-1841), Chinese man of letters, calligrapher and poet

rare and precious treasures

exquisite, rare, or expensive food items

extremely precious or valuable; highly prized

Virgin (company)

rare, precious, and unusual (often referring to treasures or exotic items)

To attach value to something of little worth simply because it belongs to oneself or due to a sentimental attachment.

Delicacies and fine food; a wonderful treat.

strange, rare, or interesting news items or anecdotes

Vientiane, the capital of Laos (Taiwan usage)

a rare and priceless treasure; something unique and highly valued

a small-format, pocket-sized book or paperback edition

Li Ruzhen (c. 1763-c. 1830), Qing dynasty novelist and phonologist, author of the fantasy novel Flowers in the Mirror (Jinghua Yuan).

Ni Guizhen or Ni Kwei-Tseng (1869-1931), mother of Song Ailing, Song Qingling, and Song Meiling

rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); a sumptuous spread of food delicacies

eight-treasure decoction, a tonic formula used in traditional Chinese medicine

take good care of yourself!

Pearl of Great Price (Mormonism)

a delicacy (food)

Jane Austen (1775-1817), English novelist

cendol, a Southeast Asian iced sweet dessert

abbreviation for pearl milk tea ([[珍珠奶茶|珍珠奶茶|zhen1 zhu1 nai3 cha2]])

A tea-based beverage originating from Taiwan, typically containing milk and chewy tapioca pearls.

mother-of-pearl (used in ornamentation and in TCM)

cabbage, rice and tofu soup

rare birds and exotic animals

delicacies and fine food; a wonderful treat

a highly valuable and rare work of art; an artistic masterpiece.

a person of unusually small stature; a little person or dwarf

a compact, portable personal audio playback device, such as a walkman