míng​zhū

bright pearl

  • created reference approved 明珠 → 颗/顆 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    明珠 míng​zhū

    颗 / 顆 kē

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 明珠 → 掌上明珠 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    明珠 míng​zhū

    掌上明珠 zhǎng​shàng​míng​zhū

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 明珠 · míng​zhū · bright pearl — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    明珠

    míng​zhū

    bright pearl

    a bright pearl; a jewel of great value

    明 (literal) → 明 · míng · bright 珠 (literal) → 珠 · zhū · pearl

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 明珠 · míng​zhū · prized person or thing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    明珠

    míng​zhū

    prized person or thing

    a metaphor for a beloved person or a beautiful and precious thing

    明 (literal) → 明 · míng · bright 珠 (literal) → 珠 · zhū · pearl

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense