zhēn​zhū​mǔ

mother-of-pearl

  • created sense approved 珍珠母 · zhēn​zhū​mǔ · mother-of-pearl — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    珍珠母

    zhēn​zhū​mǔ

    mother-of-pearl

    The iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell; nacre

    珍珠 (literal) → 珍珠 · zhēn​zhū · pearl 母 (literal) → 母 · mǔ · source

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  • created sense approved 珍珠母 · zhēn​zhū​mǔ · margaritifera concha — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    珍珠母

    zhēn​zhū​mǔ

    margaritifera concha

    A substance used in Traditional Chinese Medicine, derived from the inner shell of pearl oysters or mussels, used to treat headaches and epilepsy

    珍珠 (literal) → 珍珠 · zhēn​zhū · pearl 母 (literal) → 母 · mǔ · source

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

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