zhū​mǔ

pearl oyster

  • created reference approved 珠母 → 真珠贝/真珠貝 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    珠母 zhū​mǔ

    真珠贝 / 真珠貝 zhēn​zhū​bèi

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 珠母 → 珠贝/珠貝 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    珠母 zhū​mǔ

    珠贝 / 珠貝 zhū​bèi

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 珠母 · zhū​mǔ · pearl oyster — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    珠母

    zhū​mǔ

    pearl oyster

    any of several species of bivalve mollusks that produce pearls, such as those in the genus Pinctada

    珠 (literal) → 珠 · zhū · pearl 母 (literal) → 母 · mǔ · source

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

    created sense

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

    珠母

    zhū​mǔ

    mother-of-pearl

    the hard pearly iridescent substance forming the inner layer of some shells; nacre

    珠 (literal) → 珠 · zhū · pearl 母 (literal) → 母 · mǔ · source

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

    created sense