| 珠 | 481C50 31A.01-1 | 部居  | 畫數 10 | ㄓㄨ [zhu1] | ||
| N. | (1) ([zhu1zi0]) A pearl, a bead: 珍珠 pearl; 養珠 culture pearl; 珠寶 [zhu1bao3]↓; 珠簾 bead curtains; 珠履 bead shoes; 珠圓翠繞 surrounded by ladies decorated with pearls and jade; 念珠 to finger the beads of rosary in prayer; 珠圓玉潤 a round voice and jade-like skin; 珠喉 a round feminine voice; 魚目混珠 a fish eye passes as pearl. (2) A bead-like thing, eye pupil: 眼珠 eye pupil; 有目無珠 “eye without pupil”--(derog.) of stupid people who do not know a good thing when they see it; 淚珠 drops of tears; 妙語如珠 pearls of wisdom, sparkling sayings; 彈珠 playing marble. | |||||
| Words | 1. 珠寶 [zhu1bao3], n., jewelry: 珠寶店 jewelry shop; 珠寶商 jeweller. 2. 珠蚌 [zhu1bang4], n., mother-of-pearl. 3. 珠粉 [zhu1fen3], n., pearl powder, used as tonic. 4. 珠花 [zhu1hua1], n. hair decoration of pearl. 5. 珠還 [zhu1huan2], phr., 珠還合浦 (allu.) restoration of pearl industry to place 合浦; (fig.) restoration of original condition; recovery of lost article. 6. 珠戶 [zhu1hu4], n. pearl divers. 7. 珠璣 [zhu1ji1]1, n., pearl and jade; 滿腹珠璣 (fig.) sparkling ideas in writing. 8. 珠雞 [zhu1ji1]2, n., quail (also called 珍珠雞). 9. 珠江 [zhu1jiang1], n., The Pearl River, the third longest in China. 10. 珠蘭 [zhu1lan2], n., (bot.) tree with fragrant yellow bead-like seeds, Chloranthus inconspicuus, used for scenting tea. 11. 珠母 [zhu1mu3], n., mother-of-pearl. 12. 珠算 [zhu1suan4], n., the abacus; art of using it, dist. 筆算 arithmetic with pen or pencil. 13. 珠胎 [zhu1tai1], n., human embryo in woman's body. 14. 珠翠 [zhu1cui4], n., pearls and jade decorations. | |||||