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Definitions

  1. 1. bead
  2. 2. pearl
  3. 3. CL:粒[lì]
  4. 4. 顆|颗[kē]

Example Sentences

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你有圓 筆嗎?
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Words Containing 珠

圆珠笔
yuán zhū bǐ

ballpoint pen

珍珠
zhēn zhū

pearl

珠宝
zhū bǎo

pearls

七龙珠
qī lóng zhū

Dragon Ball, Japanese manga and anime series

不吝珠玉
bù lìn zhū yù

lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.); fig. Please give me your frank opinion.

佛珠
fó zhū

Buddhist prayer beads

剖腹藏珠
pōu fù cáng zhū

lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom)

品丽珠
pǐn lì zhū

Cabernet Franc (grape type)

圆珠
yuán zhū

bead

圆珠形离子交换剂
yuán zhū xíng lí zǐ jiāo huàn jì

bead-type ion exchanger

妙语如珠
miào yǔ rú zhū

sparkling with wit (idiom)

妙语连珠
miào yǔ lián zhū

sparkling with wit (idiom)

字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù

every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing

小钢珠
xiǎo gāng zhū

pachinko

弹珠
dàn zhū

marbles

弹珠台
dàn zhū tái

pinball

念珠
niàn zhū

prayer beads

念珠菌症
niàn zhū jūn zhèng

(medicine) candidiasis

掌上明珠
zhǎng shàng míng zhū

lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)

采珠
cǎi zhū

to dive for pearls

采珠人
cǎi zhū rén

The Pearl Fishers, 1863 opera by Georges Bizet 比才[bì cái]

探骊得珠
tàn lí dé zhū

to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation)

搅珠机
jiǎo zhū jī

lottery machine

数珠
shù zhū

rosary

数珠念佛
shǔ zhū niàn fó

to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom)

明珠
míng zhū

pearl

明珠暗投
míng zhū àn tóu

to cast pearls before swine (idiom)

智珠在握
zhì zhū zài wò

fig. to be endowed with extraordinary intelligence

曼珠沙华
màn zhū shā huā

red spider lily (Lycoris radiata)

有眼无珠
yǒu yǎn wú zhū

(idiom) blind as a bat (figuratively)

朝珠
cháo zhū

court beads (derived from Buddhist prayer beads)

东方明珠塔
dōng fāng míng zhū tǎ

Oriental Pearl Tower

东方明珠电视塔
dōng fāng míng zhū diàn shì tǎ

Oriental Pearl Television Tower

东乌珠穆沁旗
dōng wū zhū mù qìn qí

East Ujimqin banner or Züün Üzemchin khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[xī lín guō lè méng], Inner Mongolia

水珠
shuǐ zhū

droplet

汗珠
hàn zhū

beads of sweat

汗珠子
hàn zhū zi

beads of sweat

泛珠三角
fàn zhū sān jiǎo

Pan-Pearl River delta

泛珠江三角
fàn zhū jiāng sān jiǎo

the Pan-Pearl river delta (economic zone including the 5 provinces around Guangzhou and Hong Kong)

海珠
hǎi zhū

Haizhu District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[guǎng zhōu shì], Guangdong

海珠区
hǎi zhū qū

Haizhu District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[guǎng zhōu shì], Guangdong

泪珠
lèi zhū

a teardrop

港珠澳大桥
gǎng zhū ào dà qiáo

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge

沧海遗珠
cāng hǎi yí zhū

undiscovered talent (idiom)

滚珠
gǔn zhū

bearing ball

滚珠轴承
gǔn zhū zhóu chéng

ball bearing

无价珍珠
wú jià zhēn zhū

Pearl of Great Price (Mormonism)

玫瑰念珠
méi gui niàn zhū

rosary (Catholic prayer beads)

珍珠奶茶
zhēn zhū nǎi chá

pearl milk tea

珍珠小番茄
zhēn zhū xiǎo fān qié

see 聖女果|圣女果[shèng nu:3 guǒ]

珍珠岩
zhēn zhū yán

perlite

珍珠港
zhēn zhū gǎng

Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)

珍珠翡翠白玉汤
zhēn zhū fěi cuì bái yù tāng

cabbage, rice and tofu soup

珠三角
zhū sān jiǎo

Pearl River Delta

珠光宝气
zhū guāng bǎo qì

bedecked with glittering jewels (idiom)

珠圆玉润
zhū yuán yù rùn

lit. as round as pearls and as smooth as jade (idiom)

珠子
zhū zi

pearl

珠山
zhū shān

Mt Everest

珠山区
zhū shān qū

Zhushan district of Jingdezhen city 景德鎮市|景德镇市, Jiangxi

珠峰
zhū fēng

Mt Everest

珠崖
zhū yá

Zhuya, historic name for Hainan Island 海南島|海南岛[hǎi nán dǎo]

珠晖
zhū huī

Zhuhui district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市[héng yáng shì], Hunan

珠晖区
zhū huī qū

Zhuhui district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市[héng yáng shì], Hunan

珠母
zhū mǔ

mother-of-pearl

珠江
zhū jiāng

Pearl River (Guangdong)

珠江三角洲
zhū jiāng sān jiǎo zhōu

Pearl River Delta (PRD)

珠流
zhū liú

fluent with words

珠流璧转
zhū liú bì zhuǎn

lit. pearl flows, jade moves on (idiom); fig. the passage of time

珠海
zhū hǎi

Zhuhai prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[guǎng dōng shěng] in south China

珠海市
zhū hǎi shì

Zhuhai prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[guǎng dōng shěng] in south China

珠灰
zhū huī

pearl gray

珠玉
zhū yù

pearls and jades

珠玉在侧
zhū yù zài cè

gems at the side (idiom); flanked by genius

珠穆朗玛
zhū mù lǎng mǎ

Mt Chomolungma or Qomolangma (Tibetan)

珠穆朗玛峰
zhū mù lǎng mǎ fēng

Mt Chomolungma or Qomolangma (Tibetan)

珠箔
zhū bó

curtain of pearls

珠算
zhū suàn

calculation using abacus

珠联璧合
zhū lián bì hé

string of pearl and jade (idiom); ideal combination

珠茶
zhū chá

gunpowder tea, Chinese green tea whose leaves are each formed into a small pellet

珠颈斑鸠
zhū jǐng bān jiū

(bird species of China) spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis)

班珠尔
bān zhū ěr

Banjul, capital of Gambia

白眼珠
bái yǎn zhū

white of the eye

皇冠上的明珠
huáng guān shàng de míng zhū

the brightest jewel in the crown

目珠
mù zhū

eyeball

眼珠
yǎn zhū

one's eyes

眼珠子
yǎn zhū zi

eyeball

老蚌生珠
lǎo bàng shēng zhū

fig. birthing a son at an advanced age

胚珠
pēi zhū

ovule

蛇龙珠
shé lóng zhū

Cabernet Gernischt (grape type)

西乌珠穆沁旗
xī wū zhū mù qìn qí

West Ujimqin banner or Baruun Üzemchin khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[xī lín guō lè méng], Inner Mongolia

买椟还珠
mǎi dú huán zhū

to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside

赛珍珠
sài zhēn zhū

Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973), American writer known for her novels on Asian cultures, Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize laureate

赤霞珠
chì xiá zhū

Cabernet Sauvignon (grape type)

连珠
lián zhū

joined as a string of pearls

连珠炮
lián zhū pào

barrage of gunfire (often used as a metaphor for rapid speech)

遗珠
yí zhū

unrecognized talent

钢珠
gāng zhū

steel ball

电珠
diàn zhū

light bulb

露珠
lù zhū

dewdrop

马氏珍珠贝
mǎ shì zhēn zhū bèi

pearl oyster (genus Pinctada)

鱼目混珠
yú mù hùn zhū

to pass off fish eyes for pearls

黑眼珠
hēi yǎn zhū

pupil of the eye