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掌上明珠
Mandarin · pinyin zhǎng shàng míng zhū
Meanings
- lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)
- fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
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3–4–2–1 · zhang3 shang4 ming2 zhu1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
zoeng2 soeng6 ming4 zyu1
Cantonese word readings for 掌上明珠. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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zoeng2 soeng6 ming4 zyu1
Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.
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phrase
- (idiomatic) apple of someone's eye; (especially) beloved daughter
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