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珠璣

简珠玑 · 繁珠璣

Mandarin · pinyin zhū jī

(literary) pearl; gem
(literary) (fig.) eloquent phrase; pearl of wisdom

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珠: zhū · precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl
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玑: jī · pearl that is not quite round

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1–1 · zhu1 ji1

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noun

(literary) round and nonround pearls; pearls (in general); gems; jewels
(literary, figurative) exquisite or excellent wording of a writing; elegant prose

name

(～鎮) Zhuji (a town in Nanxiong, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China)

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