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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.
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.