珍珠母
zhēn zhū mǔ
Pinyin

Definition

珍珠母
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zhēn zhū mǔ
  1. mother-of-pearl (used in ornamentation and in TCM)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

明珠
míng zhū
  1. 1 pearl
  2. 2 jewel (of great value)
母亲
mǔ qīn
  1. 1 mother
  2. 2 also pr. [mǔ qin]
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
父母
fù mǔ
  1. 1 father and mother
  2. 2 parents
珍惜
zhēn xī
  1. 1 to treasure
  2. 2 to value
  3. 3 to cherish
珍贵
zhēn guì
  1. 1 precious
珠
zhū
  1. 1 bead
  2. 2 pearl
  3. 3 CL:粒[lì],顆|颗[kē]
丈母娘
zhàng mǔ niáng
  1. 1 wife's mother
  2. 2 mother-in-law
  3. 3 same as 丈母
伯母
bó mǔ
  1. 1 wife of father's elder brother
  2. 2 aunt
  3. 3 (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
佛珠
fó zhū
  1. 1 Buddhist prayer beads
字母
zì mǔ
  1. 1 letter (of the alphabet)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
岳母
yuè mǔ
  1. 1 wife's mother, mother-in-law
母
mǔ
  1. 1 mother
  2. 2 elderly female relative
  3. 3 origin
  4. 4 source
  5. 5 (of animals) female
母乳
mǔ rǔ
  1. 1 mother's milk
母女
mǔ nu:3
  1. 1 mother-daughter
母子
mǔ zǐ
  1. 1 mother and child
  2. 2 parent and subsidiary (companies)
  3. 3 principal and interest
母爱
mǔ ài
  1. 1 maternal love
母校
mǔ xiào
  1. 1 alma mater
母鸡
mǔ jī
  1. 1 hen
水母
shuǐ mǔ
  1. 1 jellyfish
  2. 2 medusa
海珠
Hǎi zhū
  1. 1 Haizhu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guǎng zhōu shì], Guangdong

Idioms (20)

不吝珠玉
bù lìn zhū yù
  1. 1 lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.); fig. Please give me your frank opinion.
  2. 2 Your criticism will be most valuable.
再生父母
zài shēng fù mǔ
  1. 1 like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor
剖腹藏珠
pōu fù cáng zhū
  1. 1 lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities
善自珍摄
shàn zì zhēn shè
  1. 1 take good care of yourself! (idiom)
在家靠父母，出外靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you
  1. 1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
在家靠父母，出门靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you
  1. 1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
奇珍异宝
qí zhēn yì bǎo
  1. 1 rare treasure (idiom)
如数家珍
rú shǔ jiā zhēn
  1. 1 lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be very familiar with a matter
妙语如珠
miào yǔ rú zhū
  1. 1 sparkling with wit (idiom)
妙语连珠
miào yǔ lián zhū
  1. 1 sparkling with wit (idiom)
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
  1. 1 every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
山珍海错
shān zhēn hǎi cuò
  1. 1 rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies
掌上明珠
zhǎng shàng míng zhū
  1. 1 lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
探骊得珠
tàn lí dé zhū
  1. 1 to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation)
  2. 2 to see through to the nub
敝帚自珍
bì zhǒu zì zhēn
  1. 1 to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own
  2. 2 a sentimental attachment
数珠念佛
shǔ zhū niàn fó
  1. 1 to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom)
明珠暗投
míng zhū àn tóu
  1. 1 to cast pearls before swine (idiom)
  2. 2 not to get proper recognition for one's talents
智珠在握
zhì zhū zài wò
  1. 1 lit. to hold the pearl of wisdom (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be endowed with extraordinary intelligence
有眼无珠
yǒu yǎn wú zhū
  1. 1 (idiom) blind as a bat (figuratively)
  2. 2 unaware of who (or what) one is dealing with
  3. 3 to fail to recognize what sb a bit more perceptive would
沧海遗珠
cāng hǎi yí zhū
  1. 1 undiscovered talent (idiom)

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