掌上明珠 zhǎng shàng míng zhū ㄓㄤˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨ zoeng2 soeng6 ming4 zyu1
- lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)
- fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
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掌
- 手掌 shǒu zhǎng ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄤˇ sau2 zoeng2 palm
- 掌握 zhǎng wò ㄓㄤˇ ㄨㄛˋ zoeng2 ak1 to grasp (often fig.)
- 掌管 zhǎng guǎn ㄓㄤˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇ zoeng2 gun2 in charge of
- 掌声 掌聲 zhǎng shēng ㄓㄤˇ ㄕㄥ zoeng2 sing1 applause
- 鼓掌 gǔ zhǎng ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄤˇ gu2 zoeng2 to applaud
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- 主掌 zhǔ zhǎng ㄓㄨˇ ㄓㄤˇ zyu2 zoeng2 in charge (of a position etc)
- 反掌 fǎn zhǎng ㄈㄢˇ ㄓㄤˇ faan2 zoeng2 lit. to turn over one's palm
- 合掌 hé zhǎng ㄏㄜˊ ㄓㄤˇ hap6 zoeng2 to clasp hands
- 执掌 執掌 zhí zhǎng ㄓˊ ㄓㄤˇ zap1 zoeng2 to wield (power etc)
- 巴掌 bā zhang ㄅㄚ ˙ㄓㄤ baa1 zoeng2 palm of the hand
- 抃掌 biàn zhǎng ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄤˇ bin6 zoeng2 to clap
- 拊掌 fǔ zhǎng ㄈㄨˇ ㄓㄤˇ fu2 zoeng2 to clap hands
- 掌勺 zhǎng sháo ㄓㄤˇ ㄕㄠˊ zoeng2 zoek3 to be in charge of the cooking
- 掌嘴 zhǎng zuǐ ㄓㄤˇ ㄗㄨㄟˇ zoeng2 zeoi2 to slap
- 掌厨 掌廚 zhǎng chú ㄓㄤˇ ㄔㄨˊ zoeng2 cyu4 to prepare meals
- 掌心 zhǎng xīn ㄓㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄣ zoeng2 sam1 hollow of the palm
- 掌控 zhǎng kòng ㄓㄤˇ ㄎㄨㄥˋ zoeng2 hung3 to control
- 掌掴 掌摑 zhǎng guāi ㄓㄤˇ ㄍㄨㄞ zoeng2 gwaak3 to slap (with the palm of the hand)
- 掌击 掌擊 zhǎng jī ㄓㄤˇ ㄐㄧ zoeng2 gik1 to slap
- 掌故 zhǎng gù ㄓㄤˇ ㄍㄨˋ zoeng2 gu3 anecdote; tales (esp. about a historical figure)
上
- 上下 shàng xià ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ soeng6 haa6 the top and bottom of sth
- 上任 shàng rèn ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˋ soeng5 jam6 to take office
- 上来 上來 shàng lái ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄞˊ soeng5 loi4 to come up
- 上升 shàng shēng ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄥ soeng5 sing1 to rise
- 上午 shàng wǔ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨˇ soeng6 ng5 morning
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- 上去 shàng qù ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄩˋ soeng5 heoi3 to go up
- 上台 shàng tái ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄞˊ soeng5 toi4 to rise to power (in politics)
- 上司 shàng si ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄙ soeng6 si1 boss
- 上吊 shàng diào ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ soeng5 diu3 to hang oneself
- 上周 shàng zhōu ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄡ soeng6 zau1 last week
- 上报 上報 shàng bào ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄠˋ soeng5 bou3 to report to one's superiors
- 上场 上場 shàng chǎng ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄤˇ soeng5 coeng4 on stage
- 上好 shàng hǎo ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ soeng6 hou2 first-rate
- 上学 上學 shàng xué ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ soeng5 hok6 to go to school
- 上岗 上崗 shàng gǎng ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄤˇ soeng5 gong1 to take up one's post; to go on duty
- 上市 shàng shì ㄕㄤˋ ㄕˋ soeng5 si5 to hit the market (of a new product)
- 上帝 Shàng dì ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧˋ soeng6 dai3 God
- 上方 shàng fāng ㄕㄤˋ ㄈㄤ soeng5 fong1 place above (it)
- 上旬 shàng xún ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ soeng6 ceon4 first third of a month
- 上映 shàng yìng ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄥˋ soeng5 jing2 to screen; to show (a movie)
明
- 光明 guāng míng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gwong1 ming4 light
- 分明 fēn míng ㄈㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˊ fan1 ming4 clear
- 失明 shī míng ㄕ ㄇㄧㄥˊ sat1 ming4 to lose one's eyesight
- 文明 wén míng ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ man4 ming4 civilized
- 明亮 míng liàng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ming4 loeng6 bright
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- 明天 míng tiān ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ming4 tin1 tomorrow
- 明媚 míng mèi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄟˋ ming4 mei4 bright and beautiful
- 明年 míng nián ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ming4 nin4 next year
- 明日 míng rì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄖˋ ming4 jat6 tomorrow
- 明明 míng míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ming4 ming4 obviously
- 明星 míng xīng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ming4 sing1 star; celebrity
- 明智 míng zhì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ ming4 zi3 sensible
- 明朗 míng lǎng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄤˇ ming4 long5 bright
- 明理 míng lǐ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˇ ming4 lei5 sensible
- 明白 míng bai ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄅㄞ ming4 baak6 clear; obvious; unequivocal
- 明确 明確 míng què ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ming4 kok3 clear-cut; definite; explicit
- 明显 明顯 míng xiǎn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ming4 hin2 clear
- 查明 chá míng ㄔㄚˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ caa4 ming4 to investigate and find out
- 清明 qīng míng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ cing1 ming4 clear and bright
- 照明 zhào míng ㄓㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ziu3 ming4 lighting
珠
- 珍珠 zhēn zhū ㄓㄣ ㄓㄨ zan1 zyu1 pearl
- 珠宝 珠寶 zhū bǎo ㄓㄨ ㄅㄠˇ zyu1 bou2 pearls
- 圆珠笔 圓珠筆 yuán zhū bǐ ㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨ ㄅㄧˇ jyun4 zyu1 bat1 ballpoint pen
- 佛珠 fó zhū ㄈㄛˊ ㄓㄨ fat6 zyu1 Buddhist prayer beads
- 圆珠 圓珠 yuán zhū ㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨ jyun4 zyu1 bead
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- 天珠 tiān zhū ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨ tin1 zyu1 dzi bead, a type of stone bead highly prized in Tibet for many centuries, reputed to hold supernatural power
- 弹珠 彈珠 dàn zhū ㄉㄢˋ ㄓㄨ daan6 zyu1 a marble (used in games)
- 念珠 niàn zhū ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨ nim6 zyu1 prayer beads
- 采珠 採珠 cǎi zhū ㄘㄞˇ ㄓㄨ coi2 zyu1 to dive for pearls
- 数珠 數珠 shù zhū ㄕㄨˋ ㄓㄨ sou2 zyu1 rosary
- 明珠 míng zhū ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨ ming4 zyu1 pearl
- 朝珠 cháo zhū ㄔㄠˊ ㄓㄨ ciu4 zyu1 court beads (derived from Buddhist prayer beads)
- 水珠 shuǐ zhū ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨ seoi2 zyu1 droplet
- 汗珠 hàn zhū ㄏㄢˋ ㄓㄨ hon6 zyu1 beads of sweat
- 海珠 Hǎi zhū ㄏㄞˇ ㄓㄨ hoi2 zyu1 see 海珠区
- 泪珠 淚珠 lèi zhū ㄌㄟˋ ㄓㄨ leoi6 zyu1 teardrop; tear
- 滚珠 滾珠 gǔn zhū ㄍㄨㄣˇ ㄓㄨ gwan2 zyu1 bearing ball
- 灯珠 燈珠 dēng zhū ㄉㄥ ㄓㄨ dang1 zyu1 LED lamp bead; small light bulb
- 珠子 zhū zi ㄓㄨ ˙ㄗ zyu1 zi2 pearl
- 珠山 Zhū shān ㄓㄨ ㄕㄢ zyu1 saan1 Mount Everest (abbr. for 珠穆朗玛峰)