zhǎng shàng míng zhū

掌上明珠 (zhǎng shàng míng zhū) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom); fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)
  2. 2fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)

Characters in 掌上明珠

掌zhǎng · palm of the hand上shǎng · used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]明míng · bright珠zhū · bead

Related words

上used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]上(bound form) up; upper; above; previous明白clear; obvious; unequivocal上帝God马上at once明天tomorrow晚上evening身上on the body证明proof看上去it would appear事实上in fact上面on top of

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