珠zhūⅠ ❶ （珠子） pearl: 珍 ～ pearl; 明 ～ bright pearl; jewel; 夜明 ～ luminous pearl
❷ （小的球形物） bead: 泪 ～ 儿 teardrop; 眼 ～ eye pupil; 汗 ～ beads of sweat Ⅱ （构词成分）: ～ 蟞 [- biē] a kind of aquatic animal
◆珠蚌 the pearl oyster; 珠宝 pearls and jewels; jewelry; gem; bijou; [古] jewel; 珠玑 [书] pearl; gem; exquisite [excellent] wording of a writing; graceful writings or expressions; 珠江 the Pearl River; the Zhu￣ jiang River; 珠孔 {生} micropyle; 珠兰 zhulan tree; 珠联璧合 put pearls and jade together — each improves by association with the other; a complement of talents and abilities to form an advisory board [an executive committee; a brain trust; a cabinet]; a happy combination; an excellent combination [match]; a string of perfectly matched pearls or pieces of jade to form an artistic whole; 珠母 mother-of-pearl; 珠穆朗玛峰 Mount Qomolangma; Jolmo Lungma; Mount Everest; 珠算 reckoning by the abacus; calculation with an abacus; 珠围翠绕 be surrounded by beauties [ladies-in-waiting]; surrounded by ladies decorated with pearls and jade; 珠圆玉润 round as pearls and smooth as jade — excellent singing or polished writing; elegant and polished; have mellifluous speaking voice; have a voice mellow in tone and rich of colour; 珠子 pearl; bead |