明珠

Chinese

		clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	pearl; bead
simp. and trad. (明珠)		明	珠

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): míngzhū

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ zyu¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mìn-chû
Min Nan (POJ): bêng-chu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: míngzhū
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingju
  - IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ming⁴ zyu¹
  - Yale: mìhng jyū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ dzy¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ ju¹
  - IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ t͡ʃyː⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mìn-chû
  - Hakka Romanization System: minˇ zu´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: min² zu¹
  - IPA: /min¹¹ t͡su²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-chu
  - Tâi-lô: bîng-tsu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bengzw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡su³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡su⁴⁴/

Noun

明珠

(literally) shiny pearl
(figuratively) treasured person or thing; jewel; pearl
(archaic, Taoism) eye; eyes

Derived terms

仙露明珠
掌上明珠
明珠彈雀／明珠弹雀
明珠暗投

明珠生蚌
老蚌出明珠
薏苡明珠

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