掌上明珠 — Chinese idiom
掌上明珠
zhǎng shàng míng zhū
Meaning
- lit. a pearl in the palm
- fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
Character by character
- 掌zhǎngin charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the f
- 上shàngabove, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; prev
- 明míngbright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed
- 珠zhūgem, jewel, pearl, precious stone
Idioms sharing a character
- 了如指掌 liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
- 掌声雷动 zhǎng shēng léi dòng
- 摩拳擦掌 mó quán cā zhǎng
- 易如反掌 yì rú fǎn zhǎng
- 上下其手 shàng xià qí shǒu
- 上天入地 shàng tiān rù dì
- 上当受骗 shàng dàng shòu piàn
- 上行下效 shàng xíng xià xiào
- 力争上游 lì zhēng shàng yóu
- 巴高望上 bā gāo wàng shàng
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