智珠在握 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. to hold the pearl of wisdom
• fig. to be endowed with extraordinary intelligence

Character by character

• 智zhìwisdom, knowledge, intelligence
• 珠zhūgem, jewel, pearl, precious stone
• 在zàiat, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present
• 握wòto grasp, to hold, to take by the hand

Idioms sharing a character

• 做张做智 zuò zhāng zuò zhì
• 利令智昏 lì lìng zhì hūn
• 大智如愚 dà zhì rú yú
• 大智若愚 dà zhì ruò yú
• 情急智生 qíng jí zhì shēng
• 色令智昏 sè lìng zhì hūn
• 见仁见智 jiàn rén jiàn zhì
• 不吝珠玉 bù lìn zhū yù
• 剖腹藏珠 pōu fù cáng zhū
• 妙语如珠 miào yǔ rú zhū

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