珠流璧转 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. pearl flows, jade moves on ; fig. the passage of time
• water under the bridge

Character by character

• 珠zhūgem, jewel, pearl, precious stone
• 流liúto flow, to drift, to circulate; class
• 璧bìa jade annulus
• 转zhuǎnto move, to convey; to turn, to revolve, to circle

Idioms sharing a character

• 不吝珠玉 bù lìn zhū yù
• 剖腹藏珠 pōu fù cáng zhū
• 妙语如珠 miào yǔ rú zhū
• 妙语连珠 miào yǔ lián zhū
• 字字珠玉 zì zì zhū yù
• 字字珠玑 zì zì zhū jī
• 掌上明珠 zhǎng shàng míng zhū
• 数珠念佛 shǔ zhū niàn fó
• 明珠暗投 míng zhū àn tóu
• 智珠在握 zhì zhū zài wò

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