珠母
zhū mǔ
Pinyin

Definition

珠母
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zhū mǔ
  1. mother-of-pearl

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

míng zhū
  1. 1 pearl
  2. 2 jewel (of great value)
mǔ qīn
  1. 1 mother
  2. 2 also pr. [mǔ qin]
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
fù mǔ
  1. 1 father and mother
  2. 2 parents
zhū
  1. 1 bead
  2. 2 pearl
  3. 3 CL:粒[lì],顆|颗[kē]
zhàng mǔ
  1. 1 wife's mother
  2. 2 mother-in-law
zhàng mǔ niáng
  1. 1 wife's mother
  2. 2 mother-in-law
  3. 3 same as 丈母
bó mǔ
  1. 1 wife of father's elder brother
  2. 2 aunt
  3. 3 (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother)
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
fó zhū
  1. 1 Buddhist prayer beads
zì mǔ
  1. 1 letter (of the alphabet)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
yuè mǔ
  1. 1 wife's mother, mother-in-law
  1. 1 mother
  2. 2 elderly female relative
  3. 3 origin
  4. 4 source
  5. 5 (of animals) female
mǔ rǔ
  1. 1 mother's milk
mǔ nu:3
  1. 1 mother-daughter
mǔ zǐ
  1. 1 mother and child
  2. 2 parent and subsidiary (companies)
  3. 3 principal and interest
mǔ ài
  1. 1 maternal love
mǔ xiào
  1. 1 alma mater
Mǔ qīn jié
  1. 1 Mother's Day
mǔ jī
  1. 1 hen
shuǐ mǔ
  1. 1 jellyfish
  2. 2 medusa
shuǐ zhū
  1. 1 droplet
  2. 2 dewdrop

Idioms (20)

不吝珠玉
bù lìn zhū yù
  1. 1 lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.); fig. Please give me your frank opinion.
  2. 2 Your criticism will be most valuable.
再生父母
zài shēng fù mǔ
  1. 1 like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor
剖腹藏珠
pōu fù cáng zhū
  1. 1 lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities
在家靠父母,出外靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you
  1. 1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
在家靠父母,出门靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you
  1. 1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
妙语如珠
miào yǔ rú zhū
  1. 1 sparkling with wit (idiom)
妙语连珠
miào yǔ lián zhū
  1. 1 sparkling with wit (idiom)
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
  1. 1 every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
掌上明珠
zhǎng shàng míng zhū
  1. 1 lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
探骊得珠
tàn lí dé zhū
  1. 1 to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation)
  2. 2 to see through to the nub
数珠念佛
shǔ zhū niàn fó
  1. 1 to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom)
明珠暗投
míng zhū àn tóu
  1. 1 to cast pearls before swine (idiom)
  2. 2 not to get proper recognition for one's talents
智珠在握
zhì zhū zài wò
  1. 1 lit. to hold the pearl of wisdom (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be endowed with extraordinary intelligence
有眼无珠
yǒu yǎn wú zhū
  1. 1 (idiom) blind as a bat (figuratively)
  2. 2 unaware of who (or what) one is dealing with
  3. 3 to fail to recognize what sb a bit more perceptive would
沧海遗珠
cāng hǎi yí zhū
  1. 1 undiscovered talent (idiom)
珠流璧转
zhū liú bì zhuǎn
  1. 1 lit. pearl flows, jade moves on (idiom); fig. the passage of time
  2. 2 water under the bridge
珠玉在侧
zhū yù zài cè
  1. 1 gems at the side (idiom); flanked by genius
珠联璧合
zhū lián bì hé
  1. 1 string of pearl and jade (idiom); ideal combination
  2. 2 perfect pair
老蚌生珠
lǎo bàng shēng zhū
  1. 1 lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. birthing a son at an advanced age
买椟还珠
mǎi dú huán zhū
  1. 1 to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside
  2. 2 to show poor judgment (idiom)

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