珍 (zan1 | zhen1) : treasure

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珍

zan1

zhen1

[1] treasure; valuables
[2] precious; valuable; rare
[3] value highly; place high value on
[4] delicacies; dainty; delicate food

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Stroke count: 9

Level: 2

Radical: 玉 (#96)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

珍

This word has been viewed 11275 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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禾稈冚珍珠 wo4 gon2 kam2 zan1 zyu1 = to pretend to be poor; to hide one’s true wealth; lit. rice stalks covering pearls 粵

珍珠 zan1 zyu1 zhen1 zhu1 = pearl; (placename) Chun Chu

袖珍 zau6 zan1 = pocket-sized

珍惜 zan1 sik1 zhen1 xi1 = to treasure; to value; to cherish

珍貴 zan1 gwai3 zhen1 gui4 = precious

珍珠奶茶 zan1 zyu1 naai5 caa4 zhen1 zhu1 nai3 cha2 = pearl milk tea; bubble milk tea

珍寶 zan1 bou2 zhen1 bao3 = [n] jewelry, treasure; [adj] "jumbo" (as loanword)

山珍海味 saan1 zan1 hoi2 mei6*2 = delicacies

珍寶客機 zan1 bou2 haak3 gei1 = jumbo jet

珍珠龍蝦 zan1 zyu1 lung4 haa1 = white spotted lobster
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我很喜歡喝珍珠奶茶。國
I like to drink Pearl Milk Tea.

要好好珍惜你細佬粵
You need to take care of your brother.
[Lit. you need cherish you brother.]

我好鐘意飲珍珠奶茶。粵
I like to drink bubble tea!

呢啲珍珠好韌㗎粵
These bubbles are very chewy!
[Lit. this [plural counter] pearl very chewy [particle] Note: 珍珠/bubbles refers to 珍珠奶茶, bubble milk tea. The "bubbles" are black spheres a few mm in diameter. ]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 珍
Unicode code for this character: U+73cd (off-site link)

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