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  zyu1   jyutping
  zhu1   pinyin
[1] [n] pearl [2] [n] bead; drop [3] [n] pupil of the eye [4] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 10
Level: 3
Radical: (#96)

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

This word has been viewed 11314 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Jul 2009 07:11

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detail  wo4 gon2 kam2 zan1 zyu1   = to pretend to be poor; to hide one’s true wealth; lit. rice stalks covering pearls
detail  zan1 zyu1  zhen1 zhu1 = pearl; (placename) Chun Chu
detail  hon6 zyu1  han4 zhu1 = beads of sweat
detail  zoeng2 soeng6 ming4 zyu1  zhang3 shang4 ming2 zhu1 = beloved daughter
detail  jyun4 zyu1 bat1  yuan2 zhu1 bi3 = ballpoint pen
detail  zyu1 zi2  zhu1 zi5 = bead
detail  zyu1 bou2  zhu1 bao3 = precious stones, pearls and such
detail  zyu1 gong1  zhu1 jiang1 = Pearl River
detail  zan1 zyu1 naai5 caa4  zhen1 zhu1 nai3 cha2 = pearl milk tea; bubble milk tea
detail  ji5 zyu1  er3 zhu1 = earlobe
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Showing all 3 examples containing 珠
detail 喜歡珍珠奶茶
I like to drink Pearl Milk Tea.
detail 鐘意珍珠奶茶
I like to drink bubble tea!
detail 呢啲珍珠
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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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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