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pearl (CL:顆|颗,) / (fig.) teardrop; tear
HSK 5
pearls / jewels / precious stones
HSK 6
ballpoint pen / CL: ,
HSK 6
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge
Mount Everest (abbr. for 珠穆朗瑪峰|珠穆朗玛峰)
teardrop; tear
Zhuhui district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市, Hunan
Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973), American writer known for her novels on Asian cultures, Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize laureate
Buddhist prayer beads
steel ball / bearing ball
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata) / Sanskrit mañjusaka / cluster amaryllis
Pearl River Delta (PRD)
Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macau (abbr. for 香港 + 珠海 + 澳門|澳门)
eyeball / fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person)
a marble (used in games)
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  *珠* | 珠* | *珠
bead / pearl / CL: , 顆|颗
bearing ball
pachinko
pearl / bead / CL: , 顆|颗
Zhuhai, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省
eyeball / fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person)
droplet / dewdrop
Mount Everest (from its Tibetan name, Chomolungma)
(literary) pearl; gem / (literary) (fig.) eloquent phrase; pearl of wisdom
to pass off fish eyes for pearls / to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom)
(idiom) blind as a bat (figuratively) / unaware of who (or what) one is dealing with / to fail to recognize what sb a bit more perceptive would
calculation using abacus
one's eyes / eyeball
string of pearl and jade (idiom); ideal combination / perfect pair
Haizhu District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市, Guangdong
to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside / to show poor judgment (idiom)
to get pregnant out of wedlock
undiscovered talent (idiom)
lit. as round as pearls and as smooth as jade (idiom) / fig. elegant and polished (of singing or writing)
court beads (derived from Buddhist prayer beads)
gems at the side (idiom); flanked by genius
rosary / prayer beads
joined as a string of pearls / in rapid succession / alignment / Renju, a Japanese game, also called Gomoku or five-in-a-row
unrecognized talent
ball bearing
barrage of gunfire (often used as a metaphor for rapid speech)
pupil of the eye
sparkling with wit (idiom)
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)
Zhuya, historic name for Hainan Island 海南島|海南岛
pearl / jewel (of great value)
dzi bead, a type of stone bead highly prized in Tibet for many centuries, reputed to hold supernatural power
mother-of-pearl
curtain of pearls / screen of beads
white of the eye
beads of sweat
muscovite, mica (used in TCM)
Cabernet Gernischt (grape type)
Pearl River (Guangdong)
dewdrop
light bulb
lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom) / fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
sparkling with wit (idiom)
pearls and jades / jewels / clever remark / beautiful writing / gems of wisdom / genius / outstanding person
lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom) / fig. birthing a son at an advanced age
to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation) / to see through to the nub
Zhushan district of Jingdezhen City 景德鎮市|景德镇市, Jiangxi
every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
ovule
pachinko machine
lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom) / fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities
Haizhu District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市, Guangdong
West Ujimqin banner or Baruun Üzemchin khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia
pearl milk tea / tapioca milk tea / bubble milk tea
variant of 珍珠
(idiom) (courteous) please give me your frank opinion; your criticism will be most valuable
perlite
beads of sweat
East Ujimqin banner or Züün Üzemchin khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia
(idiom) every word is a gem
LED lamp bead; small light bulb
Oriental Pearl Tower
rosary (Catholic prayer beads)
eyeball
Cabernet Sauvignon (grape type)
cabbage, rice and tofu soup
Pearl River Delta
Zhuhai and Macau (abbr. for 珠海 + 澳門|澳门)
pinball
Oriental Pearl Television Tower
Dragon Ball, Japanese manga and anime series
Cabernet Franc (grape type)
(of a woman) old and faded
bead
prayer beads / rosary / rosary beads / CL:
(medicine) candidiasis / thrush
to dive for pearls
lottery machine
to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom)
to cast pearls before swine (idiom) / not to get proper recognition for one's talents
lit. to hold the pearl of wisdom (idiom) / fig. to be endowed with extraordinary intelligence
Pan-Pearl River delta / The nine provinces of Southern China around Guangzhou and the Pearl River delta / South China
the Pan-Pearl river delta (economic zone including the 5 provinces around Guangzhou and Hong Kong)

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