掌上明珠

Chinese

		palm (of hand); in charge of	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	pearl; bead
simp. and trad. (掌上明珠)		掌	上	明	珠

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhǎng shàng míng zhū

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄤˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng² soeng⁶ ming⁴ zyu¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhǎng shàng míng zhū
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄤˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhǎng shàng míng jhu
  - Wade–Giles: chang³ shang⁴ ming² chu¹
  - Yale: jǎng shàng míng jū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaang shanq ming ju
  - Palladius: чжан шан мин чжу (čžan šan min čžu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zoeng² soeng⁶ ming⁴ zyu¹
  - Yale: jéung seuhng mìhng jyū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng² soeng⁶ ming⁴ dzy¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêng² sêng⁶ ming⁴ ju¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːŋ³⁵ sœːŋ²² mɪŋ²¹ t͡syː⁵⁵/

Idiom

掌上明珠

(figuratively) apple of my eye

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