掌上明珠

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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
 
shiny pearl; treasured person or thing; jewel
shiny pearl; treasured person or thing; jewel; pearl
 
simp. and trad.
(掌上明珠)
明珠

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掌上明珠

  1. (figuratively) apple of someone's eye