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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
真珠
- Alternative form of 珍珠 (zhēnzhū, “pearl”)
帝得此鳥，畜於靈禽之園，飴以真珠，飲以龜腦。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
帝得此鸟，畜于灵禽之园，饴以真珠，饮以龟脑。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: 4th century, 王嘉 (Wang Jia), 拾遺記
- Dì dé cǐ niǎo, xù yú língqín zhī yuán, sì yǐ zhēnzhū, yìn yǐ guīnǎo.
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真珠入厥陰肝經，故能安魂定魄，明目治聾。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
真珠入厥阴肝经，故能安魂定魄，明目治聋。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]- From: The Compendium of Materia Medica , by Li Shizhen, 1578 CE
- Zhēnzhū rù juéyīn gānjīng, gù néng ān hún dìng pò, míngmù zhì lóng.
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- (literary) pearl-beaded curtain
Japanese
| Alternative spelling
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| 眞珠 (kyūjitai)
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Pronunciation
Noun
真珠 • (shinju)
- pearl
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 真珠色 (shinjuiro, “pearly”)
- 真珠貝 (shinjugai, “pearl oyster”)
- 真珠岩 (shinjugan, “perlite”)
- 真珠雲 (shinjugumo, “nacreous cloud”)
- 真珠光 (shinjukō)
- 真珠光沢 (shinjukōtaku)
- 真珠婚式 (shinjukonshiki, “pearl wedding”)
- 真珠細工 (shinjuzaiku)
- 真珠質 (shinjushitsu)
- 真珠腫 (shinjushu)
- 真珠層 (shinjusō, “nacre”)
- 真珠取り (shinjutori)
- 真珠母 (shinjubo)
- 真珠養殖 (shinjuyōshoku)
- 真珠養殖場 (shinjuyōshokujō)
- 真珠湾 (Shinjuwan, “Pearl Harbor”)
- 真円真珠 (shin'enshinju)
- 人工真珠 (jinkōshinju)
- 人造真珠 (jinzōshinju)
- 淡水真珠 (tansuishinju, “freshwater pearl”)
- 豚に真珠 (buta ni shinju, “pearls before swine”)
- 養殖真珠 (yōshokushinju, “cultured pearl”)
Proper noun
真珠 • (Shinju)
- a female given name
真珠 • (Shinju)
- a surname
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
