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掌上明珠

zhǎng shàng míng zhū

4-character word

What 掌上明珠 means

1. lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)
2. fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)

The characters in 掌上明珠

• 掌zhǎngpalm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw
• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…
• 明míngbright; opposite: dark 暗; (of meaning) clear
• 珠zhūbead; pearl

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