珍珠
Chinese
precious thing; treasure | pearl; bead | ||
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simp. and trad. (珍珠) | 珍 | 珠 | |
alternative forms | 真珠 obsolete |
Etymology
Pearls were previously called 真珠 (zhēnzhū, “true pearls”).
Pronunciation
Noun
珍珠
- pearl (gem) (Classifier: 粒; 顆/颗 m)
- tapioca pearl (Classifier: 粒; 顆/颗 m)
Synonyms
- (pearl):
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Derived terms
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (真珠, 珍珠):
- → Japanese: 真珠 (shinju)
- → Korean: 진주(眞珠, 珍珠)
- → Vietnamese: trân châu (真珠, 珍珠) (see there for further descendants)
Others:
- → Turkic:
- Azerbaijani: inci
- Bashkir: ынйы (ınyı)
- Tatar: энҗе (ence)
- Turkish: inci
- Uzbek: inju
- → Hungarian: gyöngy
- → Russian: же́мчуг (žémčug) (see there for further descendants)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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珍 | 珠 |
ちん Grade: S | じゅ Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Proper noun
珍珠 • (Chinju)
- a surname
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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珍 | 珠 |
Noun
珍珠 • (jinju) (hangeul 진주)
- Hanja form? of 진주 (“pearl”).
Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term | |
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珍 | 珠 |
Noun
珍珠
- chữ Hán form of trân châu (“pearl”).