See also: 珠玑

Chinese edit

pearl; bead irregular pearl
trad. (珠璣)
simp. (珠玑)
 
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Pronunciation edit



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (23) (28)
Final () (24) (20)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter tsyu kj+j
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/t͡ɕɨo/ /kɨi/
Pan
Wuyun
/t͡ɕio/ /kɨi/
Shao
Rongfen
/t͡ɕio/ /kiəi/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/cuə̆/ /kɨj/
Li
Rong
/t͡ɕio/ /kiəi/
Wang
Li
/t͡ɕĭu/ /kĭəi/
Bernard
Karlgren
/t͡ɕi̯u/ /ke̯i/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
zhū
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
zyu1 gei1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 17568 5798
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0 1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*tjo/ /*kɯl/

Noun edit

珠璣

  1. (literary) round and nonround pearls; pearls (in general); gems; jewels
  2. (literary, figurative) exquisite or excellent wording of a writing; elegant prose

Synonyms edit

  • (pearl):

Derived terms edit

Proper noun edit

珠璣

  1. () Zhuji (a town in Nanxiong, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China)