Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「掌上明珠」, with details below.
This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「掌上明珠」, with its definition and usage detailed below.
A metaphor for children, especially daughters, who are loved and cared for by their parents.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhǎng shàng míng zhū
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jeung2 seung5/seung6 ming4 jyu1
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
