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明珠

明珠

Chinese

		clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	bead; pearl
simp. and trad. (明珠)		明	珠

Noun

明珠

a shiny pearl; a jewel

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): míngzhū

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨ
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mìn-chû
Min Nan (POJ): bêng-chu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: míngzhū
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingju
  - IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mìn-chû
  - Hakka Romanization System: minˇ zu´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: min² zu¹
  - IPA: /min¹¹ t͡su²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-chu
  - Tâi-lô: bîng-tsu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bengzw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡su³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡su⁴⁴/