垂珠

Chinese

		to hang (down); droop; dangle to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach	pearl; bead
trad. (垂珠)		垂	珠
simp. #(垂珠)		垂	珠

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chuízhū

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄓㄨ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chuízhū
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄓㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chuéijhu
    • Wade–Giles: chʻui²-chu¹
    • Yale: chwéi-jū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chweiju
    • Palladius: чуйчжу (čujčžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/

Noun

垂珠

1. (literary) hanging pearl

Derived terms

• 垂珠花 (chuízhūhuā)
• 飛蠅垂珠／飞蝇垂珠