遺珠

Chinese

		to lose; to leave behind	pearl; bead
trad. (遺珠)		遺	珠
simp. (遗珠)		遗	珠

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yízhū

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˊ ㄓㄨ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yízhū
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˊ ㄓㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yíjhu
    • Wade–Giles: i²-chu¹
    • Yale: yí-jū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiju
    • Palladius: ичжу (ičžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/

Noun

遺珠

1. (literally) lost pearl
2. (figurative) hidden gem; unrecognized talent