珍珠

Chinese

		precious thing; treasure	pearl; bead
simp. and trad. (珍珠)		珍	珠
alternative forms		真珠 obsolete

Etymology

Pearls were previously called 真珠 (zhēnzhū, “true pearls”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): zhēnzhū

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣㄓㄨ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җынҗў (žɨnžw, I-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): zan¹ zyu¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chṳ̂n-chû

(Meixian, Guangdong): jin¹ zu¹
Min Dong (BUC): dĭng-ciŏ / cĭng-ciŏ
Min Nan (POJ): chin-chu / tin-chu
Wu (Wiktionary): ¹tsen-tsr

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnzhū
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄓㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhenjhu
  - Wade–Giles: chên¹-chu¹
  - Yale: jēn-jū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenju
  - Palladius: чжэньчжу (čžɛnʹčžu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җынҗў (žɨnžw, I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂəŋ²⁴ ʈ͡ʂu²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zan¹ zyu¹
  - Yale: jān jyū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzan¹ dzy¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zen¹ ju¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ t͡ʃyː⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ̂n-chû
  - Hakka Romanization System: ziin´ zu´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zin¹ zu¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: jin¹ zu¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕin⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: dĭng-ciŏ / cĭng-ciŏ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiŋ⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)ʒuo⁵⁵/, /t͡siŋ⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)ʒuo⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chin-chu
  - Tâi-lô: tsin-tsu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cinzw
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕin³³ t͡su³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tin-chu
  - Tâi-lô: tin-tsu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dinzw
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tin³³ t͡su³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴⁴/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ¹tsen-tsr
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡səɲ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

Middle Chinese: /ʈˠiɪn t͡ɕɨo/

Rime
Character	珍	珠
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	知 (9)	章 (23)
Final (韻)	眞 (44)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	陟鄰切	章俱切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʈˠiɪn/	/t͡ɕɨo/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈᵚin/	/t͡ɕio/
Shao Rongfen	/ȶien/	/t͡ɕio/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈjin/	/cuə̆/
Li Rong	/ȶjĕn/	/t͡ɕio/
Wang Li	/ȶǐĕn/	/t͡ɕĭu/
Bernard Karlgren	/ȶi̯ĕn/	/t͡ɕi̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhēn	zhū
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zan¹	zyu¹

Noun

珍珠

pearl (gem) (Classifier: 粒; 顆／颗 m)
tapioca pearl (Classifier: 粒; 顆／颗 m)

Synonyms

(pearl):

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明珠 (míngzhū) (shiny pearl)
珠仔 (Hakka)

珠子 (zhūzi)
珠璣／珠玑 (zhūjī)

Derived terms

珍珠奶茶 (zhēnzhū nǎichá)
珍珠岩
珍珠母 (zhēnzhūmǔ)
珍珠港 (Zhēnzhūgǎng)
珍珠粉 (zhēnzhūfěn)

珍珠草
珍珠菜
珍珠霜 (zhēnzhūshuāng)
珍珠貝／珍珠贝

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (真珠, 珍珠):

→ Japanese: 真珠(しんじゅ) (shinju)
→ Korean: 진주(眞珠, 珍珠)
→ Vietnamese: trân châu (真珠, 珍珠) (see there for further descendants)

Others:

→ Turkic:
- Azerbaijani: inci
- Bashkir: ынйы (ınyı)
- Tatar: энҗе (ence)
- Turkish: inci
- Uzbek: inju
- → Hungarian: gyöngy
- → Russian: же́мчуг (žémčug) (see there for further descendants)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
珍	珠
ちん Grade: S	じゅ Grade: S
on’yomi

Proper noun

珍(ちん)珠(じゅ) • (Chinju)

a surname

Korean

Hanja in this term
珍	珠

Noun

珍珠 • (jinju) (hangeul 진주)

Hanja form^? of 진주 (“pearl”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
珍	珠

Noun

珍珠

chữ Hán form of trân châu (“pearl”).

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