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马氏珍珠贝

mǎ shì zhēn zhū bèidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
pearl oyster (genus Pinctada)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-f28191a60eee90a4. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

馬氏珍珠貝 马氏珍珠贝 [ma3 shi4 zhen1 zhu1 bei4] /pearl oyster (genus Pinctada)/

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Other forms in these source records: 馬氏珍珠貝

  • 马
    mǎ

    horse / CL:匹[pǐ] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess

    Mǎ

    surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Mǎ lái xī yà]

  • 氏
    shì

    (bound form) family name / surname (as in 王氏[Wáng shì] "the Wang clan") / (bound form) maiden name / née (as in 李王氏[Lǐ Wáng shì] "Mrs. Li, née Wang") / (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures

    zhī

    used in 月氏[Yuè zhī] / used in 閼氏|阏氏[yān zhī]

  • 珍
    zhēn

    precious thing / treasure / culinary delicacy / rare / valuable / to value highly

  • 珠
    zhū

    bead / pearl / CL:粒[lì],顆|颗[kē]

  • 贝
    bèi

    cowrie / shellfish / currency (archaic)

    Bèi

    surname Bei

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.