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掌上明珠zhǎng shàng mín zhūa pearl in (/on)the palm—a beloved daughter;a darling; all in all;the apple of the (/one’s) eye
❍ 只嫡妻贾氏生得一女，乳名黛玉，年方五岁，夫妻爱之如～；……(《红楼梦》15)By his wife nee Jia,he had a daughter Daiyu just five years old. Both parents loved her dearly as the apple of the eye.
❍ 鲁老先生和夫人因无子息，爱如掌上之珠，…… (《儒林外史》132) Because Mr and Mrs Lu have no son,this girl is the apple of their eye，…/于是两兄弟犹如一鼻孔出气，更加你我不分，视交恕就如掌上珍珠，比什么祖传家宝，还看得重些。(李六如《六十年的变迁》 Ⅰ—5) Thus the two brothers became more intimate with each other. They both treated the boy Jiaoshu like a little prince and valued him above all other treasures. 掌上明珠a pearl in the palm—a beloved daughter;apple of one’s eye 掌上明珠zhǎnɡ shànɡ mínɡ zhū比喻珍贵。原指非常钟爱的人。现多指受父母疼爱的女儿。a beloved daughter, a pearl on the palm, apple of sb.’s eye |