零珠碎玉 — “Scattered pearls and broken jade pieces”
零珠碎玉 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to fragmented or scattered items that are individually precious or valuable, highlighting the inherent worth of something even if it's not whole or complete”. Literally, “Scattered pearls and broken jade pieces”.
零珠碎玉 Pronunciation and Pinyin
零珠碎玉 Character Breakdown
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Idioms Related to 零珠碎玉
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- líng零dīng丁gū孤kǔ苦alone, helpless, and miserable
- líng零qī七bā八suì碎scattered and disorganized
- líng零qī七suì碎bā八odds and ends
- líng零guāng光piàn片yǔ羽a tiny fragment of something precious
- líng零guī圭duàn断bì璧fragmented precious cultural relics
- líng零dǎ打suì碎qiāo敲do things bit by bit and off and on
- líng零qiāo敲suì碎dǎ打do things piecemeal
- líng零suì碎bù不quán全fragmented and incomplete
- líng零luò落shān山qiū丘die and be buried in a desolate grave
- líng零líng零sǎn散sǎn散scattered and sparse
- líng零líng零xīng星xīng星scattered and sporadic
- líng零líng零suì碎suì碎in small, scattered pieces
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What does 零珠碎玉 mean?
零珠碎玉 (líng zhū suì yù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to fragmented or scattered items that are individually precious or valuable, highlighting the inherent worth of something even if it's not whole or complete”.
How do you pronounce 零珠碎玉?
零珠碎玉 is pronounced líng zhū suì yù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 零珠碎玉 literally mean?
Literally, 零珠碎玉 means “Scattered pearls and broken jade pieces”. It is used to mean “refers to fragmented or scattered items that are individually precious or valuable, highlighting the inherent worth of something even if it's not whole or complete”.
What is the Chinese definition of 零珠碎玉?
比喻零碎的却值得珍惜的事物。亦作“零珠断璧”、“零珠片玉”。