明珠 in Chinese / Japanese...

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Bright Pearl

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míng zhū

mei shu

명주

This means bright pearl or jewel of great value.

明珠 is a female given name Mingzhu in Chinese or Meishu in Japanese.

Pearl in the Palm

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zhǎng shàng míng zhū

掌上明珠 is a Chinese proverb that literally means “a pearl in the palm.”

Figuratively, this is used to describe, or as a title for, a beloved person. This can especially apply to a daughter.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
明珠 see styles	míng zhū ming2 zhu1 ming chu meishu / meshu めいしゅ	More info & calligraphy: Bright Pearl pearl; jewel (of great value) (given name) Meishu bright pearl
掌上明珠 see styles	zhǎng shàng míng zhū zhang3 shang4 ming2 zhu1 chang shang ming chu	More info & calligraphy: Pearl in the Palm lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom); fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
明珠実 see styles	asumi あすみ	明珠実 Custom Scroll (female given name) Asumi
明珠寶明珠宝 see styles	míng zhū bǎo ming2 zhu1 bao3 ming chu pao myō shuhō	明珠寶 Custom Scroll a gleaming pearl
明珠美 see styles	asumi あすみ	明珠美 Custom Scroll (female given name) Asumi
明珠香 see styles	amika あみか	明珠香 Custom Scroll (female given name) Amika
一顆明珠一颗明珠 see styles	yī kē míng zhū yi1 ke1 ming2 zhu1 i k`o ming chu i ko ming chu Ikka myōju	一顆明珠 Custom Scroll One Bright Pearl
明珠暗投 see styles	míng zhū àn tóu ming2 zhu1 an4 tou2 ming chu an t`ou ming chu an tou	明珠暗投 Custom Scroll to cast pearls before swine (idiom); not to get proper recognition for one's talents
東方明珠塔东方明珠塔 see styles	dōng fāng míng zhū tǎ dong1 fang1 ming2 zhu1 ta3 tung fang ming chu t`a tung fang ming chu ta	東方明珠塔 Custom Scroll Oriental Pearl Tower
如意最上明珠 see styles	rú yì zuì shàng míng zhū ru2 yi4 zui4 shang4 ming2 zhu1 ju i tsui shang ming chu nyoi saijō myōshu	如意最上明珠 Custom Scroll the best gleaming wish-granting pearl
皇冠上的明珠 see styles	huáng guān shàng de míng zhū huang2 guan1 shang4 de5 ming2 zhu1 huang kuan shang te ming chu	皇冠上的明珠 Custom Scroll the brightest jewel in the crown
東方明珠電視塔东方明珠电视塔 see styles	dōng fāng míng zhū diàn shì tǎ dong1 fang1 ming2 zhu1 dian4 shi4 ta3 tung fang ming chu tien shih t`a tung fang ming chu tien shih ta	東方明珠電視塔 Custom Scroll Oriental Pearl Television Tower

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Bright Pearl	明珠	mei shu / meishu	míng zhū / ming2 zhu1 / ming zhu / mingzhu	ming chu / mingchu
Pearl in the Palm	掌上明珠		zhǎng shàng míng zhū zhang3 shang4 ming2 zhu1 zhang shang ming zhu zhangshangmingzhu	chang shang ming chu changshangmingchu