掌上珠 zhǎng shàng zhū
          
              zhǎng shàng zhū 
              
              set phrase 
              a pearl in the palm of the hand 
              Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
              
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                Notes: A favorite child; variant of 掌上明珠 (Guoyu '掌上珠'; Mathews 1931 '掌上珠', p. 22)