掌上明珠

tā zuì xiǎo de nǚ ér shì tā de zhǎng shàng míng zhū

他最小的女儿是他的掌上明珠。

His youngest daughter is the apple of his eye.

zhè hái zi shì fù mǔ de zhǎng shàng míng zhū

这孩子是父母的掌上明珠。

The child is the light of its parents' eyes.

nà ge nǚ hái shì nà ge lǎo rén de zhǎng shàng míng zhū

那个女孩是那个老人的掌上明珠。

The little girl is the apple of the old man's eyes.