遺い珠しゅ

noun

lost pearl; unknown literary masterpiece

A literary metaphor for an overlooked or undiscovered masterpiece, often used in critical or appreciative writing. The literal meaning is 'lost pearl'.

• この小しょう説せつはまさに遺い珠しゅと言いうべき作さく品ひんだ。

  This novel is truly a work that deserves to be called a lost pearl.

• 彼かれの遺い珠しゅともいうべき短たん編ぺんが最さい近きん発はっ見けんされた。

  A short story of his, which could be called a lost pearl, was recently discovered.