pearly king
noun /ˌpɜːli ˈkɪŋ/
/ˌpɜːrli ˈkɪŋ/
(British English)- (in London) a man who on special occasions wears dark clothes covered in thousands of small shiny buttons. A pearly queen is a woman who does the same. This is a tradition among the people who sell fruit and vegetables from carts in the streets, but is now only done for tourists and to collect money for charities.
珍珠国王：一个在特殊场合穿着深色衣服的男人，上面戴着几千个闪亮的小纽扣。珍珠皇后是做同样事情的女人。这是在街上从手推车上出售水果和蔬菜的人们中的一种传统，但现在只为游客做，并为慈善事业筹集资金。