典鷫鷞裘

Chinese

		canon; dictionary	a kind of wild goose-like bird	fur; fur coat
trad. (典鷫鷞裘)		典	鷫鷞	裘
simp. (典鹔𮭪裘)		典	鹔𮭪	裘

Etymology

According to Miscellaneous Records of the Western Capital, in the Han Dynasty period, Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun were living together in poverty in Chengdu. Sima would pawn (典鬻 (diǎnyù)) coats made from sùshuāng feathers and people would buy drinks on credit, and Wenjun would drink to her heart's content.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): diǎn sùshuāng qiú

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄤ ㄑㄧㄡˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: diǎn sùshuāng qiú
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄤ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: diǎn sùshuang cióu
    • Wade–Giles: tien³ su⁴-shuang¹ chʻiu²
    • Yale: dyǎn sù-shwāng chyóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dean suhshuang chyou
    • Palladius: дянь сушуан цю (djanʹ sušuan cju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ su⁵¹ ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

Idiom

典鷫鷞裘

1. deep friendship