百鳥朝鳳

Chinese

		myriad birds	morning; to face; towards morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; Korea, esp. N. Korea (abbrev.)	male fenghuang
trad. (百鳥朝鳳)		百鳥	朝	鳳
simp. (百鸟朝凤)		百鸟	朝	凤
Literally: “a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎiniǎocháofèng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄈㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baak³ niu⁵ ciu⁴ fung⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎiniǎocháofèng [Phonetic: báiniǎocháofèng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄈㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎiniǎocháofòng
    • Wade–Giles: pai³-niao³-chʻao²-fêng⁴
    • Yale: bǎi-nyǎu-cháu-fèng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baeneauchaurfenq
    • Palladius: байняочаофэн (bajnjaočaofɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ fɤŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baak³ niu⁵ ciu⁴ fung⁶
    • Yale: baak níuh chìuh fuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁸ niu⁵ tsiu⁴ fung⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: bag³ niu⁵ qiu⁴ fung⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚³ niːu̯¹³ t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ fʊŋ²²/

Idiom

百鳥朝鳳

1. (figurative) peace under a wise ruler