鳳毛麟角
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]phoenix fur; a fine son taking after his father | qilin horn; rare treasures; rare things | ||
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trad. (鳳毛麟角) | 鳳毛 | 麟角 | |
simp. (凤毛麟角) | 凤毛 | 麟角 | |
anagram | 麟角鳳毛/麟角凤毛 | ||
Literally: “phoenix feathers and unicorn horns”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄥˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: fòngmáo línjiǎo
- Wade–Giles: fêng4-mao2 lin2-chiao3
- Yale: fèng-máu lín-jyǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fenqmau linjeau
- Palladius: фэнмао линьцзяо (fɛnmao linʹczjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /fɤŋ⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ lin³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fung6 mou4 leon4 gok3
- Yale: fuhng mòuh lèuhn gok
- Cantonese Pinyin: fung6 mou4 loen4 gok8
- Guangdong Romanization: fung6 mou4 lên4 gog3
- Sinological IPA (key): /fʊŋ²² mou̯²¹ lɵn²¹ kɔːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]鳳毛麟角
- rarity of rarities; rare treasures or talents; things that are few and far between