鳳毛麟角

Chinese

		phoenix fur; a fine son taking after his father	qilin horn; rare treasures; rare things
trad. (鳳毛麟角)		鳳毛	麟角
simp. (凤毛麟角)		凤毛	麟角
Literally: “phoenix feathers and unicorn horns”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fèngmáo línjiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄥˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fung⁶ mou⁴ leon⁴ gak³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: fèngmáo línjiǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄥˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fenqmau linjeau
  - IPA ^(key): /fɤŋ⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ lin³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fung⁶ mou⁴ leon⁴ gak³
  - Yale: fuhng mòuh lèuhn gak
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fung⁶ mou⁴ loen⁴ gak⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: fung⁶ mou⁴ lên⁴ geg³
  - IPA ^(key): /fʊŋ²² mou̯²¹ lɵn²¹ kɐk̚³/

Idiom

鳳毛麟角

rarity of rarities; rare treasures or talents; things that are few and far between

Synonyms

麟角鳳毛／麟角凤毛 (línjiǎo fèngmáo)

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