麟角鳳毛
Chinese
qilin horn; rare treasures; rare things phoenix fur; a fine son taking after his father trad. (麟角鳳毛) 麟角 鳳毛 simp. (麟角凤毛) 麟角 凤毛 Literally: “unicorn horns and phoenix feathers”.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄈㄥˋ ㄇㄠˊ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linjeau fenqmau
- IPA (key): /lin³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ fɤŋ⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: leon4 gak3 fung6 mou4
- Yale: lèuhn gak fuhng mòuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: loen4 gak8 fung6 mou4
- Guangdong Romanization: lên4 geg3 fung6 mou4
- IPA (key): /lɵn²¹ kɐk̚³ fʊŋ²² mou̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Idiom
麟角鳳毛
- rarity of rarities; rare treasures or talents; things that are few and far between
Synonyms
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