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

  (Pinyin): línjiǎo fèngmáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄈㄥˋ ㄇㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): leon⁴ gak³ fung⁶ mou⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: línjiǎo fèngmáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄈㄥˋ ㄇㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: línjiǎo fòngmáo
    • Wade–Giles: lin²-chiao³ fêng⁴-mao²
    • Yale: lín-jyǎu fèng-máu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linjeau fenqmau
    • Palladius: линьцзяо фэнмао (linʹczjao fɛnmao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lin³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: leon⁴ gak³ fung⁶ mou⁴
    • Yale: lèuhn gak fuhng mòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loen⁴ gak⁸ fung⁶ mou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lên⁴ geg³ fung⁶ mou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵn²¹ kɐk̚³ fʊŋ²² mou̯²¹/

Idiom

麟角鳳毛

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

Synonyms

• 鳳毛麟角／凤毛麟角 (fèngmáo línjiǎo)