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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: línjiǎo fèngmáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄈㄥˋ ㄇㄠˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linjeau fenqmau
  - IPA ^(key): /lin³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ fɤŋ⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵/
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/

Idiom

麟角鳳毛

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)

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