秋毫

秋毫

Chinese

		autumn; fall; harvest time autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing	hair; drawing brush; (in the) least hair; drawing brush; (in the) least; one thousandth
simp. and trad. (秋毫)		秋	毫

Etymology

Originally referred to the extremely fine feathers which birds grow in autumn. Later used as a metaphor for anything in extremely small amounts.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiūháo

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡ ㄏㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cau¹ hou⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): chhiu-hô͘ / chhiu-hô

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qiūháo
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡ ㄏㄠˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiouhaur
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ xɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cau¹ hou⁴
    • Yale: chāu hòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsau¹ hou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ceo¹ hou⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ hou̯²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiu-hô͘
    • Tâi-lô: tshiu-hôo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiu'hoo
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiu³³ hɔ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiu-hô
    • Tâi-lô: tshiu-hô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiu'hooi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² ho²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² ho¹³/

Adverb

秋毫

1. (literary) a small amount; a little bit; in the slightest

Noun

秋毫

1. (archaic) the extremely fine feathers which birds grow in autumn