雞毛當令箭

雞毛當令箭

See also: 鸡毛当令箭

Chinese

		chicken feather	to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at	arrow-shaped token of authority; instructions from one's superiors
trad. (雞毛當令箭)		雞毛	當	令箭
simp. (鸡毛当令箭)		鸡毛	当	令箭

Etymology

Literary: to regard a chicken feather as the commander's arrow (in ancient times, a customized arrow was used as a token of authority)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīmáo dàng lìngjiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jīmáo dàng lìngjiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jimau danq linqjiann
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ tɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ liŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

Idiom

雞毛當令箭

1. to treat one's superior's casual remarks as an order and to make a big fuss about it