鳳毛

鳳毛

Chinese

		male fenghuang	hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar
trad. (鳳毛)		鳳	毛
simp. (凤毛)		凤	毛

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fèngmáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄥˋ ㄇㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fung⁶ mou⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: fèngmáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄥˋ ㄇㄠˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fenqmau
    • IPA ^(key): /fɤŋ⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: fung⁶ mou⁴
    • Yale: fuhng mòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fung⁶ mou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: fung⁶ mou⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /fʊŋ²² mou̯²¹/

Noun

鳳毛

1. phoenix fur
2. (figuratively) a fine son taking after his father

Derived terms

鳳毛麟角／凤毛麟角 (fèngmáo línjiǎo)

麟角鳳毛／麟角凤毛 (línjiǎo fèngmáo)