鶴立雞群

鶴立雞群

See also: 鶴立鷄群 and 鹤立鸡群

Chinese

		crane	set up; to stand	fowl; chicken	crowd; flock; group
trad. (鶴立雞群/鶴立鷄群)		鶴	立	雞/鷄	群
simp. (鹤立鸡群)		鹤	立	鸡	群

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hèlìjīqún

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hok⁶ lap⁶ gai¹ kwan⁴, hok⁶ laap⁶ gai¹ kwan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: hèlìjīqún
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hehlihjichyun
    • IPA ^(key): /xɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hok⁶ lap⁶ gai¹ kwan⁴, hok⁶ laap⁶ gai¹ kwan⁴
    • Yale: hohk lahp gāi kwàhn, hohk laahp gāi kwàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hok⁹ lap⁹ gai¹ kwan⁴, hok⁹ laap⁹ gai¹ kwan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hog⁶ leb⁶ gei¹ kuen⁴, hog⁶ lab⁶ gei¹ kuen⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /hɔːk̚² lɐp̚² kɐi̯⁵⁵ kʷʰɐn²¹/, /hɔːk̚² läːp̚² kɐi̯⁵⁵ kʷʰɐn²¹/

Idiom

鶴立雞群

1. a crane standing in a flock of chickens; an outstanding man in a group of common people

See also

• 群雞一鶴／群鸡一鹤